It Truly is a November to Remember for Dodger Fans
Who would have thought when November first began that Dodger fans would have so much to be thankful for? … [more]
Dreams Do Come True: McCourt Agrees to Sell Dodgers
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Dodger Fans, Come Back to Celebrate Matt Kemp
No doubt about it, this is a tough year to be a Dodger fan. I won’t bore you with the reasons, as after… [more]
Jon SooHoo’s Look Inside Spring Training
As most Dodger fans know, team photographer (and friend of dodgerfan.net) Jon SooHoo has unbelievable… [more]
Mattingly Takes Bold Strokes in his Dodgers Debut
What Don Mattingly lacks in experience, he makes up for in boldness. And if his first few days at the… [more]
It Truly is a November to Remember for Dodger Fans
Who would have thought when November first began that Dodger fans would have so much to be thankful for? It all began on November 2nd, when Frank McCourt agreed to sell the Dodgers. On Nove,ber 17, Clayton Kershaw won the National League Cy Young Award. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Matt Kemp signed an eight [...]
Dreams Do Come True: McCourt Agrees to Sell Dodgers
I had a little extra kick in my step when I bounded out of the house this morning. Was it Christmas? Nope. My birthday? Nah. In many ways, it was both of those things combined. It was suddenly remembering the news from the night before: Major League Baseball and Frank McCourt had agreed to sell [...]
Talkin’ Dodger Baseball with NPR
Here at dodgerfan.net, we’re always happy to speak to media outlets about the Dodgers, but I was particualrly thrilled and honored to get a call from my favorite NPR affiliate, KCRW-FM, asking if I could speak with them about the current state of the Dodger organization. The segment aired in the local news portion of ”Morning Edition” (in keeping with [...]
Josh Rawitch Shares Some Final Thoughts on the Dodgers and Social Media
September 28 isn’t just the last day of the Dodgers’ 2011 season. After 17 years, it’s the last game that VP of Communications Josh Rawitch will be representing Dodger Blue before he becomes the Senior Vice President of Communications for the Arizona Diamondbacks. As a fellow PR guy, I’m really bummed to see Josh go. Always professional, Josh [...]
Exclusive: It’s Official, No Makeup Game for Kemp
UPDATE: Yesterday I wrote about the potential opportunity that a makeup game for the September 7th rain-out with the Nationals would provide for Matt Kemp’s Triple Crown and 40 HR / 40 SB chances. Since then, I checked in with Dodgers VP of Communications Josh Rawitch and asked about the possibility of the Dodgers officially requesting that [...]
Dodger Fans, Come Back to Celebrate Matt Kemp
No doubt about it, this is a tough year to be a Dodger fan. I won’t bore you with the reasons, as after all, we’re all acutely aware of them. Many of us, including myself, have been watching from the sidelines this season for various reasons. For me, after several years of blogging about the [...]
New Look at Dodger Stadium Attendance Drop
Jim Peltz from The Los Angeles Times gives the noticeable drop in attendance at Dodger Stadium this year some focus: attendance is down 7,902 per game, resulting in $27 million in reduced ticket sales, parking and concession revenues, and approximately a 9.4% drop in annual revenue. Woah. Now only the Dodgers can tell us what the [...]
Is Frank McCourt’s Greatest Injustice Yet to Come?
After reading the coverage of Frank McCourt’s decision to take the Dodgers into bankruptcy in a last ditch effort to retain control of the club, my heart sank. If it proves anything, it proves that McCourt is willing to do preserve his ownership, no matter what the long term damage is to the organization. Frankly, [...]
Does Dodgers Bankruptcy Put McCourt in the Drivers Seat For Now?
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, citing the rejection of a 17-year TV deal with Fox for roughly $2.7 billion as a prime factor. The McCourts were close to finalizing their divorce proceeding and McCourt allegedly planned to use about $150 million from the agreement to settle a divorce with [...]