NO WAY! Joe Beimel Gets a Bobblehead

Troy from West Virginia is the man. Joe Beimel's biggest fan gets his wish. Welcome to Joe Beimel Bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium on August 12th.

The first 50,000 fans in attendance on July 25 will receive a Brad Penny bobblehead compliments of Cacique, while the first 50,000 fans on August 12 will take home a Joe Beimel bobblehead, compliments of Bank of America.
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For the second consecutive season, the Dodgers conducted an online fan vote during Spring Training to determine one of the bobblehead promotions, and after Russell Martin garnered the most votes in 2007, Beimel took home the honors this season. With a strong Internet following, including a campaign that was orchestrated by his parents, Ron and Marge Beimel, the southpaw reliever earned the right to be immortalized in ceramic.
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“This is a cool birthday present and a real honor,” said Beimel. “I really want to thank the fans who voted for me, and I know my kids will get a kick out of this. I just hope that I get into the game that night and help the team earn a victory.”

Yhea, Joe. Who you should really thank is Troy!


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How's That for Fanaticism

So, your at your favorite sporting event sitting in the stands watching an exciting playoff game. Everything is moving too quickly. The game is so close and you dare not move. If you avert your eyes for just a second you might miss something.

Unfortunately, you need to pee. What I really mean to say is that you need to pee badly. You are clinching whatever muscles you have to delay the inevitable for just a moment longer. "When will play stop," you say to yourself, but you can't bring yourself to take your eyes off the game. This is quite a quandary. Do you stay and risk soiling yourself in front of everybody, or do you run to the nearest toilet in the hope that you don't miss anything?

As luck would have it, Lion in Oil let's us know about a third possibility. You could always just whip it out and pee on the people in front of you.

Officers were informed that the noted individual had been observed reaching into his pants with his hands and manipulating his hands inside his pants. According to event staff and event guests, the suspect then exposed himself and started urinating on event guests causing them to become hysterical and attempt to escape from the confined area.

Yes, this really did happen. In fact it happened this past Monday at a Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadians 1st round playoff hockey game in Boston. On top of that, in the Boston Police Department website detailing daily incidents they headline this act as, "Black and Gold Covered in Yellow."

Hat Tip: Lion in Oil:
Criminal Report: BPDNews:

YouTube: KABC Radio Interview with Davis and Pignatano

KABC posted a youtube video from their interview of Tommy Davis and Joe Pignatano before the Coliseum game.

YouTube Link: KABC Radio:

Free Matt Kemp! Troy from West Virginia gives us his best Matt Kemp impersonation as he sits on the bench waiting for his turn. Get him off the bench and put him in the outfield, Torre! Of course, since Kemp has started the past two games this video has turned out to not be very timely. On the other hand, Troy cracks me up.

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Collection: 1971 Ticketron Dodgers

Below are a few pics from the 1971 Ticketron 20 card Dodger set. This promotional offering measures 6' x 4' and features the entire season schedule and promotional schedule on the back. I'm not sure how they were originally distributed, but I imagine they were given out at Ticketron kiosk throughout the Southland.

My favorite card, by far, is the Vin Scully/ Jerry Doggett. For the tandem, who have been so instrumental to the rabid Dodger fanaticism that exist today, this card is well deserved. How often are broadcasters put on trading cards or collectibles?
I believe the below Steve Garvey card is a rookie card.
My other favorite card in the set is the Richie Allen. Look at the size of his bat. It almost rivals that bat the Hollywood All-Stars would show off in those celebrity games years ago. Remember when Kareem Abdul Jabbar and "The Hulk" Lou Ferrigno used that bat? Ok, I'm exaggerating. That Hollywood Stars bat was massively huge. BTW, what ever happened to that bat?
Check the rest of the set in my photoalbum here.

Photoalbum Link: 1971 Ticketron Dodgers:

Nooooooo!

Pic Link: Josh Poems:

What was that! I was so sure of victory.

Our team had scratched and clawed themselves into a position to win. Then, Bam! It was over like a flash.

Dodgers lose on a three run homerun by leadoff hitter Nate McLouth in the ninth inning, 6 to 4.

I hate games like this one.

Master Jedi Maddux

What else can you say about this guy. He is the all-knowing, all-seeing Baseball psychic with a iron arm, a magic glove and a brain hard-wired for the game. Maddux will mesmerize you with his voodoo ball trick. He can throw and make you hit the ball wherever he wants. It can be both frustrating to watch and a pleasure to behold. At 42 years old, he is truly a master.

Unfortunately, he had to face our Dodgers on Sunday afternoon. It was a hot day. Hotter than the sun some would say. Billingsley, who was shelled the last time out, was to be our starter. If we had any hope of victory it would have to start with Chad.

The game began well enough, with Maddux and Billingsley going through the batting order the first time through with relative ease. The second time around, though, Billingsley made a key mistake. He started off the top of the 4th inning by walking Edmonds. Soon to follow was a double by Kalil Green and a sacrifice fly to right field by McAnulty to score the run.

That was all the Padres needed as they beat us 1 to 0.

The Dodgers staff pitched a great game. Park, Broxton and Beimel recorded 6 strike outs in their 4 innings of shutout work. Billingsley was the unlucky man in the room having given up just 4 hits while recording 8 strike outs.

For the season, we have now split 6 games with Padres. We took the series last weekend in San Diego by winning 2 out of 3, but the Padres did likewise to us this weekend. At least we are playing better against them this year.

Upcoming, we finish off this homestand with a 3 game set against the Pirates starting tonight. Hopefully we can right the ship against some east coast teams.