After an early dinner at Pizzeria Mozza on Saturday (capsule review: we agree with Andre), Mrs. Orel and I headed up to Universal City to catch Conan O'Brien's live show (capsule review: more fun than funny). We hadn't been to CityWalk in something like ten years, and were reminded why: It's a touristy nightmare.
But even touristy nightmares can have an oasis, and in this case it's the Dodgers Clubhouse (which is really just a pretty ordinary merchandise store — but it beats a joint selling nothing but socks. Or sandals).
As I approached the store, of course I tried to identify the 15-foot player adorning its facade. Where's his number? Why does he look so generic? Would they really put a no-name player up there? Or is the sign so expensive that they can't take a chance using a player who might eventually embarrass the team, or worse, fade into irrelevance? Is that really a model portraying a Dodger? Or a Photoshop job?
So tell us, SoSG readers: Who is the numberless Universal CityWalk Dodger? I'm all ears.
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22 comments:
They took the LAs off the sleeves too.
Is that Mark Sweeney sending another lazy fly to the glove of an opposing outfielder?
My first instinct was Casey Blake, but don't ask me to defend it.
@Greg I was thinking Casey Blake too but it looks like it would be someone from the mid to late 90's
I vote Blake. Although part of me wants to say the batter looks like a lefty, based on the way he's standing. Then again, the image could just be flipped.
It's John Ely!
it kinda looks like Casey, but he's batting left-handed
Or is this an impromptu SoSG off-day puzzle, since Monday's game got rained out?
I also think it's a heavily manipulated Casey Blake.
The swing looks so awkward, though,
I would guess Billy Ashley but it looks like this guy made contact.
Next would be Casey Blake but the lack of a commitment to either show or not show the stirup socks was very late 80s early 90s
it did get me thinking maybe they had Casey shave the beard in the winter to create "Generic Dodger" and after he liked the look.
eyeblack
stirrups
gloves
awkward swing
Dave Hansen?
I'm pretty sure the at least part of his number is there behind his (left?) sleeve. Might be a 1 or a 7.
Kirk Gibson
I think it also depends on when the billboard went up. If it was prior to the summer of '08, it's not Casey.
I like FB's Dave Hansen guess. Other than that I would say a Mike Marshall/Blake/Hansen monster like in that episode on superfriends when the evil scientist made the combined superhero monster. You know batman's head superman's chest...ect.
Im calling Eric Karros.
I work at that store on weekends. I can tell you that its just an actor they put in a Dodgers uniform. At least thats the "official" story. I still think its Dave Hansen.
Jim Eisenreich.
And I'm sticking to it.
He is left-handed, after all.
Erik Karros. But it looks like the image has been mirrored along with all the other missing logos on the uniform.
Steve Finley perhaps?
Haha, I was just there on Saturday for the Conan O'Brien show (*cough*) and was wondering the same thing. Looks circa early-to-mid '90s, whoever it is.
Eric Davis
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