We've known for a couple of weeks that the Dodgers and Andruw Jones were working toward an amicable split, and as part of the agreement to re-work his contract,Thursday is officially his last day as a Dodger.
NHL executives, justifiably proud of the Winter Classic game at Chicago's Wrigley Field on New Year's Day, have been brainstorming about potential sites for future outdoor games. Chief Operating Officer John Collins said the league "might even be able to have a night game out at the Rose Bowl."How great would that be. Of course, with the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl having a more prominent foothold on New Years Day maybe Dodger Stadium might be a better choice.
(Luc Robitaille's) vision features the Kings playing the Ducks or New York Rangers at the Rose Bowl or Dodger Stadium. The Kings and Dodgers have a business relationship, so why not extend that to include an outdoor game?Get it done!
"It would be a great thing," Robitaille said.
Josh Rawitch, a Dodgers spokesman, didn't rule it out.
"There have not been any discussions about bringing the NHL to Dodger Stadium," he said via e-mail, "but organizationally, we're known to be pretty open-minded about things."
Do you remember these sheets?
This only affirms what we already know. Vin Scully has been named by the American Sportscaster Association as the top Sportscaster of All-Time. Below is from a press release just made available just a moment ago.Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully has been selected as the Top Sportscaster of All-Time by the American Sportscasters Association. The announcement was made by ASA President Lou Schwartz. The ASA previously voted Scully as the “Sportscaster of the Century” in 2000.The 2009 season will be Scully’s 60th with the Dodgers, which is the longest tenure of any sports broadcaster with one team in all of sports. Scully last month was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and has been named California Sportscaster of the Year a record 28 times. In 2005, USA Today ranked the Dodgers’ radio broadcast team as Major League Baseball’s best, based on a technical rating, a fan rating, and an entertainment rating. Scully and his colleagues, Rick Monday and Charley Steiner, earned 28.5 points out of a possible 30.
The New York native was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. In 2001, the press box at Dodger Stadium was named in his honor. Throughout his career, Scully has called 25 World Series and 12 All-Star Games.
Scully headlines the ASA’s list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time, followed in the top 10 by Mel Allen, Red Barber, Curt Gowdy, Howard Cosell, Bob Costas, Jim McKay, Keith Jackson, Al Michaels and Dick Enberg. Lou Schwartz presented Scully with a bronze microphone at Dodger Stadium on September 24, 2000.
They are playing at the Fabulous Forum in May. Will you be there?I haven't heard anything in a while but it looks like the only place Manny can land is Los Angeles California. I hope this is a good thing. The Dodgers have offered a three year deal to bring Manny back to LA in the range of 70 to 80 Million... I think that Manny and his agent are just playing the game to see if someone will get desperate and react to the moves the Yankees are making.
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