Because you can put all of these on your bookshelf

January 10, 2012

You just need a big bookshelf.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are celebrating their 50th anniversary in their eponymous stadium so to mark the occasion they’ll be giving out bobblehead dolls throughout the season.

According to Tom Hoffarth on his blog, the schedule falls out thus:

 

  • Don Drysdale and Maury Wills: Saturday, April 28 vs. Washington
  • Orel Hershiser: Tuesday, May 15 vs. Arizona
  • The record-setting infield of Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell and Ron Cey: Tuesday, May 29 vs. Milwaukee
  • Eric Karros: Thursday, June 28 vs. the N.Y. Mets
  • Tommy Lasorda and Walter Alston: Saturday, July 14 vs. San Diego
  • Kirk Gibson: Tuesday, July 31 vs. Arizona
  • Sandy Koufax: Tuesday, Aug. 7 vs. Colorado
  • Fernando Valenzuela: Tuesday, Aug. 21 vs. San Francisco
  • Announcer Vin Scully, Aug. 30 vs. Arizona

If the Dodgers were smart, they’d pair up these giveaways with “heritage games,” i.e. Jewish for Koufax, Mexican for Valenzuela, etc. Too bad there’s no nod to some of the Brooklyn Dodgers who made the trip out west but were gone by the time Dodger Stadium opened.

Of course, there are many who believe a full-size statue of Koufax in front of Dodger Stadium is overdue. Other ballparks honor their legendary players; why shouldn’t there be one for Sandy? Howard Cole over at BaseballSavvy.com has a petition going that shouldn’t even be necessary.

 

 

 

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Tagged as: Davey Lopes, Don Drysdale, Fernando Valenzuela, Maury Wills, Orel Hershiser, Sandy Koufax, Steve Garvey, Tommy Lasorda, Vin Scully

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