Off-Day Linkage

Vin Scully and the late usher Ira Hawkins.

• "At his funeral, the team answered that call, as more than two dozen Dodger Stadium ushers showed up in full uniform, bringing the family to tears." Dodger Stadium usher worked to the end (Bill Plaschke, LA Times)
  
• This stuff was complicated a hundred years ago. Stealing Signs In Baseball: A Hall Of Famer's Guide (Deadspin)
  
• An old article, but entertaining nonetheless. Skipper vs. ump arguments not always as they seem (MLB.com)