USA Today fell for the (fake/wrong) "Dodger Stadium is Flooded" social media 😬 And no correction (it was not. It was an optical illusion, a wet, black parking lot). #journalism#Dodgers#Dodger#Hilary#disinformation
Today in Labor History, October 30, 1945: Jackie Robinson signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the baseball color line in Major League Baseball. His first game with the Dodgers was in April, 1947. Robinson was an accomplished athlete, becoming the first student at UCLA to win letters in 4 different sports (baseball, basketball, football and track). Though he only played MLB for 10 seasons, he was MLB’s first Rookie of the Year, was a 6-time All-Star, and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1949. He also played in six World Series. In response to racist protests by his teammates, manager Leo Durocher said, "I do not care if the guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a fuckin' zebra. I'm the manager of this team, and I say he plays. What's more, I say he can make us all rich. And if any of you cannot use the money, I will see that you are all traded." Robinson’s teammate and fellow hall-of-famer Pee Wee Reese said, "You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one of them."
Jeff Passan reporting the Tigers & Dodgers had a deal in place for E-Rod but he invoked his ten team no trade clause (the Dodgers are on it) and the deal is dead. Sighhhh. #RepDetroit#Dodgers#Baseball#MLB#MLBTradeDeadline
Nice to see the Bogaerts homer, but I think Don Orsillo needs to work on that home run call — “Bogey goes boom!” #Padres 4, #Dodgers 0, bottom of the fifth. #MLB#baseball@baseball
I’m going to add some #baseball and #dodgers content. Last summer, my daughter had a cheer performance at a Rancho Cucamonga Quakes game (Dodgers low-A affiliate). Coincidentally, Clayton Kershaw had a rehab start that day. I’ve seen Kersh pitch before, but seeing him in a more intimate minor league ballpark was a special treat. I wish I would have taken better pictures, but whatevs.
One of the weird things about rooting for the #Padres is it makes sense to root for the #Dodgers when they play other National League teams. Nobody’s going to beat LA over 162 games, so you might as well root for them to beat up SD’s wild-card competition. #MLB#baseball@baseball
The #Dodgers infield of Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Davey Lopes & Steve Garvey stayed together 8 1/2 years until Cey’s marriage to Yoko Ono finally tore them apart.
#SanDiego#Padres are killin’ it. Beat the #Dodgers on their home turf 2 out of 3. That rarely happens. I know this means nothing to 99% of those reading this, but it sure is fun for me. #Baseball