Saturday, December 27, 2008

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

No. 1 athlete Ace Parker is the pride of Portsmouth The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
He hit a home run in his first at-bat but struggled with big-league pitching and found his outlet in football with the old Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

Recalling Barber's excellence Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Somewhat ironically, Barber wasn't yet the Dodgers' "voice" in 1938; instead he was in his fifth season of doing the Reds' games for presumably appreciative ...

On Old Cassette, Barber’s Voice Brings to Life Game He Missed New York Times - United States
Anthony Camerano/Associated Press Johnny Vander Meer of the Reds pitching his second consecutive no-hitter in 1938, against the Dodgers at Ebbets Field. ...

Barber’s Voice Brings to Life a Game He Didn’t See New York Times - United States
He was then in his final season with the Cincinnati Reds (his storied run with the Brooklyn Dodgers started the next season) and behind the Crosley Field ...

Dwyane Hickman to star in 'Dobie Gillis,' Dodger Pee Wee Reese ... Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
How much bigger a story would it have been a year earlier in Brooklyn? Reese was one of the veteran Dodgers who came with the team to Los Angeles in 1958. ...

Vin Scully Inducted into Hall of Fame LA Weekly - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Scully, who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, first started with the Brooklyn Dodgers, then made the move to Los Angeles with ...

Dodger Sportscaster Vin Scully EntertainmentToday.net - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The New York-born man joined Hall of Fame announcers Red Barber (his mentor) and Connie Desmond as part of the Brooklyn Dodgers broadcast team in 1950, ...

Put Gil In Already! Brooklyn Icon Hodges Deserves Better Than Hall ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA...
Torenli If I didn’t know any better, I’d think there was a conspiracy to keep former Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges out of the Hall of Fame. ...

Vin Scully to be Inducted into NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame Christian News Wire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
Scully joined the Brooklyn Dodgers' broadcast team in 1950, and followed the team when they moved to Los Angeles before the start of the 1958 baseball ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
There are two streets in Brooklyn named after ex-Brooklyn Dodgers. One named Erskine St. for Carl Erskine, the other, Walker St., named for Abe “Rube” ...

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