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Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Upon the news that a second Dodgers Hall of Famer had died this month, lots of folks remembered Don Sutton for both his 23-year playing career and three decades as a broadcaster, the bulk of the latter for the Braves. “There are Hall of Famers immortalized for their prodigious slugging and for the lightning in their arms, and there are plenty celebrated for their popularity, but perhaps none are more relatable to fans than Sutton: He showed up for work, and he did his job well,” wrote Bill Shaikin at the Los Angeles Times.

Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images On Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, a few folks remembered a gathering of stars at Dodger Stadium. Major League Baseball teams were to hold an All-Star Game of sorts to honor Dr. King after his assassination in 1968, though logistically it didn’t take place until March 28, 1970, with proceeds benefitting the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Center. Bill Francis for the Baseball Hall of Fame recounted the game: A total of 15 future members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame appe...

•   It’s not at all hard for me to imagine Willson Contreras sliding into the top spot by September if the framing improvements hold (or improve further!) and the bat does what it does. I wouldn’t say it’s likely, because Realmuto and Grandal are studs, but it’s certainly not inconceivable (he’s 28, and they are 30 and 32, respectively, for what that’s worth). Having Smith there at three is based on a lot of projection for the young chap, but man, he sure does seem like he’s going to be a stud. Maybe he’s the top guy by the end of the year.

 Join the conversation ( Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette carries past the Steelers T.J. Watt and Tyson Alualu during the second quarter of an AFC Divisional playoff game Sunday, Jan. 14, 2017, at Heinz Field.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. In my 20 years of covering Pittsburgh sports and 46 years of following them as a fan, I’ve never seen a Pittsburgh team get off to a worse start in a postseason game than the Steelers did in the postseason loss to th...

He often proclaimed, “I bleed Dodger blue” and he kept a bronze plaque on his desk reading: “Dodger Stadium was his address, but every ballpark was his home.″ As a pitcher, Lasorda had a modest career at the major league level, going 0-4 with a 6.48 ERA and 13 strikeouts from 1954-56. Born Thomas Charles Lasorda on Sept. 22, 1927, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, his pro career began when he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an undrafted free agent in 1945. He missed the 1946 and ’47 seasons while serving in the Army. Lasorda returned in 1948 and once struck out 25 players in a 1...