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The Dodgers announced that legendary broadcaster Vin Scully will call the play by play for their opening day match-up against the World Champion San Francisco Giants on March 31 st at Dodger Stadium.  He will “sandwich” los angeles clippers tickets the game on the Dodgers flagship radio station, KABC, by working innings 1 through 3, turn things over to the team of Charley Steiner and Rick Monday for innings 4 thru 6, and then return to close out the game.  2011 marks Scully’s los angeles clippers tickets 62 nd season as the voice of the Dodgers.
The game will be on ESPN as part of their opening day coverage. What makes the story about Scully, los angeles clippers tickets 82, newsworthy to begin with is that, as part of a reduced schedule these days, he normally takes the day off when the Dodgers are on national television. Scully’s season behind the microphone is limited to home games and away games against NL West opponents. But what would opening day be without him?
Scully has called every home opener since the Dodgers moved to L.A in 1958 and it would have been a travesty if he was not on board. But this opener may be a bit sweeter for Dodger fans as they now have the option of muting the ESPN announcers and turning up the radio. The “mother ship,” as Dan Patrick calls the all sports station, angered the Dodgers a few months ago by requesting the season opener be moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco so the Giants championship ring ceremony could be part of the telecast. The Dodgers did not like the idea of watching their division rivals celebrate los angeles clippers tickets in their faces and refused to take the hour plane flight north for one game of a four game series. Here s to shutting off ESPN s voice at least once this season.
In 2010, Belisario reported late to spring training after legal issues stemming from his 2009 DUI arrest in Los Angeles delayed his entry back into the U.S. He started the season on the restricted list and did not pitch until the latter part of April. los angeles clippers tickets But in July, Belisario admitted los angeles clippers tickets to an undefined “substance abuse” problem and was put back on the restricted list, much to the chagrin of Dodgers management.
Belisario s return to the U.S. has hit yet another snag this year. Paul Kinzer, Belisario s agent, says visa issues have once again complicated los angeles clippers tickets things except los angeles clippers tickets this time they are far more serious. He didn t elaborate but went so far as to say he is not sure Belisario will be able to return to the U.S. at all this season.  The only word from Belisario is that he has simply lost his passport.
Belisario went 3-1 with a 5.04 ERA in 2010 after posting a terrific 2.04 ERA in 2009. No one knows what is ailing the man so all we can do is hope he can overcome his struggles sooner rather than later.
On paper, at least, it does not look like the 2011 version of the Dodgers will see any new faces from the minors breaking the starting los angeles clippers tickets line-up. Sadly, this could be the final journey of Xavier Paul, an outfielder the Dodgers had very high hopes for.
Paul, 25, joined the Dodgers los angeles clippers tickets organization in 2003. He appeared ready to live up to his potential after hitting .316 at the Triple los angeles clippers tickets A level in 2008.  Unfortunately, he couldn’t quite make the best of his opportunities with the big league club. In 2009, Paul was once again tearing up the minor leagues when he was promoted to replace the suspended los angeles clippers tickets Manny Ramirez. He contracted a staph infection shortly after being called up and was limited to 11 games and hit just .214. Paul entered the spotlight again in 2010 when Manny Ramirez was placed on the DL. He batted .231 with no home runs in 44 games.
2011 is the going to be the turning point for Paul. He is out of options and needs to find a way to stick. Add the emergence of outfield prospect Trayvon Robinson (.300 BA in Double A in 2010) to the mix and this could very well be Paul’s last stand. (Trivia note courtesy of our friends over at TrueBlueLA.com: los angeles clippers tickets Paul is the only left handed hitter in Major League history named Xavier.)