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I'm Tomás Summers Sandoval and this is my blog. I'm an asociate professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and History at Pomona College, the author of Latinos at the Golden Gate(2013), and a generally nice guy. You can learn more about me at my main website.
Tag Archives: baseball
The Rivalry
The Dodgers and Giants took time out of their usual pregame routines tonight to try an diffuse any further violence between LA and SF fans. This unity comes on the heels of the awful attack against Brian Stow in the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, News, Personal
Tagged baseball, brian stow, dodgers giants, los angeles dodgers, rivalry, san francisco giants, violence
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From Ponce to Cooperstown
Former second baseman Roberto Alomar has been elected to the Hall of Fame. Alomar received the third highest vote total in history, making it in on his first second time on the ballot. He is only the third Puerto Rican … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, News
Tagged baseball, boricua, cooperstown, hall of fame, hispanic, latino, puerto rico
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But I thought you were a Dodgers fan
Since I was a kid, my priorities for a baseball season have been rather simple: I wanted the Dodgers to win the World Series. But I knew such an event was rare, thereby defining it’s value. And so, if it … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, News, Personal
Tagged baseball, dodger giants rivalry, dodgers, giants, la dodgers, los angeles, rivalry, san francisco, sf giants, sports rivalry, world series
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F**cking Dodgers
Let me start by saying I hate interleague baseball. HATE. Now, what I really want this season is another World Series title for the Dodgers. Second, another League Championship; third, the NL West title. No matter what happens, I also … Continue reading
Dodgers in the 2nd 40
I love baseball. One of the things I love the most about it is that it has such a long regular season. 162 games. Almost 6 full months. Growing up, one the most anticipated times of year for me was … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Personal
Tagged baseball, big blue, dodgers, los angeles, nostalgia, sports
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Walter Alston is Still Dead…
Walter Emmons Alston died 25 years ago today, eight years after having retired as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He passed away on October 1, 1984, at the age of 72. Alston managed the Dodgers for 23 seasons, four … Continue reading
Posted in History, Obituary
Tagged baseball, baseball history, baseball legends, dodgers, famous death, los angeles, los angeles dodgers, Obituary, sports, sports history, walter alston
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The Brewers, the Dodgers, and some old school baseball
The Dodgers are likely moving out of their brief post-All Star break slump. The best indicators of it are threefold: things are breaking their way in games, even when they lose; they kicked Milwaukee’s butt last night, 17 to 4; … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged baseball, brewers, dodgers, don drysdale, los angeles, los angeles dodgers, major league baseball, manny ramirez, milwaukee, prince fielder, russell martin, world series
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Lou Gehrig farewell speech
On July 4, 2009, Major League Baseball will commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s famous farewell to baseball. On that day, in 1939, the legendary Yankee retired due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the disease that today bears his … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged ALS, baseball, bronx, famous, goodbye, History, july 4th, lou gehrig, new york, this day in history, yankees
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Manny Ramirez and Baseball’s Soul
Today is a scandalous day in Los Angeles, but not a surprising one. Fan-favorite Manny Ramirez, the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the resident “star” of the team, has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, News
Tagged baseball, dodgers, don drysdale, drugs, games, la dodgers, latino baseball, latinos, los angeles, major leagues, manny ramirez, sports, suspensions
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Preston Gómez (1922-2009)
Former baseball player, coach, manager, and scout Preston Gómez died yesterday. He had been severely injured last year after being struck by a motor vehicle. He was 86. Born in Cuba, Gómez was the first manager of the San Diego … Continue reading
