Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

Tommy Lasorda has decided to take the old-school route to spring training, hopping a tour bus from Dodger Stadium to the Dodgers’ new Spring Training home, Camelback Ranch – Glendale. There are just two stops on the itinerary – a 76 station for gas and a Carl’s Jr. for lunch. Product placement and sponsors are [...]

I do enjoy reading ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark and his frequent writings. One interesting thing in his latest post is that apparently Joe Torre signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) as part of his contract with the Dodgers. Says Stark: The Dodgers apparently have no reason to worry about Joe Torre’s writing a gut-spilling, sanctity-violating book about [...]

Today marks what would have been Jackie Robinson’s 90th birthday, and the Dodgers organization (along with some of Robinson’s former teammates) welcomed over 200 elementary school kids to Jackie Robinson Legacy Day: A Celebration of Life at Dodger Stadium, the kickoff to the team’s eight-day Community Caravan through the Southland. Former Dodger great Don Newcombe, [...]

Ahh 2008…I remember it well. Unemployment was under 5%, gas was climbing ever closer to $4 a gallon, and the Dodger faithful were getting sick and tired of sitting in the parking lot known as the 110 freeway waiting to pay over $10 to park at Dodger Stadium. The public cried out for a more [...]

There was no fireworks celebration or ticker tape parade, but there’s no doubt that Dodger fans are celebrating the official release of Andruw Jones today. Although there has been no interest in signing Jones prior to his release, the 31 year-old five-time all-star is confident he’ll land somewhere in the majors, going so far as [...]