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Review: 'Dodgers From Coast to Coast' doesn't get whole picture
At the outset, let it be noted that this book is for the faithful, those who bleed blue, who stay at the game until the last out (whatever the inning) and who don't think the day is complete at home until Uncle Vinny signs off with a cheery "good-night...
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Dodgers get nod they wanted: Vin Scully bobblehead night
Dodgers BlogDodgers score big marketing coup by announcing they have added a Vin Scully bobblehead night for 2012. They also add Kirk Gibson and Eric Karros bobblehead nights.... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 11: Tommy Lasorda
The Fabulous ForumFormer Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was voted the 11th greatest sports figure in Los Angeles history by online readers.... -
'Jews and Baseball': Ron Howard's a-ha moment with Sandy Koufax
The Big PictureAs a Jew who has been a baseball fan his entire life, I guess I'm the perfect target audience for "Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story," which opens Friday at the Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills and the...... -
Duke Snider dies at 84; Dodger Hall of Famer
Duke Snider, one of the Brooklyn Dodgers' "Boys of Summer" and among a celebrated trio of New York center fielders in the 1950s, died Sunday. He was 84.
Snider died at Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, the Dodgers announced. No cause was...Tags: Baseball Statistics, Pee Wee Reese, Mickey Mantle, Don Drysdale, Roy Campanella
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The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 11: Walter Alston
The Fabulous ForumPretty much the complete opposite of Tommy Lasorda as far as personality goes, Walt Alston was nonetheless one of the most successful managers in Dodgers history. Alston began managing the Dodgers in 1954 when they were still in Brooklyn, and...... -
The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 10: Don Sutton
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, as chosen in a vote by our readers: No. 10: Don Sutton (20,503 points) Don Sutton pitched for the Dodgers from 1966 to 1980 and in 1988, and is...... -
The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 9: Mike Piazza
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, as chosen by our readers: No. 9: Mike Piazza (24,117 points) The best-hitting catcher in baseball history, Piazza was drafted by the Dodgers in the 62nd round of...... -
The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 8: Fernando Valenzuela
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, as chosen by our readers: No. 8: Fernando Valenzuela (79 first-place votes, 29,693 points) Before Mannywood, before Nomomania, there was the original and the best: Fernandomania. After... -
The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 7: Orel Hershiser
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time as chosen by our readers. No. 7: Orel Hershiser (29,929 points) Hershiser is on this list for one big reason: Almost single-handedly carrying the Dodgers to the 1988...... -
The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 6: Steve Garvey
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, as chosen by our readers. No. 6: Steve Garvey (236 first-place votes, 39,277 points) Some voters thought he was overrated and left him off the ballot entirely; some thought...... -
The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 5: Maury Wills
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, as chosen by our readers. No. 5: Maury Wills (39,827 points) Wills is credited by many with bringing the stolen base back to baseball. In his first full season......
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