Dodgers Dugout: How a Vin Scully comment led to Shawn Green giving away his batting gloves
LA TimesHi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. I would forget sometimes in the beginning, and then Mitch Poole, who ran the clubhouse, would come over with a pair of gloves say, “Hey, don’t forget.” And it just became a habit. Mike Hampton:.621, 18 for 29, 2 doubles, 5 homers, 17 RBIs John Smoltz:.543, 19 for 35, 3 doubles, 1 homer, 3 RBIs Greg Maddux:.429, 15 for 35, 3 doubles, 3 homers, 10 RBIs Tom Glavine: 382, 13 for 34, 4 doubles, 3 homers, 8 RBIs Curt Schilling:.302, 13 for 43, 1 double, 2 homers, 2 RBIs Randy Johnson:.281, 16 for 57, 4 doubles, 2 homers, 2 RBIs Miguel Batista:.167, 6 for 36, 1 homer, 6 RBIs Mariano Rivera:.154, 2 for 13 The perils of the online world On Friday, Freddie Freeman returned to Atlanta for the first time since he signed with the Dodgers. Top 10 Jeff Treadway,.349, 15 for 43, 1 double, 1 triple, 5 RBIs Pedro Guerrero,.344, 21 for 61, 3 doubles, 2 homers, 13 RBIs Manny Mota,.321, 106 for 330, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 81 RBIs Tom Haller,.313, 15 for 48, 1 double, 2 homers, 14 RBIs Justin Turner,.302, 26 for 86, 6 doubles, 7 homers, 27 RBIs Steve Garvey,.302, 19 for 63, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 11 RBIs Chris Taylor,.301, 22 for 73, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 homers, 15 RBIs Mike Kinkade,.298, 17 for 57, 6 doubles, 8 RBIs Juan Pierre,.296, 21 for 71, 1 double, 2 triples, 1 RBI Lee Lacy,.291, 34 for 117, 6 doubles, 8 homers, 19 RBIs Bottom 10 Len Matuszek,.109, 6 for 55, 2 doubles, 1 homer, 8 RBIs Danny Heep,.114, 9 for 79, 2 doubles, 7 RBIs Nelson Liriano,.146, 7 for 48, 3 doubles, 5 RBIs Rick Dempsey,.146, 7 for 48, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs Jorge Orta,.150, 9 for 60, 2 doubles, 1 homer, 5 RBIs Gil Hodges,.153, 9 for 59, 1 double, 6 RBIs Greg Brock,.153, 9 for 59, 3 doubles, 3 RBIs Jason Grabowski,.167, 16 for 96, 5 doubles, 2 homers, 8 RBIs Hee-Seop Choi,.167, 8 for 48, 2 doubles, 1 homer, 4 RBIs Stan Javier,.168, 17 for 101, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 8 RBIs Most pinch hits as an L.A. Dodger Dave Hansen, 110 Manny Mota, 106 Chris Gwynn, 52 Olmedo Saenz, 49 Mitch Webster, 49 Andre Ethier, 40 Mike Sharperson, 39 Mickey Hatcher, 38 Rick Monday, 34 Lee Lacy, 34 Programming note I’m off next week, so no newsletter until the week of July 10. Up next Tonight: San Diego at Dodgers, 7 p.m., SportsNet LA, FS1, AM 570, KTNQ 1020 Friday: San Diego at Dodgers, 7 p.m., SportsNet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020 Saturday: San Diego at Dodgers, 4:15 p.m., Fox, AM 570, KTNQ 1020 Sunday: San Diego at Dodgers, 1 p.m., SportsNet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020 *-left-handed Stories you might have missed Freddie Freeman says situation with agents remains ‘fluid,’ is happy to be a Dodger And finally Vin Scully with a story about Ernie Harwell.