I would like to extend a hearty Blue Heaven congratulations to Dodgers hurler Alex Wood. Over the weekend he tied the knot in what looks like a gala affair. Check out what I mean in the photo above that was shared by Alex on Instagram.
On a side note, this recent marriage adds to my desire that the club should briefly rename the club the "Bridegrooms" for one game next year - just to celebrate not only the Dodgers past, but also the individual futures of our players.
Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1953 Roy Campanella is the named the National League MVP for the second time in his career. He slashed .312/.395/.611/1.006 with 41 homer runs, a league leading 142 RBI's and recorded 7.1 WAR. In 1956 Don Newcombe was awarded the inaugural Cy Young Award, going 27-7 with a 3.06 ERA. A week prior he was given both the MVP and Rookiw of the Year Awards; thereby becoming the first and only player to win all three major awards for a pitcher in one season.
- Happy Birthday, Jimmy Schmitz, Mike Scioscia & Jimmy Rollins!
- Tonight, you can meet and her Ned Colletti! Via Claudia Palma at the Pasaden Star News; "Meet former Dodgers General Manager at South Pasadena Library."
- Via Ron Cervenka at Think Blue LA; "Andre Ethier retires for an hour … sort of."
Unfortunately, in today’s high pressure, got-to-be-first-or-else, social media-driven world, not all journalist are concerned about getting it right. Instead they prefer to be first – even if incorrect – and then do the ever-popular ‘My bad’ thing later … if at all.
- Per Steven Douglas at the Last Word on Baseball; "The Reggie Smith Coaching Tree is Developing in the Los Angeles Dodgers System."
Smith’s coaching tree has sprouted and taken root in the organization. The quartet of Tarrick Brock, Fumi Ishibashi, Pedro Montero and Jeremy Rodriguez are the branches of this coaching connection. All heavily influenced by the wisdom of Smith and his years in the game. Each man, a shining example of fantastic character. Exactly the type of personalities to ensure a positive, productive and winning attitude be fostered with players....
When asked about his mentor, and what he learned, Jeremy Rodriguez said this about Smith,“he not only prepared me for baseball, but he also prepared me for life.” The Dodgers are building men of strong character. A seamless parallel between a core organization belief and way of life. Recently, Rodriguez stated this about the former Dodger hitting instructor, “Reg doesn’t just teach baseball, he teaches you life lessons and how to be a better man.” Then he spoke about his first lesson with Reggie at 13 years old, “he definitely blows you away with his knowledge and his examples. He teaches you how to be your own hitting coach.”
- I'm starting to really dislike this guy. Via Hunter Thompson at Dodgers Nation; "Dodgers Fans React to Josh Reddick’s Instagram Post."
In case you haven’t seen by now, Josh Reddick posted a picture on Instagram wearing a shirt with “We Beat LA” on it on Friday. This was obviously met with some anger from Dodger fans who felt he was just trying to get back at his former organization and their fans.
- Per Ron Cervenka at the Think Blue LA; "Dennis Santana – Everyone’s friend."
- Per Liz Roscher at Big League Stew; "Yasiel Puig has a new hair style and it's kind of weird." See what they mean on the right.
- For a minute I though he'd be a solution for us at second base. Per Mark Polishuk at MLB Trade Rumors; "Dodgers Release Jose Miguel Fernandez."
- Per David O'Brien at the Altanta Journal-Constitution; "Kasten: Anthopoulos brings advanced thinking along with scouting backgound."
“I hate to lose him, but it really is a great situation,” Kasten said Wednesday at the Waldort Astoria Orlando, site of major league GM meetings early in the week, which transitioned to ownership meetings at the same site. “Working for (Braves CEO) Terry (McGuirk), the new ballpark, fantastic city, great fans. And he came there (for the interview), fell in love with those guys and he came back very enthusiastic – more than I had seen since he was with us.“Really, seriously he was. He was waiting for the next call (from the Braves after the interview). That took a while. He was a little nervous until it came, we were talking about that every day. But he was super excited when the call came.”
- Dodgers pitcher Brandon McCarthy really wants Shohei Ohtani in Blue, via a tweet over the holiday weekend:
1. please— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) November 27, 2017
2. good food (pretty please)
3. money (lots)
4. the best fans (according to our fans)
5. great park to pitch and hit in (is this helping? we're running out of ideas)
6. art?
7. seriously. please https://t.co/dEeMS11Dcl
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