on friday night, ron cey will be inducted into the "legends of dodger baseball" club. this acknowledgement is akin to what many other teams call their "hall of fame" (like the twins). it is a step below number retirement, but still a way to recognize players who were important to the franchise during their careers.
the penguin certainly deserves it, as he left the dodgers as the all-time los angeles dodger leader in home runs to go along with his contributions to four pennants and the 1981 world championship! here is his 2002 topps archives autograph card
last year, dusty baker joined previous legends of dodger baseball inductees don newcombe, steve garvey, fernando valenzuela, maury wills, kirk gibson, orel hershiser, and manny mota. that's a great group, but i would think that there is room for others such as willie davis. the group started in 2019 with three inductees (newk, garvey, and fernando), but it has seen only one inductee in each of the past two seasons.
i haven't been to dodger stadium since baker was inducted, and i am curious to see how both he and cey are represented - are they still using baseball cards or have they retooled the monuments - as well as whether or not fernando is still a part of this group since he had his uniform number retired in 2023. it's a good reason to get out west to the ballpark!
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