The Trolley Dodger

Took a while, but I finally tracked down this picture of Mrs. Trolley Dodger (aka my wife, Denyse) and Jose Lima, taken at Dodger Stadium in 2004. Jose would park himself on top of the dugout to sign autographs and take pictures with fans before games. A great guy whose energy and personality was such an entertaining feature of the Dodgers at the time. I’ve missed him for years, and I miss him even more now.

Normally I would say something to the effect of resting in peace, but if there is an afterlife, Jose Lima has the place rocking and rolling, dancing, and anything but stodgily resting or peaceful. Thank goodness. :)

Mexican Wave by wonker, on Flickr

A short article in the science section of The Guardian, “Nature’s own Mexican wave”, makes connections between The Wave (as often performed in Dodger Stadium) and giant Asian honeybees, then continues with studies looking at the minimum number of people you need to start a Wave, its speed, and whether clockwise or counterclockwise movement was more prevalent.

No word on how to stop one once it’s gotten started, however. ;)

On the front page of Metro.net:

Put Metro’s Dodger Stadium Express in your Line-Up

Take advantage of a winning combination to reach Dodger Stadium this season. Just Go Metro to Union Station and connect with the Dodger Stadium Express. You won’t have to fight traffic and you’ll help reduce air pollution. Best of all, your Dodger ticket is good for the fare!

Union Station is served by Metrolink, Amtrak and many Metro and municipal bus lines, plus Metro Rail’s Red, Purple and Gold lines. So it’s easy to leave your car at home and connect with the Dodger Stadium Express.

Read more…

(Via Streetsblog LA.)

On the BBC website, “Audio slideshow: ‘Swinging Away’”

The MCC Museum at Lord’s is trying to dispel a few myths, and reveal some surprising connections, in a new exhibition that looks at the shared history of cricket and baseball.

The Curator of Collections, Adam Chadwick, took reporter Andrew Hosken on a trip back in time.

Browsing around the web, I happened across a great old picture of Vin Scully having a fun time:

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The other gentleman is the father of the original poster, who uploaded it in a “favorite sports team thread” on city-data.com back in 2008.