Sunday, June 05, 2005
Historical baseball note
Since I don't have high-speed Internet at my new apartment yet, I've been watching more TV than usual. That included tonight's Dodgers game, a 2-1 win over the Brewers. I wanted to mention this piece of trivia that fascinated Vin Scully, since I'm not sure how far it will be disseminated: with this game, the Dodgers have now played more games at Dodger Stadium than they had at Ebbets Field.
Incidentally, the best Vin Scully moment of the game was him reading Jim Tracy's lips during an argument with the home plate umpire, but not giving the exact translation: "Fertilizer, fertilizer." The second-best was his plug for the pre-game show airing before tomorrow's game: "I think you'll find it somewhat interesting, as it always is."
While I'm at it, it's looking like the plans detailed here for me and Jason to do a 4-city baseball trip next month are not going to come to fruition, since I will have only been in my new job for a month. We may do an overnight trip just to Phoenix, for a Saturday night game. But that leaves things open for me to ask: hey, Levi, how about a Western trip in 2006?
Incidentally, the best Vin Scully moment of the game was him reading Jim Tracy's lips during an argument with the home plate umpire, but not giving the exact translation: "Fertilizer, fertilizer." The second-best was his plug for the pre-game show airing before tomorrow's game: "I think you'll find it somewhat interesting, as it always is."
While I'm at it, it's looking like the plans detailed here for me and Jason to do a 4-city baseball trip next month are not going to come to fruition, since I will have only been in my new job for a month. We may do an overnight trip just to Phoenix, for a Saturday night game. But that leaves things open for me to ask: hey, Levi, how about a Western trip in 2006?
Labels: brewers, dodgers, jim tracy, planning, tv, vin scully
