Oh happy day: Vin Scully will return next season as the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking his 65th season behind the mic. Scully, whose tenure with the Dodgers dates back to the team’s days in Brooklyn (the Los Angeles Dodgers have not played a home game without Scully in the booth), is currently […]
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Dodger Stadium undergoes soccer makeover
No baseball this weekend at Dodger Stadium, as the ballpark is being made over to host two professional soccer matches. Jackhammers were leveling the pitching mound yesterday, and sod was being laid down in the infield and the outfield warning track. From KPCC: One goal will be near the Dodgers dugout. The other will be […]
Your new menu item of the day: Frozen beer foam
Yes, this is an actual food item for sale at Dodger Stadium: specially prepared frozen beer foam designed to keep your beer cool in hot weather. The premise is simple: your beer will stay cooler if it’s covered with a thick beer foam. So the Dodgers have installed a beer-foam machine imported from Japan. Developed […]
Beating victim Stow sent home; no more insurance
Despite the need for around-the-clock care, Dodger Stadium beating victim Bryan Stow was sent home from the Centre for Neuro Skills in Bakersfield, Cal., because his insurance coverage ended. As you’ll recall, Giants fan Stow was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot following the season opener in 2011. After being beaten severely, he was […]
It’s official: Kings, Ducks to face off at Dodger Stadium
The NHL made it official: the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks will face off at Dodger Stadium as part of a sponsored series of hockey games to be played outdoors at ballparks and stadiums. The game is set for Jan. 25, 2014. The announcement follows the disclosure last week that the Chicago Blackhawks […]
Kendrick pooh-poohs Dodger Blue in Chase Field suite
Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick asked fans to remove their Los Angeles Dodgers gear while occupying a high-profile suite behind home plate at Chase Field, saying it violated ballpark guidelines. No, we’ve never heard of an MLB team prohibiting fans from wearing their team colors after spending thousands of dollars for seats. But the Diamondbacks […]
Another year, another big ‘Topes check to city
The Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) did it again: ownership will pay $1,521,967.02 to the City of Albuquerque at city-owned Isotopes Park, in the annual ceremony of handing over a check on Opening Day. The payment will be made at tonight’s season opener. The payment represents the basic rent sum plus surcharge amounts […]
Suchon new voice of ‘Topes
Josh Suchon is the new voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), becoming the third play-by-play announcer in team history. Suchon (pronounced “sue-shawn”) was the co-host of Dodgers Talk radio show on the Dodgers Radio Network from 2008-2011 and has called Los Angeles Dodgers spring-training games on Prime Ticket television and the […]
Dodgers unveil plans for sharpest scoreboards in majors
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 […]
Report: Dodgers, Fox close to $7B cable-rights deal
It’s coming down to the wire, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox Sports are coming down to the wire on a 20-year media-rights deal that will yield the team between $6 billion and $7 billion. In many ways, it’s not a surprise — we reported on a deal of this size way back in […]
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 […]
Glendale: We need to rework spring-training leases
The upcoming mayoral election in Glendale, Az., has some importance for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, as candidate Jerry Weiers wants to renegotiate the teams’ leases for the Camelback Ranch complex. The issue: Glendale is collapsing under the weight of sports-facility debt, relating both to the spring-training complex and Jobing.com Arena, the […]
The Week That Was: October 7
New Astros uniforms, potential new Rays ballparks, teams maneuvering for 2013 and ownership changes made headlines this past week. The top stories on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Astros to unveil new uniforms Nov. 2 Loudoun Hounds: We have deal for 2014 ballpark Cubs pitch new seating behind Wrigley Field home plate Abundance […]