Koufax

Last month, on the day after Father’s Day, my phone rang. Even though the call was from an unknown number, I answered and heard a voice say, “Hi, it’s Sandy Koufax.”I held my breath in…

Thank you for Bill Plaschke’s touching column “Sandy Koufax Statue Unveiling Ceremony a Time of Gratitude and Inclusion” , noting that Koufax “spent the entire speech talking about others,…

Clayton Kershaw and Joe Torre were the primary speakers ahead of the unveiling of a bronze statue of Hall of Famer Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax at the Centerfield Plaza at Dodger Stadium on…

It might be expected that Sandy Koufax’s presence would inspire a pitchers’ duel. Instead, it triggered an overdue Dodgers offensive outburst in a 7-1 victory Saturday over the Cleveland…

He rolled up the sheets of paper that sat in front of him, tight, tight, tighter still.Standing behind his newly unveiled statue in the center-field plaza Saturday morning, Sandy Koufax was…

Sorry Bill Plaschke. Kershaw is not the greatest Dodgers pitcher of all time, Sandy Koufax is. Sandy was a three-time World Series champion with a lifetime World Series ERA of 0.95.Koufax…

Spencer Torkelson flailed, and Dodger Stadium shook.Clayton Kershaw shoved his cap into the air, and Dodger Stadium screamed.The cool April air was filled with a whiff of greatness Saturday…