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Dodgers new ownership finally takes over
Stan Kasten As the primary architect of the Atlanta Braves’ dynasty in the 1980s and ’90s, Kasten noted the Dodgers’ fast start in stressing that the goal is to “win now — we’re not going to wait two years.” Mark Walter In the tall, reserved Walter, Johnson can see parallels in ownership style with …
Vin Scully – the Dodgers gave spread-out Los Angeles its core
When Vin Scully arrived from Brooklyn with the Dodgers for the 1958 season, he found Los Angeles to be lacking a core. “When I came to Los Angeles, all I knew was that it was like 450 square miles. There was no ‘there.’ I felt Los Angeles did not have a centerpiece.” The opening of …
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The top 30 Baseball broadcasters according to Moneyball fans
The sabermetrics (a.k.a. Moneyball) website, Fangraphs put together an offseason poll. In it they asked the geeky baseball fans to rate their hometown announcers, with a particular emphasis on sabermetric insight. Then put it all together using a geeky formula to determine the top 30 Baseball broadcasters: 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (Home) – Vin …
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Baseball Spring Training is here! – 22 Angels games will be broadcast on TV and radio
I’m excited for Angels Spring Training and the 22 televised games this March and April. The games will also be live on AM830. Visit Halo Nation for the press release about the games, the two bolded games are Dodgers broadcasts. 3/5 – Oakland – 12:05pm – FSW 3/6 – White Sox – 12:05pm – FSW 3/7 – Seattle – 12:05pm …