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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Vintage Spokeman: Don Drysdale

Dodger hurler and vitamin pitchman, Don Drysdale, offers some good advise to kids.
"In Baseball, championships are won by team, not individuals."
From August 1959.
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I love those groovy pants.
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Vintage Dodger Snapshot: Doug Camilli

Here are a couple of fan taken vintage photo snapshots of Doug Camilli.

Blog Kiosk: 5/30/2010

  • Evan, from New Mexico Fan, gets a special tour of the Albuquerque Isotopes ballpark from its GM, Part 1. Part 2.
  • The Dodgers official photographer, Jon SooHoo, has started his own blog called the Dodgers Photog Blog. Check it out.
  • Ely Mania has not abated. Check out this awesome Ely SI Cover made by PA_Dodger on Twitter.
  • GCRL finds some old Dodger Police cards of his from the 80's and rediscovers that he got a few signed as a kid. Go and check them out.
  • Then check out GCRL homemade Goose Joak 2010 card of Jose Lima. If you don't already have GCRL on your bookmarks then do it now. He is a huge Dodger card collector and puts up daily post of his favorite Dodger cards.
  • Dodgers sue Hollywood.
  • Yes, celebrating our collective geekdom, SOSG shares some pics from Empire Strikes Back Night.
  • What Oil? See more pics of the Gulf Oil mess as it slowly reaches American soil, via Boston.com.
  • Stanley Cup fever has hit Chicago as the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago get re-crowned, via Battle of California.
  • Ozzie Guillen really hates Cleveland.
  • John Fogerty's "Centerfield" will play a special part in this years Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.

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