Dodger Stadium's first statue will be of Jackie Robinson

Los Angeles Times ^ | December 22, 2015 | Steve Dilbeck

[EveningStar]

The Dodgers are finally going the statue route at Dodger Stadium and on Tuesday announced the first would be of Jackie Robinson.

The Dodgers said the statue will be 9 to 10 feet tall and located at a stadium site to be determined during the 2016 season.

[Fundamentally Fair]

Who did I miss?

Bryan Stow

[Osage Orange]

Ditto that.....

I'd turn the T.V. audio off..if I could listen to Chick's radio broadcast.

One of a kind...announcer!!

Loved him..!!

[Michael.SF.]

Thanks for the reminder about Rick Monday...

You are welcome.

I saw a you tube video years ago, it was a heckler at Dodger stadium giving Monday a hard time: "Your Old Monday... Just strike out and put us out of our misery! stuff like that.

The punchline though, was when he said: "Hey! Thanks for saving the flag Rick! We love you for that!

I have looked for it but never found it again.

[Osage Orange]

Drysdale....was a great pitcher.

[Michael.SF.]

Ok. You guys win. It must be my fading memory. They say that is the second thing to go.

I never can remember what the first one is.

[Osage Orange]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrV8QPQAhxo

[Hebrews 11:6]

If I hadn’t quit smoking 28 years, 3 days, 4 hours and 15 minutes ago, I’d light up a victory cigar.

[Michael.SF.]

LOL. But who is counting right!

[Michael.SF.]

ahhhh a Giants fan speaks up.

[tumblindice]

“the statue will be 9 to 10 feet tall”
Jackie was a giant.

[Fundamentally Fair]

Nope. It doesn’t really matter which team you follow though, you can get threatened and beat up at Dodger Stadium.

[al baby]

Fernando looking to the heavens as he unloads one over the plate or The bull dog

[EveningStar]

FYI Jackie Robinson was a "Rockefeller Republican."

Thanks for reminding me. :(

He made some ugly comments after Goldwater was nominated in 1964 including "Goldwaterism is Hitlerism" and saying that he had "a better understanding of how it must have felt to be a Jew in Hitler's Germany".

I was done with him after that.

He worked for Rockefeller for a while and then went on to support Democrats.

[EveningStar]

The 20 greatest Dodgers of all time (2015 edition)

[Michael.SF.]

That is true. My bad, I did not realize that Dodger Stadium is the only venue where that occurs:

Fan attacked at Levi Stadium

Fan attacked at Orioles game

Fan attacked by group of Orioles fans

Fan attacked by Cowboys fans

Fan attacked by Chargers fans

[Michael.SF.]

Good list, but I think I would put Robinson at number One

[Fundamentally Fair]

I never said it was the only.

But it is one of the worst for visiting fans. In the stands and in the parking lot.

[Michael.SF.]

Not sure about that.

I lived in the bay area for 22 years, Giant fans are pretty bad towards Dodger fans. Have not been to a Dodger game in years so maybe it has changed.

As a rule I do not wear opposing team colors when visiting a stadium. By my experience worse fans are U of Arizona. I will not go to a game there based on what I have seen and experienced. Just not worth the aggravation.

On the other hand; I did wear visiting colors to an Oregon State game and the folks there were great!

[dennisw]

I would submarine ball pitcher Don Drysdale there second and Sandy Koufax first. I have nothing against Jackie Robinson but putting his statue there is PC nonsense

[dennisw]

FYI Jackie Robinson was a _Rockefeller Republican_

Yes he was and he died of diabetes complications. If you have the time.... On His Own Terms is a great recent biography of Nelson Rockefeller. The inner workings of how politics is really done behind closed doors