NEWSLETTER FEATURING... GAMES ACTIVITIES NEWS... ALL FOR YOU, ALL ABOUT THE DODGERS!
WELCOME! WELCOME TO THE FIRST EDITION OF THE NEW JR. DODGERS CLUB NEWSLETTER. As a Dodger, I love playing baseball and that started when I was a kid. Whether it was going to the games or going out and playing with friends I would soak up everything I could about the sport. I hope you enjoy receiving this as a way to make the most of being a Dodger fan. Hope to see you out at Dodger Stadium sometime! JUSTIN TURNER POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JR. DODGER MEMBERS INCLUDE: BEING FEATURED ON DODGERVISION AS JR. DODGER OF THE GAME OR ON DODGERS.COM AS JR. DODGER OF THE WEEK SAYING IT S TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL BEFORE A GAME RECEIVING A SPECIAL EMAIL BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FROM THE DODGERS BECOME A JR. DODGER BROADCASTER CHANCE TO DO KIDS TAKE THE FIELD SEPTEMBER 2015 2
WORD SEARCH CAN YOU FIND ALL OF THE WORDS HIDDEN IN THE PUZZLE BELOW? HINT: the answers only appear across or down. C X G E G E R O N I M O D B G W X K L P D H G H W I S A V E S D Y O B D E R A G F K E N L E Y D X B A L L B U P D V R H N D O G D C H A N G E U P B L D A P I O E R D F A S T B A L L D U L L O P I G C T U S I R D F G E P L G T H L H N I D E S O H H E I L C T U E N X S L H D Z E N B O H Y B R J F E I O E A A K R V E R H L A I E E E R K D P A E R D O A N V D F I D L S L I D E R U N S E S E V E N T Y F O U R O I D Y Z S D E G O D S T R I K E O U T D P S D X E S N P O W E R D Y D B A G Z K A H A M Z D A D H A T C L O S E R J L W S D I R O C U R A C A O X F D C A T C H E R D E B MAZE HELP YASIEL PUIG GET HOME. Bag Ball Bobblehead Bullpen Catcher Changeup Closer Clubhouse Curacao ERA Fastball Geronimo Glove Hat Jansen Kenley Libra Netherlands Pitcher Power Relief Righty Run Saves Seeds Seventy Four Shoe Six Five Slider Strikeout SEPTEMBER 2015 3
DODGER COLORING NOOK USE YOUR FAVORITE DODGER BLUE (OR GREEN, OR YELLOW, OR YOU GET THE IDEA) TO COLOR IN THIS PAGE. Have you parent or guardian submit your page via Twitter (@Dodgers) or Instagram (Dodgers). We ll display a small group on social media and in-stadium Dodgervision! SEPTEMBER 2015 4
LAD LIBS: RALLY TIME!! What a this has been! After EXCLAMATION NUMBER innings, it had come down to the Dodgers final chance. Los Angeles entered the inning trailing, to now they are losing by three runs. But the bases NUMBER SMALL NUMBER are loaded and is coming to bat. The Dodger Stadium crowd is on its NAME OF PERSON and going. The pitcher for the, ADJECTIVE PLURAL, stares into the catcher for the signal. He winds up. He throws a NAME OF PERSON! The swing! It s a long fly ball, deep to field! Back ADJECTIVE goes! To the track! To the! It s gone! The Dodgers NAME OF PERSON win the game! The entire team is running onto the field. They re dumping a big ADVERB jug of on our hero. It s a we ll never forget! SEPTEMBER 2015 5
JUST GOOFIN AROUND YOUR FAVORITE DODGERS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT WINNING BUT THEY ALSO LIKE TO HAVE FUN. SEPTEMBER 2015 6
DID YOU KNOW? Clayton Kershaw played against Mike Bolsinger in high school and Kershaw played with Brett Anderson on a U.S. Junior National Team? Carl Crawford was offered a chance to play basketball for UCLA before he became a pro baseball player? J.P. Howell s cousin is Shaquille Powell, who has rushed for more than 1,000 yards at Duke? Curacao-born Kenley Jansen can speak four languages: English, Spanish, Dutch and his native language, Papiamento? Scott Van Slyke played the piano and trumpet when he was younger? Howie Kendrick is a huge photography buff who always takes his camera with him on road trips? Clayton Kershaw s least favorite movie ever was Jaws? Only one Dodger has ever been taller than 6-foot-7 Brandon McCarthy? (That s 6-foot-9 Mark Hendrickson.) Chris Hatcher is the only pitcher in the past 80 years to begin his Major League career as a catcher? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! ASK YOUR PARENTS TO HELP YOU email us at jrdodgers@dodgers.com, and tell us about your favorite player or game share pictures of you or your family on Instagram with the hashtag #jrdodgers tweet questions for your favorite Dodger to @Dodgers with the hashtag #jrdodgers send us ideas for activities you can do as Jr. Dodgers members! SEPTEMBER 2015 7
DODGER STADIUM SEPTEMBER CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2 SEPTEMBER 1 JUSTIN TURNER BOBBLEHEAD S E P T E M B E R 13 KIDS FUN RUN AT DODGER STADIUM CLICK HERE or visit dodgers.com/run for details. S E P T E M B E R 14 S E P T E M B E R 15 CY YOUNG COLLECTORS PINS SERIES: ERIC GAGNÉ S E P T E M B E R 16 S E P T E M B E R 18 FERNANDO VALENZUELA BOBBLEHEAD S E P T E M B E R 19 SCOUTS DAY AND EGG DROP CONTEST* SCOUTS S E P T E M B E R 21 SEPTEMBER 20 SLEEVED BLANKET CY YOUNG COLLECTORS PINS SERIES: CLAYTON KERSHAW Presented by State Farm & Time Warner Cable SEPTEMBER 22 *Special ticket required. CLICK HERE or visit dodgers.com/themegames for details. CHEER NIGHT* *Special ticket required. CLICK HERE or visit dodgers.com/themegames for details. Presented by New Balance SEPTEMBER 23 VIN SCULLY BOBBLEHEAD SEPTEMBER 24 S E P T EM B E R 2015 8 BAC K HOME