Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers

Jose Siri gets Shohei Ohtani out while using an Index Card in an MLB Baseball Game

Shohei Ohtani, a designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is one of the biggest superstars in baseball right now. If you’re Jose Siri on the Los Angeles Angels, you know that to get Ohtani out, you’re going to need some serious notes on an index card to score the out. The problem is, what do you do when the hit happens on the first pitch, and you’re not quite ready?

My screen captures from the Angels at Dodgers’ baseball game at UNIQLO Field in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at the bottom of the first inning. Pitcher Jose Soriano faces batter Shohei Ohtani who, on the first pitch, flies out (F8) to Jose Siri in center field.  Siri has all the data and skill he needs.

Only in LA?!?

That looks like a 4×6 inch index card right?

Siri in the Angels' red away uniform with an index card in his right hand tracks a fly ball to center field.
On why an index card is an important piece of baseball equipment

Siri with an index card in his right hand raises his glove in his left hand for a one-handed catch in center field

The blur of a ball is seen just above Siri's glove in center field
Solid one-handed catch because he’s got his scouting data on a card in his other hand.
With the ball safely in his left handed glove, Siri brings the index card in his right hand up to his face.
How do you throw the baseball back when your right hand is occupied?

Siri transfers the index card to his mouth so he can throw the ball back with his right hand.

With a white index card in his mouth, Siri winds up to throw the ball back to the infield.

Close up of Siri with a white index card in his mouth as he stands in center field during a game at Dodger Stadium

Close up of Siri wearing sunglasses and a white index card in his mouth. His right arm is swung across his chest after having just thrown a fly ball back to the infield.

Siri with his index card back in hand returns to his position in center field

While he's got it out, Siri studies the white index card as he's walking back to his position for the next batter.
I’ve got the card out, I may as well study for the next batter.
Siri standing back in center field with his right hand in his glove in ready position for the next batter.
Siri back in ready position. He won’t be “caught out” for the next batter.
From 1957, the year the Dodgers announced their move to Los Angeles, I’ve got my Dodger Blue Royal FPP typewriter ready to go to score the home opener! Blue ink at the ready, I can already hear a military bomber circling my neighborhood on the way to a flyover of the stadium.  ⚾🏟️

We see a baseball scorecard rolled into the carriage of a Blue Royal FP typewriter to score the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Los Angeles Dodgers for their home opener in 2026.

"Dodger Blue" 1957 Royal FP typewriter at the ready in front of a television featuring Dodger Stadium to score the baseball game. Next to the typewriter on its table are three baseballs and a blue Dodgers cap featuring the iconic LA logo.

Opening day of baseball is coming. ⚾ I’m finishing the adjustments and final coats of polish to my 1957 Royal FP standard typewriter in Dodger Blue. It was manufactured the same year that the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their move to Los Angeles, so it will be a fantastic machine to score the 68th Los Angeles home opener on March 26th.

Naturally, it’s got blue ribbon.

Light blue paneled Royal FP typewriter with it's hood off for restoration. We can see blue and green bichrome ribbon in the background.

A typed baseball scorecard for the Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game from 2025-03-31 which the Dodgers won 6-1

My first baseball scorecard in ages, but also my first typed scorecard with format courtesy of Lou Spirito of Thirty81 Press. Besides a few examples by Lou himself and one I saw from Tom Hanks on March 29th, I may be the third person doing this?! It pulls together two spectacular pastimes and creates a lot of fun!

Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium on April 15, 2019

Last night I got some last minute tickets to the Los Angeles Dodger’s 11th game of the season against the Reds. The stadium was celebrating Jackie Robionson Day! As a result the give away for the night was a custom white Dodger’s jersey with Robinson’s 42 emblazoned on it. So in addition to all the fans wearing 42, all the players on both the Dodgers and the Reds also wore their respective jersies, but with the number 42! It made the game a lot harder to follow and score, but it was a fantastic way to honor Robinson’s career. All I can say is that #​​42 had a particularly spectacular night on my score card.

I also had some pretty spectacular tickets for the game. I had tickets in the Lexus Dugout Club in Section 1DG, Row GG, Seat 8 which ostensibly meant that I was in row 6 immediately behind home plate. I’ve been in rows 2 and 4 in the same section before at Dodger’s games, but they still don’t rate as impressive as the below-field-level tickets I had for a Padre’s game right next to the dugout were if I put my arm straight out, my finger was literally touching the dirt on the field and my yelling as a fan was able to cause a spat between the home plate umpire and the visiting team’s coach!

A shot looking up at the blue sky featuring the blimp and an almost full moon.
View of the third base side of the crowd focusing on the two long thin advertising screens that wrap the stadium. They're entirely in stark blue with white lettering that reads "Jackie Robinson Day - April 15, 2019"
Happy Jackie Robinson Day
A cupcake display in the shape of the number 42 that is about 10 cupcakes tall. The frosting is in alternating white and blue with a few flowers, some blueberries and some baseball appliques
Celebrating Jackie Robinson
To indicate my proximity to home plate: a photo of my feet at the bottom of a portrait oriented photo and home plate at the top of the photo.
A shot of my feet and home plate
The crowd at the stadium just behind the safety netting looking up towards the third base side beneath bright lights
The view to the right of my seat
Selfie from row six right behind home plate with the field in the background
The crowd at the stadium just behind the safety netting looking up towards the first base side beneath bright lights
The view to the right of my seat
view of the field level at Dodger Stadium from six rows back immediately behind home plate
My view for tonight’s Dodger’s game
A baseball base emblazoned with a large 42
Two rows of batting awards down the side of a wall.
a framed Dodger's Jersey with a red #42 on the front
2008 Rawlings Gold Glove Award for Greg Maddux
Celebrating one of my favorite players from the 1990’s Atlanta Braves pitching staff.
Selfie with a photo of Jackie Robinson
I had to stop by the trophy room and pay homage.
A specially lit room with two rows of golden gloves and awards down one side of the room. There are 30+ awards in an impressive looking case.
The Lexus dugout logo and the Robinson picture
At the entrance of the Lexus Dugout there’s a lifesize photo of Jackie Robinson
List of upcoming promotions at the park including several kid's days, bobble heads, and other miscellanea
Not a single person in site at the exclusive entrance to the stadium makes the Dodgers logo all the more imposing.
Front entrance to Dodger Stadium just 11 minutes prior to the start of sold out game 11 against the Reds.