Check out this fantastic vintage 1920 International press photo from game 2 of the World Series. Hall of Fame pitcher Burleigh Grimes is shown scoring the second run in the game on a double by Tommy Griffith. As you can see, Cleveland Indians catcher Steve O'Neil is unable to make the tag on a sliding Grimes. Although the Dodgers didn't win the crown this season there were plenty of highlights. For instance, Burleigh Grimes would go on to pitch a seven hit shutout to bring the Robins (Dodgers) to a series tie of one game apiece. The above photo is via RMY Auctions and is currently on auction there. Check out the listing here.
Below are more links to check out:
- Via Brandon Lennox at True Blue LA, "OKC Dodgers eliminated from PCL playoffs."
- Listen to Vin Scully speak with Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports talk about Sandy Koufax here.
When I walked in the clubhouse I saw the fella who was going to try out, and my first thought was, ‘he’s got a big back’ and my second thought was, ‘he’s all tan, fully tan. So he’s probably spent the summer on the beach, I can’t imagine he’s that good of a ballplayer.’ So, I failed as a scout. I went down to the bullpen at Ebbets Field and I stood along with maybe two or three other people and watched this kid throw. He threw hard, bounced his curveball. I had just finished playing ball for college the previous summer, so he was like I thought, a lot of the pitchers that I saw in college; threw hard and was wild. And of course the next thing I know, he is a magnificent pitcher, awesome, and inspiring and every adjective and participle you can think of. He was really special.”
- Via Mark Saxon at ESPN, "Seager growing into a major role with Dodgers."
"He's very process-driven and you see that here, too, just the way he plays the game. He doesn't show much emotion when he plays, similar to his brother," said Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis. "He just goes out and competes and tries to make the right baseball play."
- Via Maren Angus at MLB.com, "Five questions with the Dodgers' top prospect and September callup Corey Seager."
Q: What was the conversation like when you got "the call?"
A: Our [Oklahoma City] manager D.B. [Damon Berryhill] called me around 1:00 and just said, "Congratulations, you're going." I freaked out a little, I almost hung up on him and called my parents. It was fun. I called [my brother] Kyle about an hour after I talked to my parents.
- I got a chuckle out of this. Via Tom Ley at Deadspin, "Good Dodgers Fan Flips Off The Whole World."
- Jusr being mindful appears to be the key. Via Mark Saxon at ESPN, "What's behind the Dodgers' better baserunning?"
Two things happened when the Dodgers got to Oakland for a quick two-game series Aug. 18 and 19. First, Ron Roenicke was brought in to replace Lorenzo Bundy as the third-base coach. Second, the coaches convened the players for a team meeting and showed them the metrics the front office compiled.
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“We’re leading the way, stealing more bases. That probably made Jimmy [Rollins] want to steal more bases because he hadn’t been doing it before,” Crawford said. “I’d like to say we helped it. That’s what we’re trying to do, make guys more aggressive and run the bases better.”
- I thought I'd pass along photos of a new piece by noted Baseball artist Sean Kane who uses vintage gloves as his canvas. He recently completed is a fantastic drawing commemorating the poem "Casey at the Bat" using three old catchers mitts side-by-side. Check out a pic below. He also shares a video on his website featuring a "making of" collage of the painted gloves. Watch the video here. You can also check out an interview I did with the artist a few years ago here.
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