Jon Garland

My Baseball Conspiracy Theory

August 5, 2021
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There are a lot of new commenters here since I first started writing for LADT in 2017, and I guess many do not know who I am.  I will admit that this post is really out of my comfort zone. But I have been advised to push the comfort zone for better mental health. The other day, Mark intimated that I may have more contacts now than him.  I have…

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Chico IS the Man

July 9, 2020
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This may not have the Hollywood ending that many would have liked to have seen, but this story does have Hollywood roots.  The saga begins March 2008. Francisco “Chico” Herrera was an 18 year old high school baseball player from Hollywood High School when he was hired to be a ball boy for his Los Angeles Dodgers.  Job Description: If a player needs something, he gets it. It is thankless,…

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