Willie Davis was found dead in his home in Burbank today. “Three Dog,” as he was known by teammates and fans because he hit so many triples and because he wore No. 3. He was 69. Thinking back about him … he is one of those guys who gives you pause. Starting center fielder for […]

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Ah, the power of the internet. Way back on Feb. 3 … yes, all of seven days ago … I wrote an item on this blog asking the Los Angeles Times to fix the problem that kept me from being able to read any of their blogs. The “hook” to the story being that Steve […]

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My friend and former colleague Steve Dilbeck now blogs about the Dodgers for the Los Angeles Times. I would like to read Steve’s blog. I would also like to read a blog about the Dodgers. The trouble? None of the latimes.com blogs will load. Zero. Sports, politics, news. None can be called up. The people […]

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It was a more eventful decade than my initial thoughts indicated. “Wow. I have to come up with 10 good sports events from the 0-somethings? I’m not sure I can do that.” Turns out, a few minutes of cross-referencing years and sports, and it’s no problem finding 10. The trick is limiting it to that […]

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Mostly, I just wanted to see how many “categories” I could have at the top of this item. Now let’s see if I actually mention something about all of them. Some interesting topics playing out in U.S. sports right now and, really, I’m aware of them. Not everyone back home seems to remember we do, […]

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I want the McCourts to just go away. Get their divorce, sell the team, split the proceeds, go back to Boston. Just. Leave. Meantime, the club will suffer as this stuff goes on and on and on. Here is the Los Angeles Times story on Jamie McCourt giving her side of things. And here is the […]

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Well, we now know what the biggest offseason Dodgers story will be: The pending divorce between Frank and Jamie McCourt. Which officially moved into the “ugly” phase when it was revealed today that Frank McCourt has fired Jamie from her job as the club’s “chief executive.” (Frank is listed as the club’s “owner and chairman”.) […]

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My goodness, that was ugly. The team with the best record in the National League pretty much stunk up the NL Championship Series, and that is why the Philadelphia Phillies, rather than the odiferous Dodgers, are going to the World Series. And, by the way, that’s 21 seasons and counting that the Dodgers haven’t made […]

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It was hard to follow American sports, in Hong Kong. In Abu Dhabi, it is nearly impossible. Via television, anyway. And that apparently isn’t a bad thing, when it comes to the baseball playoffs.

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Why are the most important games in baseball also the most tedious? Isn’t the idea to attract new fans to the playoffs? And what do fans like? My belief is that fans like crisp games, modest running times, contests that end before 11 p.m. … and minimum images of players spitting or fans mugging for […]

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