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Bleeding Dodger blue: a little cheer in a bad (very bad) year

Bleeding Dodger blue

by digby

It’s a rough year so far for Dodger fans.  I’m a member of a “Dodger family” and we need all the “moments” we can get. Last night something really fun happened and I thought I’d share it:

Game. Set. Puig.

Yasiel Puig made his much-anticipated major league debut Monday night a memorable one by using his powerful and accurate right arm to complete a game-ending double play, catching the San Diego Padres off guard in a 2-1 victory at Dodger Stadium.

“That’s one happy Cuban,” Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully said.

Puig, a 22-year-old defector from from Cuba whom the Dodgers signed in 2012, has drawn comparisons to Bo Jackson for his athleticism, but a fairer association might be Vladimir Guerrero, a free-swinger from the Dominican Republic who also, of course, had a big arm.  (MLB video here.

Here’s a Youtube from a fan in the stands:

It’s the little things …

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