DEATH Baseball great Davey Lopes (LA Dodgers) dead at 80

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The enire Dodgers infield was legendary. Ron Cey (the Penguin) @ 3rd, Bill Russell at SS, Davey Lopes @ 2nd (and their leadoff hitter for years) and Steve Garvey @ 1st. Davey Lopes was a legend even then.

That's not to dishonor their outfield OR their pitchers. Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Tommy John, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela, Bobby Welch, et al. We were transferred to southern California in 1975 and spent quite a few years living in Ventura and Oak View, so we were able to see lots of Dodgers games as Chavez Ravine wasn't too hard of a drive from the Ojai Velley back then.

Drifting just a bit - during a game which we got to attend, I watched the hardest-hit home run I'd ever personally seen: the Phillies' Mike Schmidt hit one that looked like a line drive. In fact, Bill Russell almost gloved it when he jumped, but it was out of reach. That ball was still going up when it hit the cheap seats out in the center-left field bleachers.
 
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Walrus said:
The enire Dodgers infield was legendary. Ron Cey (the Penguin) @ 3rd, Bill Russell at SS, Davey Lopes @ 2nd (and their leadoff hitter for years) and Steve Garvey @ 1st. Davey Lopes was a legend even then.

That's not to dishonor their outfield OR their pitchers. Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Tommy John, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela, Bobby Welch, et al. We were transferred to southern California in 1975 and spent quite a few years living in Ventura and Oak View, so we were able to see lots of Dodgers games as Chavez Ravine wasn't too hard of a drive from the Ojai Velley back then.

Drifting just a bit - during a game which we got to attend, I watched the hardest-hit home run I'd ever personally seen: the Phillies' Mike Schmidt hit one that looked like a line drive. In fact, Bill Russell almost gloved it when he jumped, but it was out of reach. That ball was still going up when it hit the cheap seats out in the center-left field bleachers.
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I went to Dodgers games for years, I remember sitting in the left field pavilion and you could hear the great voice of Vin Scully calling the game because everybody around you had a radio on listening to the game. Hardest ball I saw hit there was Greg Luzinski of the Phillies that hit the top of the right field pavilion roof.
 
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Desert Dweller said:
I went to Dodgers games for years, I remember sitting in the left field pavilion and you could hear the great voice of Vin Scully calling the game because everybody around you had a radio on listening to the game. Hardest ball I saw hit there was Greg Luzinski of the Phillies that hit the top of the right field pavilion roof.
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Thanks for mentioning the greatest announcer of all time, Vin Scully. I'd wanted to include him as one of the Dodgers legends but spaced it out. What a great sportscaster he was! And always the gentleman. I can hear his voice in my mind. (I also remember Chick Hearn when he announced Lakers games: No Harm, No Foul) :lkick:

Funny that the best homers we mentioned were Phillies players. I never did watch Willie McCovey when the Giants came into Dodger stadium, but surely he had to've hit some memorable ones.

Anyway, RIP Davey. You bring back lots of memories.
 
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