Here's Vin Scully in the broadcast booth at Sydney Cricket Ground, pic via @Dodgers on twitter.
- Check out my contest to win a 12-pack case of Big League Chew bubble gum, here. All you have to do is make a post and "Like" Big League Chew on facebook. Go here to check out the contest. It closes tonight.
- Mark Langill at Dodger Insider writes, "Opening Day memories: Jim Lefebvre".
- Tom Hoffarth at Farther Off the Wall has a funny take on the Dodgers announcement that little known Champion Broadband has signed up for SportsNetLA - the Dodgers channel.
- Topps is releasing their 2014 Museum Baseball card set next week. Check out Yasiel Puig base card to the set on the right, via @Toppscards on twitter.
- Via Jesse Sanchez at MLB.com, "Billingsley throws first live BP session".
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"My arm felt good, so that's definitely good, especially being the first time going full bore with the heater and the first time throwing a hard curveball and changeups," Billingsley said. "I was a little rusty, but I was very pleased with the curveball. The timing was a little off, but I threw some good pitches, and overall, I'm pretty pleased with it."
- The Chattanooga Lookouts, the Dodgers AA minor league club, now has an official blog. Check out Lookout Outlook, here.
- I'm as surprised as anyone. Apparently, John Hamilton, the owner of the Newport Sports Museum, will be auctioning a bunch of his stuff at SCP's upcoming May auction. Tom Bartsch at Sports Collector Digest has the story. I wonder, does this mean that the museum is closing? I hope not.
- Rich Klein at Sports Collectors Daily writes, "Old Baseball Card Backs Sometimes Reveal Uncommon Courage".
- Via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, "Kemp homers in Minor League game".
- Via Mark Saxon at ESPNLosAngeles.com, "Bud Selig chimes in on Dodgers' TV holdup".
"I have faith that the parties will work this out," Commissioner Bud Selig at a news conference in Australia before the Dodgers took on the Arizona Diamondbacks. "That's all I can say. We always like things to be as smooth as possible, but there are always times in life when things don't work out exactly right. But I have faith the parties will work it out and I know the parties want to work things out."
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