Summary
A collection of news and information related to Don Drysdale published by Tribune Company sources.
» Search within 38 items
1
2
3
4
>
38 items on Don Drysdale
1
2
3
4
>
-
Other Hall of Fame inductees
Phil Rogers takes a look at the five inductees selected by a historical review committee charged with considering managers and executives: Dick Williams A manager for 21 seasons, Williams was employed by six teams. He took three of them to the World...Tags: Major League Baseball, All Stars, Honus Wagner, Sandy Koufax, Public Employees
-
Niehaus Ready for Cooperstown Induction
The Associated PressBefore Junior, A-Rod, The Big Unit and Ichiro, the Seattle Mariners' lone icon was Dave Niehaus and his golden Midwestern voice. For 32 years, from Diego Segui's first pitch in the concrete dungeon that was the Kingdome, through yet another loss...Tags: History, Alex Rodriguez, All Stars, Major League Baseball, Dick Enberg
-
It's the best place for Dodgers to be
Be thankful, Dodgers fans, for the National League West, where even your running-in-place heroes are contenders in baseball's worst division. . . . In the American League West, a 49-52 record would put Andruw Jones & Co. 13 games behind the runaway...Tags: Andruw Jones, Pete Carroll, Awards and Prizes, American League, National League
-
All-Star Game year-by-year results
Year, Stadium, City, Winner, Score Winning pitcher, Losing pitcher, MVP 2007 AT&T Park, San Francisco American 5-4 Josh Beckett, Bos.Chris Young, S.D.Ichiro Suzuki, Sea. 2006 PNC Park, PittsburghAmerican 3-2 B.J. Ryan, Tor.Trevor Hoffman, S.D.Michael...Tags: Roger Clemens, Doug Jones, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Wrigley Field, James Baldwin
-
Dodger chef hits them all out of the park
POINTS WESTThe first half of the season has been a yawn, and some of the biggest sluggers in the lineup have holes in their bats. But one time-tested veteran swings for the fences and hits a home run every night at Dodger Stadium. Chef Dave Pearson. Like the...Tags: John Paul II, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Pope, Clothing and Textiles Industry
-
Dodgers know how this goes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDodgers know how this goes The Dodgers' current hitting woes have Vin Scully thinking back to other difficult times in team history. On Sunday, a day after the Dodgers won, 1-0, despite being no-hit by the Angels' Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo, Scully...Tags: Warren Giles, Jeff Fassero, All Stars, Major League Baseball, Hank Aaron
-
No more 'meatballs' in pitcher's box
Q: Don, I often wonder how the distance of 60 feet, 6 inches was arrived at in major league baseball. Kim Altenbach A: When professional baseball was first played in 1869, the pitcher had to start his delivery from within a flat box similar to the...Tags: Todd Zeile, Rafael Palmeiro, Arizona Diamondbacks, Sammy Sosa, Ted Williams
-
Dodgers' 50th anniversary isn't golden to all
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Los Angeles Dodgers and a future sports chronicler made their debuts four days apart in 1958. This year marks, for each, 50 sunshine seasons in Southern California. "Put another candle on your birthday cake," Sheriff John used to sing on local...Tags: American League, National League, Frank Robinson, Bill Russell, Clint Eastwood
-
Pleading to the Big Dodger in the Sky
Oh Great God of Baseball, redeemer of Clemens and Cobb, a heavy burden roils my soul and leads me to this prayer.
I've grown weary, Great One, beaten down by a long succession of painful seasons. The Dodgers are an ugly 31 and 37 this year and I can...Tags: Andruw Jones, Major League Baseball, All Stars, Jeff Kent, Baseball
-
Teacher instills a love of words, but the lesson is about life
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPhil Holmes, one of the great English teachers of his generation, is standing before a class of high school seniors, trampling all over their self-esteem. It is a Thursday in October, not long into the school year. Holmes gazes out at his class, his...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Elections, Sandy Koufax, Wrigley Field
Jul 26, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 24, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Jul 24, 2008
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jul 12, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Jul 13, 2008
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jun 30, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 3, 2008
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 24, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 15, 2008
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jun 21, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
