Tag: Baseball
LA DODGERS WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS | Game 5 Comeback First Time Ever
“Oh my World Series Champions!” exclaimed Dodger Manager Dave Roberts.
In dramatic comeback fashion, the Dodgers won it for the eighth time in club history,...
LA Dodgers Royalty Fernando Valenzuela Remembered by Historian Mark Langill
Fernando Valenzuela’s impact went far beyond Southern California and his native Mexico.
The former National League Cy Young Award winner, a rookie of the year...
Mark Langill | It’s Time for Dodger Baseball
Fans asked for it and got it.
That’s how Mark Langill, the go-to person when it comes to Dodgers’ baseball knowledge, sees it.
The club’s historian...
Dodgers’ Historian Mark Langill on Road to Recovery
If it’s an obscure, little known fact about the Los Angeles Dodgers, chances are good Mark Langill knows about it.
Take this one for instance:...
South Pasadena Rose Float | Top Winners in Annual SPTOR Golf Tournament
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SOUTH PASADENA, CA (June 18, 2024) — Nearly 120 golfers participated in the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses’ annual Golf Tournament on Saturday,...
Thanksgiving | South Pasadenans Reflect on a Season of Gratitude
In this 2023 season of gratitude, South Pasadenans have a great deal to be thankful for. As we continue to recover from a global...
Obituary | Michael D. Toman 1949 – 2023
Michael D. Toman became an Adult Services Librarian in 1995 for the South Pasadena Public Library. He was doing work he loved in his...
Twohey’s Restaurant Hosts 80th Anniversary Celebration
Tanya Christos and Greg Mallis, owners of Twohey’s Restaurant at 424 Fair Oaks Ave., held a number of activities Sept. 20-24 to celebrate the...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | August 1 – 7, 2023
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...
Just a Thought | My Father’s Day Tribute
My father turns 91 years old next month. Wow! That’s over nine decades of living! Tomorrow being Father’s Day, I want to share with...
SPARC Fundraiser | “Click! Art Captures Sport” Featuring Local Legends
“Click! Art Captures Sport,” a gala fundraiser presented by the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) and hosted by the newly reopened Legendary Ice House...
Thanksgiving | Thankful Thoughts from South Pasadenans
Oprah Winfrey once said: “Be thankful for what you have, you end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you...
Obituary | Lawrence “Larry” Robert Rice
Lawrence (Larry) Robert Rice, age 87, passed away on Sunday October 30th, 2022. He was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Marge) Rita Rice in...
World Series 2022 | South Pasadena Resident Makes Historic Call
It’s one of those calls viewers won’t soon forget, perhaps never, hearing the thrill in the voice of South Pasadena’s Joe Davis, describing the...
Thursday Night Football: Tigers to Play Pasadena Poly at L.A. Coliseum
There’s a scene in the movie “Hoosiers,” which tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team preparing to play for the...
Dodgers Trivia Night Saturday Sept. 17 | Woman’s Club of South Pasadena
Only Mark Langill, who will be hosting a Dodger trivia night on Saturday, September 17, at the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena, likely knows,...
Senior Citizens’ Foundation | Center Stage for Two South Pasadena Seniors
One was involved in local civic government serving on multiple commissions and as a two-term mayor while the other was a longtime principal at...
Bob Joe and Granville Thurman Will Be Honored | Senior Citizens’ Foundation
Two big supporters of the town will be honored Monday, August 15, as the Senior Citizens’ Foundation of South Pasadena hosts a reception recognizing...
Vin Scully | L.A. Dodgers Historian Mark Langill Shares His Memories With Us
One word came to mind Tuesday night as Mark Langill adjusted to the reality that Dodgers icon broadcaster Vin Scully – many labeling him...
South Pasadena High School | Anderson Auditorium Naming Ceremony
When students and teachers were given an opportunity to describe Janet Anderson, they chose words like dedicated, funny, generous, driven, passionate, hardworking, caring, and...
Obituary | Colin Thomas Greene
Colin Thomas Greene passed away in Pasadena, CA on November 19, 2021 at the age of 55. He is survived by his mother Judith...
South Pasadena Public Library | Holiday Book Sale Raises Funds for the Library
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A three-day sale of new and gently used books at the Library Community Room during the weekend of Dec. 3 to 5 raised...
Lessons Learned Supporting Dodgers
Wearing the team’s colors, young Dodger fans twirled blue towels in support of their favorite Major League Baseball team earlier this week.
A KTLA Channel...
Dodgers Baseball | Mainstay Mark Langill Receives World Series Ring
Mark Langill brought a special hat given to him 49 years ago to work on Monday, a day the longtime Los Angeles Dodgers’ employee...
‘All for One’ | Special Dodgers Book Donated to the South Pasadena Library
Greatness was confirmed in October as the Los Angeles Dodgers -- who dominated throughout the pandemic-shortened season, erasing playoff struggles of the past --...
Dodgers Off to 2020 World Series | Team Historian Mark Langill Reflects on NLCS...
As the Dodgers were making their way to the World Series for the third time in four years on Sunday, coming from behind to...
Dodgers’ Historian Mark Langill Talks About Unusual Baseball Season
Most stadiums have them – those cutout baseball fans, creating the illusion of a large crowd to cheer them on.
Then there’s the artificial noise...
Marengo Elementary Kids Love Dodgers | Holly Lang’s Class Cheers for Championship
In unison, the kids in Holly Lang’s second grade class at Marengo Elementary School yelled “Go Dodgers!”
Documenting their enthusiasm was a news crew from...
Could it be Clayton Kershaw’s final game for Dodgers?
It’s over, and it wasn’t a good finish for the Dodgers-in more ways than one.
If losing the best-of-seven World Series to Boston in five...
WORLD SERIES | Do-or-Die for Dodgers Sunday Game 5
It’s now or never in the 2018 season for the Dodgers.
Down four runs, the Red Sox scored nine down the stretch to take a...
