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I gave an interview on the Dodgers for MVN.com. It starts about five minutes into the podcast, after some split views on the team by hosts Brandon Rosage and Joe Aiello, and includes a couple of, well, atypical questions.
Aside from having a pioneering and distinguished career, Kilpatrick was also the father of Erik Kilpatrick, who played Curtis Jackson on The White Shadow.
Who?
Who?
http://tinyurl.com/2yrz2p
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That Lambo article made me wonder why he doesn't rank higher on most Dodger Top Prospect lists. Sounds like he will by the time the next ones come out. He was definitely a steal.
If you do nothing else this weekend, please read ToyCannon's piece on his friend Roger over at TrueBlueLA. Jon has provided a link up top. I promise it is worth your time.
Please consider this humble request. I think we've all had a Roger-like friend in our lives at some point.
Loved Toy Cannons "friend" story.
Andrew Lambo represent! My alma mater, NPHS. Nice.
No offense to MVN, since they were cool enough to have Jon on, but they didn't seem especially informed about the Dodgers (especially Joe Aiello). No mention of Billingsley, Saito, Kemp, Loney, Martin, Kent. A cursory mention of "Adam" LaRoche. It seems like Joe picked them 4th based on pure gut reaction, or spite.
Writers and coffee delivery peeps report to ST in about three days!
For a preview of the 2008 Dodgers, it wasn't very informative. They spent more time with Alyssa Milano and the midget question than anything else.I know they are trying to make an interesting show but come on. Are these guys always like this?
Kudos to you Jon for being a good guest despite all of this.
Right.
ToyCannon... Thanks for such an honest story. Very cool.
I like that. :-) I'll be keeping an eye on Mr. Lambo.
Excellent. I'm guessing auto theft is relatively uncommon in the bigs. I'll direct my worry eleswhere. Thanks.
>> "As it turned out, it was just as well I didn't get (the Yankees) job," Mattingly - who last month had to withdraw as Joe Torre's batting coach with the Dodgers - told the Daily News at Mohegan Sun, where he was the honoree at the Connecticut Sports Foundation's annual cancer charity dinner. "That's because I would've had to walk away from it because of these issues." <<
http://tinyurl.com/34twep
New York Giants player Benny Kauff was permanently banned from baseball back in the 1920s when he was charged with car theft.
He was accused of receiving stolen cars that he resold at his used car lot. He was acquitted in court, but Commissioner Landis threw the book at him. Landis liked doing that.
Some people think Kauff got railroaded.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/free-benny-kauff-part-three/
Gonzo thrilled to be part of young club
>> On Thursday, the Marlins finalized a one-year, $2 million contract with Gonzalez. Two days later, he was a centerpiece at the annual FanFest at Dolphin Stadium. <<
http://tinyurl.com/343hrl
I hate it when I subvert my own not very good jokes.
That article was hilarious. By June, Gonzo will be complaining about his diminished playing time.
Less troubling than Brent Musberger's involvement, though.
Has Ron Franklin ever called a sporting event involving a Pac-10 team?
I think Franklin called a game between the Fighting Weismans and the Fighting Pat Knights in December, for ESPN2.
I have a 50" Sony SXRD (it's a rear-projection) and it's probably available for less than $1400. You can get a decent-sized good-quality LCD's for under $1k I imagine.
I assume that game was played in Lubbock. I think Ron Franklin has an injunction to prevent him from standing in the Pacific Time Zone.
http://tinyurl.com/2mmvwu
When she and I were at Santa Monica College, I was the editor of the sports page and she was the "reporter." I put the word in quotes because most of my time was spent editing her work. She was far from grateful, unreceptive to any kind of critique and frankly, her writing didn't make a damn bit of sense. She's clearly changed. Good for her.
And good for her for getting work in a tough business.
I think OJ Mayo has played about 200% better in games I don't watch. This is not good.
Arrested Development movie = Minotaur
Anyway, Andruw will be 31 years old in 2008. Of the 28 seasons of 30+ HR in LA Dodger history, none of the players have been older than 32.
Karros, Sheffield, Wynn, and Reggie Smith all hit 30+ HR at age 32, while Karros, Sheffield and Zeile eclipsed the number at age 31.
He's the new coach of the Washington NFL franchise.
>> It's curious that the Red Sox should discover now that Schilling has a sore shoulder.
Players these days are supposed to have physicals before signing contracts. If the Red Sox found no shoulder problem in November before Schilling signed an $8 million contract, why does he have a shoulder problem now? <<
http://tinyurl.com/38yojk
Don't even get me started.
45 leads 46 by a 34-32 margin.
There are still 20 minutes remaining for Commenter 46's team to overtake and defeat Commenter 45's team.
Thanks, TC. Wonderful stuff.
That's a cool tidbit. Now, a dumb question: Where did you find such a thing?
It's easy to find if you already know the story.
I believe the Battling D4Ps are going to beat out the Batting vishals et al.
I'm always the Dodgers.
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