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August 9, 2006 Yet again it has been awhile since the last update but with the crazy schedule of work and family there is not much time left over. We do have some very important announcements to make regarding the website and the mailing list. I've actually tried to send out a bulk email to all members of the mailing list, which did not work out as plan. It turns out my ISP (Internet Service Provider, you know the people who give you access to the internet) has blocked any attempt on my part to send bulk emails from my account. This is because of those who don't have a life but to make others an inconvenience, yes I'm talking about spammers. So I just want to thank the spammers for screwing it up for us good people who have good intentions. The good news is I've found a way to send out bulk email to the mailing list, however it requires everyone to register at our sister site www.allsportschat.com which is where our message board resides at. Why? The message board program has a built-in email system which allows us to get around the "spammer" issue. The email system has the ability to send out bulk emails to all registered members. The message board is also a great place to mingle with others. We will also begin to notify members on a more regular basis about events and happenings in advance. As of the date of this newsletter I will begin the tedious task of emailing all members on the mailing list in low volumes as to not disturb my ISP spaminator about the changes at hand. On to the business at hand, we have added many new pages to the website including Casey at the Mic, Brooklyn Dodgers in the Hall of Fame, and our newly added Brooklyn Dodgers Logos & Emblems Gallery. We are still working on our yearly chronicle section which will have many features and covers the teams history from the beginning up until there departure to Los Angeles. We would like to put some feelers out there for anyone who may have issues of the old Brooklyn Dodger Line Drives Newsletter. We are putting together a online database for the old newsletter, we do believe this would help to preserve the rich history of the Brooklyn franchise. If you have any we would love to here from you. If interested you can email a scan version of the newsletter which typically was printed on one big page and folded into four equal pages. Or you can mail us a copy not the original, email us for the address. We will give credit along side the copy of the newsletter and will give the contributor the option to put a little message along with it. Now on to some plugs: John Wagner is offering a buy 3 get 1 deal of his personal collection of Ebbets Field photos taken with a 35mm slide in color. If you're interested you can visit John's website. There is another site owner by the name of Bob (didn't catch his last name) who has a collection of 25 or so negatives of Ebbets Field during the demolition days. He is interested in selling prints if interested you can drop him an email at bob@greenjacketauctions.com Bob McGee's book "The Greatest Ballpark Ever" is now available in paperback. There is a book devoted to one of the Dodgers old minor affiliates the Nashua Dodgers called "Dem Little Bums" by Steve Daly. ESPN has re-released "The Brooklyn Dodgers - The Original America's Team" now available on DVD. Speaking of DVD's there is a relatively new 2-DVD set "The Brooklyn Dodgers - The Legendary Boys of Summer" Has anyone seen or heard from Marty Adler? I haven't been in touch with him for awhile. Brooklyn restaurants will host the 2nd annual "Dine in Brooklyn" festival. This years festival will feature a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers championship season, granted they're a year off. Selected restaurants will offer three course meals for $19.55. This offer is good from August 11-20. I don't see Peter Lugar on the list!!! How the past caught up to the present: The Oneonta Tigers beat the Brooklyn Cyclones 6-1 in the Class-A New York-Penn League. So what, you ask? The game lasted 26 innings and six hours, 40 minutes. The teams combined got 34 hits, made seven errors, and used 15 pitchers. It was the longest game in New York-Penn League history, but it wasn't the longest game in professional baseball history. That distinction belongs to the 33-inning marathon in 1981 played by the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings. Reserve outfielder Mark Wright took the loss after pitching the final two innings when the Cyclones ran out of pitchers. The longest game by innings in Major League Baseball history was a 1-1 tie after 26 innings between the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1920. Mike Nealon Webmaster
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