On a day the Dodgers added over $270 million in payroll with one of the biggest blockbuster trades in baseball history, their biggest move was priceless. Vin Scully will return for his record 64th season, per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.
The Dodgers have already made a big splash leading up to next Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline, acquiring Hanley Ramirez from the Marlins. Brian Kenny of MLB Network offered his thoughts on Ramirez, Dempster, and the state of the Dodgers.
One of the more interesting collaborative baseball projects has come to fruition in the new book The Hall of Nearly Great, which is available for sale now. The book features a look back at 43 different players who didn't make the Hall of Fame.
During this past Spring Training, I attended the SABR Analytics Conference in Mesa, Arizona. There I was able to meet several people that work in baseball including Cory Schwartz. Cory is Vice...
Sunday is an important day at Dodger Stadium. Not only is the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Clayton Kershaw, starting for the team with the best record in baseball, but it is also Jackie Robinson Day, a celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Dodger legend breaking the color barrier.
The Dodgers announced their broadcast schedule earlier today, and the big news was Vin Scully no longer calling any games from Colorado. Scully, in his 63rd season calling Dodgers games (let that number sink in for a moment), wanted to cut back on his travel a little bit, which resulted in the change.
The last remaining battle of the Dodgers ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, between Frank McCourt and Fox, is now over. Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times tweeted that the Dodgers have agreed to honor their exsiting contract with Fox (which runs through 2013) in exchange for Fox ending their pending litigation against the team.
The Dodgers today finalized a deal with Clear Channel to move their English-language radio broadcasts from 790 KABC to AM 570 Fox Sports LA. The contract is a three-year deal that runs through 2014 and covers marketing as well as game broadcasts.
It was a great weekend at Dodger Stadium for legendary Hall of Famers deciding to return in 2012. Like Vin Scully on Friday night, Jaime Jarrin on Sunday afternoon during his game broadcast on Univision Radio KTNQ 1020 announced his that he would return to broadcast Dodgers games in 2012.
The Dodgers received the best news possible during Friday's game with Colorado. Vin Scully is coming back in 2012, for his 63rd season
