It started out as an idea on my person blog, The Social Clymer – could I bring together the best coverage of the Dodgers in one place?  This includes all of your tweets, Instagram photos, blogs and more!  I experimented during some games, like this recent Giants game, and people really seemed to like the idea.  After thinking about it, I decided the concept needed it’s own home.  And more coverage!

I’m not going to be writing the news and analysis.  We already have much smarter people that can do that.  The gang at Dodgers Digest and Eric and his crew at True Blue LA, just to name a few, know more about Dodger prospects, can quote more from Fangraphs & Baseball Reference and have historical knowledge that I’ll ever possess.  So, this is not about recreating their efforts.  It’s about elevating their perspectives and bringing all of this talent together.  There are dozens of wonderful blogs and thousands of active social media users commenting about the Dodgers every day.  They are smart, insightful and hysterical.  I hope to bring some of that together here.

Because I can’t possibly stay on top of all of it, I hope that I can count on you to help.  If you see something that you think should be featured here… let’s have it!  If you would like to contribute in any way, I’m more than happy to have you be a part of what I’m doing.  Just let me know!

You might be asking, “Who the hell are you anyway?”  Well, my name is Christian and I live in the Washington, DC area.  I’ve been a Dodger fan my whole life – a love passed on to me by my father who grew up in NY as a Dodger fan and moved to LA about the same time as the team.  I vividly remember listening to the ’81 series on the radio in the car while driving across Iowa.  In 1988, I covered the series for my high school newspaper in Tennessee.  And last year (as crazy as it sounds), I got to see my first live Dodger game.  Well, four actually.  I was at the Padres game in San Diego for the Greinke/Quentin fight.  I saw them come from behind to beat the Orioles in Baltimore.  I was at the game when Kemp wrecked his ankle sliding into home in Washington (I know this picture jinxed him!).  Finally, I saw the boys lose in Philadelphia, but sat out in right field with Puig all afternoon.  I haven’t been to a game this year, but am trying my best to get out to Chavez Ravine for a game.

Being on the east coast makes being a Dodgers fan quite difficult, since most west coast games don’t start until after 10:00 my time.  Here in 2014, though, at least it means that I can watch almost all of the games on MLB.tv, since I’m out of market.  (Sorry!)  During the day, I am a public affairs flack with a specialty in social/digital media.  So, I guess I just can’t get enough of it.

Thanks for visiting Dodger Social.  I’m looking forward to seeing what we can create together.