BP with the Heavy Hitters, Reggie Smith and Shawn Green. Smith would be among the quartet of 30 plus home run hitters in 1977 along Steve Garvey, Ron Cey and Dusty Baker. Shawn Green would set the single season L.A. Dodger home run record by smashing 49 dingers in 2001.
Saxie! Steve Sax would play eight season with The Blue from ’81-88, winning Rookie of the Year in ’82. Saxie looks like he can still shag some grounders…
Reuniting with The Bulldog. Members of the ’88 team, Ricky Horton, Jay Howell, John Tudor and Tim Belcher reunite with Orel Hershiser…
AM 570’s David Vassegh catching up with Mike Davis. Davis would hit a huge home run in Game Five of the deciding game of the ’88 World Series…
Half of the longest running infield, Garvey and Russell
Bulldog showing he still has it…
Time to take the field! Leading off, at second base, Steve Sax !!!
The rest of the Dodger alumni…
Saxie stepping to the plate to face Fernando. Shawn Green on deck. Hey, how ’bout cuing Greenie’s old walk up song?Â
Saxie and Fernie. The 80s are back !
Past glory meet present day. Kirk Gibson and Joc Pederson…
Gibby giving JP some batting tips…(Hey kid, don’t be worrying too much about launch angles…LOL)
Thanks for all the hitting tips Kirk!Â
Time to Make Some Fans Happy…
Tim Belcher, Dodger starting pitcher 1987-91…
Closer Jay Howell. After surrendering Mark McGwire’s walk-off in Game Three of the ’88 World Series, Howell would come back the next evening with a huge save, setting the stage for Game Five…
Outfielders Ken Landreaux and Derrel Thomas…
Back to The Future…
Joc Pederson making a fan’s dream from Make a Wish come true…
Congratulations to both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals on advancing to the ALCS. Both teams had we’re on the brink of elimination with the Blue Jays rallying from an 0-2 series deficit to come back and win their series against the Texas Rangers. Their epic Game 5 saw a crazy 7th inning, capped off by this 3 run homer by Jose BautistaÂ
Unlike Toronto, there would be no such drama in Kansas City as the Royals advanced to the ALCS for the second straight year, knocking out the Astros 7-2 behind 8 strong innings from Johnny Cueto, holding the Astros to two hits and two runs. Kansas City will have the home field over Toronto in a rematch of the 1985 ALCS.
Drei’s AL Thoughts… Big Flipping Deal ?
During that wild 7th inning in Toronto, you may have witnessed that ” sick ” bat flip by Jose Bautista. I really thought it was great given what was at stake. With so much riding on this game and series, emotions fly high. This really is no different than if a wide receiver scores a go-ahead touchdown with under a minute to go in a playoff game. On another note, while Jose Bautista is receiving well-deserved praise, at the same time, I don’t want to hear one more word if a certain Cuban Missile comes through with a clutch home run from this point on in the playoffs.Â
The Blue in Winner Take All Games…1981 and 1988
In 1981, the Blue would find themselves in 2 winner take all games, both times coming away winners en route to the World Series and an eventual World Title against the Yankees. The Blue have been in other winner take all games as well, their last coming in 1988 against, yup, the New York Mets. We all remember what happened in that memorable 7th game in ’88 with the Bulldog on the hill that evening…
The losing pitcher for the Mets, some current analyst for TBS, Ron Darling…. ( Withholding comment…)
OK, how ’bout one more trip down memory lane Dodgers fans…
 Captain Kirk and The Bulldog…
Drei’s Thoughts Going to Game 5
Both teams will be throwing their ace out there so runs will once again be at a premium with Jacob deGrom matching up against our very own Zack Greinke. deGrom will be given the task of defeating two aces within less than a week in a pressure packed game. Zack is 10-1 at Dodger Stadium this season with a minuscule 1.46 ERA. Getting runners on base will be a huge key. Look for both teams to run more than usual to force the action. Each run will be huge. Only a trip to the NLCS is at stake, that’s all ? My Pick ? C’mon on now ? Do I really have to tell you ? All personal bias aside, I do expect a really close low-scoring affair…
Top of the 9th… Kid N Drei’s Tale
 With our special guest, Minion Dave. Kid N Drei’s ” official/unofficial ” Rally Minion…
 Minion Dave and Kid Marley Marlz, back at it in their mischievous ways, doing their best to lighten the mood before Game 5…Â
1988. A year that puts a smile to many a Dodger fans face. It’s time to bring that same glee to those born after 1988… As for 1988, the Mets we’re atop the National League East once again, winning 100 games, second in the majors behind the Oakland A’s.Â
The ’88 Mets still had much of that swag carried over from 1986. Heading into the NLCS, having won 10 of 11 against our Boys in Blue during the regular season, the contrast between those two teams could not have been any more drastic. The Mets we’re everything that represented what’s evil about New York, brash, bad boys, lawbreakers… The backyard bullies that always took away your lunch money… ( Yes folks, there was a time the Mets had that title over the Yankees… ). The Dodgers, well, they we’re as humble as mom and apple pie. With a lineup that included the lovable goofball Mickey Hatcher, Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia, and of course the church-going Orel Hershiser, you would have thought this was a match-up of Convicts vs. Choir Boys, with Orel leading the choir. In the eyes of the experts, the Choir Boys didn’t stand a chance. Ah, but we all do know every choir has at least one badass in the group.Â
 Kirk Gibson. The one badass every team should have. Jesse Orosco, acquired in the off-season from the Mets, a team know for it’s badass image, would soon find out…
 Bulldog and Gibby… The contrast between night and day couldn’t be any more evident…
The Mets, only 2 years removed from their ’86 championship, dominated The Boys in Blue during the 1988 regular season, winning 10 of 11. It was no surprise that they we’re heavy favorites over the Dodgers heading into the NLCS. However, if there was one thing the Dodgers had going for them, it was Orel Hershiser’s 59 inning scoreless streak, a a streak that’s been talked of a lot lately. Orel would be the Game One starter and would ride his hot streak for 8 plus innings as The Blue would carry a 2-0 lead into the 9th. Attending my first playoff game ever, at the innocent age of 14, I was having the time of my life. I’m even confident that Darryl Strawberry could hear me among the pavillion faithful… ” DARRRRRYL !!!! DARRRRRYL !!! “
 DARRRRRRRYL !!!! DARRRRRRYL !!!
After allowing a run, Hershiser be replaced by closer Jay Howell. One strike away from taking the first game, with two runners on, future HOFer Gary Carter ( R.I.P. ) would bloop a double just eluding a diving John Shelby to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and eventual win. If the Dodgers we’re ever so devastated, perhaps some words of anything but flattery from Mets Game 2 starter and 20 game winner David Cone would light up the fire as the Dodgers would even the series heading to New York for Games 3-5 5. As for Cone’s words, this is one of those moments I look back at and say to myself ” Imagine if twitter was around…”
Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple
 Dwight Gooden. He and Fernando produced plenty of Ks in the 80s…
With Game 3 being rained out on it’s original Friday date, Tommy Lasorda would start The Bulldog on 3 days rest. Like Game 1, Jay Howell would be called upon with a 1 run lead, this time in the 8th inning. Howell would once again find himself in more hot water amidst a controversial 8th. The Mets would win Game 3 to take a 2 games to 1 lead. The situation would only get more dim, as the Mets, behind Doc Gooden, would take a 4-2 lead into the 9th, 3 outs away from a 3 games to 1 lead in the series. Doubt. Reality. OK, maybe both were starting to set in the minds of even the most devout Dodger fan, ( If it wasn’t already there before the start of the series…). After all, the Mets we’re a dynasty in the making. The Bad Boys of Baseball that dominated the Dodgers in the regular season. 3 more outs and they all but have the series locked up. Of course, not everything always goes according to script… Especially Baseball. Let’s just say two future managers, Mike Scioscia, and Kirk Gibson, would hit two of the biggest home runs in Dodgers history to that point. Of course, our Boys in Blue would have to make things dramatic in the Mets 12th, with the Good Guys clinging to a one run lead… Bulldog even made a cameo appearance in that 12th…
With the series now tied at 2, Kirk Gibson would once again come through with another huge home run ( Somehow, I don’t see Gibby hitting a bigger HR in the 1988 post-season than the one’s he’s hit at Shea… )
With the series heading back to L.A, David Cone, his days of columnist behind him, would toss a gem in Game 6, setting up a decisive 7th game at Dodger Stadium. With The Bulldog taking the hill, Game 7 was not even close, as The Blue would score 6 runs in the first two innings and well, you know the rest. Baseballs Bad Boys, The Brash New York Mets, two years removed from their ’86 triumph, the backyard bullies that bullied the Dodgers around in 1988, would be dethroned. The 80s Mets, whom many felt we’re a dynasty in the making, had it all gone. Gone before it could even reach it’s prime.
It’s been said by many Mets fans that the events of 1988, starting with Scioscia’s home run in Game 4, was the beginning of the Mets downfall. The Mets would be lead baseball in wins from 1984-1990. They we’re a colorful bunch. A dynasty that never happend ? It makes for good discussion among baseball fans when not gleefully looking back on just the events of ’88. The Oakland A’s teams of the late 80’s. lead by Bash Brothers, Jose Canseco and some future Dodgers hitting coach, certainly could be discussed in the same sentence as well.Â
It would be 11 years before the Mets would return to post-season play. The Mets would only appear in the post-season 3 more times since. Doc Gooden and Dodger to be Darryl Strawberry, would go through a series of on and off the field struggles. ( Both would win another World Series in New York wearing blue pinstripes, just not Dodger Blue pinstripes.. ) .
When looking back upon 1988, it’s easy to look back on the World Series. To get there though, The Blue would have to get past The Mighty Mets, a team in the eyes of many… A Dynasty That Never Happened. Of course, our Boys in Blue would play a huge role…
In spite of a strong start powered by 2 Adrian Gonzalez home runs driving in 5 runs, the Dodgers were unable to hold onto a 7-2 lead at Wrigley Field, falling late to the Cubs 8-7. In spite of the loss, the Giants would also lose as well, dropping the magic number to clinch the NL West to 5.
Earliest Possible Clinch Date, Tuesday , 9/23 against the Giants…
Magic Number Fun Fact …5
Mike Marshall
Mike Marshall would play with the Dodgers from 1981-1988 mostly in right field. Though he would always be remembered for never reaching his full potential, once missing a game due to ” general soreness ” , Mike Marshall would have one of his finest seasons in 1988, leading the team in RBI’s with 82 ( Kirk Gibson finished behind Marshall ), also driving in 8 during the 1988 playoffs, including a huge 3 run home run in Game 2 of the World Series , as the Dodgers behind another masterful performance behind Orel Hershiser would shut out the heavily favored Oakland A’s, 6-0 , to take a commanding 2 games to none lead up to Oakland.
Other Dodgers to Wear Number 5
Jim LeFebvre
Dave Hansen
Hee-Drop Choi
Omar Garciaparra
and… Juan Uribe
Extra Innings
Its Minion Dave !!! Dave is a big Dodger fan ! Dave is really excited that his favorite baseball team is coming back home, stsrting with a huge 3 game series with the Giants !!!
When Minion Dave is not causing mischief at a theatre near you or some theme park on a hill, Dave can be seen catching his favorite baseball team at Chavez Ravine with his favorite Boys of Summer.
Its Dave and Da Boyz, JJ and Kid Marly Marlz !!! You know what, Drei here is just gonna call you guys, Da Boyz of Summer . Except this time its JJ on the left and our favorite pet minion Dave who will put up with the mischievous nature of Kid Marly Marlz… ( Hey Kid, your mischivious nature has sure made a lot of headlines in Drei’s blogs this summer… ) .
Wait. Did I just say that Kid Marly Marlz is mischivious ? Why he and Dave would make really good friends at least in this tale…
Why these two could not be so much alike if they even tried. Do you miss your Boyz, Dave ? They’ll be back home tomorrow night .
Kid Marlz will be happy to see you too, Dave. ( So thats where Drei’s old doo-rag went …) . What’s that Dave, you want The Kid to be decked out in all his blue ? Well…
Our boys are calling for a Dodger Blue Out ! It sure would be quite a sight to see all of Chavez Ravine decked in blue with the hated ones coming in this week… One Team….One City…One Color…BLUE…DODGER BLUE !!!
Heading into this weekend with a big 3 game series against the Giants up north, on this Throwback Thursday before our big series, I share with you a couple of old programs from past Dodgers/Giants games.
August 2006
Greg Maddux, having been acquired from the Cubs to bolster the Dodger pitching staff for the stretch run, is featured on the front cover of this months program. Greg Maddux, who will be inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame this Sunday, would come back one last time with the Dodgers in 2008, his final season in baseball. Also in this August issue of the Dodger Magazine …
Two of the Dodgers 1st round draft picks of 2006, Preston Mattingly, Donnie’s kid, and some 18 year old , Clayton Kershaw. What ever became of him ?
Looking back on the 40th anniversary of The Beatles performance at Dodger Stadium on August 28, 1966. This would be the 2nd to final ever live performance for The Fab Four. The following evening would be their last live gig, at Candlestick Park, home of the Giants from 1960-1999.
The song list from that evening’s concert. I’m guessing Sir Paul McCartney, who will be making his first return to Dodger Stadium since performing there in 1966, will entertain the crowd with his present day version of Yesterday…
The scorecard from Sunday evening, August 13. Maddux and the Giants Jason Schmidt would get the start that evening. Both the Giants and Dodgers would put up goose eggs up until the 10th inning, when a rookie catcher, Russel Martin, would end things in one swing, capping off a 3 game sweep of the hated ones.
September/October 1993
On the front cover of the final Dodger Magazine for 1993, the past and the present are celebrated with Orel Hershiser and Don Drysdale gracing the cover. 5 years prior in 1988, Orel Hershiser had broken Don Drysdale’s major league mark from 1968 of 58 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Drysdale would also be part of the Dodgers broadcast team from 1988 until his untimely death on July 3, 1993 . Rick Monday would replace Don Drysdale for the remainder of the 1993 season and has been with the Dodgers broadcast team since.
What’s this ? A pager ? It’s a digital book that keeps track of all the up to date baseball facts and numbers. I wonder if I can stream live games on this device…
The scorecard from the final game of the season against the hated ones. Heading into the final game of the season, the Giants, having won 103 games, we’re in a first place tie with the Atlanta Braves for the NL West. The Braves, in their final season in the NL West, would beat the 1st year expansion Colorado Rockies earlier in the day so for the Giants, it was win or go home. ( 1993 was the final season without the current wild-card format ) . The Boys in Blue would only be so glad to spoil the party, as Rookie of the Year catcher Mike Piazza would belt 2 home runs and the Dodgers, who would have their hearts broken by the Giants 4 times prior, in 1951, 1962, 1982, and 1991, would demolish any hope the Giants had of playing deep into October, thrashing the hated ones 12-1. In spite of winning 103 games, first year manager and former Dodger Dusty Baker and the Giants would be left out of post-season play. ( From 1969-1993, the Reds and Braves we’re in the NL West, while the Cubs and Cardinals we’re in the NL East. During that time, only division winners qualified for the playoffs, making the Giants the last team to win over 100 games and miss out on post-season play , a feat that is virtually impossible to achieve today under today’s wild card format.
As for me, that final game of the 1993 season would ease the pain of Joe Morgan’s home run in 1982 on the season’s final game, or the smugness of Will Clark in 1991. I can still hear Nancy Bea Hefley serenading our visitors from The Bay after the game’s final out, to Tony Bennet’s classic tune, I Left My Heart In San Francisco , to the joy of the 55,000 plus Dodger fans, including this 19 year old kid, or to the dismay of the loyal ones from The Bay, who made the 400 plus mile drive south to have their broken hearts turned away, toward , San Francisco…
Is it obvious a Dodger fan is writing this post ?
What moment will this weekend’s Dodgers/Giants series bring us, as Zack Greinke takes the mound against Tim Lincecum as the first of 3 kicks off tomorrow night. What are some of your favorite Dodgers/Giants memories ?
For the most part I have nothing against alternate jersey but have always been a traditionalist especially when it comes to baseball jerseys. Â Prior to this season, the Dodgers, Yankees, and Tigers we’re the only teams without an alternate/third jersey. Â Well, I never thought i’d see the day the Dodgers would join the bandwagon of alternate jerseys…
However, I can live with these new, or should I say, new/old Dodger alternates, donned by Hyun-Jin Ryu, Brian Wilson, and Matt Kemp . For the first time in history the Dodgers will have a full-time alternate jersey, to be worn for road games. These alternate Dodgers road jerseys are virtually the same road jersey’s the Dodgers wore from 1971-1988 .
The only difference, albeit a slight one, is that the Dodger script on the current road alternates, unlike the one Orel wore here in 1988, is sans the white outline. Speaking of Orel donning a look from the past…
This was the jersey worn during the ’88 World Series clincher. Overall, I like the current look of the alternate road uni sans the white outline like the current road uni with the Los Angeles script, the jersey that had been worn on the road from 1959-1970. The absence of the white outline gives the road grey’s a clean appearance. I like how the Dodgers have tied in the past and ushered them into the future. I just hope they maintain their overall tradition and don’t get caught up with any more alternates not familiar to their history. The last thing I would want to see is 5 different looks that you don’t know what is going to be worn. As for the traditional home white with the Dodger script, I highly doubt any additional home uni’s will be added anytime soon. As you may notice, any additions done to Dodger uniforms over the years, mostly minor, have been to the road unis considering most fans hardly see the players wear them live. My next question now is, how will they determine when the new road alternates be worn, be it a Sunday look, a starting pitchers choice or so on….
Re-blogged from last season. It is 26 years now since Chavez Ravine has hosted a World Series. Here’s a recap of each season, part 1, from 1989 to 1999
On the eve of the 109th World Series will mark 25 years now since the Dodgers won their last World Series title, let alone appear in one. While I enjoy telling stories what it was like being a fan experiencing the Dodgers triumph in 1988, explaining the feeling to the fans who have potentially graduated college in the last 4 years certainly is not making me feel any younger. Now that I have all but let it out that i’m up there in years, lol, let’s now look back on the last 25 years, first with the 90’s, with it’s highs and lows. And let’s hope by this time next year i’m writing a piece about The Boys in Blue in the World Series. But first…
OK. Let’s look back upon the last 25 years of non World Series years
1989 77-83 4th Place
Despite leading the NL with a team ERA of 2.95, the last time anyone finished the season with a team ERA below 3.00, the Dodgers, one season after shocking the world, would finish in 4th place 14 games behind the Giants. So anemic was the offense that Orel Hershiser, despite winning 15 games with an ERA of 2.31, would also lose 15 as well , finishing the season with a .500 mark.
So the 80’s finished on a down note. However, the Dodgers was still a strong decade for the Boys in Blue, winning two World Championships (1981 and 1988), four National League Western Division titles (1981, 1983, 1985 and 1988) and 825 games, tying them with the St. Louis Cardinals for most victories by a National League team during the decade. The 80’s was also a strong decade in L.A. sports as well. Between the Dodgers 2 titles, the Lakers 5 titles, and the Raiders lone Super Bowl in 1983 9 This is a 49ERS fan acknowledging this), 8 championship titles we’re won for the great city of Los Angeles. Oh yeah, let’s also not forget the 1984 Olympics, with baseball debuting as an olympic sport here, played at, of course, Dodger Stadium. Those we’re some fun times as a sports fan in the 80’s. The 90’s certainly look promising, right ? One last look of the 80’s
The 90’s
The United States enacts Operation Desert Storm, destroying the Iraqi army and ending the Gulf War in a few short weeks. A video is released of driver Rodney King being beaten by L.A. police officers following a traffic stop, igniting a national controversy. Bill Clinton is elected the 42nd president of the United States. Magic Johnson announces his retirement from the NBA after contracting the HIV Virus ( What’s Magic up to these days ? ). In the meantime, on the field…
1990 86-76 2nd Place
Even without Orel Hershiser for much of the season due to shoulder surgery and an injury plagued Kirk Gibson a mere cry from his 1988 season, the Dodgers would finish 5 games behind the eventual World Champion Cincinatti Reds. This would also be the last season for Fernando Valenzuela in a Dodger uniform, as he would be released prior to the 1991 season.
1991 93-79 2nd Place
Hometown product Darryl Strawberry, who put up big numbers in his eight stormy seasons with the New York Mets, would be signed in the off-season for a then whopping 5 years, $20.25 million dollars. After a slow start, Strawberry would lead the team in both home runs (27) and RBI’s (100) In spite of a strong 20-8 finish to the season, the Dodgers would finish 1 game behind the upstart Atlanta Braves for the NL West crown.
1992 63-99 6th Place
Eric Davis, the one time Cincinatti Reds outfielder, would team up with childhood buddy Darryl Strawberry in the outfield. However, both Strawberry and Davis would miss much of 1992 and the Dodgers, for the first time since 1905, would finish the season in last place
1993 81-81 3rd Place
In the final season before the current 3 division alignment, the Dodgers would improve upon their 1992 performance by 18 games. Though they would miss out on the post season , the second of 5 consecutive Rookie of the Year winners would don the Dodger Blue as Mike Piazza , with 35 home runs and 112 rbi’s, would take home the prize, Eric Karros winning the award in 1992. 1993 also marked the final season a 100 plus win team would miss out on post-season play as the Dodgers, on the final game of the season, highlighted by Rookie of the Year winner Mike Piazza’s 2 home runs, would knock out the Giants 12-1, leaving the Giants 1 game behind the Atlanta Braves for the NL West crown ( Yup, I was at that game folks ). The following season would be the year divisional re-alingment would take place as well as the wild card. From 1969-1993, only the division winners qualified for the LCS. So yeah, had the wild card been in effect in 1993, the Giants would have easily made the post season. Bummer huh ? ( In my sarcastic voice, LOL ) Mike Piazza being greeted by future 3rd base coach Tim Wallach after belting one of two home runs to knock the Giants out of the playoffs
1994 58-56, 1st Place *
In the first year of 3 division aligment, the Dodgers would finish in 1st place, and yes, that is an asterisk next to the feat, if one can consider being 2 games over .500 one. That is because in August, a bitter labor dispute between the players and owners would lead to the cancelation of the remainder of the 1994 season and wipe out post-season and World Series play altogether. Raul Mondesi would win the 3rd of 5 consecutive Dodger Rookie of the Year Awards. Darryl Strawberry, with his countless off the field problems during his time in L.A, would be released prior to the season.
1995 78-66, 1st Place
One year after the strike had put a black eye on Major League Baseball, in a 144 game season due to the previous season’s strike that carried over into 1995, the Dodgers would capture the NL West by one game over the Colorado Rockies 3 years into their existence. Hideo Nomo, The Tornadoe, would win the NL Rookie of the Year. In the first official League Division Series, not counting 1981’s ” intra-division playoffs “, the Dodgers would be swept in 3 straight by the NL Central Champion Cincinatti Reds.
1996 90-72 2nd Place, Wild Card
Tommy Lasorda, one of only two L.A. Dodger managers along with Walter Alston dating back to their arrival from Brooklyn in 1958, would step down from his managerial duties after suffering a mild heart attack. Bill Russell would take over the reins for Tommy. With a 2 game lead over the Padres and 3 to play against the Friars, San Diego would sweep all 3 games at Dodger Stadium to win the NL West by 1 game, pushing the Dodgers to Wild Card status. They would be swept in 3 straight in the LDS by the Atlanta Braves, ending the season on a 7 game losing streak. Todd Hollandsworth would round out the 5 consecutive Dodger Rookie of the Year Award winners The 5 consecutive ROY’s would surpass the 4 consecutive the Dodgers had from 1979-1982 when Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Howe, Fernando Valenzuela, and Steve Sax won the prize
1997 88-74 2nd Place
This time, a late September swoon would cost them. Leading the NL West over the Giants by 2 games on September 16, they would be swept in a crucial 2 game series in San Francisco, the beginning of a 1-6 stretch that would find themselves 2 games behind the hated one’s heading into the final weekend of the year, in which the Dodgers would eventually finish 2 games behind the Giants but miss out on the Wild Card. This would also mark the final season of ownership under the O’Malley family
1998 83-79 3rd Place
In their first season under the Fox group, Mike Piazza , after a lengthy contract dispute, would find himself traded to the Florida Marlins along with Todd Zeile for Gary Sheffield, Charles Johnson and Jim Eisenrich before landing with the Mets one week later. With a 36-38 record in June, Bill Russell would get his pink slip, as well as general manager Fred Claire. The thought of a Dodgers manager was unheard of at the time considering up until 1998 they had only 3 managers. Glenn Hoffman, brother of Padres relief phenom Trevor Hoffman, would finish out the season as the skipper. 1998 would also be the year that future Dodgers hitting coach Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa we’re involved in the home run record chase, with McGwire finishing with 70 home runs. Though he did put up big numbers in Dodger Blue , Piazza will forever be remembered as a Met. To this day, I still don’t believe he has buried the hatchet towards the Dodgers and his fans. I wonder if he will blame me next for the Dodgers fans turning on him .
1999 76-86 3rd Place
Davey Johnson would take over as manager, and Kevin Brown, coming off 3 straight dominant season and two World Series appearances with the Marlins and Padres, would be signed to a 7-year $105 million contract just one year after Piazza had been offerred 6 years at $80 million, rasising some questions amongst the fans why the same deal could not be offered to Mike, an everyday player, as opposed to Brown, who only toes the hill every 5 games. The Dodgers would finish 24 games behind the 2nd year Arizona Diamondbacks.
So the 90’s we’re not exactly some glorious times for L.A. sports fans. The Lakers, though they would continue to make it to the post season, making the playoffs in 9 of the 10 years, also failed to bring L.A. another championship . The Raiders and Rams would leave L.A. after the 1994 season ( I really didn’t care since i’m a 49ERS fan ) , the Clippers we’re a far cry from what they are today, and the Kings would appear in the Stanley Cup in 1993 to lose to the Montreal Canadiens in 5 games. So next, the new millenium. Glory day’s are bound to return to L.A, right ?
Andrei here,Southern California Correspondent for Stadium Journey Magazine and StadiumJourney.com, along with the broham, Marlon B, aka Kid Marley Marlz. We like to call ourselves, KID N DREI…2 crazed Dodger fans bringing Da Beatz and Da Talez or sometimes, both. Kid with Da Beats on SoundCloud at MDario GlutenFreeSonds, and Drei with Da Talez.
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Thanks for all the hitting tips Kirk! 
A Good Drei With Kid N Drei 