A little late…
Running a little late today and by now you know the lineup…it was the first day back in town, so things get a little hectic during pregame. Since a few of you mentioned that you find the inside view interesting, here’s a little sampling of what we had going on today:
– Had to touch base with Cesar Izturis about casting the official first ballot for the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. The ceremony took place tonight during pregame and voting is underway (just another not-so-subtle reminder).
– Set up interviews with Sandy Alomar Jr., Dioner Navarro and Danys Baez for Telemundo tomorrow
– Got the MLB ID cards for Ethier, Beimel and Broxton so that they can get into the stadium when they’re on the road (believe it or not, guys get stopped if they don’t have IDs).
– Set up J.D. Drew to receive the first Player of the Month Award from Three-Day Blinds during pregame tomorrow (shh, it’s a secret until then)
– Set up three interviews with Eric Gagne regarding his upcoming charity Bowling Extravaganza on Monday.
– Search for a replacement for Saturday’s clinic at Evergreen Recreational Center, as Odalis Perez was scheduled to go with Grady Little but unfortunately, had to return to the Dominican Republic to visit his sick mother.
These are just a few of the things that our department deals with from day to day…
Also, on a humorous note, when I walked into the clubhouse today, Brad Penny had me mortified. He saw the picture of him, J.D. Drew and Saturday’s favorite in the Kentucky Derby, Brother Derek, in this week’s USA Today Sports Weekly. It’s a great shot that was taken on an off day when Penny went to see his horses at Santa Anita, so I sent it out in a photo release. Well, Penny calls me over and tells me that he’s in big trouble with the trainer, who made him promise not to let anyone use the photo until after the Derby because he didn’t want any photos taken of Brother Derek.
Brad had me convinced that I had broken his promise and that I was going to have to call the trainer and apologize for ruining the horse’s karma heading into the biggest race of its life. Just as he realized I was a tad nervous, he told me he was just messing with me. With friends like that, who needs enemies?
Inside the Dodgers 
Maybe the Dodgers need to stop clowning around and focus on winning some games.
and truth to the rumor in the new york papers that the red sox are looking at
iztursis in a trade?
Very funny. And MLB ID cards? Who knew. Great detail. Please keep these kind of stories/tidbits coming. I don’t see these on any other blogs and it’s something that raises this one above the crop. Thanks.
Hope Gagne will be throwing strikes.
i think we need to bring up the players from Las Vegas and let them play — cant we any worse than this bunch that we have playing now. I have been a dodger fan since 1948 and they just seem to get worse each year. we let them trade away all the good players that we had three years agao and now we are using older players that can stay healthy enought to give us a full season.