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Games 106-107: Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds 10:4, 5:3

2006-08-03T17:53:00.000-07:00

If beating a leading candidate for the NL Wild Card at least two out of three times (if not sweeping them altogether) is any indication of sudden better chemistry in the recently much-maligned Dodger Clubhouse World, I'm glad to take it and run away with it. As they say, the best way to forget about a slump is to get on a winning streak. Especially away from home. Especially making up ground to NL West leaders *and* NL Wild Car race at the same time.

I still have my reservations about whether Wilson Betemit is for real and can keep up his recent godd plate discipline. I still don't like having Julio "trouble at home" Lugo as our second baseman, but as long as the team keeps winning, I might as well tab them as positive breakthrough influence that the Dodgers might have needed. And that without even seeing a single change-up from Greg Maddux (to be seen later this evening in southern Ohio).

Anyway, here are my thoughts after the first two games:

(1) Wilson Betemit is surely wearing the exact shirt Dannys Baez used to wear! Not only is the number (10) the same, but it's the very same item: Betemit looked as if his body muscles were to protrude right out of the fabric. Funny :)

(2) Neither Nomah, nor Russell are leading MVP candidates on this team. Andre Ethier is. Full-stop.

(3) Did you notice that Takashi Saito is yet to blow a save this year? He's perfect 10-for-10 in SV/SVO and has only just replaced Baez as team leader in saves. Is this good (winning by a large margin) or bad (not nearly winning as frequently as expected) for the Dodgers to have their closer have only 10 saves on August 3?

(4) I hope Maddux and Aaron Milton put on a show and pitcher's duel tonight. With the outcome of the sweep for the Dodgers :).

Trade Deadline Approaches

2006-07-31T21:41:00.000-07:00

As expected the Yankees made a nice deal heading into the trade deadline. They managed to pick up Abreau and a pitcher from the Phillies for 4 minor league players? How do they do that? How did they get two quality players from the majors in exchange for 4 guys who have never played in the majors? How does that work? Ohh well. The deadline is at 4pm today so hopefully between know and then the Sox will make some kind of move. Another good starting pitcher wouldn't be bad and neither would some bullpen help. Ship Tavarez and Seanez away for the love of god.
In game action the team took two out of three from the A's in Oakland. I wish I could tell you more about these games but they were on past my bed time (yes I'm an old man). We did put up 13 runs in the Tuesday game. That's always nice.
Over the weekend the boys were back in Fenway. Friday night was a tough loss 8-3. Things were close until the 6th inning and then it got out of hand. The highlight of the game was definitely Papi scoring from 1st base on a Manny double. His slide into home plate was more like a complete collapse. It was funny stuff. He's a funny dude. Saturday was a great win. Sadly it was not on TV here in the DC area. They elected for the 4:05 nats and dodgers game on the west coast. Ick. We we're down 6-3 going into the 8th. With the help of Manny and Papi we tied it up and sent it to extra innings. Papi came up in the 11th with 2 on. The Angels had the Papi shift on with most of the team in right field. Papi sent a little shot into left field and the game was over. Well done.
Last night was not pretty. It was the first game I actually had a chance to sit down and watch in quite a while. If only it had been a better game to watch. Schilling was not himself and things got ugly. He gave up three HR's in the 3rd and was just plain getting shelled. We managed to have a little rally to bring the score to 6-4 but then the tag team of Van Buren and Tavarez gave them 4 more runs to make it 10-4. I gave up at that point. Bummer.
On a total side note I would like to say what a crime I think the price of gas is these days. How can they charge us the highest gas prices ever and make a 10 billion dollar profit in three months? How does that work? Exxon makes $1300 something dollars a second. That is profit! How can they justify gas at $3+ a gallon when they are making that kind of money. Ohh wait, I know. Since GW is sucking all their dicks it is A-ok. Fucking cock sucker.
That is all. Hopefully we'll make a nice pick up today. The next three days are suppoused to be like living on the surface of the sun. what fun.

Dodgers 1B Coach Mariano Duncan Fined, Suspended

2006-07-29T16:22:00.000-07:00

Dodgers first base coach Mariano Duncan was fined and suspended for two games for an episode in last Friday's game in which he threw down his hat.

The Dodgers Game

2006-07-17T13:03:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to a Dodgers game. Los Angeles has 2 major league baseball teams: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (of California, and so on...little bit of a joke); (and the ones we have the season tix for); and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Why then, you ask, did we go to a Dodgers game? Well, Frankie is in the Buena Park Little League, and their team, the Cardinals, got a chance to parade around Dodgers stadium right before the game. Something about National League vs. American League. His team was affiliated with the Dodgers instead of the Angels.

And, it was also autograph day for kids under 14. So, while Frank was getting Frankie to the parade, Steven and I took a brand new MLB baseball (used for autographs) and stood in a line 1/4 length of the stadium, in hopes of getting an autograph from one of the Dodgers. After standing in line for about an hour--it wasn't too bad, the weather was sunny but not hot, and the view was great; Hollywood is on one side and LA is kind of at a right angle--so we did ok. But just as we made it up to the autograph tent, they called all the players out so they could go warm up for the game. Darn. But, they left the veteran players, so we got autographs from Bobby Costillo and Rudy Law. (Like I know who they are. Someone famous, and I wouldn't even know it :o) It was a good game too--the Dodgers won, and Steven took a nap. YES!

Last but not least, we did get to see a couple of famous folks and we actually knew who they were: Harrison Ford was there with his girl, Calista Flockhart. Of course, they had a private box, and we only saw them because they got put on the big screen. But it was still neat to think that we were probably only about 100 yards from Indiana Jones. (He's actually looking kind of old; sporting a full beard that's mostly white.) Also saw some NFL player, Warren Moon; again, wouldn't know him if I saw him on the street, but Frank knew who he was. Once they pointed him out, we looked down and saw him in the stands live, so Frank took this picture. He's the one with the mint green shirt. Cool, huh? Course, we're in the nosebleed section at the tip top of the stadium, so Warren's features are a little indistinguishable, but trust me, it's him.

All Baseball, All the Time

2006-07-06T18:03:00.000-07:00

BY MICHAEL WATT

The Yankee-Red Sox game is on the tube as this is being written. Monday my older son’s high school team played for the Long Island Championship (they won). Over the weekend all of the ball games my sons and I were scheduled to play in (five in total) were postponed because of rain or wet conditions. So what did I do? I went to see my nephew’s high school team play for the Long Island Championship (bigger high school division. They won, too). That’s what I did. This baseball thing is out of control. Is there such a thing as Baseball Anonymous?

Now I love the sport and I love watching my sons play it. I even signed up to play softball in one of those “Over The Hill” leagues on Sunday nights. But between watching my sons play, playing myself and then of course all the extracurricular activities related to my participation as a board member in the local Little League, it seems as my life has been taken over by the horsehide sphere. It’s as if baseball is my god and I am one of its…well, I can’t say what but to paraphrase Mrs. Bush it rhymes, sort of, with 108 stitches.

See, now, that’s what I mean. Only a nudnik would know that the standard baseball comes with 108 stitches. I need a life.

It shouldn’t surprise me that baseball encompasses so much of my daily existence – that’s the way it’s always been. My childhood friend Dr. Mike the Chiropractor once told me that there was a time in our youth when he forgot what color hair I had because I was always sporting a baseball cap. What few home movies my family has feature a little boy (me) running around making “safe” and “out” signs as if I were an umpire. What? Other kids didn’t do that? That’s not normal? Of course it’s not. If you watched those movies and you didn’t know any better you would think my parents fed me crack for breakfast.

The first date I ever went on involved, you guessed it, a baseball game. The date fell on the Fourth of July and I thought there was a fireworks show at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa. My beloved and I walked there from her parents’ house. No fireworks, though. Just two teams of unknown origin playing a game under the lights. We stayed to watch and I think I treated her to a box of candy at the snack stand. Remarkably, this young lady saw fit to be my girlfriend for another nine months. I did notice, however, a marked reluctance on her part to speak to me when I saw her at the 20th high school reunion a few years back.

I played ball in Little League and CYO and then, of course, high school. With each passing year, however, it became increasingly evident that “professional baseball player” was not going to appear anywhere on my resume. Sadly, the end of my high school baseball career was rather ugly and as a result I ended up virtually ignoring the game for a couple of years. That stretch, 1976 and 1977, coincided with a sparkling run of great baseball by the Yankees – the team I suffered watching in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Just another instance of my ship coming in and I’m at the corner luncheonette, buying a paper and a cup of coffee.

The remarkable Yankee comeback in 1978 brought me back and by the time I graduated from college and started working in New York City in the early 1980s I was back full time. In 1983 I started dating my wife, Sharon. It took me some time to muster the courage to introduce the notion of watching baseball as an entertainment alternative into our relationship. (Sharon was never a big fan). I started out slowly and gently at first, with a seemingly innocuous changing of the station on the car radio “just for a second to see what the score is.” Then I convinced her to watch the All-Star game with me and that night something clicked. I’m not sure if it was the majesty of the hit and run or the sight of 50 or so healthy young men running around in skin-tight pants that did the trick and quite frankly I do not care. Baseball was no longer anathema to Sharon and I would not dispute the argument that Sharon’s embracing of the game was the first major deposit in the bank of knowledge that led me to believe that she was The One for me.

I am also proud of the fact that one of the highlights (there were many) of our Honeymoon in New England in the fall of 1985 was the evening we spent at Fenway Park, watching the Red Sox take on the Tigers of Detroit. Since then my wife and I and our sons have visited nearly ten other baseball parks around the country (Yankee, Shea, Camden Yards, Wrigley, The Jake in Cleveland, The Big A in Anaheim, Dodger Stadium, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and Petco Park in San Diego). This summer - after Alex is done playing for his two travel teams and Max is done with the Williamsport and local baseball tournaments - our vacation plans are to fly to Seattle, watch the Mariners play the Yankees at Safeco Field and then drive to San Francisco to see the Giants play. In between we’ll stop in Oregon somewhere and do something touristy, seeing as Oregon does not have a baseball park that we are aware of.

So it is a baseball life for me and my family. This weekend we are off to Binghamton to watch Alex’s team participate in the State Championships. We’re all pretty excited because we hear Binghamton is beautiful this time of year – at least when there’s a baseball game going on.

Thank you for reading this column.

Dodgers Stadium

2006-05-08T00:32:00.000-07:00

Currently, Dodger Stadium is one of the few Major League Baseball stadiums without the name of a corporate sponsor as part of the title. (Others include Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, and Fenway Park).

2006-04-16T16:46:00.000-07:00

k3uw-dodgers-stadium-maintenance new articles for Sunday, April 16, 2006The Fight That Benched Dusty
As part of the celebration commemorating the 1981 World Series win, Dusty Baker will be honored at Dodger Stadium on Monday night prior to the game. ... I went to tell Tommy [Lasorda, Dodgers manager], and I said, "I think I broke my ...

Week Two Wrapup: It's all about the pitching!
Wet enough to have a two hour delay against the hated Dodgers. ... five hit ball against the hated Dodgers, raising his record to 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA. ... going yard in RFK Stadium, contrary to what some players would have you think. ...

An Egg-celent Day of Family Fun in Los Angeles
That’s right – an Easter Egg Hunt on the field at Dodgers Stadium, right before the big game! We hope you'll join the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department and their families at this fun event, that also supports an important ...

New York Mets Pay Tribute to Number 42 By Victor Lana There are ...
One of those times occurred yesterday at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York, when the New York Mets organization honored the late Jackie Robinson on the 59th anniversary of the day he started playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, ...

Minor League Scorebook
... Little Rock stadium and the local government's attempts to keep the stadium's ... the new stadium — you'd think the local media could cover them a little better. ... 2006-04-09: GCL Dodgers did not play. 2006-04-09: Ogden did not play.

the original dodgers stadium - it's still here
One wall of Washington Park, the original stadium for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Third Avenue and Third Street in Brooklyn. Photo from http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SC ENES/Dodgers/dodgers.html I was walking near Third Avenue and ...

Grouchy Friday
At least I've never heard of anyone getting shot after a Yanks/Sox or Mets game, which is more than we can say for Giants/Dodgers. Leave the Chip on Your Shoulder at the Door: Even in Yankee Stadium, courtesy begets courtesy. ...

dodgers stadium...hey, think blue
dodgers stadium...hey, think blue Posted by Hello.

Minor League Scorebook
Here's a piece about Holman Stadium, spring home of the Dodgers and the regular season (whew, that's hot!) home of the low-A Vero Beach Dodgers. Major league contracts are guaranteed, so teams — for better or worse — have to pay player ...

The Win-Win Proposition
... ticket prices, stadium changes and renovations, and the attendance ... Okay, so all that done, how does it look for the Angels and Dodgers? How's this:. Dodgers -> Angels $0.42 [$0.23, $0.60] Angels -> Dodgers $0.29 [$0.08, $0.50] ...

Minor League Scorebook
... up Jered this week -- very hard to believe -- I'll be in the stadium come hell or high water. ... Nonetheless, the Dodgers decided to let Broxton close the game, ... 2006-04-08: GCL Dodgers did not play. 2006-04-08: Ogden did not play.

More on Dodgers (and Angels) Attendance
Alternately, if one club is doing well on the field (and therefore drawing well at the stadium) that there will be a buzz about baseball that will encourage folks to go even to the other club's games.

Dodger Stadium
I'm at Dodger Stadium for game 6 of the road trip, blogging on my Treo. My friend, Chris, hooked me up with suite ... The Dodgers were my favorite team during the 12 years that I lived on Kauai because they were my Grandpa's favorite. ...

Dodgers 8 Pirates 3- A typical Home Opener in Pittsburgh
After seeing a 7-3 loss that year, I attended every Home Opener to the close of Three Rivers save for one, the final home opener at the stadium that was delayed a day by rain, pushing it to a day that I couldn't make the trip on (I ...

I Owe LA An Apology
Falling in love with watching baseball live at Dodgers Stadium (I'm all about the Dodger Dogs). Authentic Mexican food and "scratch" margaritas. Outdoor concert venues (for fans, imagine seeing Brian McKnight in concert under a star ...

New Home of the Mets: Jackie Robinson Field?
Met Life Park I could deal with as I could with Rheingold Stadium (since the beer ... heaven forbid, something like AskJeves.com Stadium I wont be happy. ... Robinson played in Brooklyn, for the Dodgers, the team from which the Mets ...

Why Awards Should Only Be Given Posthumously
The infield that played together at Dodger Stadium for a record 8 1/2 years ... They last walked off the field as a unit in their Dodgers uniform nearly 25 years ago. ... 1981, at Yankee Stadium -- in the sixth game of the World Series. ...

LA is the Place
My friend from Los Angeles told me something interesting yesterday. he said traffic in LA is so bad, fans can't get to a Dodgers game before the 5th inning, normally. So if u watch a Dodgers game being played at Dodger Stadium, ...

Fun With Big Barry
Last night's festivities included the Dodgers v. Giants game at Dodger Stadium with Hercules. What was supposed to be a romantic evening under the stars watching America's favorite past time in box seats ended up having a, er, ...

Happy Birthday to Me
1958 1st baseball game in California, San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0 ... 1976 Yankee Stadium reopens, Yankees beat Twins after trailing 4-0 ... 1989 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England ...

2006-04-10T22:22:00.000-07:00

k3uw-dodgers-stadium-maintenance new articles for Tuesday, April 11, 2006Minor League Scorebook
... Little Rock stadium and the local government's attempts to keep the stadium's ... the new stadium — you'd think the local media could cover them a little better. ... 2006-04-09: GCL Dodgers did not play. 2006-04-09: Ogden did not play.

Alextronic and the Judge
The folks at Jones Day and Guidance Software invited me to an exclusive evening out at Dodgers Stadium this week to join their guest of honor, Judge Scheindlin. Of course, like all other ED junkies, I came to be introduced by Judge ...

Why Are We Building a New Yankee Stadium?
So mighty were the Yankees, and such a draw was the team and its stadium, that by 1958 the the Giants and Dodgers, New York's other Major League Baseball teams, had moved to California. For four years, from 1958 through 1961, ...

Opening Day: Hour 4
1:48 -- The top of the third in the Dodgers game begins with a look at the new new seats in Dodger Stadium, which are literal box seats, complete with a little table. 1:50 -- Long line for Dodger Dogs at the concession stand. ...

The NEW Hardest Working Man in Show Business
ceremonial first pitch at Dodgers Stadium. As he pulls out his baseball mitt and prepares for his moment of truth, his TV Land friends stop by to help support him. Also appearing in this installment are: Brady castmates ...

A Fitting Name for the New York Mets' New Ballpark: Jackie ...
Shea Stadium was named for lawyer William Shea, whom Mayor Lindsay at the time ... The connections between the New York Mets and the Brooklyn Dodgers are ... Just like our Mets, the Brooklyn Dodgers were the underdog team in a city ...

Dodgers 1960...
I had heard that a few renovations were made and were looking forward to seeing what they have done with the place. It was obvious the direction the stadium would be when we picked up our tickets. The Dodgers went retro. ...

New Mets park, but not a new Shea
Instead of calling the new park Shea Stadium they've stated that they're actively looking for a naming rights partner. It's lovely to honor the Brooklyn Dodgers' history; isn't it better to honor the New York Mets' history? ...

Everything New York Baseball
The second part I love that really corresponds to this is the fact that there's going to be a tribute to New York Baseball in the stadium. We're talking about the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 40's and 50's, the New York Giants of the that ...

Ruminations: Friday
The Mets are joining the Yankees in new-stadium heaven. The new stadium certainly won’t be called Shea but it will pay homage to Ebbets Field, the old home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. While the architectural renderings look great, ...

"Council Votes Yes On New Yankee Stadium" on NY1, 4/5/6
Mets officials say the new stadium will have an Ebbetts Field look to it, referring to the old stadium that was once home to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Mets hope to have construction completed in time for the 2009 season.

Opening Day: Hour 6
3:43 -- Attendance at today's Dodgers game is announced as 56000, which happens to be the exact capacity of Dodger Stadium. Hmm... According to Vin Scully, it's never been that high for a regular-season game before. ...

Woof-woof, Dodger Dogs
We were only "live" from inside the stadium during the pre-game festivities. ... The Dodgers lost by one run and I think I only botched one "Chief thing" I was ... I don't know when the Dodgers play again, but I think they'll have more ...

DC SCENE MONDAY
Of the first 18 former Negro Leaguers inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, nine played for the Grays at Washington's Griffith Stadium. ... That was seven years after Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and shattered ...

Minor Notes - 4/10/06
... to a 7-2 victory over Akron on a cold, windy Saturday afternoon at NYSEG Stadium. ... -SLU notes: Jose Sanchez started the game on a good foot for the Mets holding the Dodgers to only three hits and one run in five innings of work. ...

Shea goodbye: Mets unveil new stadium plans
Shea goodbye: Mets unveil new stadium plansShea goodbye: Mets unveil new stadium plansNew York ... stirred up the past on Thursday when they unveiled a stadium design reminiscent of EbbetsField, the storied home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Monday, April 10, 2006
... of the Year" award in his first year and help lead the Dodgers to 7 pennants in the 10 years he played for them)... ... pitcher Larry Jaster (the area is still marked and is considered the longest home run ever hit at Shea Stadium). ...

2006-04-02T21:16:00.000-07:00

k3uw-dodgers-stadium-maintenance new articles for Sunday, April 02, 20062006: A Preview of the Coming Season
... Piazza will not make that big of a difference, playing in the gigantic Petco Stadium. ... Los Angeles Dodgers : If the Dodgers' pitching staff remains healthy, ... My Prediction: The Dodgers win the National League West division. ...

TWIB Notes
Dodgers in Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium Seats: Left field bleachers. There's a reason it's easy to get tickets in the bleachers. The bleachers suck. To review, in the bleachers, there's no seat designation. You have a seat, ...

Senior Circuit Scenario
Cardinals - a new stadium, but the same result – a Central Division title. ... Dodgers - why not?.....who else is going to stop them, the Padres???....this may be Nomar’s last ... Mets over Dodgers NLCS Cardinals over Mets World Series ...

SIRIUS to feature Barry Williams (Greg Brady) on TV LAND
Not only will he be hosting his daily regular program (Barry hosts The Brady Brunch with Barry Williams on SIRIUS' Totally '70s - Ch 7), but he'll also be throwing pitches at Dodgers Stadium, showing off his singing talents, ...

Only The Agent Was Free
Drysdale started the fourth game of the season on Friday, April 15, 1966 vs. the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won, 4-2, although Drysdale didn't figure in the decision. IP H R ER BB SO 6 8 2 2 1 3 ...

Pickoff Moves
Overcoming Stanolozol For Pre-Teens: Little League World Series Stadium Moves Fences Out. Ah, the rippling muscles of those 12-year-olds, and their famously churlish behavior towards the press. The power hitting in Little League has ...

Pickoff Moves, Lunchtime Edition
Another Cactus League Pitch For The Dodgers ... some justification -- that the Dodgers and Indians would be a great fit for the Cactus League. ... And almost every at-bat in Tempe Diablo Stadium has been greeted with a rousing ovation. ...

Freeway Series
Went to the Angels' exhibition game today against the Dodgers with my daughter's softball team — photos here. ... though they were fine for watching the game, so instead just took a few of the stadium and the spectators. ...

Season Preview
LA Dodgers -- The 2003 Red Sox don't have the pitching depth, and if Ned Coletti keeps handing out ... He's filthy, his division can't hit, his stadium is the best pitcher's park in baseball, and he's just no learning how to pitch. ...

Two Games, Dodgers Split-Squad Edition
Would you buy a used stadium from this man? ... Certainly, the Dodgers' offseason couldn't have gone any less catastrophically: ... Having fired DePodesta just in time for the winter meetings, the Dodgers sent Kim Ng to fill in. ...

Quantifying Fan Interest, pt. 3
Simply including the time since each ballpark was built didn't seem to work, as many old parks--Wrigley, Fenway, Dodgers Stadium, etc--are still fine places to watch a game. Instead, I sought out a mechanism of rating each ballpark. ...

Pinnacle Pulse
... who hope to break-in New Busch Stadium witha World Championship. ... PinnacleSports.com lists the LosAngeles Dodgers at 21/1 to capture the team’s ... Blue Jays 18/1Chicago Cubs 19/1Cleveland Indians 20/1Los Angeles Dodgers 21/1San ...

Pickoff Moves, Lunchtime Edition
This is definitely a major concern for the Dodgers. ... who met with Bonds at his Scottsdale Stadium locker for 20 minutes on Monday after the ... will be in the broadcast booth in the Dodgers' opening game at home, versus the Braves. ...

Pickoff Moves, Bedtime Edition
The Dodgers managed some offense of their own; JD Drew homered against Hector ... and especially for the Dodgers, if they stay healthy. We'll be in the stands tomorrow night at Angel Stadium, and I hope it doesn't rain; so far, so good. ...

Field Of Memories
Mom would drop me off at the tavern, and Grandma and I would get on the bus, at Fifty Cents a ride, ride to the stadium, eat hundreds of pounds of hot dogs, popcorn, ... The Cardinals were playing the Dodgers for the National League ...

MLB 2006
San Diego will also get decent pitching, thanks in part to the National Park they have for a stadium. Arizona is a perpetual work in progress. Barry Bonds won't last 30 ... 1) Dodgers; 2) Padres; 3) Diamondbacks; 4) Giants; 5) Rockies ...

Dodger Stadium
One of the few things I got to see while I was in LA was the home of (in my best Vin Scully voice) the Dodgers. Despite the fact that I have no desire to go back to LA, ... One bad thing is that it was really hazy that day. Dodger Stadium.

I finally get to see my Dodgers
There have only been two other series that the Dodgers and Twins played each other. Once was a World Series before my time. The other was last year in Dodger Stadium. I saw all three games last year on TV. ...

The 2006 Season
Carlos Beltran was a huge disappointment last year, but has the talent to own Shea Stadium. ... The Dodgers have undergone too many changes. The Rockies never seem to have enough pitching for that ballpark. That leaves the defending ...

2006-02-23T17:23:00.000-08:00

The Dodgers will hold a press conference Wednesday at Dodger Stadium to announce a contract extension through the 2008 season for Hall of Fame broadcasting icon Vin Scully.

Scully, 78, is entering his 57th season as voice of the Dodgers, the longest tenure of any current sports broadcaster with one team. His current contract was to expire at the end of the 2006 season.