Current and Former Dodgers Mouth off on Twitter

With all of the hoopla that naturally comes from a come-from-behind victory during the playoffs, it's only natural that Dodgers brethren, both current and old, would express their joy for all to hear.  Thankfully, twitter provides an avenue for us to hear their screams.  Below is a collection of some of the best yells.

From Alex "the best at-bat in Dodger history" Cora:

Pool Party?
— Alex Cora (@ac13alex) October 8, 2013

I was thinking the same thing.  It would have been hilarious if the Dodgers pulled out a little plastic kiddie pool to play in.

It's not a parking lot anymore. Good Night, happy for LA. It's home for us, we love LA.
— Alex Cora (@ac13alex) October 8, 2013

Luis Cruz will always be a Dodger to me.

Grate game very happy for all.the dodgers org     happy for my man juan.uribe @ClaytonKersh22 @CarlCrawford_ @AdrianTitan23 @MagicJohnson
— luis cruz (@CochitoCruz) October 8, 2013

Thanks, Blake!

@AJEllis17 @ClaytonKersh22 congrats fellas! keep goin
— Blake Hawksworth (@BlakeHawk425) October 8, 2013

Now we hear from some current Boys in Blue.

What a night! So thankful to be apart of this ride with the greatest teammates I could ever ask for! #uribeisajoke
— Clayton Kershaw (@ClaytonKersh22) October 8, 2013

WooHoo!  Thank you Mr. Cy Young.

Happy people. #NLDSchamps pic.twitter.com/4glYMq4Lo9
— Ellen Kershaw (@ellenkershaw) October 8, 2013

Is this the cutest couple in Baseball?

Proud of my boys! Let's keep this ride going! #DemBoysInBlue hungry! #LA #postseason #NLDS
— Matt Kemp (@TheRealMattKemp) October 8, 2013

I wish I could get a piggy-back ride!

Great win... Our fans were electric tonight!!! #StadiumRockin
— Carl Crawford (@CarlCrawford_) October 8, 2013

You were fantastic tonight, Carl!

Amazing series win! Thanks to all Dodger fans for incredible support!
— Adrian Gonzalez (@AdrianTitan23) October 8, 2013

Thanks #dodgers fans for your amazing energy at the Ravine tonight!
— Nick Punto (@Shredderpunto) October 8, 2013

And Punto's wife had a wild time yesterday.

Nicks going to the NLCS and this baby is headed to the shop.. #thisishowiroll pic.twitter.com/0N6J73N2pc
— Natalie Punto (@MsShredderpunto) October 8, 2013

AJ Ellis cracks me up!

.@ClaytonKersh22 start/Uribe's HR/Kenleys save barley trumps Grenkie's Fantasy Football finally winning a game as biggest win of the day.
— AJ Ellis (@AJEllis17) October 8, 2013

Seriously though our fans brought and energy that we needed to close it out. Thanks to you all for your support and can't wait till NLCS
— AJ Ellis (@AJEllis17) October 8, 2013

Unfortunately, Steve Garvey had his own automotive issues last night.

Cracked windshield complements of @Braves fan @Dodgers stadium last night. My son was really disappointed. pic.twitter.com/MkkufiGFHF
— Steve Garvey (@SteveGarvey6) October 8, 2013

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Kershaw Has Bieber Fever- Teammates Make Fun of Him

Clayton Kershaw is a great pitcher, but his musical taste needs some work.

This happened last night. 

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Clayton is a Bieber-Maniac!  So, being the good teammates that AJ Ellis and Blake Hawksworth are, they decided to publicly make fun of him on twitter.  Check out the ribbing below.

It starts out with Ellis and Hawksworth poking fun at each other, but it soon escalates.

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After getting a little weird, they decide it's time to bag on Kersahaw.

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For some reason, I wouldn't doubt it.  Photo of Ellis' link is below. 

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Dodgers Blog Kiosk: 8/24/2012

Happy belated Birthday to Kobe Bryant.  He turned 34 yesterday.  Pic via twitter @Dodgers.

• Rob Neyer at SB Nation has an excellent article that is a bit of a rebuttal to Plaschke's idiotic diatribe about wanting to fix Dodger Stadium traffic issues by reducing the number of seats.  Neyer nails my very first thought when I read Plaschke's article.

We might call it "the gentrification of baseball", and we've just seen it happen in New York. Maybe this makes me a radical, but it seems to me that you should build a ballpark big enough to hold the fans who are willing to pay a reasonable price for a ticket. And considering the Dodgers' attendance over the years -- and those 10 sellouts already this season -- it seems that 56,000 is just about right for Dodger Stadium.

As Neyer notes, if you reduce the number of seats you are guaranteeing that the cheap seat will be the ones going away- and I love those cheap seats!  They are the most affordable deal in the Southland.

• Eric Stephen at True Blue LA notes that Andre Ethier is the first Dodger to have 6 straight seasons with 30 or more doubles.
• Blake Hawksworth is done for the season, via Alex Angert at MLB.com.

Hawksworth has been on the DL all season after right elbow surgery, and he had his rehab shut down at the beginning of July after feeling pain in the area of his clavicle. The reliever is expected to miss another year.

• Jerry Hairston Jr. is also done, via Steve Dilbeck at the LA Times.

The Dodgers announced after Wednesday’s game that Hairston will have surgery on his left hip sometime in the next two weeks.

• Nomo's Sushi Platter met his namesake, Hideo Nomo!  I am more envious than your can understand.  Wow!  David's Autograph Signings was there, as well.
• Mike Petriello at Rotographs takes a look at Rubby De La Rosa.

Long-term, de la Rosa is likely still looked at as a starter. If he can stay healthy and limit the walks just a little – and let’s not forget, he’s not even 24 until next March, and still has fewer than 300 professional innings under his belt – he can be a star. 

• Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher took in a Dodger game on Wednesday.  Pic via twitter @Dodgers.

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Dodgers Notes from Spring Training- Game 31

Throughout Spring Training the Dodgers PR department sends out helpful daily notes from Camelback Ranch, and I am happy to pass them along.

Arizona Diamondbacks (11-17-2) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (14-12-4)

Sunday, April 1, 2012 – 1:05 p.m., Camelback Ranch - Glendale

RHP Chad Billingsley vs. RHP Daniel Hudson

Spring Game 31/Home Game 15

Todays Starting Lineup:

Dodgers: @skinnyswag9 SS, M Ellis 2B, @jamesloney_7 1B, Hairston CF, Gwynn RF, Fields 3B, Cruz LF, @AJEllis17 C, Billingsley RHP
Diamondbacks: Hudson 1, Hill 4, Upton 9, Kubel 7, Young 8, Goldschmidt 3, Roberts 5, Budde 2, Bloomquist 6

Upcoming Spring Training Schedule:

(via Twitter @TheRealMattKemp)

• D-BACKS-TO-BACK: The Dodgers and Diamondbacks meet for the second consecutive day as Los Angeles plays its Cactus League finale today at Camelback Ranch. The National League West rivals will meet 18 times during the regular season, starting with a two-game series on May 14 and 15 at Dodger Stadium. Last year, the NL-West champion Diamondbacks won the season series with the Dodgers, 10-8.

  The Dodgers would like to thank all the fans in the Valley of the Sun for a great fourth season in the Cactus League and extend the team’s gratitude to all the Camelback Ranch staff for their hospitality this spring as the club plays its final home game of 2012 in Glendale. Through 14 home games, the Dodgers have averaged 8,000 fans at CR-G, including the two largest crowds in Cactus League history.

• HURLERS: RHP Chad Billingsley will make his sixth spring start today in his final tuneup before his regular season debut on Friday at San Diego. Each of Billingsley’s Cactus League starts have been at Camelback Ranch this spring with the 27-year-old allowing three runs in 5.2 innings in his previous outing on Monday against the White Sox. He will be followed to the hill by:

  ● RHP Matt Guerrier will make his fourth appearance of the spring after allowing a run in his inning of relief on Friday against the Brewers. Prior to that, Guerrier’s last appearance came on March 11 with the 33-year-old missing time due to a back injury.

  ● Four of the Dodgers’ top minor league arms will suit up for today’s game with RHP Allen Webster, RHP Shawn Tolleson, RHP Logan Bawcom and LHP Eric Eadington. Tolleson, the Dodgers’ 2011 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, last pitched with the big league club on Friday against the Brewers and has limited opposing hitters to a .143 batting average (1-for-7) in three appearances with the Dodgers this spring. Bawcom, who led all Dodger minor leaguers with 27 combined saves with Rancho Cucamonga and Great Lakes last season, has appeared in three big league games this spring, including an inning of relief on Friday against the Cubs. Webster enters 2012 ranked as the club’s No. 2 by Baseball America and allowed two runs (one earned) in 1.0 inning on March 23 against the White Sox in Tucson. Eadington, a 24-year-old out of Harvard, posted a 0.83 ERA (2 ER/21.2 IP) last season in 18 relief appearances with the AZL Dodgers and Ogden.

('@AJEllis17 got his. Get your own Dodger Stadium Replica pres. by State Farm on 4/14! via Twitter @Dodgers)

• AND THE MULVEY GOES TO…: Congratulations to Nathan Eovaldi on winning the Dodgers’ 2012 Jim and Dearie Mulvey Award as the top rookie at Spring Training. Eovaldi was selected as the winner in balloting by the club’s coaches and will receive a plaque in recognition of his accomplishment. The 22-year-old went 1-1 with a 1.72 ERA (3 ER/15.2 IP) in five games (four starts) in Cactus League play, while limiting opposing hitters to a .233 batting average. Eovaldi will make his final start of the exhibition season against the Angels on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. A full list of past Mulvey Award winners, including last year’s winners Jerry Sands and Rubby De La Rosa, can be found on page 368 of the 2012 Dodgers Guide.

• RACE TO THE FINISH: Clayton Kershaw made his final spring start, allowing three runs on six hits in 3.2 innings, and the Dodgers scored six late runs to down the D-backs, 9-3, yesterday at Salt River Fields. Dee Gordon went 2-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and his 11^th steal of the exhibition season and Matt Angle slugged his first home run of the spring with a two-run shot in the eighth. The Dodger bullpen combined for 5.1 scoreless innings in relief of Kershaw, including 1.2 innings by Scott Rice and 1.1 innings from Ronald Belisario (2-0), who picked up the win.

  With yesterday’s win, the Dodgers clinched their first winning Cactus League campaign since joining the league in 2009. Additionally, at 14-12 with four exhibition games left, the club is seeking its first winning Spring Training since going 17-16-1 in 2007.

(Pic Via Twitter Jon SooHoo @Dodgers)

• ROSTER UPDATE: Following yesterday’s game, the Dodgers optioned OF Trent Oeltjen to minor league camp. Thirty-six players remain in Major League camp, including RHP Blake Hawksworth and RHP Rubby De La Rosa, who will start the season on the disabled list.

• FOLLOW THE LEADERS: Dee Gordon and Andre Ethier have been two of Los Angeles’ hottest hitters this spring as Gordon ranks among the NL leaders in batting average (.397, T-4^th), steals (11, 2^nd), runs (16, 1^st) and on-base percentage (.470, 3^rd), while Ethier leads the league with 43 total bases, is tied for the league lead with 16 RBI, nine doubles and three triples and leads the Dodgers in slugging percentage (.896).

• LEAVE THE LIGHT ON: The Dodgers will pack up and leave Arizona for Southern California following today’s game against the Diamondbacks at Camelback Ranch – Glendale. The Freeway Series against the Angels gets underway tomorrow night in Anaheim (7:05 p.m.) with games on Tuesday night (7:10 p.m.) and Wednesday afternoon (12:10 p.m.) at Dodger Stadium. Fans can get their first in-person look at the 2012 Dodgers by visiting Dodgers.com or calling 866-DODGERS.

Dodgers Notes from Spring Training- Day 9

Steve Lyons hanging out with Don Mattingly, via twitter @SteveLyons12.

Throughout Spring Training the Dodgers PR department sends out helpful daily notes from Camelback Ranch, and I am happy to pass them along.

(Loney Signing for fans, via twitter @Dodgers)

• MARCH MADNESS: Chris Capuano, Mike MacDougal, Matt Guerrier, Todd Coffey, Javy Guerra, Scott Elbert, Kenley Jansen, Stephen Fife, Will Savage, John Grabow, Matt Chico and Alberto Castillo threw live BP to Dodger hitters today on the third day of full-squad workouts at Camelback Ranch – Glendale. With the calendar flipping to March, the Dodgers’ Cactus League opener is just four days away with the club taking on the White Sox on Monday at Camelback Ranch. The club’s home opener is the following day, on March 6, with Los Angeles taking on the Giants at 1:05 p.m.
• ON THE DIAL: Tonight, The Spring Training Baseball Show with Kevin Kennedy & David Vassegh debuts on the Dodgers’ new radio partner AM 570 Fox Sports L.A.. The show will air immediately following the UCLA-Washington State basketball game from approximately 10:30-11:30 p.m. PT and tomorrow night from 9:00-10:00 p.m., but the hour-long show will normally air six days a week (excluding Sunday) at 7:00 p.m.
• #THEHAWK: The Dodgers would like to wish right-handed reliever Blake Hawksworth a very happy 29^th birthday today. Hawksworth ranked fourth on the team last season with 49 appearances and 53.0 innings pitched as a reliever, going 2-5 with a 4.08 ERA and limiting opposing hitters to a .225 batting average in his first season with Los Angeles. Be sure to follow Blake and wish him a happy birthday on Twitter, @BlakeHawk425.

(A Sea of Dodgers, via twitter @SteveLyons12)

• GREEN BLUE EGGS WITH HAM: As a part of the 2012 Read Across America celebration, Dodger catcher A.J. Ellis and White Sox pitcher Addison Reed visited the Velma Teague Library in Glendale to read to local school children. Ellis, who also participated in the event last year, is poised to take over as the Dodgers’ starting catcher in 2012 after batting .271 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 31 games with Los Angeles a year ago. Back in Los Angeles, members of the Dodger Alumni Association will visit 10 local schools this weekend to read to kids and speak to them about the importance of literacy.
• SAY CHEESE: The media flurry has started at Dodger Spring Training with ESPN, FOX and PRIME TICKET interviewing players on site today and the club’s annual Photo Day taking place tomorrow morning at Camelback Ranch – Glendale. This year, a bevy of entities will be taking part in Photo Day, including the Associated Press, Getty Images, Dodger radio partner AM 570 Fox Sports Radio L.A., MLB International, MLB Photos, Baseball Magazine Sha, Dodger broadcast partner KCAL 9, Topps and MLB.com.

(Pic from Baseball tryouts at Spring Training, via twitter @Dodgers)

• DREAM A LITTLE DREAM: Earlier today, the Dodgers held their annual open tryout at Camelback Ranch – Glendale with candidates competing for a minor contract. One of the 125 hopefuls was 22-year-old Francisco “Chico” Herrera, who has worked the past four seasons as a batboy in the Dodger clubhouse. Herrera, an infielder, has already made several highlight-reel catches at Dodger Stadium with his exploits as a ballboy being showcased on ESPN’s SportsCenter.

News From the First Day of Spring

It's just the first official day of Spring Training, as pitchers and catchers were to report today, and there is already news pertinent to the upcoming Baseball season.

• Per a @Dodgers tweet, Kershaw will be our Opening Day starter. No real surprise there.

(Tweet Link: @Dodgers)

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• Eric Stephen of True Blue LA is also at Camelback Ranch and reports that part of our lineup is set. Dee Gordon will lead off and Kemp will bat third. Seems a bit early to be announcing this, but I'm not surprised by this at all.

(Tweet Link: @TrueBlueLA)

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• Per Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times, the closers job is Javy Guerra's job to lose.

(Tweet Link: @DylanHernandez)

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• In some bad news, reliever Blake Hawksworth will not be ready to start the season due to offseason surgery.

(Tweet Link: @Dodgers)

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• In news that this old Dodger fan welcomes. Per Ken Gurnick, Steve Yeager has been hired to

work with Dodgers catchers in Spring Training and when the team is at home during the season and will serve as a special-assignment catching instructor in the Minor Leagues when the team is on the road.

(Tweet Link: @KenGurnick)

Hawksworth Knows Golf and Hockey

This was taken last week when a couple members of the Kings threw out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium. On that day, a special putting green was set up in the dugout for players to enjoy as a competition broke out between Blake Hawksworth and the Kings players. Hawksworth shows his stuff and sinks one with, what I can only imagine is, a wood driver.

I'm not sure if the photo is from the Dodgers or the Kings Media so I can't provide appropriate attribution, but I did find this on tumblr at LA Kings: In the Media.