Today, the #Dodgers acquired Yu Darvish from the Rangers in exchange for minor leaguers Willie Calhoun, Brandon Davis and AJ Alexy.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 31, 2017
When the rookie becomes the HERO. 👌
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 31, 2017
Welcome to the 2017 #Dodgers, @kFarm17! #WALKOFF | #LetsGoDodgers pic.twitter.com/Mc4UQs1c6B
Claire Smith is the first woman recipient of the Hall of Fame's prestigious J.G. Taylor Spink Award, and Steve Garvey played a role in her career.
From "Claire Smith, a Pioneer in Sports Writing, Is Honored at Cooperstown" at the New York Times:
...her greatest challenge came from the San Diego Padres during their 1984 playoff series against the Chicago Cubs. She was ejected from the clubhouse, then rescued by an empathetic Padres player, Steve Garvey, who fed her quotes from his teammates.
But Smith was no damsel in distress; she had an unbending professionalism about her that wore down even the most stubborn resistance.
“I had a game story to write,” she said in 1984, after she had been pushed out the Padres’ door.
Other pioneers in the sport — including Sandy Koufax, the Jewish Dodgers pitcher who refused to play on Yom Kippur during the World Series; Frank Robinson, the first black manager in the major leagues; and Rachel Robinson, the widow of Jackie Robinson — gave her a standing ovation Saturday.
The most heartfelt moment at the ceremony arrived when Smith introduced Garvey in the audience, thanking him for his help all those years ago.
“I knew it was a very important moment,” Garvey said after the ceremony. “And I knew she was a very deep soul.”
And from her acceptance speech:
Steve Garvey, please stand, just as you did when salvaging the worst day of my career. After I was kicked out of a clubhouse during the 1984 postseason due to gender, Steve came out to the tunnel to assure I would have postgame quotes. When he saw that I was becoming emotional after having been manhandled, he uttered the most important words an athlete ever said to me: "I will stay here as long as you need me to, but remember, you have a job to do."
Beautiful stuff, and a complete surprise to me. Good job, Dad.
1: Claire Smith; 2: Willie Weinbaum, ESPN.com
Fri, 7p: Alex Wood vs Matt Moore
Sat, 1p: Rich Hill vs Ty Blach
Sun, 5p: Hyun-Jin Ryu vs Matt Cain
Four years ago we brought you Ron Johnstone's advice on raising a Dodger Blue fan in orange country. Ron's advice included:
Constructive conversations about honesty and integrity every time a Giant gets suspended or indicted for substance abuse, and if you live anywhere near Burlingame, take a field trip to the old BALCO offices and tell stories from the car about a star player allowing his childhood friend (who had young children himself) to spend a year in jail.
These words came at the behest of Orlando Zepeda, a Dodger fan living in Giants territory.
Now we have an update from Orlando:
4 years after this post. Now a father of an 8 month old son in SF. It was my Giant fan wife's idea to name our son charles VINcent zepeda.
(wipes tear from eye) Good job, Orlando and wife. You two have come so far since...
Thurs, 7p: Kenta Maeda vs Mike Foltyniewicz (I didn't cut & paste that!)
Fri, 7p: Alex Wood vs Jaime Garcia (maybe)
Sat, 6p: Rich Hill vs Julio Teheran
Sun, 1p: Clayton Kershaw vs Sean Newcomb
Tues, 5p: Clayton Kershaw vs Miguel Gonzalez
Wed, 5p: Kenta Maeda vs Carlos Rodon
Now look at those standings! That's the way you do it. You play the guitar on the MTV (record scratch sound effect) — whoops, I mean, should we be worried about the Diamondbacks acquiring J.D. Martinez? Let's hope 10.5 games hollllllds!
Dodgers asking $12 million a year for naming rights to field (Sports Business Daily)
UPDATE:
Stan Kasten: "We’re not selling the name of the stadium." The name of the field at Dodger Stadium? Could be.#Dodgers https://t.co/Ww7xWIBET7
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) July 19, 2017
Sat, 4p: Alex Wood vs. Jose Ureña
Sun, 10a: Rich Hill vs. Edinson Volquez
It's all about that sweet, sweet lefty home-run swing of Cody Bellinger. He goes up against the Rockies' Charlie Blackmon in the first round and is chasing Joc Pederson's second-place finish in 2015, the best a Dodger has fared in the Home Run Derby. Go Cody!
Fri, 7p: Kenta Maeda vs Jason Hammel
Sat, 4:15p: Brandon McCarthy vs Ian Kennedy
Sun, 1p: Clayton Kershaw vs Danny Duffy
