It will be “Lima Time” one final time at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, June 6th when the organization, fans and family celebrate the life of the late Jose Lima.  The celebration will include special pre-game festivities as part of Viva Los Dodgers Day, as well as in-game tributes to the charismatic pitcher.

I so wish I was not out of town for this game!

From the Dodgers’ press release:

Prior to his untimely passing, the charismatic pitcher had been planning to perform at a Viva Los Dodgers Day this summer, much like he did at the Viva Los Dodgers festival in 2004 when he was an active player. Lima’s longtime friend and bandleader
of L.A.’s Conjunto Amistad Johnny Polanco will perform a set in his honor this Sunday, followed by Estrellas de Tuzantla. Polanco has performed with various notable musicians including Prince, Cachao, Johnny Pacheco, Tito Puente Jr., Charlie
Zaa, Ray De La Paz and Tito Nieves.

Several of Lima’s friends and family members will recount stories of his life while fans will be encouraged to sign a book of memories for his family.

Lima performed the National Anthem and God Bless America at a Dodger home game in 2004. Lima’s anthem rendition will be shown on DodgerVision before Sunday’s game against the Braves and his version of God Bless America will run during the middle
of the 7th inning. Lima’s son, Jose Jr., is expected to throw out an honorary first pitch and there will also be an in-game video tribute to the right-hander.

Viva Los Dodgers Days presented by State Farm takes place each Sunday of every Dodger homestand. The events are part of a season-long celebration of Hispanic culture in Los Angeles and the legacy of Latin-American Dodger players past and present.

Starting two hours prior to the game, fans can enjoy live music, a family-friendly celebration and a beer garden presented by Bud Light in Lot 6. Auto gates open at 11 a.m., Estrellas de Tuzantla will perform at 11:15 a.m. and Johnny Polanco and
Conjunto Amistad will take the stage at 12:15 p.m. Jose Jr.’s first pitch will take place at approximately 1:00 p.m. followed by the 1:10 p.m. game against Atlanta.

UPDATE: Following are a few photos from the Dodgers’ celebration of the life of Jose Lima on Sunday, June 6, 2010:

Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrin speaks at Viva Los Dodgers honoring Jose Lima.

Los Angeles Dodgers stand for the anthem sung by the late Jose Lima on video.

Jose Lima Jr heads to the mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

Melissa Lima, ex-wife of the late Los Angeles Dodger Jose Lima, wipes off his banner during Viva Los Dodgers celebration.

Photo Credit: Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2010