Canon City, CO · 384 posts
Site historian. Born June 14, 1948, in Los Angeles. US Army veteran, professional country music performer, who was very honored to sing the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium on September 9th, 1981. Awaiting the arrival of his second great-granddaughter. Takes Dodger fans on walks down memory lane.
After 2000, Malone was out as GM and Johnson was out as the manager. Former Dodger pitching coach, Dave Wallace was the interim GM and Jim Tracy was named…
The Dodgers entered the 80's with the infield still intact, but the team was getting old. All but one of the starting 8, CF Rudy Law (23), were 31 or older.…
1890-2026, that is how long the Dodgers franchise has been a member of the National League. There have been many great moments in the history of the team. The…
Before recapping the rest of the series, I have to mention the group of reserve players who were, for that season, referred to as "The Stunt Men". Those players were Mickey Hatcher, Dave Anderson, Franklin Stubbs, Rick Dempsey, Danny Heep, Mike Sharperson. and Jeff Hamilton.
Lasorda gets the fruits of victory
Playoff Baseball is Here.
LA has had some good ones.
Since 1908, no team in any season in the history of this franchise has lost 100 games. There were a few in the Brooklyn days that came close. The 09-team lost…
Bill Terry's quip came back to haunt him
Bad Start to L.A. tenure
The System in Place is Not Hitting on All Cylinders
make your choice.
Phrases you don't hear everyday.
We Have Had Some Good Ones
How Does the 26 Staff Match Up?
Career and Seasonal Records Players Would Rather Not Hold.
Top This!
Records that have no chance of being surpassed
A Starting Lineup of the Best to Play in LA Since 1958 by Position
A tale of the seasons that could have been
Barnsie Was a Perfect Backup
After my post about the top 24 players in Dodger history, Phil suggested that I break them down by the era in which they played. He opined that it would be…
An overview of the best Dodger players... ever!
I was going to do this post when Chris announced he was retiring, then he changed his mind, but since the chances of him ever playing for the Dodgers again are slim and non-existent, I will go ahead with this post. He unretired, went on the IL, then decided to call it quits on May 24th. Taylor was born in Virginia Beach VA on August 29th, 1990. He attended Great…
I watched the video Jeff posted of Zack Erhard hitting an inside the park homer yesterday. And I was thinking that although many say the triple is the most exciting play in baseball, I tend to think hitting an inside the park homer is a little more exciting. I would bet many of us have no clue who hit the first one at Dodger Stadium. We know who hit the…
