Could Eric Chavez help?
If Eric Chavez can perform better in a January 20 workout than, say, Chien-Ming Wang in a parking lot, the Dodgers might have a new part-time third baseman. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle...
View ArticleOpening Day marches to March
In what figures to be a sterling matchup between Clayton Kershaw and Tim Lincecum, the Dodgers and Giants will play a rescheduled Opening Day game at Dodger Stadium on March 31 at 5 p.m. Of course,...
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Opening Day, 1993
Lynne Sladky/APCharlie Hough was 45 years old when he threw the first pitch for the Florida Marlins. Eighteen years ago today, I took a day off from grad school classes to stay in my Woodley Park...
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Twenty years
Twenty years ago, I ditched my graduate school classes at Georgetown to watch the Dodgers’ season-opening game, which happened to be the Florida Marlins’ franchise-opening game. Twenty years. That just...
View ArticleJune 1 pregame: Notes, notes, everywhere
Saturday’s Jon SooHoo photo highlights can be found at LA Photog Blog. Pirates at Dodgers, 5:10 p.m. Dee Gordon, 2B Andre Ethier, CF Yasiel Puig, RF Hanley Ramirez, SS Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Matt Kemp, LF...
View ArticleMatt Kemp’s Opening Day visit to Dodger Stadium is unprecedented
For photos from Sunday, visit LA Photog Blog. Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 1:10 p.m. Jimmy Rollins, SS Yasiel Puig, RF Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Howie Kendrick, 2B Carl Crawford, LF Juan Uribe, 3B Joc Pederson,...
View ArticleBridges to history: Last links to retired numbers
By Jon Weisman With the Dodgers celebrating their 10 retired numbers in a pin series this year, I was curious who was the last active player to take the field with each of these legends. Here’s what I...
View ArticlePreviewing Brothers in Arms … Part Eight: The Bullpen
Because we already used Clayton Kershaw’s birthday as an excuse to delve into Part 9 of Brothers in Arms: Koufax, Kershaw, and the Dodgers’ Extraordinary Pitching Tradition (order now!), our series of...
View ArticleInterview: The true no-spin zone with knuckleballer Charlie Hough
Hey, guess what — the third installment of the Word to the Weisman podcast is already up! Following in the footsteps of Carl Erskine and Burt Hooton is my interview of Charlie Hough, the knuckleballing...
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