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  Dodger Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Currently, Dodger Stadium is one of only two stadiums in Major League Baseball to retain the name of its baseball club without corporate sponsorship (the other being Yankee Stadium).
Dodger Stadium was the first Major League Baseball stadium since the initial construction of Yankee Stadium to be built using entirely private financing, and the last until Pacific Bell Park was built.
The land for Dodger Stadium was expropriated from the local residents in the early 1950s by the city of Los Angeles under eminent domain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dodger_Stadium   (1091 words)

  
 The Artful Dodger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Artful Dodger is a character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist.
The Dodger (whose real name is Jack Dawkins) is so called because of his success in avoiding arrest, being a skillful pickpocket.
The nickname, "Artful Dodger", is still commonly used to refer to someone who is good at avoiding responsibility or the consequences of his/her actions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Artful_Dodger   (247 words)

  
 Los Angeles Dodgers : Ballpark : Dodger Stadium History
It began with Dodger President Walter O'Malley's vision nearly five decades ago and remains one of the crown jewels in professional sports and a landmark to West Coast expansion in Major League Baseball.
The Dodgers employ a full-time grounds crew and maintenance staff that keeps all aspects of the stadium in immaculate condition throughout the season making Dodger Stadium one of the best maintained facilities in the country.
The Dodgers installed a brand new state-of-the-art grass field after the conclusion of the 1995 season for the first time since the stadium opened in 1962.
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/la/ballpark/la_ballpark_history.jsp   (1035 words)

  
 Roger the Dodger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roger the Dodger is a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano.
Ten years later Nixon returned, drawing in a noticeably different style than before, and continued drawing until his death in October 2002, though, due to the strips being drawn months in advance, his strips continued appearing in the Beano until the end of January 2003 when Barry Appleby took over, the current artist.
During the mid-late 1980s, a spin-off strip appeared at the end called Roger the Dodger's Dodge Clinic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roger_the_Dodger   (344 words)

  
 YOJOE.COM | Dodger
Dodger was first released carded invidually as part of the Battleforce 2000 subset of G.I.Joe at the very end of the sixth series (1987).
Even if they are not listed in the 1987 catalog, the Battleforce 2000 figures are considered part of the 1987 series since they made it to toy shelves in the 1987 calendar year.
Dodger came with a silver "laser sonic photon rifle" and a silver mouthpiece.
www.yojoe.com /action/87/dodger.shtml   (211 words)

  
 Stitch and Glue Hard Dodger
Thanks to really lousy sewing during my attempt at making a canvas dodger three years ago, the old one is already decrepit and falling apart.
By the weekend of March 7th, the temps were in the 70s and I was hard at work on the Dodger.
After about 8 hrs of work, the dodger is stitched together and ready for the first batches of epoxy.
www.writebyte.net /writebyte.dll/GetPage?PageId=HardDodger   (436 words)

  
 Baseball Toaster : Dodger Thoughts
The Dodgers did offer Weaver salary arbitration, an indication that they weren't scared of paying him in the neighborhood of $9 million for a single year, even if you believed the team's ultimate goal was to get draft pick compensation.
The Dodgers are living the nightmare: arriving woefully unprepared for their final exam, desperate for a burst of divine energy.
For Dodger content, some recent photos by team historian Mark Langill of the ongoing Dodger Stadium renovation are available at Dodgers.com.
dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com   (4115 words)

  
 BallparkTour.com - Dodger Stadium
The Dodgers in the mean time, lined up thier first tenant: the American league's new L.A. Angels who would join the Dodgers in their new home in '62.
Dodger Stadium was so well planned (location, design, easily expandable for luxury suites and clubs) and is so well maintained that even after 42 years it's still one of the jewels of baseball.
With the Dodgers trailing 4-3 to the mighty Oakland A's, Injured MVP Kirk Gibson hobbles to the plate with 2 out and Mike Davis on first in the bottom of the 9th.
www.ballparktour.com /Dodger_Stadium.html   (1985 words)

  
 Artful Dodger
Artful Dodger is a nimble and elusive Warrior.
For example, if in a moment of pique his opponent refers to him to him as a "sonofabitch", Artful Dodger will not only demand a public apology for the insult to his own mother, but will castigate his opponent on behalf all mothers everywhere.
Knowing full well that staying on topic works to his disadvantage, Artful Dodger will not allow himself to be pinned down.
redwing.hutman.net /~mreed/warriorshtm/artfuldodger.htm   (84 words)

  
 Dodger Stadium | BaseballLibrary.com
Built by Dodger owner Walter O'Malley in Chavez Ravine, overlooking downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium was the last baseball stadium constructed with team capital, and is one of the few modern stadiums to retain some of the atmosphere of smaller classic ballparks.
Originally, Dodger Stadium was home to both the Dodgers and the Angels, who called it Chavez Ravine to avoid publicizing their NL rivals, but the Angels moved to Anaheim in 1966, leaving the Dodgers as sole occupants.
The Dodgers routinely draw 40,000 fans to a game here, and were the first ML team ever to top three million in total attendance for one season.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/D/Dodger_Stadium.stm   (1470 words)

  
 Escape of the Artful Dodger TV Show - Escape of the Artful Dodger Television Show - TV.com
It follows the life and adventures of Jack Dawkins aka the Artful Dodger as he is transported to Australia for 7 years.
Brownlow, Dodger is arrested and sentenced to be transported to the Australian colonies for seven years.
Dodger and Kelly, now reluctant allies, flee to the only refuge left —Will's bush camp.
www.tv.com /escape-of-the-artful-dodger/show/5799/summary.html   (307 words)

  
 *Dodger Stadium - Dodger Stadium Events, Schedules, Information, Tickets
Dodger Stadium was originally designed specifically for baseball only and now is one of the oldest parks still in use.
Dodger Stadium is know to be a pitchers park with its fairly large dimensions and large foul territory.
Dodger Stadium holds more then 56,000 fans, and has parking for more then 16,000 cars.
www.dodgerstadiumevents.com   (353 words)

  
 Dodger Blues - news
All told, the Dodgers have enough infielders to withstand a half-dozen injuries, a couple of kidnappings, and a viscous outbreak of the bird flu.
Dodger spokesperson Camille Johnston denies any such scheme, insisting that a seaport would conflict with their plan to launch space shuttles from Lot 10.
Dodger marketing executives are scrambling to put a hold on their Duaner Sanchez and Steve Schmoll bobblehead orders after the Dodgers traded the pair to the New York Mets on Wednesday.
www.dodgerblues.com /content/news.html   (10076 words)

  
 Baseball Toaster : Dodger Thoughts : April 2004
Covering the Dodgers as a reporter was a dream job for him to begin with, so you can imagine what it must feel like for him to have found something that could be even better.
For the Dodgers to have a 10-5 record while outscoring their opponents for the season by one run, 70-69, is strange at a minimum.
Dodger manager Jim Tracy already reset the starting rotation Tuesday so that Odalis Perez would pitch against the Giants in Los Angeles on Friday instead of in Colorado on Thursday.
dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com /archives/2004_04.html   (11110 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - Hanging with Dem Bums
They were up there, but they were good baseball seats -- in tight over home, looking out at the fans in the pavilions, and beyond them to the sunset mist settling in on the chaparral hills behind the park.
And that's the whole Dodger Stadium story, really -- it's more-or-less the same as it ever was: a pristine, 41-year-old, sun-splashed jewel, tucked up in the Los Angeles hills, a place where baseball in the warm night air is the thing.
What's left are the Farmer John Dodger Dogs, and the people are split on these: Some say they lack character and punch, others say they have the perfectly understated twang of the grill about them.
espn.go.com /page2/s/ballparks/dodger.html   (1454 words)

  
 Dodger Stadium
When Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley was negotiating with the city of Los Angeles in 1957 over the deal that would take the Dodgers out of Brooklyn, he and a county supervisor took a helicopter ride over Los Angeles to look for potential stadium sites.
Dodger Stadium was baseball’s only privately financed stadium built since Yankee Stadium (1923) and until Pacific Bell Park (2000).
Until Denver’s Coors Field was built in 1995, Dodger Stadium and Chicago’s Wrigley Field were the only National League parks built exclusively for baseball.
www.ballparks.com /baseball/national/dodger.htm   (694 words)

  
 Most Valuable Network - Dodger Hill
Why the Dodgers decided to not resign Bako and went for Alomar is beyond me. Despite Alomar though, Navarro should be a competent game caller and a solid bat towards the bottom of the order.
The Dodgers have invited a small handful of players to spring training who aren’t currently in either the minors of majors.
It appears that the Dodgers are stocking up on bullpen canidates which is fine by me. Thanks to Rob McMillin at the 6-4-2 for point out the link.
dodgers.mostvaluablenetwork.com   (2808 words)

  
 Roger Dodger (2002)
In Rodger Dodger, writer-director Dylan Kidd's impressive first feature, the battle of the sexes plays out not as a struggle between genders, but as one angry man's war against the women he desires, loathes, and fears.
And, for the most part, it works, thanks to Kidd's own sardonic wit powering the script and a virtuoso performance by Campbell Scott in the toxic title role, a part one imagines most actors would be afraid to touch without donning a biohazard suit.
"Roger Dodger" is the childhood nickname of Campbell's character, a sobriquet given him by his older sister for his infallible ability to talk himself out of trouble.
www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=136445&Tab=reviews&CID=13   (639 words)

  
 Dodger Thoughts
The Dodgers remained shut out until the ninth, when they scored one run and put the tying runs on second and third with one out.
Part of that was thanks to Arizona’s atrocious baserunning decisions, but mostly, he found the plate, spared the Dodgers a demoralizing trip through the nether regions of their bullpen - and lo and behold, kept them in the game.
The Dodgers may not be a nine-inning team every day of the year - what team is - but they showed everything you would want to see in that rally.
jonthoughts.blogspot.com /2003_03_30_jonthoughts_archive.html   (4557 words)

  
 YOJOE.COM | Dodger
Dodger (v2) was first released carded as part of the ninth series (1990) as part of the Sonic Fighters He was discontinued domestically in 1991.
Dodger came with a fl photon rifle, a fl submachine gun, a fl rifle, a fl laser rifle, and a large blue backpack with buttons that made four different electronic battle sounds.
The entire body of Dodger (v2) was originally used to create the original Dodger.
www.yojoe.com /action/90/dodger2.shtml   (110 words)

  
 Dodger Thoughts
The Dodgers re-officialized their 40-man roster Thursday, but this event is not of much significance.
The Dodger vice president and assistant general manager remains a bit of mystery in Los Angeles - I'm sure there are many of you out there who have never heard her speak or even read a quote from her.
If you intend to preserve Dodger Stadium, a high-functioning city treasure, rather than embark on a real-estate swap that will make Mayor Jim Hahn's crackpot scheme for LAX look like genius, then come to Los Angeles and tell the people so.
jonthoughts.blogspot.com /2003_11_16_jonthoughts_archive.html   (4234 words)

  
 Los Angeles Dodgers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
In 1943 the Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox, 7-5.
In 1972 the Dodgers lost to the New York Yankees, 8-3.
The Dodgers were the first major league team to play in Los Angeles, and along with the San Francisco Giants they were the first teams to play in California.
www.baseballhalloffame.org /teams/NL/dodgers.htm   (519 words)

  
 Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
His new human mom knew nothing about monkeys, as Dodger was an unexpected surprise-so she searched high and low for information on how to take care of him.
Dodger's "owner" realized that since she was working two jobs and because his human sister was leaving for college, it was not in Dodger's best interest to leave him at home all day by himself.
Dodger came to be a full-time resident of Jungle Friends in April 2000.
www.junglefriends.org /dodger.shtml   (476 words)

  
 Dodger Thoughts: Porter News Imminent?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
If the Dodgers were not going to renew Porter, they should have let their intentions be known during the year so he could have "retired" and soaked up his final months, weeks, and days on the job with the praise that he rightfully earned.
Ross added that the Dodgers let him know they were going a different direction only an hour before he came on the air tonight.
At the very bottom of the Dodger website under the heading "official release" is the Dodger/Lon Rosen version of the decision "to go a diffrent direction." At the bottom of the release are Lon Rosen's disengenious comments.
www.all-baseball.com /dodgerthoughts/archives/016091.html   (3533 words)

  
 Cape Dory Boats - View topic - Companionway Dodger for Sale
The dodger I have for sale was done for John Vigor approximately 4 to 5 years ago and is in excellent conditon.
I have some photos with the dodger installed on the boat before I owned it and I can also take some additional photos of the dodger off the boat.
Sorry I don't have any better photos of the dodger on the boat, I have yet to get her into the water.
www.toolworks.com /cdsoa/board/viewtopic.php?t=16087   (328 words)

  
 Word Spy - salad dodger
Nicknamed the Salad Dodger, it was clear yesterday Ian Sturgess does not favour a diet of fresh fruit and vegetables.
But now the 40-stone lorry driver's love of fried food and dislike of exercise is set to be the death of him.
Salad dodger: a term periodically used to imply the term of clinically obsese people who so called 'dodge salads' to maintain their weight.
www.wordspy.com /words/saladdodger.asp   (355 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Fred Claire: My 30 Years in Dodger Blue: Books: Orel Hershiser,Fred Claire,Steve Springer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
He describes his experience with the Dodger's team but moreso in detail of every singly person who makes it work on a daily basis, who sweat and cry and laugh for the "family members" in this family culture that they've developed.
Claire is not only talking about the last 30 years of his professional experiences but of the last 30 years of his life in general, ending with life beyond the Dodgers.
With the first and last chapters discussing his last night in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium, Fred Claire really gives you a peak inside his management career- though not in an obtrusive way.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1582617325?v=glance   (1454 words)

  
 Los Angeles Dodgers : The Official Site
Who will be the elder statesman on the Dodgers' Opening Day roster?
Dodger Stadium time lapse, Part II See photos from the first Spring Training workout in Vero Beach, Fla.
Use of the Website signifies your agreement to the.
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=la   (129 words)

  
 Joe Batt's Arm - Labrador Kennel - Squiresheath Mona Lisa
Our Dodger was born on the slopes of Mount Mézenc, in the south of France.
Dodger is a beautiful, friendly and lovely "dawg", grateful too for all the food and attention we give him.
Dodger doesn't agree that Oscar has the nerve to speak up.
www.joebattsarm.com /dodger.html   (390 words)

  
 Dodger Thoughts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
My hunch is that the Dodgers are better equipped right now to handle Brad Penny or Odalis Perez breakdowns than they were last September, when you wondered whether anyone could get out of the second inning.
But with an offseason of rest, even if Scott Erickson is fool’s gold, the Dodgers now have the manpower to go with a solid 11- or 12-man pitching staff, mix and match according to situation, and get some outs.
George Lederer managed one half of the Dodgers in an intrasquad game, and Alston wrote the very droll game story that ran in the paper the next day.
www.all-baseball.com /dodgerthoughts   (1700 words)

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