The Los Angeles Dodgers don’t just break barriers, they smash glass ceilings, too.
After all, this is the organization that, while in Brooklyn, helped Jackie Robinson break the color barrier in 1947. In 1983, Fernando Valenzuela became the first Mexican-born pitcher to star in a MLB game as a member of the Dodgers. When Hideo Nomo started his first game for the Dodgers in 1995, he paved the way for other Japanese stars to make the move to America. And in 2004, the Dodgers hired Kim Ng, who became the first female assistant general manager in MLB history.
On Monday, the organization continued to blaze trails by hiring Sue Falsone as the Head Athletic Trainer, making her the first female to hold that position in any of the four major US sports leagues. Read more... (341 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)
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Cries of joy could be heard echoing throughout the Chavez Ravine and the greater Los Angeles area Tuesday night when it became official that the Frank McCourt era had come to an end.
Now that the nightmare is finally over for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the obvious question can be brought to the forefront: Who is willing to rescue this sinking ship?
At this point, the Dodgers and their fans would take just about anybody, but possibly the most intriguing name on the short list of successors continues to be Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. In an email to espnlosangeles.com on Wednesday morning, Cuban wrote: “It all comes down to price. It’s important to have more than enough money to pay players and invest in the organization.” Read more... (325 words, 2 images, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)
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With McCourt out of LA, Will Cuban Be 1st in Line to Buy the Dodgers?
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As embarrassing of a season as it has been for the Los Angeles Dodgers (both on, and especially off the field), there is one redeeming factor: Vin Scully.
Scully announced during the fifth inning of Friday night’s telecast that he will return for a 63rd season as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ primary play-by-play voice next year for all home games and road games against NL West opponents.
“Every year at this time of year, a nice lady in Woodland Hills named Mrs. Marti Squires sends me some chocolate-chip cookies,” Scully said. “This year, when she sent them in the letter, it said, ‘This is a bribe to get you to come back next year.’ Well, I don’t want to make a big deal out of it, you and I have been friends for a long time. But after a lot of soul-searching and a few prayers, and deciding that maybe we can do it, we have decided that we will come back with the Dodgers for next year.” Read more... (231 words, 2 images, estimated 55 secs reading time)
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Unfortunately for Bryan Stow—the San Francisco Giants fan who was beat into a coma on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium by a pair of thugs—justice has still not been served.
But Los Angeles police officials feel that they may have made strides to finally bring closure to a case that has now been going on for three months.
On Wednesday, LAPD arrested two suspects in the Stow beating. This could be a huge development in the case since LAPD believed they had at least one suspect in custody when they arrested Giovanni Ramirez on May 22. Ramirez was arrested after his parole officer spotted tattoos on his neck that matched witness descriptions of Stow’s attackers. If the two suspects are held accountable for their crimes, then Ramirez will be exonerated. Read more... (230 words, estimated 55 secs reading time)
Still riding high off of the Dallas Mavericks’ first NBA championship in franchise history, everyone seems to think that owner Mark Cuban is busy looking for his next challenge. And while the situation involving Major League Baseball, Frank McCourt and the Los Angeles Dodgers continues to be an absolute disaster, Cuban hasn’t completely ruled out the notion of purchasing the historic baseball franchise—if the price is right.
“I have an interest in Major League Baseball for the right deal,” Cuban said in an interview with TMZ.com. “But it’s just such a mess, right? I can’t imagine that it’s not going to be such a mess that it’s [not] going to make it hard to turn around.” Read more... (226 words, 2 images, estimated 54 secs reading time)
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Just when it seemed like things might be getting back on track for Frank McCourt, the commish comes along and dashes away all of his hopes and dreams.
Days after Frank and his wife Jamie finally agreed on a divorce settlement, Major League Baseball rejected a proposed television contract for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The TV deal between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox has been reported to be worth $3 billion, with Frank McCourt receiving $385 million upfront. However, with Bud Selig and the MLB rejecting the deal, the divorce settlement is now void, the McCourts must go back to the drawing table, the Dodgers are once again in limbo and Manny Ramirez is probably waiting at his mailbox wondering where his next check is. Read more... (333 words, 2 images, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)
Andre Ethier comes off as a pretty media savvy guy, right? So when he gave a photographer the ol’ double bird during a BP session on Monday, he had to have known that said photographer couldn’t wait to upload those pics to his laptop and send them to every available source on the Internet, right?
Alas, professional baseball players are human, ergo they live in the moment just like the rest of us and are susceptible to making silly, childish mistakes. However, ball players, especially young, talented ones that play in Los Angeles, have a much larger microscope that is constantly hovering over them. Read more... (312 words, 2 images, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)
Less it should be forgotten, it has now been exactly 43 days since Bryan Stow was viciously attacked outside Dodger Stadium on Opening Day. The two assailants have still yet to be apprehended. Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic and father of two, remains hospitalized in Los Angeles.
And although it would seem that this story has been pushed to the back pages of newspapers, the search for justice for the severely beaten San Francisco Giants fan continues.
In an effort to help bring justice to the victim, Lamar Advertising Co. donated 200 billboards showing police sketches of the suspects around the city of Los Angeles.
“I think it’s a great thing that this company’s doing this,” LAPD detective P.J. Morris said. “I think it will certainly generate more people calling. Anything out there that can generate interest in the public, the better.” Read more... (199 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)
With all of the drama that has been surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, it’s easy to forget that right fielder Andre Ethier is currently in the midst of a 29-game hitting streak.
Actually, the attention placed on the off-the-field distractions involving McCourt have been so great that Ethier’s play at the plate has been overshadowed. Not too many people are aware that Ethier’s 29-game hitting streak is just two shy of the Dodgers record set by Willie Davis in 1969.
Despite Ethier’s incredible streak, he’s adamant about not letting it dictate his focus at the plate.
“It’s fun to be a part of, but I’m not going to let this thing eat at me. I’m just trying to execute during each at-bat. and whatever that at-bat calls for—taking a walk, advancing a runner, drive a guy in—I’m going to try to get it done.” Read more... (290 words, 2 images, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)
At the beginning of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers probably had no intention of bringing up top-hitting prospect Jerry Sands from Triple-A Albuquerque this early into the season.
But then again, the Dodgers probably didn’t expect to be going through the type of offensive struggles that they have had as of late.
The Dodgers are currently 27th in the league in runs scored (52), 18th in team batting average (.250) and a 26th in slugging percentage (.352). The final straw to their offensive woes came against their recent four-games series where they managed to only score 11 runs and narrowly escaped a sweep with a 2-1 victory in the final of the series. Read more... (296 words, 2 images, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)
