It is a day that Dodger fans will never forget, at least not veteran (old) Dodger fans. The date was October 3, 1951. It was the day that a then 27-year-old Bobby Thompson hit a home run to propel the hated New York Giants into the 1951 World Series in a best-of-three playoff against the Brooklyn […]

The Dodgers have announced their 2017 promotional schedule. A total of 65 games will feature a promotion or item. The Dodgers’ full promotional calendar can be viewed by visiting www.dodgers.com/promotions. Opening Day at Dodger Stadium is Monday, April 3, 2017 against the San Diego Padres at 1:10 p.m. New items include a replica Fernando Valenzuela […]

For those who missed Tuesday afternoon’s Presidential Medal of Freedom awards ceremony televised and streamed live from the White House, you missed a good one; not because the list of recipients read like the starting lineup to an All-Star game, but because one of those recipients was our very own Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin […]

Like most baseball fans the game is all-encompassing for me. And although I have been a fan of the game – more specifically of the Dodgers – my entire life, I became more or less a full-time year-round fan after retiring from my 30+ year law enforcement career in 2010 With the help of my […]

  *  *  *  *  *  *  UPDATE: November 21, 2016 at 12:45 pm PT  *  *  *  *  *  * The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will join Senator Isadore Hall, III and Progress California’s 12th annual Turkey Giveaway and Health Fair at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton, 901 E. […]

Collectively national baseball writers are very good at what they do. After all, they undoubtedly wouldn’t be there if they were not. Granted, we all have our personal favorites – those whose work we seem to enjoy more than others – but for the most part and with the help of their individual sources, they […]

There are only three guarantees in life: death, taxes and annual Andre Ethier trade rumors. I mean let’s face it, not an off-season goes by where there isn’t at least some rumblings about the Dodgers wanting to trade the Phoenix, Arizona native who will be 35 years old eight days after Opening Day 2017. In […]

Much to the relief of Dodger fans who closely follow the team’s minor league affiliates, the Dodgers added 17th-ranked right-handed pitching prospect Chase De Jong, 19th-ranked right-handed reliever Jacob Rhame and 24th-ranked catcher Kyle Farmer to their 40-man roster late Friday afternoon a mere half-hour before the 5:00 pm PT deadline to protect them from being […]

It is a record for which there is no trophy of even a certificate. In fact, it is so obscure that you will probably never even hear about again after you finish this article. It is, however, one of those records that you can use to impress your friends at a cocktail party or dazzle […]

On Wednesday it was announced that Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will be among 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the nation’s highest civilian honor – presented to individuals who have made significant meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other […]