The Big Blue Wrecking Crew

Mike Scioscias tragic illness said:

Brookster said:

Mike Scioscias tragic illness said:

I am a guy who used to post here a lot and now rarely does, and had to try like 14 different permutations of email/password to log in.

I think it is because you have become too famous....but what do I know.....

Probably. Actually, it's because of twitter and the comments on my blog, I don't really use discussion boards much any more. I am building a new MSTI site though. Maybe i should include a forum?

I'd join on the first day, Mike.  Certainly wouldn't hurt your web hits.

loneymiller said:

I’m Vic and I am Active Duty in the Air Force and 33 years old.  I am the son of a Marine but lived 12 of my first 22 years in Southern California (graduating from Barstow High School) and remember watching Dodgers Games while sitting with my Grandpa.  I really became a Dodger Fan in 1988 when we lived in Yuma Az (then Padre territory), in fact my mom woke me up in the 9^th inning right after Davis walked, it is an amazing memory who knew that 24 years later I would still be waiting for our next World Series.  My wife and I both went Azusa Pacific University just outside of Pasadena and although she is from the Bay Area and was a lifelong Giants fan I converted her.  We now have 2 little girls with our first son due in March.

I started off on the Auld Board when we my wife and I lived in Germany (prekids) and I used to post in the middle of the night on my night shifts mostly taking pot shots at Old Bear.  Since then I have posted from countries all over the world even Iraq and Afghanistan and have continued to post each time we move (Germany-Florida-Texas).  Most of my assignment s have been in the south so I have been blessed to see a lot of minor league games and therefore able to comment on them.   In fact right before I went to Iraq I got to see the Jacksonville Five play in Jackson MS and got Loney, Billingsley, Kuo, and LaRoche’s autograph at that game.   Mostly I have gone to games in Mobile, Montgomery and Round Rock.

Additionally I got to go to Vero the last year and got Clayton Kershaw’s and Matt Kemps autograph, well my wife got them for me to be honest.  Right now we live in San Antonio (we head up to Round Rock when the Topes come through) but we are off to Montgomery in the summer where I will be able to see the Lookouts come through.

I have struggled through the last 5 years with McBrokes and even before that with Fox with my favorite Dodger Mike Scioscia managing the Angels and then watching them higher back to back to back outsiders to manage with so many former Dodgers succeeding and I am secretly hoping that they come back soon.  God Bless.

LM, I went to APU in '89 and '90.  I don't think I knew that about you.  Very cool.

 LM, I went to APU in '89 and '90.  I don't think I knew that about you.  Very cool.

Awesome I just went back over Christmas to get some new gear for my Son on the way. 

UCSB07 said:

jamesmir11 said:

UCSB07 said:

I'm Jarett, 27, For the time being I live in riverside and attend UCR for graduate school. I was born a Dodger fan, my dad and uncle are both big dodger fans, but I didn't really follow the team until college when I was at UCSB (hence the name) where I was able to get into some very spirited conversations with giants fans. Like many of the people that post I haven't been to a game or purchased my badly needed LA hat replacement until the current regime changes, which is soon I hope because I could really use a new hat. I think the most memorable game that I attended was when the Angles no hit the dodgers and lost, slow game but being no hit and still coming out with a win is such an oddity that it can be nothing but memorable.

Whoa, no kidding?! I'm at UCR right now as well, not for grad but as an undergrad. What's your major? 

Im in the Biochem dept, whats your major?

I'm in CHASS as a Foreign Languages major. 

BluePastorKyle said:

Mike Scioscias tragic illness said:

Brookster said:

Mike Scioscias tragic illness said:

I am a guy who used to post here a lot and now rarely does, and had to try like 14 different permutations of email/password to log in.

I think it is because you have become too famous....but what do I know.....

Probably. Actually, it's because of twitter and the comments on my blog, I don't really use discussion boards much any more. I am building a new MSTI site though. Maybe i should include a forum?

I'd join on the first day, Mike.  Certainly wouldn't hurt your web hits.

Hmm, perhaps. Maybe I'll think about it. Or we could just move the BBWC over, ha.

Combining forces... Hmmmm....

If MSTI and BBWC join forces who gets the parking lots?

Hey im Justin. Im 28 (29 in april) I live in hell aka Bakersfield, CA. Im a 3rd generation Dodger fan. I have an 8yr old son whos a dodger fan and a daughter due in march. Im in the security industry currently spending my nights in Fellows,CA. I started back on the auld board and when Ben started banning everyone who thought for themselves i just stopped going to that site. Then one day either zwil or kb emailed me bout this board and the rest is history. I dont post much but im here every day.

I'm Dale, 58, back in my native Va a year after spending 8 years in HeeHaw-ville, TN, on an ultimately fruitless mission for....well, never mind.... Finding a Don Drysdale baseball card when I was 5 yrs old and barely able to recognize my written first name on the end of his is what made me a Dodger fan before I ever knew anything about baseball, except it was good sleeping medicine for my pop. He'd fall asleep to Diz and Pee Wee every weekend.I hate that I never got a chance to try Falstaff beer.  At the time, he was a lifelong Yankee fan, but he taught me all about baseball - the game, and about the major leagues. It was good enough for him that I had a favorite team, even if it wasn't his.

I attended my first and only Dodger game at 10, with my uncle who was a bigshot at the railroad. I didn't sleep a wink on the long train ride, or at the hotel that night, but was so worn out that by the time we reached Crosley Field in Cincinnati the next day, I fell sound asleep and missed the entire game. I only remember big Frank Howard taking batting practice.

I followed the referral of MSTI to this board, and Kyle let me in - so blame him. :). Currently, I am struggling to continue as a Dodger fan.  I'm old school, have lost touch, time has passed me by, etc...I suppose....my favorite time as a Dodger fan - among many, was when Tommy arrived with his young army of minor leaguers, and the years of Cey, Lopes, Yeager and gang that followed. I was thrown out of a bar in '77 [ '78 ? ] because I was overheard by everyone there calling Reggie Jackson] a string of names totally unacceptable by the normally genteel bar crowd....well, the owner / bartender loved Jackson as well.....after the 'wayward hip' interference play.

I was on my back, conscious for about 5 days in the summer of 2010, and saw the Torre engineered Broxton/Blake meltdown against the Yanks from my hospital bed. Tommy's smackdown of Jackson during an in-game live interview [ "He was a liar then, and he's still a liar."} could well be my last 'great' Dodger memory, though there's Kershaw, MSTI and BBWC. There were times last season that I found myself almost disappointed when the Dodgers didn't lose....some of you know what I mean.....but as that's never happened before, I've been re-assessing since. Davey Lopes represents the only tie to the team I used to love, yet I haven't cut the cord yet....:) 

 

I'm Dennis, age 58.  I've been a Dodger fan since 1964 when my Uncle took me to a Dodgers-Phillies game.  We lost BTW.  I live in Irvine, CA with my wife Judi and son Josh.  Josh is an Angels fan, but still humors me about my choice.  Being a Dodger fan has been a constant in my life.  Although it's been tough the last few years.  I've been to many Dodger games in my life, including Sandy Koufax's perfect game.  I can thank my Dad for that. 

Here's hoping the new ownership will better.

 

Thank you all for participating guys.  It is cool to know that I am not the only aging rabid Dodger fan following the Dodgers on this incredible website.

My name is Jim.  I'm 45.  As my moniker suggests, I live in West Los Angeles, though I was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley.  I've been a Dodger fan since I was 5 and was a huge fan of the 70s era teams; it broke my heart when the Dodgers started trading away Cey and Lopes and all the other guys in the early 80s.  But I continued following the Dodgers up to and including the present.  I figure if I made it through the Fox era, I can make it through the McCourt era.  Though these are the times that try men's souls.

I'm yet another David on the board.  I'm 41 and I started following the Dodgers in 1975.  Garvey was my hero and I actually lost interest in the game for a few years once Garv left the team. My grudge wore off around '85, during the rise of Hershiser.  I started boycotting the team a couple years ago -- not paying for tickets, parking, concessions, retail items, etc -- because of McCourt.  My boycott (which started out as pretty difficult) turned to legitimate disinterest this past season, as I don't think I even watched 9 full innings of baseball on TV in 2011.  I still love *talking* about the Dodgers (and hating McCourt), but can't stand even watching them on TV.  The occasional flashes of brilliance from Kemp and Kershaw aren't worth the agony of watching the rest of the crappy, cut-rate, over-the-hill roster.

I started talking Dodger baseball on the USENET newsgroups (alt.sports.baseball.la-dodgers) as DAVID_S back before internet fan sites and bulletin boards were all the rage.  I believe Prodigy also had discussion groups too.  I soon started my own Dodgers fan site called "Dodgers Domain" which got way more traffic and random reader feedback than I ever imagined possible.  I then moved on to be a co-creator of a website called Sportznutz (which is still around, but isn't anything like the initial vision) and I wrote a Dodger column there, while continuing to discuss all things Dodger on USENET and the LA Times Dodger discussion board.  I started posting under the name DSinSoCal somewhere around this time.  Shortly thereafter, The Dodgers official site merged with the other teams to create MLB.com, complete with what we affectionately call The Auld Board.  I spent a LOT of time there and met a lot of great people, some of which are still posting here today.  KB, HA, Torgy, Mayor, Dutch, Blaster, Zwil, Kyle, Buland, Spendodger, etc.   And I have to give a special shoutout to DK.  lol

Eventually I grew up, got married, started a family and real life didn't leave much room for Bulletin Board horseplay.  I returned ... my profile says two years ago?  really?  It seems like barely a year.  Anyway, After a 3 year layoff (and probably a board crash or two) I couldn't access my old DSinSoCal account anymore so I adopted this highly unique and ingenius handle.  /rolleyes

 

Name's Kyle.  27 years old.  Been a life-long lurker since the days of the auld board.  Only recently joined the life of posting, but I still mostly lurk via my phone thanks to work.  I love this site.

Best games I've attended:  Ramon's No-No, The thrown-ball "Forfeit" game (I sat in the front row, so I was fearing for my life), and the 2008 playoff clincher. 

Favorite game seen on TV: 4 + 1

Per Generic Fan  [ David ] :

" I still love *talking* about the Dodgers (and hating McCourt), but can't stand even watching them on TV.  The occasional flashes of brilliance from Kemp and Kershaw aren't worth the agony of watching the rest of the crappy, cut-rate, over-the-hill roster. "

Yeah....what HE said....though I'd modify 'occasional' to 'frequent'.

Moose said:

Name's Kyle.  27 years old.  Been a life-long lurker since the days of the auld board.  Only recently joined the life of posting, but I still mostly lurk via my phone thanks to work.  I love this site.

Best games I've attended:  Ramon's No-No, The thrown-ball "Forfeit" game (I sat in the front row, so I was fearing for my life), and the 2008 playoff clincher. 

Favorite game seen on TV: 4 + 1

Hated that game until the homers.  Loved the fact that Mariano Duncan got Peavy out of the game by messing with him. 

Brookster said:

Moose said:

Name's Kyle.  27 years old.  Been a life-long lurker since the days of the auld board.  Only recently joined the life of posting, but I still mostly lurk via my phone thanks to work.  I love this site.

Best games I've attended:  Ramon's No-No, The thrown-ball "Forfeit" game (I sat in the front row, so I was fearing for my life), and the 2008 playoff clincher. 

Favorite game seen on TV: 4 + 1

Hated that game until the homers.  Loved the fact that Mariano Duncan got Peavy out of the game by messing with him. 

That was the only real fun moment of the game until the last two innings.   Crackhead coming up short on his bid to make it five in a row was the only disappointment of that game. 

I would like to cull the "forfeit" game from the "Best Games I Have Attended" category and place it into the "Most Interesting Games I Have Attended" category.  It was truly an embarrassment, and I felt ashamed for my fellow fans.  It was quite the spectacle, though.  And, I do look back on it with some amusement; it reminds me of the classic, "Here comes the pretzels!" line from The Simpsons.

I'm Glenn originally from downstate Illinois and retired USAF (yes Loney, there is a Santa Claus if you wait long enough). I have been with the Dodgers since the early 1950's (yes, I'm two days older than dirt and can probably claim the board old codger title). I live in Tokyo, so it makes it a little hard to attend home games. I was an Asian area Specialist, so I retired in Japan and went to work for thoroughbred racing under the Japanese government. Retired from there and now run the international development department of a Japanese game and toy company. Six kids have kept me working, which should only take another short 2-030 years to finish paying off their bills.

Greji said:

I'm Glenn originally from downstate Illinois and retired USAF (yes Loney, there is a Santa Claus if you wait long enough). I have been with the Dodgers since the early 1950's (yes, I'm two days older than dirt and can probably claim the board old codger title). I live in Tokyo, so it makes it a little hard to attend home games. I was an Asian area Specialist, so I retired in Japan and went to work for thoroughbred racing under the Japanese government. Retired from there and now run the international development department of a Japanese game and toy company. Six kids have kept me working, which should only take another short 2-030 years to finish paying off their bills.

My first baseball game was the St. Louis Browns vs. the Pirates. The Browns had a pitcher named Sachel Paige on their roster.

I kind of know your pain, Glenn.  Got three here who I am paying for right now.  The oldest makes a nice salary, but has a love affair with Nieman-Marcus (she is a sharp-dresser) so I am paying her medical school loans, car insurance, gas, etc.....   Hey, when I am old and decrepit (another year or so) she can take care of me or that is the plan.   The middle child is thrifty, but you couldn't crowbar her wallet open with a jackhammer.   Her favorite words are, "Papa Chris, can I have some money?"   She also has a decent paying job, but I think she also has her first nickel.  Again, I am on the hook for her insurance (health, dental, car and vision), gas and it seems I have been buying her lunch for the past five years.   The last one is our pride and joy, the boy.  I compare him to Popeye's cohort, Wimpy.    His best line was this; "Dad, can you lend me $500 for a tattoo and a trip to Santa Barbara to get it and I will pay you back when I start my own medical practice."    At least he is learning from his sister on thriftiness.   His big plan is to join the USAF after graduation and have them (instead of me) pay for medical school.  I just wish he had made that plan before he started college, then I wouldn't be sending checks to UC-Merced for close to $30,000 each year. 

grabarkewitz said:

Greji said:

I'm Glenn originally from downstate Illinois and retired USAF (yes Loney, there is a Santa Claus if you wait long enough). I have been with the Dodgers since the early 1950's (yes, I'm two days older than dirt and can probably claim the board old codger title). I live in Tokyo, so it makes it a little hard to attend home games. I was an Asian area Specialist, so I retired in Japan and went to work for thoroughbred racing under the Japanese government. Retired from there and now run the international development department of a Japanese game and toy company. Six kids have kept me working, which should only take another short 2-030 years to finish paying off their bills.

My first baseball game was the St. Louis Browns vs. the Pirates. The Browns had a pitcher named Sachel Paige on their roster.

I just wish he had made that plan before he started college, then I wouldn't be sending checks to UC-Merced for close to $30,000 each year. 

 

I have to admit, the day the kid said he didn't want to go to UC Irvine (even though he was qualified and admitted) and just wanted to go to Long Beach State was the day my bank account breathed a huge sigh of relief.  In hindsight, I probably wish he had gone to Irvine, but his Dirtbag education got him really good first job out of college, so I'm not sure what he would have got out of it that he hasn't.

I'm Vic, I'm 56, and I'm a public information officer for the Utah Department of Transportation. I've been in PR or University Fundraising most of my career, except for a short stint in radio news at the very beginning. I have been a Dodger fan since 1965, when I first saw them play in the 1965 World Series. The elementary school I attended had the games on TV during the day in the gymnasium. Watching that series, Sandy Koufax became my hero and remains so to this day. I've read about every book there is about Sandy Koufax.  Love Jane Leavy's the best. I grew up on a farm in northern Utah with a radio next to my bed, and Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett blarring away through the smmer nights via KFI's 50,000 watt blowtorch. Many nights the last voices I heard before drifting off to sleep were Vin’s or Jerry’s. It was a sad, sad day for me when the Dodgers left KFI for another station. I now scan the dial all the time looking for even the faintest sound of the greatest voice in sports. Digital audio has made it a much more difficult thing. Now living near Salt Lake City, I can occasionally catch the Dodgers on a southern Nevada or Arizona station, but usually nothing but static. I would give anything to be able to tap into the nightly Dodger TV broadcasts in LA.

I attending my first Dodger game in 1974 and Tommy John beat the Mess.  I have seen a few games live here and there, the most recent being last summer in Denver, a "convenient" 7 hour drive from Salt Lake City.  I've love to catch spring training at Camelback and look forward to more games in the future in either LA or Denver.  Incidently, I was on my honeymoon in 1981 and watched the Nolan Ryan no-hitter on TV.  (I know, what was I doing watching TV?  Long story.)

The best time of the year is anytime someone is talking about the Dodgers!  As a former radio news reporter, I am not interested in the testosterone-laced “smack” found on other websites, forums and blogs. I just want to hear what real Dodger fans are thinking about the team and where they believe it is going. That's why I read this site (a lot more than I post). I will try to post more when I have something pertinent to say.

vicsaunders said:

I'm Vic, I'm 56, and I'm a public information officer for the Utah Department of Transportation. I've been in PR or University Fundraising most of my career, except for a short stint in radio news at the very beginning. I have been a Dodger fan since 1965, when I first saw them play in the 1965 World Series. The elementary school I attended had the games on TV during the day in the gymnasium. Watching that series, Sandy Koufax became my hero and remains so to this day. I've read about every book there is about Sandy Koufax.  Love Jane Leavy's the best. I grew up on a farm in northern Utah with a radio next to my bed, and Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett blarring away through the smmer nights via KFI's 50,000 watt blowtorch. Many nights the last voices I heard before drifting off to sleep were Vin’s or Jerry’s. It was a sad, sad day for me when the Dodgers left KFI for another station. I now scan the dial all the time looking for even the faintest sound of the greatest voice in sports. Digital audio has made it a much more difficult thing. Now living near Salt Lake City, I can occasionally catch the Dodgers on a southern Nevada or Arizona station, but usually nothing but static. I would give anything to be able to tap into the nightly Dodger TV broadcasts in LA.

I attending my first Dodger game in 1974 and Tommy John beat the Mess.  I have seen a few games live here and there, the most recent being last summer in Denver, a "convenient" 7 hour drive from Salt Lake City.  I've love to catch spring training at Camelback and look forward to more games in the future in either LA or Denver.  Incidently, I was on my honeymoon in 1981 and watched the Nolan Ryan no-hitter on TV.  (I know, what was I doing watching TV?  Long story.)

The best time of the year is anytime someone is talking about the Dodgers!  As a former radio news reporter, I am not interested in the testosterone-laced “smack” found on other websites, forums and blogs. I just want to hear what real Dodger fans are thinking about the team and where they believe it is going. That's why I read this site (a lot more than I post). I will try to post more when I have something pertinent to say.

Vic, DirecTV's MLB Extra Innings is the best money I ever spend each year.  All of the Prime/Fox games have the Dodgers telecast and if it's Colorado or west (including home games) Mr. Scully is there for nine innings.  The only games not telecast are the KCAL games.  When it's the eastern part, Vin doesn't travel, but it's still a lot better listening to the Dodgers B-team than the opponents.

Greji said:

I'm Glenn originally from downstate Illinois and retired USAF (yes Loney, there is a Santa Claus if you wait long enough). I have been with the Dodgers since the early 1950's (yes, I'm two days older than dirt and can probably claim the board old codger title). I live in Tokyo, so it makes it a little hard to attend home games. I was an Asian area Specialist, so I retired in Japan and went to work for thoroughbred racing under the Japanese government. Retired from there and now run the international development department of a Japanese game and toy company. Six kids have kept me working, which should only take another short 2-030 years to finish paying off their bills.

My first baseball game was the St. Louis Browns vs. the Pirates. The Browns had a pitcher named Sachel Paige on their roster.

Whew!  I'm not the elder statesman!

ocmike24 said:

grabarkewitz said:

Greji said:

I'm Glenn originally from downstate Illinois and retired USAF (yes Loney, there is a Santa Claus if you wait long enough). I have been with the Dodgers since the early 1950's (yes, I'm two days older than dirt and can probably claim the board old codger title). I live in Tokyo, so it makes it a little hard to attend home games. I was an Asian area Specialist, so I retired in Japan and went to work for thoroughbred racing under the Japanese government. Retired from there and now run the international development department of a Japanese game and toy company. Six kids have kept me working, which should only take another short 2-030 years to finish paying off their bills.

My first baseball game was the St. Louis Browns vs. the Pirates. The Browns had a pitcher named Sachel Paige on their roster.

I just wish he had made that plan before he started college, then I wouldn't be sending checks to UC-Merced for close to $30,000 each year. 

 

I have to admit, the day the kid said he didn't want to go to UC Irvine (even though he was qualified and admitted) and just wanted to go to Long Beach State was the day my bank account breathed a huge sigh of relief.  In hindsight, I probably wish he had gone to Irvine, but his Dirtbag education got him really good first job out of college, so I'm not sure what he would have got out of it that he hasn't.

Smart move by him. I'm paying too much and I simply don't believe that I am getting my money's worth anymore.

ocmike24 said:

grabarkewitz said:

Greji said:

I'm Glenn originally from downstate Illinois and retired USAF (yes Loney, there is a Santa Claus if you wait long enough). I have been with the Dodgers since the early 1950's (yes, I'm two days older than dirt and can probably claim the board old codger title). I live in Tokyo, so it makes it a little hard to attend home games. I was an Asian area Specialist, so I retired in Japan and went to work for thoroughbred racing under the Japanese government. Retired from there and now run the international development department of a Japanese game and toy company. Six kids have kept me working, which should only take another short 2-030 years to finish paying off their bills.

My first baseball game was the St. Louis Browns vs. the Pirates. The Browns had a pitcher named Sachel Paige on their roster.

I just wish he had made that plan before he started college, then I wouldn't be sending checks to UC-Merced for close to $30,000 each year. 

 

I have to admit, the day the kid said he didn't want to go to UC Irvine (even though he was qualified and admitted) and just wanted to go to Long Beach State was the day my bank account breathed a huge sigh of relief.  In hindsight, I probably wish he had gone to Irvine, but his Dirtbag education got him really good first job out of college, so I'm not sure what he would have got out of it that he hasn't.

Considering the other schools he wanted to attend, we got off cheap.   He was all set to go to either Baylor or St. John's in NYC.   Factoring in flying out there to see him or for him to fly out to see us along with tuition, books, room and board and whatever else he had to have and I think $30K a year is money well spent.    

SamAdams said:

Greji said:

Whew!  I'm not the elder statesman!

I gotta be close to your age, Sam, if you were a pre-teen in 1958.  I was born in 1949.

Hi,

My name is Tim and I live in the bay area (went to the 49er game last night, what a game).

I have been a dodger fan for as long as I can recall (grew up in So. Cal.).  I was part of the old dodger board and then followed the movement all the way to this forum.  I had played fantasy and SIM with a few dodger.cc members.  Ran one SIM league for a few years, before it moved on to better places.  A number of people here play in the new SIM league.  I was so stressed for time that I did a piss poor job of being involved in (and running) the old SIM league and even let my stress come out.  In any event, I don't play SIM anymore and have trouble keeping up with fantasy (don't you hate it when someone has a great game and you realize that you forgot to set your lineup!)

Life has been so busy the last two years, I have had trouble following this forum.  I do check in from time to time as this forum has a lot of really good people and opinions.  I've mostly been busy because of a two year old who takes up (rightfully so) most of my free time.  She is without a doubt the best thing to ever come into my life.  The rest of my free time is generally used to train for marathons (ran my 8th in Dec.) which I also got into the past couple of years. My goal one day is to qualify for Boston.  Still have to cut off about 20 mins (or have a sex change).  The dodgers have a better shot to win the world series this year than I do to cut 20 mins off, but I'll give it a try (not the sex change)

I miss being involved with this forum and talking to many of the long time posters, but sometimes life allows for only a few activities.

 

SVbeagador said:

Hi,

My name is Tim and I live in the bay area (went to the 49er game last night, what a game).

I have been a dodger fan for as long as I can recall (grew up in So. Cal.).  I was part of the old dodger board and then followed the movement all the way to this forum.  I had played fantasy and SIM with a few dodger.cc members.  Ran one SIM league for a few years, before it moved on to better places.  A number of people here play in the new SIM league.  I was so stressed for time that I did a piss poor job of being involved in (and running) the old SIM league and even let my stress come out.  In any event, I don't play SIM anymore and have trouble keeping up with fantasy (don't you hate it when someone has a great game and you realize that you forgot to set your lineup!)

Life has been so busy the last two years, I have had trouble following this forum.  I do check in from time to time as this forum has a lot of really good people and opinions.  I've mostly been busy because of a two year old who takes up (rightfully so) most of my free time.  She is without a doubt the best thing to ever come into my life.  The rest of my free time is generally used to train for marathons (ran my 8th in Dec.) which I also got into the past couple of years. My goal one day is to qualify for Boston.  Still have to cut off about 20 mins (or have a sex change).  The dodgers have a better shot to win the world series this year than I do to cut 20 mins off, but I'll give it a try (not the sex change)

I miss being involved with this forum and talking to many of the long time posters, but sometimes life allows for only a few activities.

 

How're you doing, Tim?   Good to hear from you.  I am envious of you.  I wish the girls were around when they were younger, but I have to say that they are two of the best things in my life, right now.  Even when they make me crazy.  The boy is easy, as long as he is wearing a clean shirt and seems to remember who is footing the bill he is good.   

SVbeagador said:

Hi,

My name is Tim and I live in the bay area (went to the 49er game last night, what a game).

I have been a dodger fan for as long as I can recall (grew up in So. Cal.).  I was part of the old dodger board and then followed the movement all the way to this forum.  I had played fantasy and SIM with a few dodger.cc members.  Ran one SIM league for a few years, before it moved on to better places.  A number of people here play in the new SIM league.  I was so stressed for time that I did a piss poor job of being involved in (and running) the old SIM league and even let my stress come out.  In any event, I don't play SIM anymore and have trouble keeping up with fantasy (don't you hate it when someone has a great game and you realize that you forgot to set your lineup!)

Life has been so busy the last two years, I have had trouble following this forum.  I do check in from time to time as this forum has a lot of really good people and opinions.  I've mostly been busy because of a two year old who takes up (rightfully so) most of my free time.  She is without a doubt the best thing to ever come into my life.  The rest of my free time is generally used to train for marathons (ran my 8th in Dec.) which I also got into the past couple of years. My goal one day is to qualify for Boston.  Still have to cut off about 20 mins (or have a sex change).  The dodgers have a better shot to win the world series this year than I do to cut 20 mins off, but I'll give it a try (not the sex change)

I miss being involved with this forum and talking to many of the long time posters, but sometimes life allows for only a few activities.

 

Congrats on running eight marathons.  I know from experience that it takes a lot of time and personal dedication, when you're trying to balance a personal life along with your business.  I was over 40 when I started running long distances and it took me three tries before I qualified for the Boston Marathon.  Back then the qualifying time for 40-49 was 3:10.  I eventually ran Boston three times and the course kicked my ass each time, so don't put too much stock in getting there.  Just enjoy your running and stay in great shape.

I'm Jay. 42 years old. Live in Yankton, South Dakota (No Deadwood jokes please, ha). I've been a Dodger fan since 1977 - my first vivid memories of baseball - I was 8. My dad is a Tigers fan and he absolutely hated the Yankees. About the only games we ever got to see were the Monday night games and then the playoffs and World Series. Since my dad was such an ardent hater of the Yankees and they played the Dodgers in 77 and 78, I learned all their names and have been a Dodger fan ever since. I even have the logo tattooed on my arm (sad, I know). Don't get to see them often, but in my previous life as a sportswriter and journalist - I'm now a health care marketing and PR director - I took advantage of press passes once in a while and went to Wrigley when they played the Cubs. Had a chance to meet and visit with Vin Scully (and Harry Caray) and met most the team from the late 90's - Piazza, Karros, Mondesi, Martinez. I remember a game that Tom Candiotti was pitching and I was taking pictures from the photowell. Someone stole second and Piazza nailed Candiotti in the ass. The thud and the words that came out of Candiotti's mouth were hilarious. The bench was dying in laughter. I try to take one of my kids down to Arizona for spring training every other year - it's pricey - but we've received some awesome souvenirs and memories. The 2009 team signed a jersey for us - everyone except Furcal and Ramirez (he hadn't signed yet). My daughter and I went last year and did the same thing, but I can't make out all the autographs. We got the big ones - Kemp, Ethier, Kershaw, Loney, Billingsley. That's all for now.

Hey jdl....any chance you can give us an 'edited' version of 'what came out of Candiotti's mouth" ?

jWerthfan said:

Hey jdl....any chance you can give us an 'edited' version of 'what came out of Candiotti's mouth" ?

The heck with "edited!"  I'm willing to waive the "no swearing" rule to know EXACTLY what came out of Candiotti's mouth!

motherf**cker! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! It was the laughter from the dugout though that made it so funny. I remember Wallace going out to talk to him afterwards and Piazza wouldn't get on the mound. He walked up to the front of the mound, could tell he was sorry, but wouldn't go up for the conversation.

LOL ! Thanks.

I beat my kids they live in fear of me...whatever!  GO DODGERS!!!

I feel weird posting on this thread four months after everyone made their introductions, but I disappeared for a while, so...better late than never? Here I am to reintroduce myself!

I'm Tamara, 25 years old, and an L.A. native now living in Seattle. I became a Dodger fan in 2001, and prior to that I actually actively hated baseball. But one day I was bored, there was nothing on TV but a Dodgers/Giants game, and--as I was also 14 or 15, I was completely taken by what cutie pies some of the players were. I didn't know who to root for, so I decided to go for the team with the hottest player. I'm not entirely proud of that, this many years later, but hey. We all start somewhere. And, to be honest, I was a Giants fan for approximately half an inning, because of JT Snow. And then it was the Dodgers' turn to bat and I got a glimpse of the one and only Mark Grudzielanek, and it was over. Dodgers. For. Life.

Haha. What ridiculous beginnings to my fandom. But, like many of the rest of you, I began on the Auld Board. You might remember me as Grudzie, and then GrudzieGirl, before becoming the woman I am today, dubbed WickedCurves by fellow board-mates. (One guess why.) And, yes, clearly, in those early days I took many shots from posters because of my completely superficial choice of favorite player, and my generous usage of exclamation points, smilies, and funky fonts and colors. But I stayed around despite you punks and now you're stuck with me! Ha! Thankfully, I don't base my baseball judgements on the Player Scale of Hotness anymore.... I'm not a 14-year-old girl any longer, phew.

My favorite Dodger memory is probably the entire 2006 season, when I got season tix with a handful of other BBWC posters. It was wonderful to spend so many nights at the ballpark with such awesome people, and being far away from the team (and my BBWC pals) is one of the few bummers about now living in Seattle.

So that's me.

Hi, I'm Kris, 56, and live in Sunland, which is just up the road from where Rodney King was beaten.  I'm somewhat intimidated by these posted CVs - in my group of friends I'm the biggest Dodger fan.