After an 18+ hour flight that spanned 7,500 miles, The Dodgers landed safely in China. They are set to play the San Diego Padres in Beijings Wukesong Stadium on Friday 1 a.m. Eastern time. Wukesong Stadium will also be the stadium where baseball will be played during the 2008 Olympics. The Dodgers and Padres will be the first ever MLB teams to play in China. Commissioner Bud Selig and the MLB are hoping that this leads to more games in China and other places around the world.
The split squad Dodgers had a chance to practice on the field and so far reviews of the stadium have been positive. The grass was a little to short and fast, but was deemed playable by most of the team. Torres split squad consists mainly of prospects and non roster invitees. The only big names that are really there for the Dodgers are Andrew Jones and Matt Kemp; Nomar Garciaparra was a late scratch because of injuries.
The Dodgers continued Spring Training in Florida against the Astros. It was a close game with a final score of Astros 7 - Dodgers 6. Blake DeWitt the young Dodger third baseman was hot going 3-4, with a triple, home run and two RBIs. Unfortunately starter Hiroki Kuroda was terrible giving up 6 runs on 6 hits in only 3 innings of work. The Dodgers are currently on a 3 game losing streak, but it doesn’t matter it spring training. During spring training every player is trying to work out their kinks in preparation for the regular season.
It’s great having Tommy Lasorda managing the Dodgers again, even if it’s only for spring training. It must have been like going in a time machine for your old geezer Dodger fans seeing Tommy going at it with the first base umpire after a missed call. Obviously the crowd at Dodgertown were old timers cause they were going crazy for it. I’m not that old, but I remember Tommy Lasorda and all I can say is “Good to have you back Tommy.”
Lasorda photo by pvsbond via Flickr
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