Friendly Encounters

This is a regular series about friends who have met celebs.

Joshua Kohl of the DodgerBobble site has appeared here a couple times.  He has been seen with Tommy LaSorda (legendary Dodgers manager) and Billy Ashley (a one time hot Dodgers prospect).  Today, Josh will be shown meeting Bill Russell, a long time part of the Dodgers organization.
Josh's DodgerBobble site is full of all sorts of great Dodgers stuff, especially bobbleheads and player appearances.  Josh is a great fan and likes meeting Dodgers players past and present.  He always posts a great report with nice pictures of the meetings.  Such was the case when he recently met Bill Russell, one-fourth of the legendary Dodgers infield of the 70's.
I always liked Russell. Russell had nearly 2000 hits (1926) all with the Dodgers.  I am not sure of the exact rank, but I think that is pretty high for a player with only one team.  I would have loved to have Russell playing on either side of Chicago, yet he was the fourth best infielder in the great Dodgers infield of the 70's.   He later had a stint at managing the team.
You can read Josh's full report on meeting Russell here.  Don't stop there though.  Check out the rest of his blog.  It's full of great baseball stuff, especially Dodgers stuff.

Joshua Kohl and Bill Russell in Sherman Oaks, CA-May 2011.

Friendly Encounters

This is a series dedicated to my friends meeting celebrities.

The last time I featured Joshua Kohl of DodgerBobble he was pictured with Tommy LaSorda.  That makes two Dodgers legends.  LaSorda was the long-time manager and personality and Kohl is the creator of DodgerBobble, a fantastic site "dedicated to the Los Angeles Dodgers, bobbleheads and baseball".  Both of them just scream "Dodgers"!
A few weeks ago, Kohl and his family attended Dodgers Night at a Los Angeles Kings game.  New Manager Don Mattingly dropped the first puck (and donned a Kings jersey for a future Celebrity Jersey Card post here).
Also in attendance was Billy Ashley, a one-time hot prospect for the Dodgers.  Ashley played parts of six seasons with the Dodgers, but never achieved the predicted stardom.
I love the idea of mixing sports like hockey and baseball.  I think it's great marketing and great fun.  Thanks for Joshua for sharing this and check out his site when you get a chance.

Joshua Kohl and Billy Ashley in Los Angeles, CA-January 2011.

Friendly Encounters

This is a series dedicated to my friends meeting celebs.

Joshua Kohl writes DodgerBobble, an interesting blog about the Los Angeles Dodgers, bobbleheads and baseball. Recently, he had attended Opening Day, where he met some of the more notable members of the Dodgers organization. He shared the experience with his readers a while back, but today, he is allowing me to share it here as well.
Joshua met Tommy LaSorda, Ned Colletti, Kim Ng and others. He also witnessed a few pre-game ceremonies. Then he saw a great Opening Day victory by the Dodgers.
Obviously, Joshua had a great time and it makes a great story with great pictures. You really should read it all on his site and check out the rest of DodgerBobble, too. For now, I hope you enjoy the picture of Joshua and LaSorda. Thanks to Joshua and DodgerBobble for sharing this.

Joshua Kohl and Tommy LaSorda in Los Angeles, CA-April 2010.