Friday, June 12, 2015 |
Nancy Bea Hefley Nearly Retires
"They said I had a job as long as I want the job, the job would not be open for anybody else," Hefley said. "I will be signing a new contract at the end of the year."Whew. Bullet dodged.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
Brian Stow Opens Eyes, Still In Critical Condition
The Dodgers increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the assailants by $100,000, making the total now $200,000. The LAPD yesterday revealed a woman drove the getaway car of the suspects. Bryan's mother Ann Stow praised the support she received in Los Angeles, saying "This truly is the city of angels" as her son was transferred to a San Francisco hospital.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
The Fans Have Spoken
Dodger Stadium on Clayton Kershaw Bobblehead night. Via Chad Moriyama on Twitter.
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Monday, April 18, 2011 |
Bryan Stow Back In A Coma After Seizures
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
Dodgers Cancel Half-Price Beer Sales
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Thursday, April 07, 2011 |
LAPD To Deploy More Cops In Dodger Stadium — Maybe
When asked whether the cost of adding additional officers would be passed on to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, Beck said he expected the Dodgers would foot the bill. Villaraigosa declined to say whether he had a formal commitment from McCourt to pay what could quickly become a six-figure cost, depending on how big the response and how many games it lasts. Discussions with McCourt and his staff to reach an agreement are ongoing, Villaraigosa said.Oh, wait — actual moneyz will be involved???!!! Oh, noes!!!11!!1!! SRSLY, this isn't actually going to happen, or if it does, the details, when announced, will be vital.
Update 4/8: Several new stories on this topic elsewhere:
- Via Vin Scully Is My Homeboy, in the Times (the team will review "lighting in the parking lots, staffing levels of security personnel and the organization's policy on alcohol sales").
- MSTI reminds us that Frank fired his head of security last year and never replaced him.
- The Times also says the team will see a doubling of the 30-40 officers now attending games. The Dodgers have supposedly agreed to pay for the overtime, but as the statements above make clear, how much and how long this will last are questions still pending.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011 |
Random Bullety Stuff
- The Dodgers have hired ex-LAPD chief William J. Bratton. While nice (and yet another nod in the direction of hiring an ex-Beantown resident), this doesn't strike me as being sufficient in itself. More security.
- The Register is restarting its Dodgers coverage, after what seemed a long stretch of being at sea; the paper was buying its coverage from the Daily News group of papers, but otherwise paid little heed to the team north of the Orange Curtain. I was pleased, therefore, to see that the Reg has a new Dodger blogger who gave me a nice link yesterday. Thanks, Howard Cole. Linky coming presently.
- Similarly, there's been some link cleanup on the sidebar. Older blogs who haven't been updated in a while (that being subjective) are now gone.
- Ivan DeJesus was optioned to AAA Albuquerque prior to today's game. The return to the 25-man roster was Casey Blake, coming back from a 15-day DL stint.
- Update: Erick Aybar's MRI revealed a left side strain. Sounds like a trip to the 15-day DL.
- Update 2: No. Effing. Way. The Dodgers are bringing back John Ely. Mind. Blown.
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Saturday, April 02, 2011 |
McCourt Confident In Security Despite Thursday Brutality
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Friday, April 09, 2010 |
Dodgers Introduce New Menus For 2010
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 |
Dodger Stadium Shuttle To Run Again This Year
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Friday, October 30, 2009 |
Dodgers To Delay Stadium Renovations
The team's goal was to begin construction after the 2009 season and complete all three phases by 2012. With the credit markets drying up during the past 18 months, it has been difficult for the Dodgers to obtain financing for refurbishing the 47-year-old facility, team VP/PR & Broadcasting Josh Rawitch told SportsBusiness Daily.That's kind of a funny thing to say considering the the team just came off the second-highest attendance year in its history. I don't say this as anything like an absolute certainty, but isn't it at least possible that this could be the first casualty of Frank-n-Jamie's crackup?
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Friday, June 12, 2009 |
The Brutal Dodger Kiss-Cam
Today, I went to a Dodger game with my crush. Between innings, the "Kiss cam" came up on the big screen. The camera happened to land on us, and when my crush saw us on the screen, he leaned away from me and buried his face in his hands. Everyone saw, and sympathetically said "Awww." FMLI've always wondered why people don't kiss on-camera. Sometimes I imagine they're brother and sister.
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Sunday, May 10, 2009 |
A Marketing Hint For The McCourts
Thursday, April 30, 2009 |
Dodger Stadium Gets Its Own ZIP Code
The official unveiling will take place Saturday, June 6, before the Dodgers' 1:10 p.m. PT game with Philadelphia.I'll be curious to see what the boundaries of the proposed ZIP code are."Not only do more than three million citizens call Dodger Stadium their summer home each year but fans from all over the world send cards and letters to the Dodgers organization and their favorite players," said Gregory G. Graves, the Postal Service's district manager for Los Angeles, in a statement released by the club.
The Los Angeles city council designated Dodger Stadium and its associated property "Dodgertown" last October.
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Monday, April 13, 2009 |
Man Stabbed After Dodgers Home Opener
The stabbing was reported at 5:43 p.m. in parking lot 6 at Dodger Stadium, said Officer Karen Rayner. The victim, who was not immediately identified, was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.Police are searching for the assailant, who fled with two others in a black pickup truck, Rayner said.
"Officers have a good description of the vehicle and the suspects, and we expect to make arrests," she said.
About the same time, police received a report of a man with a gun in parking lot 4. Rayner said police later determined that the man had been vandalizing cars and was unarmed. He fled before officers arrived.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 |
Dodgers, Trolley Still At Impasse
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 |
Dodgers Trolley May Not Return Next Year
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 |
Rowdy Dodger Fans Getting Press; Now, Will The McCourts Do Something About It?
"It was pretty intense," said Dan Pike, 28, a Las Vegas resident and Phillies fan who was tormented for much of Monday's playoff game at Dodger Stadium by two brew-bleary home-team supporters sitting behind him.Add to that endless obscene taunting, security that is slow to react or missing in action, and horrible parking, and trips to Dodger Stadium can become a real drag. What concerns me about this piece isn't so much that it's getting written; that's a net positive. Given the McCourts' tendencies to treat everything as a PR problem, it strikes me likely that nothing will be done about it if they think they can make the perception go away without changing the reality.He endured pushing, shoving and obscene taunts, along with a seat soaking by strategically spilled Buds whenever he stood to cheer.
"After about eight beers, they were getting a little physical," said Pike, whose misery ended only when security officers hauled off the pair.
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 |
Tony Pierce On Classless Dodger Fans
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Saturday, September 20, 2008 |
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, Or, How To Keep People From Getting Into Dodger Stadium
I arrived at the stadium at 4:55 — okay, that was my bad, but as I discovered presently, it wouldn't have mattered anyway. After reaching the upper deck ticket office, I discovered that it had already closed, and more, that the ticket office that was open wouldn't sell me tickets to a future game.
So, I got to stand in line, at first with just the people who wanted tickets to a future Dodger game, to the right of the line of people waiting to get in for the night's game. Later, the guy in the day ticket booth — who were actually selling tickets for today's game despite the "SOLD OUT" signs at the parking lot gates — told me that we actually needed to be in the line with all the game day ticket holders.
Okay.
So by this point I'm getting pretty sore: first, the Dodgers have open ticket windows but they can't sell me tickets, and then, they make me wait in not one but two lines, one of those because the people at the window were unclear as to where we needed to be. What I found after I got in line was even more appalling, though; the people in line ahead of me told me they got in to the park at 4:00 pm but were unable to buy tickets at the upper deck advance window because of a power outage. They were told to go downstairs to buy their tickets, but this proved impossible and they were redirected back up to the upper deck. So they waited an hour and forty minutes just to get to the ticket window.
It was more irritating at the time, of course, and the fact that I eventually ended up with a pair of tickets that cost me, basically, $15 parking made it sting that much less. (I was told at the gate I had 20 minutes to get my tickets and get back through the gate, a ludicrously small time as it turned out.) But if Frank McCourt is worried about getting butts in the seats, he really needs to rethink his stadium operations.
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