Dodgers FanFest and 42 at Dodger Stadium
The first thing I noticed when I got to Dodger Stadium were the incredible long lines. I said “If that is the line I need to get in I am leaving” but I was told there was another line to get into the Fanfest. That line was much smaller. I got in line and started talking to the fans around me when one told me that if you are a season ticket holder you can walk right in, “Ahhh”, I thought “much better” Still the lines inside to get autograph were already long so I walked around chit chatting with friends
Afterwards I looked for the food trucks. I ordered a
a pupusa stuffed with chicken, cheese and spinach that was very good. I washed that down with a mango drink with boba (tapioca balls).
I had not heard from Lorena and I could not find Rosie so I was contemplating leaving to SABR day at the La Habra library. I was actually mapping how to get there when I heard from Lorena. I was so glad to see her! I had not seen her since our last game where Lorena, Rosie and I sat in the dugout seats for the last game at Dodger Stadium. Afterwards Amanda showed up then I ran into Char who is also a member of the Baseball Reliquary. She is a big fan of Wes Parker so I turned around and said “look at this”
Char was telling me about the baseball exhibition at the end so we all walked there. I had seen Gary Cypres exhibition at the Folk Art museum twice before so I left them there to go see and listen to Vin Scully.
They caught up with me and we listened to Matt Kemp. I told them that I was going back to the baseball exhibition. I started taking some pictures when I saw Dodgers Historian Mark Langill. He introduced to the two men he was talking to, Randy Tivens of Let’s talk Dodgers and Gary Cypres, owner Sports Museum of Los Angeles.
Randy Tivens, Mark Langill and Gary Cypres.
These three gentlemen made the day more enjoyable talking baseball and a little football was mixed in there too. It was such a long chat that Mark was afraid he was going to faint. I offered Mark one of the rice crispies they had at the Fanfest with the JCPenney logo made of sugar with sprinkles. He was eating that when Jorge Martin stopped to say Hi. I told Jorge “I almost did not recognize Jorge, you look like a regular fan. Mark said “he is!” 
Jorge Martin, Emma and Mark Langilll. pic by Randy.
From there Mark went to get something to eat and Randy and I went to have our first Cool-A-Coo of 2013!
From Gary Cypres collection:
1910 Chicago Cubs field sweater
1920′s New York Yankees field sweater
1920′s St Luis outer jacket
Movie 42 at Dodger Stadium
Randy, Mark, Gary and I were talking about the upcoming movie 42, Jackie Robinson, Harrison Ford and Branch Rickey. I told Mark “they should show the movie at Dodger Stadium” to which he responded “We are” Randy said “there you go Emma, exclusive!. haha.
Dodgers July 2013 Schedule
The All-Star game is in New York on 7/16. Yankees come to Dodger Stadium 7/30 & 7/31 and Dodgers travel to Toronto 7/22 to 7/24. I’ve been to Rogers Centre when in 2007 I was sent to Toronto for a few days. The Blue Jays were in town playing against the Red Sox so I went to a game and saw Daisuke Matsuzaka pitch.
Dates Star breakdown:
1-Star = none
2-Star = 7/12, 7/13, 7/14, 7/26, 7/27, 7/28
3-Star = 7/11, 7/25
4-Star = 7/30, 7/31
ref: TheLFP.com
Dodgers June 2013 Schedule
June is my birthday (6/28) and my boys in Blue will be playing against the Phillies.
Below is the June calendar schedule courtesy of Left Field Pavilion
Date Star breakdown
1-Star = 6/3, 6/5, 6/10, 6/12
2-Star = 6/4, 6/7, 6/9, 6/24, 6/26, 6/28, 6/30
3-Star = 6/6, 6/8, 6/11, 6/25, 6/27, 6/29
I am looking forward to the return of The Oldtimers game on 6/8! The Braves will be in town then. Also Sandy Koufax bobblehead is 6/27 And let’s not forget a trip to Yankee Stadium, God willing.
Dodgers May 2013 Schedule
Here is the Dodger May 2013 schedule courtesy of http://www.thelfp.com/blog/
I got a pocket schedule today at the FanFest. Instead of the light blue showing the home games, now we have colors showing the breakdown of prices between 1-star to 4 stars. Here are the dates star breakdown:
1-Star = 5/1, 5/6, 5/8, 5/13, 5/15
2-Star = 5/7, 5/10, 5/11, 5/24, 5/26
3-Star = 5/12, 5/14, 5/25, 5/27, 5/28
Note: I added the cdates star breakdown for April http://crzblue.mlblogs.com/2013/01/18/dodgers-april-2013-schedule/
Brooklyn Dodgers. Where are they now. Pat McGlothin
Pat McGlothin then
| Name | DOB | Birthplace | Uniform # |
| Pat McGlothin | 10/20/1920 | Coalfield, TN | 23 |
Ezra Mac “Pat” McGlothin was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He pitched in 8 games during the 1949 and 1950 seasons. His major league debut was April 24, 1949 and his final game on April 18, 1950.
He spent time in the Minors with Mobile, St Paul and Montreal, pitching three career no-hitters in those venues. The Dodgers had 26 farm clubs in those days.
In a heroic effort, Pat pitched 19 innings in a 5-4 game, knocked in three runs including the game-winner in the bottom of the 19th, and held Ted Williams without a hit in seven tries. Pat had a hit to tie the score in the 17th before ending the contest in the 19th.
Pat McGlothin now
Pat McGlothin, owner of Mutual Insurance company has been serving customers in Tennessee since 1954. He enjoys exercising and watching baseball games.
Pat showing his collection of baseballs:
ref. www.govolsxtra.com , www.Baseball.Examiner, http://www.mutualinsurancetn.com/http://marksephemera.blogspot.com/
Brooklyn Dodgers. Where are they now. Jean-Pierre Roy
Jean-Pierre Roy Then
| Name | DOB | Birthplace | Uniform # |
| Jean-Pierre Roy | 06/26/1920 | Montreal, Canada | 34 |
I went straight to SABR to read about Jean-Pierre Roy because I had read the bio project in the SABR website http://sabr.org. Rory Costello wrote this one two just like the prior one on Olmo.
What interesting lives these men have led. They played in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and let’s not forget serving their country. If they were not holding other jobs in the offseason they were off to play elsewhere in the Winter Fall, any time!
This French-Canadian played just three big-league games in his career but he like Rory Costello says “hopscotched” around Cuba, Mexico, Brooklyn and Montreal
I would like to read more about this Mexican magnate Jorge Pasquel and his brother who raided the American leagues luring players to jump to the Mexican leagues. Roy jumped but he never played because he was not eligible. But back in Cuba, other men were. Guilty by association got him suspended from Organized Baseball in 1947.
For this “Ladies Man” it was joining and rejoining teams in Canada, US, Cuba (one of his favorite places), Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and even Panama. From this SABR Biography project at: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/154a8e59
For the 1950 summer season, Roy rejoined Hollywood, where he went 2-2, 4.09. Off the field, he was also performing for a different crowd. The suave crooner’s nightclub act included numbers in English, Spanish, and French — “things like ‘Bésame Mucho,’ which was popular at the time, and ‘La Vie en Rose.’” Jean-Pierre recalled to Ronald King in 2004, “The manager, Fred Haney, didn’t like that. So I bought back my contract and went elsewhere.” [40]
Even Luis Olmo then Manager in Santiago, Cuba invited him but he slipped in the dugout and hurt his elbow. He went back to Montreal where he made one last fling with the Provincial League in 1955.
Jean-Pierre now
from the SABR article:
In 1956, Roy did some TV broadcasting for the Royals on CBF-TV. [47] He’d previously noted his intention to continue his nightclub singing career. Perhaps it was on a related note that he moved to Las Vegas, where he spent roughly 10 or 11 years in jobs ranging from croupier to real-estate agent.
In 1968 when the Montreal Expos joined the National League, Jean-Pierre became an analyst on both radio and Television.
From the same SABR Biography project on Roy:
Since retiring, the elder statesman of Montréal baseball has received several honors. In July 1995, he was inducted into the Expos Hall of Fame, and the Québec Sports Pantheon did likewise that September. In April 2001, the Québec Baseball Hall of Fame followed suit.
These days Roy spends his winters in Pompano Beach, Florida. He and his wife, Jane Duval Roy (his prior marriage ended with no children) head back north to Canada from May to October. There they live in the town of Nicolet, across the St. Lawrence from Trois-Rivières. Jean-Pierre has been working on an autobiography, and it will surely be a pleasure to hear this raconteur tell his own stories in full.
Read the rest of the Biography Jean-Pierre Roy from SABR. Is a fascinating read.
ref: SABR.org
Sandy Koufax is back with the Dodgers!
Best news ever this morning!! Sandy Koufax is back with the Dodgers!!!
Welcome back Sandy!
MLB@MLB
Ace up their sleeves: @Dodgers to be joined by Sandy Koufax at #SpringTraining: http://atmlb.com/XwT4pO
MLBHot Stove. La Estufa Caliente. Scott Rolen & Chad Billingsley
I forgot to post this. My friend called me late last night and told me that the Dodgers offered Scott Rolen a one year contract. Scott wants two.
Interesting fact: Scort Rolen and Don Mattingly were both born in the same town of Evansville, Indiana. Here is another interesting fact that my friend told me. Scott Rolen step dad was a freshman at Van Nuys high school while Don Drysdale was a Senior.
Chad Billingley
Todd of http://cookandsonbats.mlblogs.com/ sent me this tweet and picture:
He twitted this to me:
@crzblue Tim had a baseball clinic today for his little league. See the guy standing in Blue? That’s #ChadBillingsley. pic.twitter.com/3Icu6hhv
Todd also said this: C&S @cookandsonbats
@crzblue FYI, he said this complex is where he does his offseason workouts.
Wish Todd would have asked how his progress is going.
Rest in peace Stan the Man! You were the man Mr. Stan Musial.
He was married to his wife Lillian for nearly 72 years before she passed away in May of 2012.
Rest in peace the Earl of Baltimore, Mr Earl Weaver.
Sad day in baseball with the passing of these two men.
Brooklyn Dodgers. Where are they now. Luis Olmo
Luis Olmo Then
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Jackie Robinson, Senate president of Puerto Rico, Luis Munoz Marin and Luis Olmo.
| Name | DOB | Birthplace | Uniform # |
| Luis Olmo | 10/11/1919 | Puerto Rico | 21 |
I googled Luis Olmo and noticed I had an old post where I dedicated the post to Luis Olmo because my blog came in at #21 and in addition to Olmo wearing #21 it was his birthday that day. I had posted the above picture.
Luis Francisco Rodríguez Olmo known as El Jíbaro – The Hillbilly, was the second Puerto Rico to play in the Major Leagues. The first one was Hiram Bithorn who played with the Cubs in 1942.
El Jibaro played for the Dodgers from 1943 to 1945 then again in 1949. Luis Olmo became the first Puerto Rican to play in a World Series, during which he hit a home run and three hits in one game
Olmo lead the National League in triples in 1945. On May 18 of that year he hit a grand slam home run and a bases loaded triple in the same game. No other player accomplished that feat in the 20th century.
Olmo jumped to the Mexican League in 1946 because one Mexican team owner offered a higher salary than what Branch Rickey Sr. was offering. Olmo and several other jumpers were banned by MLB Commissioner Happy Chandler for going to the Mexican League. For Olmo the suspension lasted three years. Olmo returned to the Dodgers in 1949.
From the SABR bioproject by Rory Costello:
After his return in late June, Olmo got into 38 games for Brooklyn, batting .305/1/14 in 105 at-bats as he backed up Tommy Brown and Duke Snider. He got off to a hot start, getting 12 hits in his first 27 at-bats (.444), capped by a game-ending homer at Ebbets Field on July 17. Yet perhaps his most memorable contribution to the 1949 pennant winners was a sensational catch that he made at Ebbets on August 24 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Brooklyn was up 2-0 in the fifth inning, but St. Louis had the tying runs in scoring position, and at the plate was the feared batter whom Ebbets fans dubbed “The Man” – Stan Musial. Olmo, always known as a fine outfielder, needed every foot of the old ballpark’s cozy dimensions, including the extra afforded by the corrugated exit gate in left field. He leaped and made the catch, snuffing out the rally, and the Dodgers went on to win, drawing to within one game of first. Brooklyn did not overtake St. Louis until late September, but the complexion of the race might have changed if the Cards had won that day. Baseball Digest wrote up the play in August 1961, and as late as 2009, it earned an entry in a book devoted to great outfield catches, Going, Going . . . Caught!
Olmo played for the Boston Braves in 1950 & 1951. In ’51 he only played in 21 games before being sent to the Triple-A Milwaukee Brewers. There he concluded his US career.
He joined Licey of the Dominican League. The remainder of Olmo’s playin career consisted of four Winter season in Puerto Rico. He was also scouting for the Braves. He was manager for several teams in Puerto Rico. The PRWL named him Manager of the year seven times.
Luis Olmo now:
Luis Rodriguez Olmo celebrating 90 years.
from SABR biography by Rory Costello:
Olmo began playing golf since 1968 and in 2011 still got out on the links twice a week, one of the reasons he remained so fit in his 90s. At one point, though, he was carrying more weight than was good for him – he dropped 50 pounds on doctor’s orders. In August 2009, after SABR’s Puerto Rican chapter and the Museum of Sports of Guaynabo celebrated his 90th birthday, Olmo said, “I just turned 90. I hoped to reach 80 and that has passed. I am playing extra innings. And I recall as if it were yesterday when I arrived in the majors. The baseball of today is the same as what I played. The only thing that has changed is the salaries.” Four days after his 92nd birthday, I asked Luis to what he attributes his long life. He said simply, with a little chuckle, “I been lucky. Living good.”
ref: pic, Colleccion Luiz Munoz Marin, baseball-fever, http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/a26bda17
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