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Red Sox 7, Dodgers 4

First Boston victory in four meetings between the clubs this spring. I'm not going to go into a whole lot of detail on this one because, well, let's face it, opening day is about 38 hours and 42 minutes away, and it just doesn't matter anymore. But the Dodgers fall to 10-18-4 for the spring. ... They are now playing some horrendous hiphop song on the sound system here that seems to be called Go Dodgers Go, and I am hoping with every fiber of my being that they're not planning on playing that after every game this year. There is too much artificial noise at Dodger Stadium already, and the last thing we need to hear every night is some contrived song to celebrate a home team that shouldn't need to be celebrated beyond the games it wins and the cheers of its adoring fans. Besides, what's wrong with Randy Newman's I Love L.A., the song they have been playing after every home win for at least as long as I have been on the beat? It's a decent song that doesn't offend the senses. Just stick with that, and don't fix what isn't broken. ... But Go Dodgers Go isn't even the worst thing that happened tonight. That was that they played Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline in the eighth inning. I mean, they play that song at FENWAY PARK, and the Dodgers were playing the RED SOX. But then, given the people who are running this organization now, I guess whatever the Red Sox do is going to become whatever the Dodgers do. So much for originality.

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Amen. This is your best post so far. I picked up some tix for tomorrow's game so hoping they give Clayton his DS debut.

I agree 100% with Tony & Brendan. Get back to Dodger originality.

That post is why I enjoy Tony's writing. Granted, I have only been reading this blog since early last year but he seems to be one of the very few media professionals (and the only writer that covers the Dodgers) that says what needs to be said.

Keep up the great writing.

Thanks for this post Tony. Dead on. Charles Steinberg's work was totally awful. Sweet Caroline was mortifying, and "Go Dodgers Go" was like a bad joke.

Tony ... I agree on the "Go Dodgers Go" song. It's gotta go.

I disagree, however, on "Sweet Caroline." Remember, the Red Sox agreed to come out here for three games, and that's AFTER starting the season in Japan. And after today, they're off to Oakland.

I see it as a classy move by the Dodgers to acknowledge and appease the Red Sox fans -- and they obviously knew there would be a lot of them. Besides, how many Dodgers fans do you think know that "Sweet Caroline" is a staple of Fenway Park?

Whats the deal with Jason Schmidt? I haven't heard his name in quite a while... last I heard he had suffered a minor setback, but that was weeks ago... btw... great blog space!

Tony??? You alive man? Please let us know when you know how Torre's meeting went this morning. Thanks!!

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TONY JACKSON

Tony Jackson has covered the Dodgers for the Daily News since 2004 and has covered Major League Baseball on a regular basis since 1995. He previously covered the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas.
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