Roy Campanella, ca. 1955
(photo by Francis Miller)
Jonathan Broxton signs one year deal with the Royals.
Looks like big Brox will be wearing blue next year, just not Dodger blue. At least it will be easy for Topps to airbrush his baseball card.
I stuck up for him for a while after he was destroyed by Torre in 2010, probably longer than I should have. I’ll miss his lights out days but I wont miss the horrible uncertainty of his 9th innings since then.
I’m going to go 50-50 next year. I’m telling you, y’all created a monster. I’m about to get back in the weight room super tough so I can be as strong as I was last year….I’m serious. If I don’t [get there], it means I let y’all down and lied to you, and I don’t like being a liar.
I knew I was going to miss Dodger stadium when I moved away, but I didn’t realize how much. Having season tickets meant there was almost always something to do after work. Even by myself, heading over to Chavez Ravine was the perfect end to the day. Watching the sun set while enjoying the game on a cool May night. I love NY, but I miss that. A lot.
I miss getting to the Stadium early for bobble head give aways. This year I only got to see the Dodgers in person at Citi Field, and that was nice. I finally got Matt Kemp’s autograph. Citi field is very very nice, very pretty, and you can’t beat modern stadium conveniences. But it isn’t Dodger stadium.
My worst kept secret is my indifference about city of Los Angeles. Even though I grew up in Southern California, I was never crazy about LA. When I left I was pretty sure the only thing I’d miss were the Dodgers, my friends & family, and the weather. Never is that more true than in November in Brooklyn.
Work has been hectic today and I finally just found out this awesome news. Eight more years you guys.
Oh, well, aren’t you an interesting little turn of events.
(Spoiler alert: McCourt agreed to sell the Dodgers, if you didn’t hear. And if you didn’t, I will wait while you do a happy dance. … Okay, ready?)
When he spoke out last fall, in urging owner Frank McCourt to sell the Dodgers, O’Malley said he had no interest in returning as owner or president of the team.
McCourt agreed to sell on Tuesday, in an abrupt end to his two-year court fight to retain ownership of the Dodgers.
“The health of the organization has deteriorated in the last 12 months,” O’Malley said. “The standing of the organization in the community has deteriorated.
“I am confident I can restore it to respectability quicker, sooner and probably better than — or at least as well as — anyone else.”
I’m pre-empting the argument that the O’Malleys shouldn’t have sold the team in the first place; it’s not their fault that this mess happened and it wasn’t financially feasible for them to retain ownership at the time, so let’s not go there. Aside from that, what are everyone’s thoughts on this?
1958 Topps Don Newcombe
I don’t know what’s going on with Don’s arm and leg on this card. Some sketchy 50’s production value. The back is pretty amazing though, even with the missing piece of cardboard.
Anyone who’s been to more than a few Dodger games has probably seen Newk around the stadium, sharply dressed in a suit and hat. One of my favorite Dodgers of all time, he’s apparently been a huge influence on Matt Kemp, who is one of my other favorites.
