Dodgers 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. When they flew over the undeveloped 300-acre lot at Chavez Ravine, surrounded by freeways and within sight of the downtown skyline, O’Malley is said to have pointed and asked, "Can I have that one?" The supervisor replied, "No problem."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. The Los Angeles / California Angels shared Dodger Stadium from April 17, 1962 until September 22, 1965. The stadium was known as Chavez Ravine when the Angels were playing there.

Little9 new articles for Tuesday, April 11, 2006Mulder, Cardinals win first game at new stadium (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Apparently, the new Busch Stadium is both a hitter's and pitcher's park. At least for Mark Mulder. The St. Louis lefthander pitched eight strong innings and hit his first career home run, helping the Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 Monday in the first major league game at the $365 million ballpark. Scott Rolen's two-run double in the fourth off Tomo Ohka gave the Cardinals the lead for

MLB Around The Horn: Dodgers, Phillies Split Doubleheader (KRXI-TV Reno)
Mets 3, Marlins 2 FLUSHING, N.Y. (Sports Network) - David Wright lofted a sacrifice fly to score Carlos Beltran with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Marlins in the finale of a rain-shortened two-game series at Shea Stadium.

Alomar and Penny lead Dodgers to doubleheader split in Philadelphia (The Sports Network)
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Sandy Alomar Jr. had three hits, including an RBI double and scored once, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2, to earn a split of a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park.

Mets' new ballpark to emulate Ebbets (USA Today)
The New York Mets wear blue and orange to honor the Giants and Dodgers, teams that left New York for San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively, in 1958. Now the Mets' new ballpark, scheduled to open in 2009, will conjure memories of Ebbets Field, the Dodgers' home in Brooklyn.

Mulder inspires Cardinals victory in home opener (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mark Mulder pitched eight strong innings and belted his first career home run to lead St Louis to a 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the Cardinals' home opener in their new Busch Stadium on Monday.

VB Dodgers Drop 9-8 Decision (OurSports Central)
(Vero Beach) - Despite an 8-run 8th inning which saw four Vero Beach home runs, the Dodgers fell to the St. Lucie Mets 9-8 Friday night at Holman Stadium. All 8 runs came with two outs in the inning with Cole Bruce, Chris Westervelt, Xavier Paul and Jamie Hoffman supplying the long balls.

Wilpon Is Walking Again Through Ebbets Rotunda (New York Times)
The design for the new Mets ballpark, to be built next to Shea Stadium, is meant to evoke memories of Ebbets Field, where the Brooklyn Dodgers played.

Mets Stadium May Look Like Ebbets Field (AP via Yahoo! News)
New York Mets officials stirred up the past on Thursday when they unveiled a stadium design reminiscent of Ebbets Field, the storied home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

This date in baseball - April 11 (OregonLive.com)
(AP) — 1907 — New York catcher Roger Bresnahan appeared wearing shin guards for the first time in a major league game. 1912 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants began a 19-game winning streak with an 18-3 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Mets unveil design for new Queens stadium (Crain's New York Business)
(AP) — With an eye on the future, New York Mets officials stirred up the past on Thursday when they unveiled a stadium design reminiscent of Ebbets Field, the storied home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Little9 new articles for Sunday, April 02, 2006Dodgers '06 preview: Radical reconstruction project (Daily Breeze)
Dodgers have revamped almost everything, including the stadium, to repair the damage from a 71-91 season.

New Era Launches National Interactive Tour at Dodgers Stadium (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
New Era Cap Co., Inc., the exclusive maker and marketer of Major League Baseball's official uniform cap, announced that it will launch the "Authentic Fit" tour, an interactive mobile tour, during the Los Angles Dodgers 2006 home opener at Dodgers Stadium on Monday, April 3, 2006.

Angels top Dodgers in Freeway finale (MLB.com)
Angels top Dodgers in Freeway finale

Dodgers unveil stadium renovations (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dodgers' McCourt unveils stadium renovations

Angels Drop Dodgers In Spring Training Finale (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
Juan Rivera hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Dodgers 4-2 on Sunday in the finale of the Freeway Series.

Dodgers drop Freeway Series finale (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dodgers drop Freeway Series finale

Inclement Weather Threatens Dodgers Opener (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Atlanta Braves have been the model of consistency for any team in any sport, winning 14 straight NL East championships.

Escobar helps blank Dodgers (Anaheim Angels)
Escobar helps blank Dodgers

What a thrilling Giants-Dodgers fight this will be (San Francisco Chronicle)
We're about to witness the most fascinating season in the Giants-Dodgers rivalry since Will Clark roamed the landscape, and be warned, you may find the context disturbing. The Dodgers are the good guys in this story, at least from a national viewpoint,...

The Newly Renovated Dodger Stadium Opens Today (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
The newly renovated Dodger Stadium will be open to the public Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers play the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the Freeway Series.

Dodgers Stadium

Dodger Stadium, in Los Angeles, California, has been the home of the Los Angeles Major League Baseball team since 1962. It was also the home of the Los Angeles Angels between 1962 and 1965.