I've been to Dodger Stadium countless times over the years as a fan and
a reporter but today was easily the highlight. Before the Dodgers played
the Brewers in a Sunday afternoon game, I took the field with Linda
McCoy-Murray, the widow of Pulitzer Prize winning sportswriter Jim
Murray and the founder of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation along with
fellow JMMF Board Members Bill McCoy and Helne Cohen. We were all
announced to the crowd as we stood on the first base line in a pre-game
ceremony honoring the tenth anniversary of Jim's passing and shown on
the Jumbotron in centerfield.
I was named a Murray Scholar six years ago while I was at USC and last
year had the honor of becoming the first scholarship recipient to be
named on the board. Anyway, I was lucky enough to get a nice pop from my
friends in the press box when my name was announced before Linda threw
out the first pitch. My old buddy Kato Kaelin, who is a huge Brewers
fan, was also there and at least had something to cheer about before his
Brew Crew got shelled in the first inning by the Dodgers.
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