The Los Angeles Dodgers are installing the sharpest videoboards in the majors — a full high-def 1080p — in Dodger Stadium for the 2013 season, with the assistance of ANC Sports Enterprises. They will be the first 10mm 1080p surface mount light-emitting diode (LED) displays in baseball. The new scoreboards will be in both right […]
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Dodgers still mapping out long-term future of Dodger Stadium
The Los Angeles Dodgers ownership is committed to putting money into short-term maintenance at Dodger Stadium this offseason, but a long-term plan is still in the works. No surprise: Mark Walters, Stan Kasten and crew haven’t actually owned the ballpark for too long, and ballpark guru Janet Marie Smith has only been with the team […]
Jamie McCourt: I want chunk of Dodger proceeds
Jamie McCourt is back in court, arguing that Frank McCourt’s sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion after a valuation of $300 million in divorce proceedings represented fraud — and she wants her share. Jamie McCourt’s lawyers are seeking to overturn the divorce settlement that saw her walk away with $131 million, with […]
LA brings in Janet Marie Smith to oversee Dodger Stadium renovations
Janet Marie Smith, perhaps the most successful ballpark executive in the last 20 years, will attempt to work her magic at Dodger Stadium, as the team names her Senior VP of Planning and Development. The most important task for her: overseeing renovations to Dodger Stadium, a project promised by the new Los Angeles Dodgers ownership even before […]
Dodgers: We’d look at adding NFL stadium to Chavez Ravine
The layout of Chavez Ravine, where Dodger Stadium is located, could change dramatically if an NFL stadium is built there — and the Dodgers would look at any proposals. It’s all talk, of course: the NFL wants to add one or two teams to Los Angeles, but the lack of movement on stadiums downtown and […]
The Week That Was: June 10
The return of affiliated ball to Portland, affiliation issues, Dodger Stadium and the launch of the summer-collegiate season were among the most popular stories on Ballpark Digest last week, as measured by page views. By the way, Ballpark Digest hit a milestone yesterday: the 5,000th article in site history was posted. Spikes: We’re ready to […]
Kasten: Dodger Stadium renovations could hit nine figures
Saying the renovations could end up costing hundreds of millions, Stan Kasten outlined some of the physical improvements new owners have planned for Dodger Stadium. While Dodger Stadium is a crown jewel of Major League Baseball ballparks — now the third oldest, after Fenway Park and Wrigley Field — it’s also been steadily neglected since it was […]
Nasty details emerge in Dodger Stadium beating hearing
It could up being an ugly sight: a judge is deciding whether to move forward with a trial against the pair accused of beating Bryan Stow in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on Opening Day 2011. You’re aware of the story: San Francisco Giants fan Stow was jumped after the Dodgers/Giants opening match in the […]
The Week That Was: May 27
Success in Pensacola, Dodger Stadium problems, fence dimensions and affiliated ball in Ottawa: The most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Blue Wahoos: Success means ballpark upgrades Freedom Baseball League begins play New Astros uniforms: Bring back the orange! Charges dropped in Dodger Stadium beating Marlins: No […]
Winter Classic outdoors in Los Angeles? Dodgers say yes
With hockey fever sweeping Los Angeles, Dodgers President Stan Kasten says his organization will look at hosting a future NHL Winter Classic. Kasten, who has somewhat of a background in hockey after heading Ted Turner’s sports organizations (which included the NHL’s Atlanta Threshers), says the technology exists to keep the ice solid and viable in […]
Charges dropped in Dodger Stadium beating
Because both sides in a Dodger Stadium parking-lot postgame fracas were determined to be at fault, Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to press charges on anyone involved. It was a case of road rage gone extreme, as a simple fender-bender ended up turning into something more violent. Though one of the participants got the worst […]
New owners, old problems: another beating at Dodger Stadium
Though there are new owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, old problems persist at Dodger Stadium, as police deal with a fan being assaulted as he left the parking lot. The case is different than the beating of Bryan Stow last season, when Dodgers and Giants fan clashed after the season opener. Yesterday it was […]
The Week That Was: May 13
New indy leagues and affiliated ballparks, updates to Dodger Stadium and Wrigley Field, and the fate of the Portland market all made headlines this week at Ballpark Digest. Here are the most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views: Five potential ballpark sites under discussion in Wilmington Dodger […]