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An experiment or omen, disguised as nostalgia?
From Dodgers.com:
The Los Angeles Dodgers will spotlight former stars Ron Cey, Eric Davis, Tommy Davis, Al Downing, Steve Garvey and Eric Karros as guest analysts alongside play-by-play broadcasters Ross Porter and Rick Monday on six of the team's remaining home game broadcasts over Dodgers flagship station KFWB 980 AM, it was announced today by Dodgers Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Lon Rosen.
"This group of guest analysts will complement the solid play-by-play of Ross Porter and Rick Monday in a cohesive, entertaining manner that will offer new insights for Dodger fans," Rosen said. "We believe fans will benefit by the vast baseball knowledge and on-field experience these former Dodger greats bring to the microphone."
Eric Davis will be the initial guest analyst for the Dodgers' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sept. 7, followed by Eric Karros (Sept. 8) and Tommy Davis (Sept. 9). When the Dodgers return to host the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 27, Steve Garvey will join the booth - followed on consecutive days by Ron Cey (Sept. 28) and Al Downing (Sept. 29).
No. 1, I admit, change scares me to an extent just because it's change. I know that's wrong, but it does.
No. 2, I'm skeptical about the reality of this occuring in a "cohesive, entertaining manner."
No. 3, Are these auditions?
No. 4, Will they look at Rick Monday and ask themselves, "There but for the lack of grace of God go I?"
No. 5, Where's Mike Ramsey? Either of them?
No. 6, Won't it be awkward to have the man who thought he should have been the Dodger first baseman in 2004 commenting on Hee Seop Choi?
No. 7, The Davises are the most unexpected choices on this list and the ones I most look forward to hearing, relatively speaking.
Update: Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com adds to the speculation that these are auditions. He also reports that Ross Porter's and Monday's contracts expire at the end of this season.
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