Dodgers Win World Series

Or that is the impression that you get listening to the local sports talk radio today. There must have been a lot of confused sports fans who felt it was October already considering the way the Dodgers were carrying on. But when you last world championship came in 1988, it is only natural to take any small victory where you can get it. And true, the Dodgers haven't really had much success against the Padres this season, so it was no surprise to learn that the Dodgers clubhouse attendant was racing out for champagne.

Just kidding. Like you could find a restaurant or bar near Dodger Stadium. The only thing you could hope for is a few empties behind the LAPD shooting range next door.

It was a good win for the Dodgers. Not exactly erasing a five-run deficit in Game 6 of the World Series, but it was nice for them. And it hardly won the NL West for them last night, as one follicle-challenged co-worker championed. (And to be fair, the dude doesn’t really follow sports that closely, so it is understandable how he can get wrapped up in hyperbole.)

No, if you spent any amount of time watching the Dodgers this season, it is pretty clear that this team will not be able to capitalize on this momentum, likely losing the upcoming series at Pittsburgh. It’s coming.

Dodgers starting another losing streak

The Dodgers managed to end their stupid 11-game winning streak tonight by gagging in a variety of exciting ways --
--Jeff "Clubhouse Cancer" Kent popped up with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.
-- The Dodgers appeared to have Matt Holliday caught in a rundown between third base and home on a double-steal attempt, but Russell Martin gagged and couldn't handle a flip from third baseman Wilson Betemit and Holliday scored.
-- Julio Lugo was picked off first base in the first inning and thrown out attempting to steal home in the fourth.
--J.D. "Crybaby" Drew left in the fourth inning because of a mild strain in his left quadriceps suffered when he charged in on a fly ball an inning earlier. Without a trace of irony, the LA Times said "Drew was listed as day to day but said it was too early to determine if the injury was serious."

MEMO TO THE LA TIMES -- SINCE YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN EDITING THE PAPER FROM A CAVE, LET ME POINT OUT TO YOU THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE TO MENTION THE NUMBER OF DISABLED LIST VISITS BY J.D. SINCE HIS NAME GOES WITH THE D.L. LIKE "TOMMY LASORDA" WITH "FAT AND OBNOXIOUS."

New Dodger Blog: Blue Heaven

Ernest Reyes dropped me a line a couple days ago (and sorry for not replying earlier) about his blog Blue Heaven. Consider yourself added to the blogroll.

Dogers Stadium

When Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley was negotiating with the city of Los Angeles in 1957 over the deal that would take the Dodgers out of Brooklyn, he and a county supervisor took a helicopter ride over Los Angeles to look for potential stadium sites. When they flew over the undeveloped 300-acre lot at Chavez Ravine, surrounded by freeways and within sight of the downtown skyline, O’Malley is said to have pointed and asked, "Can I have that one?" The supervisor replied, "No problem."Dodger Stadium was baseball’s only privately financed stadium built since Yankee Stadium (1923) and until Pacific Bell Park (2000). Until Denver’s Coors Field was built in 1995, Dodger Stadium and Chicago’s Wrigley Field were the only National League parks built exclusively for baseball. The Los Angeles / California Angels shared Dodger Stadium from April 17, 1962 until September 22, 1965. The stadium was known as Chavez Ravine when the Angels were playing there.

Kentdodgers12 new articles for Sunday, April 16, 2006The Fight That Benched Dusty
As part of the celebration commemorating the 1981 World Series win, Dusty Baker will be honored at Dodger Stadium on Monday night prior to the game. ... I went to tell Tommy [Lasorda, Dodgers manager], and I said, "I think I broke my ...

Week Two Wrapup: It's all about the pitching!
Wet enough to have a two hour delay against the hated Dodgers. ... five hit ball against the hated Dodgers, raising his record to 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA. ... going yard in RFK Stadium, contrary to what some players would have you think. ...

An Egg-celent Day of Family Fun in Los Angeles
That’s right – an Easter Egg Hunt on the field at Dodgers Stadium, right before the big game! We hope you'll join the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department and their families at this fun event, that also supports an important ...

New York Mets Pay Tribute to Number 42 By Victor Lana There are ...
One of those times occurred yesterday at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York, when the New York Mets organization honored the late Jackie Robinson on the 59th anniversary of the day he started playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, ...

Minor League Scorebook
... Little Rock stadium and the local government's attempts to keep the stadium's ... the new stadium — you'd think the local media could cover them a little better. ... 2006-04-09: GCL Dodgers did not play. 2006-04-09: Ogden did not play.

the original dodgers stadium - it's still here
One wall of Washington Park, the original stadium for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Third Avenue and Third Street in Brooklyn. Photo from http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SC ENES/Dodgers/dodgers.html I was walking near Third Avenue and ...

Grouchy Friday
At least I've never heard of anyone getting shot after a Yanks/Sox or Mets game, which is more than we can say for Giants/Dodgers. Leave the Chip on Your Shoulder at the Door: Even in Yankee Stadium, courtesy begets courtesy. ...

dodgers stadium...hey, think blue
dodgers stadium...hey, think blue Posted by Hello.

Minor League Scorebook
Here's a piece about Holman Stadium, spring home of the Dodgers and the regular season (whew, that's hot!) home of the low-A Vero Beach Dodgers. Major league contracts are guaranteed, so teams — for better or worse — have to pay player ...

The Win-Win Proposition
... ticket prices, stadium changes and renovations, and the attendance ... Okay, so all that done, how does it look for the Angels and Dodgers? How's this:. Dodgers -> Angels $0.42 [$0.23, $0.60] Angels -> Dodgers $0.29 [$0.08, $0.50] ...

Minor League Scorebook
... up Jered this week -- very hard to believe -- I'll be in the stadium come hell or high water. ... Nonetheless, the Dodgers decided to let Broxton close the game, ... 2006-04-08: GCL Dodgers did not play. 2006-04-08: Ogden did not play.

More on Dodgers (and Angels) Attendance
Alternately, if one club is doing well on the field (and therefore drawing well at the stadium) that there will be a buzz about baseball that will encourage folks to go even to the other club's games.

Dodger Stadium
I'm at Dodger Stadium for game 6 of the road trip, blogging on my Treo. My friend, Chris, hooked me up with suite ... The Dodgers were my favorite team during the 12 years that I lived on Kauai because they were my Grandpa's favorite. ...

Dodgers 8 Pirates 3- A typical Home Opener in Pittsburgh
After seeing a 7-3 loss that year, I attended every Home Opener to the close of Three Rivers save for one, the final home opener at the stadium that was delayed a day by rain, pushing it to a day that I couldn't make the trip on (I ...

I Owe LA An Apology
Falling in love with watching baseball live at Dodgers Stadium (I'm all about the Dodger Dogs). Authentic Mexican food and "scratch" margaritas. Outdoor concert venues (for fans, imagine seeing Brian McKnight in concert under a star ...

New Home of the Mets: Jackie Robinson Field?
Met Life Park I could deal with as I could with Rheingold Stadium (since the beer ... heaven forbid, something like AskJeves.com Stadium I wont be happy. ... Robinson played in Brooklyn, for the Dodgers, the team from which the Mets ...

Why Awards Should Only Be Given Posthumously
The infield that played together at Dodger Stadium for a record 8 1/2 years ... They last walked off the field as a unit in their Dodgers uniform nearly 25 years ago. ... 1981, at Yankee Stadium -- in the sixth game of the World Series. ...

LA is the Place
My friend from Los Angeles told me something interesting yesterday. he said traffic in LA is so bad, fans can't get to a Dodgers game before the 5th inning, normally. So if u watch a Dodgers game being played at Dodger Stadium, ...

Fun With Big Barry
Last night's festivities included the Dodgers v. Giants game at Dodger Stadium with Hercules. What was supposed to be a romantic evening under the stars watching America's favorite past time in box seats ended up having a, er, ...

Happy Birthday to Me
1958 1st baseball game in California, San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0 ... 1976 Yankee Stadium reopens, Yankees beat Twins after trailing 4-0 ... 1989 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England ...

Kentdodgers12 new articles for Tuesday, April 11, 2006NOTEBOOK | Pirates vs. Dodgers (The Youngstown Vindicator)
Lefty problems: In their 1-7 start, the Pirates have faced a left-handed starting pitcher six times. The Bucs are 1-5 in those games. The Dodgers' starters for the remainder of this week's four-game series are righties.

Mulder, Cardinals win first game at new stadium (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Apparently, the new Busch Stadium is both a hitter's and pitcher's park. At least for Mark Mulder. The St. Louis lefthander pitched eight strong innings and hit his first career home run, helping the Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 Monday in the first major league game at the $365 million ballpark. Scott Rolen's two-run double in the fourth off Tomo Ohka gave the Cardinals the lead for

MLB Around The Horn: Dodgers, Phillies Split Doubleheader (KRXI-TV Reno)
Mets 3, Marlins 2 FLUSHING, N.Y. (Sports Network) - David Wright lofted a sacrifice fly to score Carlos Beltran with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Marlins in the finale of a rain-shortened two-game series at Shea Stadium.

Alomar and Penny lead Dodgers to doubleheader split in Philadelphia (The Sports Network)
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Sandy Alomar Jr. had three hits, including an RBI double and scored once, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2, to earn a split of a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park.

Mets' new ballpark to emulate Ebbets (USA Today)
The New York Mets wear blue and orange to honor the Giants and Dodgers, teams that left New York for San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively, in 1958. Now the Mets' new ballpark, scheduled to open in 2009, will conjure memories of Ebbets Field, the Dodgers' home in Brooklyn.

Mulder inspires Cardinals victory in home opener (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mark Mulder pitched eight strong innings and belted his first career home run to lead St Louis to a 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the Cardinals' home opener in their new Busch Stadium on Monday.

VB Dodgers Drop 9-8 Decision (OurSports Central)
(Vero Beach) - Despite an 8-run 8th inning which saw four Vero Beach home runs, the Dodgers fell to the St. Lucie Mets 9-8 Friday night at Holman Stadium. All 8 runs came with two outs in the inning with Cole Bruce, Chris Westervelt, Xavier Paul and Jamie Hoffman supplying the long balls.

Wilpon Is Walking Again Through Ebbets Rotunda (New York Times)
The design for the new Mets ballpark, to be built next to Shea Stadium, is meant to evoke memories of Ebbets Field, where the Brooklyn Dodgers played.

Mets Stadium May Look Like Ebbets Field (AP via Yahoo! News)
New York Mets officials stirred up the past on Thursday when they unveiled a stadium design reminiscent of Ebbets Field, the storied home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

This date in baseball - April 11 (OregonLive.com)
(AP) — 1907 — New York catcher Roger Bresnahan appeared wearing shin guards for the first time in a major league game. 1912 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants began a 19-game winning streak with an 18-3 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Kentdodgers12 new articles for Sunday, April 02, 20062006: A Preview of the Coming Season
... Piazza will not make that big of a difference, playing in the gigantic Petco Stadium. ... Los Angeles Dodgers : If the Dodgers' pitching staff remains healthy, ... My Prediction: The Dodgers win the National League West division. ...

TWIB Notes
Dodgers in Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium Seats: Left field bleachers. There's a reason it's easy to get tickets in the bleachers. The bleachers suck. To review, in the bleachers, there's no seat designation. You have a seat, ...

Senior Circuit Scenario
Cardinals - a new stadium, but the same result – a Central Division title. ... Dodgers - why not?.....who else is going to stop them, the Padres???....this may be Nomar’s last ... Mets over Dodgers NLCS Cardinals over Mets World Series ...

SIRIUS to feature Barry Williams (Greg Brady) on TV LAND
Not only will he be hosting his daily regular program (Barry hosts The Brady Brunch with Barry Williams on SIRIUS' Totally '70s - Ch 7), but he'll also be throwing pitches at Dodgers Stadium, showing off his singing talents, ...

Only The Agent Was Free
Drysdale started the fourth game of the season on Friday, April 15, 1966 vs. the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won, 4-2, although Drysdale didn't figure in the decision. IP H R ER BB SO 6 8 2 2 1 3 ...

Pickoff Moves
Overcoming Stanolozol For Pre-Teens: Little League World Series Stadium Moves Fences Out. Ah, the rippling muscles of those 12-year-olds, and their famously churlish behavior towards the press. The power hitting in Little League has ...

Pickoff Moves, Lunchtime Edition
Another Cactus League Pitch For The Dodgers ... some justification -- that the Dodgers and Indians would be a great fit for the Cactus League. ... And almost every at-bat in Tempe Diablo Stadium has been greeted with a rousing ovation. ...

the original dodgers stadium - it's still here
One wall of Washington Park, the original stadium for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Third Avenue and Third Street in Brooklyn. Photo from http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SC ENES/Dodgers/dodgers.html I was walking near Third Avenue and ...

Freeway Series
Went to the Angels' exhibition game today against the Dodgers with my daughter's softball team — photos here. ... though they were fine for watching the game, so instead just took a few of the stadium and the spectators. ...

Season Preview
LA Dodgers -- The 2003 Red Sox don't have the pitching depth, and if Ned Coletti keeps handing out ... He's filthy, his division can't hit, his stadium is the best pitcher's park in baseball, and he's just no learning how to pitch. ...

Two Games, Dodgers Split-Squad Edition
Would you buy a used stadium from this man? ... Certainly, the Dodgers' offseason couldn't have gone any less catastrophically: ... Having fired DePodesta just in time for the winter meetings, the Dodgers sent Kim Ng to fill in. ...

Quantifying Fan Interest, pt. 3
Simply including the time since each ballpark was built didn't seem to work, as many old parks--Wrigley, Fenway, Dodgers Stadium, etc--are still fine places to watch a game. Instead, I sought out a mechanism of rating each ballpark. ...

Pinnacle Pulse
... who hope to break-in New Busch Stadium witha World Championship. ... PinnacleSports.com lists the LosAngeles Dodgers at 21/1 to capture the team’s ... Blue Jays 18/1Chicago Cubs 19/1Cleveland Indians 20/1Los Angeles Dodgers 21/1San ...

Pickoff Moves, Lunchtime Edition
This is definitely a major concern for the Dodgers. ... who met with Bonds at his Scottsdale Stadium locker for 20 minutes on Monday after the ... will be in the broadcast booth in the Dodgers' opening game at home, versus the Braves. ...

Pickoff Moves, Bedtime Edition
The Dodgers managed some offense of their own; JD Drew homered against Hector ... and especially for the Dodgers, if they stay healthy. We'll be in the stands tomorrow night at Angel Stadium, and I hope it doesn't rain; so far, so good. ...

Field Of Memories
Mom would drop me off at the tavern, and Grandma and I would get on the bus, at Fifty Cents a ride, ride to the stadium, eat hundreds of pounds of hot dogs, popcorn, ... The Cardinals were playing the Dodgers for the National League ...

MLB 2006
San Diego will also get decent pitching, thanks in part to the National Park they have for a stadium. Arizona is a perpetual work in progress. Barry Bonds won't last 30 ... 1) Dodgers; 2) Padres; 3) Diamondbacks; 4) Giants; 5) Rockies ...

Dodger Stadium
One of the few things I got to see while I was in LA was the home of (in my best Vin Scully voice) the Dodgers. Despite the fact that I have no desire to go back to LA, ... One bad thing is that it was really hazy that day. Dodger Stadium.

I finally get to see my Dodgers
There have only been two other series that the Dodgers and Twins played each other. Once was a World Series before my time. The other was last year in Dodger Stadium. I saw all three games last year on TV. ...

The 2006 Season
Carlos Beltran was a huge disappointment last year, but has the talent to own Shea Stadium. ... The Dodgers have undergone too many changes. The Rockies never seem to have enough pitching for that ballpark. That leaves the defending ...