This blog was started in 2002 by Mark Timmons after he grew weary of all the issues inherent on other message boards.  LA DODGER TALK has a few rules.  We are civil to one another and do not talk politics and religion. Cursing and derogatory language are not permitted. Show respect to one another and let’s root for the Dodgers.  Here are a few of the rules we observe here:

1) Do not use profanity or any euphemisms for profanity;
2) Do not personally attack other commenters;
3) Do not bait other commenters;
4) Do not argue for the sake of arguing; and
5) Do not discuss politics or religion.

This website is for died-in-the-wool Dodger fans who realize that while statistics are important, they are just another tool and know that humans, not numbers, play the game of baseball. To that end, we do not live and die by sabermetrics or statistical analysis.  However, we do view stats as an important evaluation tool – it’s just not the ONLY tool.

Mark Timmons (aka/Mountainmover)

Mark has been a Dodger fan for over 40 years.  Mark lives in Indianapolis, Indiana and is experienced in rooting for the Dodgers in hostile environments.   He became a Dodger fan when he was nine.  He sent letters to all the major league teams at the time (probably only about 20) and basically said:  “I am 9 years old. I am your biggest fan.  Send me stuff!” Believe it or not, all the teams did send him stuff, but the Dodgers sent him  a whole box full of Dodger stuff: pennants, schedule,1962 Dodger team autographed baseball, yearbook and a nice letter.

He was hooked and has never stopped being THE DODGER FAN!   When Mark was 19 years old, he tried out at  a Cincinnati Reds Baseball Camp.  As the possessor of a 97 MPH fastball, he felt like the bigs might be interested, but the combination of his lack of a breaking ball and the fact that his pitches had no movement, they simply said: “sorry kid!”  Mark knows how hard it is to be a major league player, and understands that even the scrubs are so much better than most of us.

Ask him what happened to that baseball with the autographs of Koufax, Drysdale, Fairley, Roseboro, Alston and the rest of the 1962 Dodgers, and he might tell you that it was used in an “emergency” street baseball game.  At any rate, that baseball is long gone.  We wonder what it might be worth today?  So, now you know that Mark is an idiot!

Jared Massey

Jared attended his first Dodger game when he was still in the womb and was born bleeding Dodger blue.  He’s attended over one hundred games at Chavez Ravine, the benefit of being a lifelong southern California resident.  Spending his childhood summers in Montana, he even saw a game in Great Falls before he even understood how the Minor Leagues worked.

In late 2003, he became an avid follower of the Dodgers’ minor league system and, after posting about them on message boards for years, started his own blog on New Year’s Day in 2006. Most of Jared’s work focused on the Dodgers’ farm system and its prospects, though he was known to editorialize about the big league club’s acquisitions and accomplishments. His main focus on LA Dodger Talk is informing readers about future Dodgers and evaluating the team’s amateur acquisitions. However, he watches all the Dodger games he can and will publish articles regarding the major league squad in the future.

Even though his Baseball playing career ended at the ripe old age of 8, Jared’s passion for the game has never been extinguished. And while his allegiances in other sports have shifted over the years, he still is and always will be a Dodger fan.

Aaron Waymire

Aaron is a Dodger fan representing the East Coast.  Living in Binghamton, NY, he deals with his fair share of bashing from Yankees, Red Sox, and Mets fans.  But he holds his own.

He has been running his own blog at Inside Dodger Baseball since December of 2007.  As a regular columnist for LA Dodger Talk, he provides plenty of game recaps.  Those mostly come from spending many late nights watching games way past his bedtime.

His best memory is the 1988 World Series (of course).  As a second grader at the time, he remembers taping the games and watching them the next day after school.  His love for the Dodgers hasn’t stopped since then.