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CARAVAN, DAY 2, HEAL THE BAY
Day 2 of the Dodger caravan would take us out to Santa Monica as we would team up with Heal The Bay in helping clean up the beach. Though the day would start off with a morning drizzle there was still a good turnout of Dodgers fans for this event. Though trash along the beach wasnt as evident as when we we’re at the L.A. River the previous day, according to the good folks at Heal The Bay, over 100 pounds of trash was accumulated throughout our over 1 hour of our beach cleanup. We would be broken up into 5 seperate groups and teamed up with a couple of Dodgers past and present. My buddy and I would be in team 5, led by Taft High Schools very own Gabe Kapler and Sweet Lou Johnson, best remembered for hitting the game winning home run in Game 7 of the 1965 World Series.
Anyone that’s ever come across Sweet Lou would tell you he really is quite a character. Most of my time during our cleanup was spent chatting with Sweet Lou and one of the reps from Heal the Bay, as well as a couple other Dodger fans as well, including my buddy Jesse.
Of the 5 groups who collected the most garbage, amazingly enough , Group 5, our group ended up on top ( Matt Kemp would later accuse us of filling up our bags with excess sand….LOL….) .
I have to give it up for our team, for they we’re the ones who really made the contributions ( I collected some too, but admittedly I was caught up in conversation with Sweet Lou ) . As for photo ops with other Dodgers….
You look like you could still play Shawn. Shawn Green
30/30 This year Matt ? Matt Kemp
It was a fun day all around, and it was a great opportunity to get up close and personal with the players and also contribute to a great cause. As for Heal the Bay, I cant thank them enough for making everyone feel so welcomed. Here’s the link should you want to volunteer your time in helping keep our beaches clean
http://www.healthebay.org/volunteer
Oh yeah, over the last 2 days I finally came across one of my fellow bloggers Emma. You can view here blog , Crzblue’s Dodger Blue World @ http://crzblue.mlblogs.com/ .
With my fellow blogger Emma
Wanna check out some more pics ?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodgerdrei/sets/72157626064653738/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/healthebay/sets/72157626061182970/
LOOKING BACK….2002 SEASON
OPENING DAY LINEUP
| 2002 | ||
| Name | Pos. | |
| 1. | Roberts | CF |
| 2. | Izturis | SS |
| 3. | Lo Duca | C |
| 4. | Green | RF |
| 5. | Jordan | LF |
| 6. | Beltre | 3B |
| 7. | Karros | 1B |
| 8. | Grudzielanek | 2B |
| 9. | Brown |
P |
After starting off the season 0-3 and being outscored 24-3 by their longtime rivals at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers would finish with a 92-70 record, a 6 game improvement over the previous 2 seasons, but missing out on the wild-card by 3 games to the hated ones. It was still an exciting season for the Blue Crew as Shawn Green would have another big year at the plate belting 41 homers, 4 coming in one game at Milwaukee while tying a major league mark for total bases in a game with 19 . 2002 also saw the emergence of Eric Gagne as the teams closer, setting a club mark with 52 saves. This would also be the season in which his consecutive saves streak would begin.
LOOKING BACK AT THIS DECADE……2001 SEASON
First off, I would like to wish everyone of you out there a HAPPY NEW YEAR . I’m certainly glad we’ve turned the page to a new decade. I hope all of you have stayed safe partying out there, especially those of you visiting here for the Rose Bowl and the BCS Title Game this Thursday. This has certainly been a good start to the new year for this L.A. fan. Earlier this evening, or last night, Kobe showed once again why he’s LA’s MVP with his buzzer beater ( UNGUARDED, WHAT WAS SAC THINKING ? ) And to bring back my favorite moment of the ’09 season, MLB Network replayed Game 2 of the NLDS against the Cardinals ( Yup, the Matt Holliday game !!!! ) . I still hear a buzz from being at the game even to this day, which only makes me want for baseball to come around soon. And heck, we’re only 2 months away from spring training !!!! ( I guess the wait between seasons seems shorter when your team goes deep into October !!!! ) And speaking of Game 2 of the NLDS, for those of you who cant get enough of that frantic 9th inning……
Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | STL@LAD Gm 2: Scully makes the call for the Dodgers – Video | ML
OK , now a look back at 2001
OPENING DAY LINEUP
| 2001 | ||
| Name | Pos. | |
| 1. | Goodwin | CF |
| 2. | Grudzielanek | 2B |
| 3. | Sheffield | LF |
| 4. | Green | RF |
| 5. | Karros | 1B |
| 6. | Donnels | 3B |
| 7. | Kreuter | C |
| 8. | Cora | SS |
| 9. | Park | P |
Before we reflect upon the 2001 season, when bringing up the 2001, baseball is certainly not on the top of ones minds. When we think of 2001, we think of one of the most tragic events our country will ever suffer in our lifetime, and with many affected by the events of 9/11 it was a time for us to unite as one. However, while we will never forget , life does go on, and baseball is just one of those facets of life that can for at least 3 hours of our lives divert our attention from the real world.
And the 2001 season was an exciting one for the Boys in Blue under first year manager Jim Tracy. Though the Blue would finish 6 games back of the eventual World Champion Arizona D-Backs with an 86-76 record, they would be in the thick of the division race for much of the season. Highlights from this season would include the emergence of catcher Paul Lo Duca, who would lead the team with a .320 batting average, highlighted by his 6 for 6 performance on May 28th against the Rockies. Chan Ho Park would lead the staff with 15 wins and 218 strikeouts, and Jeff Shaw would anchor the bullpen with 43 saves. Gary Sheffield would have another outstanding season with 36 home runs, but it would be fan favorite Shawn Green who would set the all-time L.A. Dodger mark in a season for home runs with 49. The Dodgers would also be involved in a couple of Barry Bonds personal highlight reel as he would hit career home run # 500 in early April with none of his Jints, I mean, Giants teammates to greet him at home plate , then his record breaking 71st and 72nd home run of the season off Chan Ho Park on the seasons final weekend. If it’s any consolation Dodger fans, the Blue ended up winning that night and knocking the Giants off of post-season play. ( And to this day, our hated ones still dont fly a World Championship flag repping their city …..)
OTHER EVENTS OF 2001
The Lakers, led once again by the Shaq-Kobe tandem, would win the 2nd of 3 consecutive NBA Titles. The Lakers would sweep their way through the Western Conference playoffs and if not for a long layoff between the Western Conference Finals and the Finals, may have swept the 76ERS as well. No matter, they would take down Philly in 5, finishing with a 15-1 playoff mark. This may have been their best team of the 3PEAT, and maybe the best of the 4 they won this decade !!!!
Dale Earnhardt Jr. dies from injuries suffered in a crash at Daytona 500. He was 49
Barry Bonds sets the MLB record for home runs hit in a season with 73, breaking Mark MacGwire’s mark of 70 set in 1998
Enron, at one time the worlds largest energy trader, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
And finally, the one event we will all never forget, on 9/11 , Al Qaida terrorists crash 2 airliners into the World Trade Center in New York City. Another plane would hit the Pentagon and another crash in a field near Shanksville, Pa. About 3,000 lives are lost to this tragic event.
Source
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_national/decade/
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