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So am I an Idiot or a Good Dad
by MammothDodger on May 26, 2011 1:05 PM EDT
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As I had said in a post in some thread a few days ago, a parent of a player on my sons High School Baseball team has arranged for the team to go to the Dodgers v Rockies game on May31st. They will be in a suite. This parent is the CEO of Mammoth Mountain and has some contacts with the Dodgers and has also arranged for the boys to have field access during batting practice. They will be leaving Mammoth in the morning on an MMSA 25 passenger van (ultra comfy, TVs etc) get to the stadium, have a meet and greet with "Team Officials" then get on the field for Batting Practice. I am not sure what kind of access they will have to the players and coaches, but I am sure if any player wanted to they could and would approach the boys to chat or sign autographs and take pictures and such. Then the team will go up to a suite to watch the game. After the game they will get back in the van and come straight back to Mammoth, probably arriving home around 3 AM.
So here is where the idiot vs. good dad question comes in, I was asked if I want to go and said hell yes I want to go until I was told it was on the 31st, which is my daughters 10th birthday. At the time I had no idea it included pre-game field access, I thought it was just a suite for the game. It took all I had to not accept anyway. When my wife found out she said I should go, then my daughter found out she asked if she could go. I contacted the HS coach and asked if the offer to go was still available and can both my daughter and I go, but I am not very hopeful, he said he had already offered the seat to someone else. I am still patiently waiting an answer back, but as I said I am not hopeful.
This would be a dream trip, chance of a lifetime for this 40+ year Dodger fan, but it is my daughter's 10th birthday and I could not imagine missing it for anything. So which is it Idiot or Good Dad?
Woolly throws out the first pitch vs the Padres
I can not go but the 23rd vs the Padres is Mammoth Mountain night at Dodger Stadium. Wish they did it during the summer or on a Saturday
Building on what Elsid said in the thread on 08-11-10
by MammothDodger on Aug 12, 2010 1:50 AM EDT
on True Blue LA
Elsid without divulging names said in todays thread that there are players that want off the Dodgers. He did not provide reasons nor name names. I fully respect him and the confidence of his brother, and possibly others, that he is keeping. That said it certainly brings up the topic of "Who wants out?" And why? Teams go through evolution constantly and through revolution from time to time. Are the Dodgers about to enter a revolutionary period? Many of us would like to see the owner go, in favor of an owner with deeper pockets, but this is a unrealistic expectation, in my opinion. Frank is going to hold on tight with both hands. Joe is nearing the end of his career. Again there are many that will say good riddance. The game has passed him by, he cannot relate to the youngsters that currently make up the core of the team and will probably struggle to relate to the players soon to come up through the system. with the ownership situation it seems to me we will have a younger team (read cost controlled) in the very near future, whether Ned wants it that way or not. So the question is, who of the young core will be around for this transformation? And who wants out. This poll is not about who you want to be here or be gone, but look into the players eyes and guess who wants to jump ship. Obviously feel free to elaborate on your choice in the comments
The O'Malley Suite is not Complete without Tommy Lasorda
by MammothDodger on Jan 13, 2010 2:40 AM EST
on True Blue LA
Tommy Lasorda, at the mere mention of his name, everyone knows you are talking about a true blue Dodger, his six plus decades with the boys in blue is the longest of any person. Even longer than TBLAs Hall of Fame’s name sake Vin Scully. He and Scully are the only persons that have been with the LA Dodger organization as for every year they have been out west.
Released as a player in 1960, he went to work as a scout. After 4 years he became the manager in the Dodger system at Pocatello in 1965. He moved up the minor league system over the next 7 years, Ogden then Spokane and finally Albuquerque. He won championships all along the way. In 1973 he moved up to the big league club as 3rd base coach. Studying under the Great Walter Alston, he learned his craft well and in 1976 with four games left in the season he took over as Alston retired.
Over the next 21 seasons he compiled a .526 winning percentage, 1599 wins, four pennants and 2 World Series Championships. Tommy was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997, his first year eligible. Based solely on his long and successful tenure Tommy belongs in the O’Malley Suite, but Tommy was so much more than the sum of his statistical achievements.
Many will argue that Tommy was not much of a "numbers" guy, he was not a statistician. I would reply to them that he knows the game and knows the situation at hand and made the right call more often then not. He managed by motivation. It worked for him and the Dodgers.
He also was an unabashed rah-rah. Who can forget Tommy running onto the field after a big win, his arms raised to the sky, the height of his jumps measured in millimeters, in fact there would be some question if you could slide a sheet of paper between the soles of his shoes and the ground. Tommy bleeds Dodger Blue and prays to the Great Dodger in the Sky, for those too young to remember his tenure (which means you have not enjoyed a Dodger Championship) let me assure you that they were great years in Dodger history.
Does Tommy belong in over Alston, I do not think so. I believe they both deserve plaques in the O'Malley suite. It is hard to measure the success of a manager in any way except Wins and Championships and on both of these yard sticks both Walter and Tommy measure up quite well.
He also was always good for a quote (parental guidance is suggested)
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Best game I ever attended, by far
by MammothDodger on Oct 9, 2009 2:07 PM EDT
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We had great seats, Field Baseline, before the game Clayton warmed up right in front of us,
The stadium was rockin
Memories for me and my son to last a lifetime.
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Playoff Tickets
by MammothDodger on Sep 19, 2009 1:49 PM EDT
on True Blue LA
Anyone else get tickets this morning? I got a pair to all three games. Game 2 Field Baseline!! Hope I do not need to use the Game 5 tickets, but boy do I love the atmosphere of a series ending game!! Now just to figure out how to get midweek off, possibly in back to back weeks. Hope some other True Blue LArs were lucky as well. Just the start of a great playoff run all the way to the World Series Title.
Kirk Gibson is not our guy
by MammothDodger on Aug 12, 2009 10:13 PM EDT
on True Blue LA
Just watched the "Gibson Homerun" Beyond the Glory episode. So I can't believe I would write that title, but how can Tommy send up a banged up Gibson to face the best closer ever. I really think the Dave Anderson was the better call in that situation. Gibby just got lucky on a hanging slider. 1988 was a magical Dodger year, Orel, Gibson, Mickey Hatcher, Scioscia a great bunch of working man players. Oh the memories. Here is hoping that the 2009 edition of the Boys in Blue can bring back a little of that excitement, and oh yea the WS title that is now long overdue.
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