The next homestand starts this evening against the San Diego Padres, and several old-tyme Dodgers will be in the house to sign free autographs for fans. Below are the scheduled autograph opportunities and other odds and ends for this upcoming homestand.
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Tuesday, August 19th at 7:10 PM
RHP Ian Kennedy vs. RHP Kevin Correia
RHP Ian Kennedy vs. RHP Kevin Correia
Tonight's game starts at 7:10 PM. Auto gates open at 4:30 PM, and stadium gates open at 5:00 PM. UCLA men’s basketball team Steve Alford will throw the ceremonial first pitch.
The Dodgers and the California Fire Foundation will celebrate the first annual Firefighter Appreciation Night at Dodger Stadium. Ralph Terrazas, the first Latino fire chief of the LAFD, will throw a first pitch. Former Dodgers Ken Landreaux (in right-field pavilion plaza) and Lee Lacy (in left-field pavilion plaza) will be signing autographs for fans from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
- The Veteran of the Game presented by Bank of America is U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ricardo Flemate of Whittier. Flemate enlisted in 2005 and serves as an Infantry Squad Leader whose role is face-to-face combat. He is responsible for his teams’ readiness, health, welfare and morale. He has served two year-long deployments to Afghanistan, to the Korengal Valley in 2008 and returned in July from a combat tour in Logar Province. Flemate’s accolades include a Purple Heart for injuries he sustained in combat and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor for saving the life of a fellow soldier involved in a firefight.
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Wednesday, August 20th at 7:10 PM
LHP Eric Stults vs. RHP Roberto Hernandez
LHP Eric Stults vs. RHP Roberto Hernandez
Tonight's game starts at 7:10 PM. Auto gates open at 4:30 PM, and
stadium gates open at 5:00 PM. It is another Dodger bobblehead day. The first 50,000 fans will receive a Zack Greinke Bobblehead. See the bobblehead on
the right. BTW, this game will be aired on ESPN.
Former Dodgers Derrel Thomas (in right-field pavilion plaza) and Billy Ashley (in left-field pavilion plaza) will be signing autographs for fans from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. - The Veteran of the Game presented by Bank of America is U.S. Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant Wallace E. Hull of Hidden Hills. The U.S. Army Air Corps was in place before the U.S. Air Force began in 1947. Hull enlisted in 1943 following the attack on Pearl Harbor and was a co-pilot of a B-17. He flew combat missions in Germany throughout World War II. After one mission, his plane, called “GET ‘EM YANK,” had 33 holes from enemy fire. Following the war, he flew relief missions, dropping food to victims of war and flying POWs back to their home countries. Hull’s accolades include an Air Medal with three Clusters.
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Thursday, August 21st at 7:10PM
RHP Tyson Ross vs.RHP Zack Grinke LHP Clayton Kershaw
RHP Tyson Ross vs.
Tonight's game starts at 7:10 PM. Auto gates open at 4:30 PM, and stadium gates open at 5:00 PM.
Jamie Chung, who will next be seen in theatres this Friday as “Miho” in “SIN CITY 2: A Dame To Kill For” will throw the ceremonial first pitch. The Dodgers will pay tribute to the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Olympics. The tribute will include 1984 Olympians Anita L. DeFrantz, Paul Gonzales, Danny Harris, Sherri Howard, Rafer Johnson, Greg Louganis and Cheryl Miller. Steep Canyon Rangers, a Grammy award-winning American bluegrass band from North Carolina, will perform the national anthem.
Former Dodgers Al “The Bull” Ferrara (in right-field pavilion plaza) and Al Downing (in left-field pavilion plaza) will be signing autographs for fans from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
- The Veteran of the Game presented by Bank of America is U.S. Army Private First Class Sudy Ayvazia.
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