Survey sez: Dodgers to bring all broadcasters back

The absolute most successful survey in the history of mankind.

Yep, it’s official, the Dodgers are bringing back the whole broadcasting gang, in every booth, in every medium.

After Hall of Famers Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin said they would return next season, on Tuesday the Dodgers announced they were bringing everyone behind a microphone back.

That means Eric Collins and Steve Lyons on televised games outside the National League West, Charley Steiner and Rick Monday on the radio, and Fernando Valenzuela and Pepe Yniguez on Spanish-language broadcasts.

That’s eight for eight. Somebody around here had a good season.

The Dodgers had recently mailed out a survey, asking season-ticket holders to evaluate their broadcasters – including Scully, who is only the most popular person in the history of Los Angeles.

Those must have been some seriously strong marks.

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Jaime Jarrin to return on Spanish-language broadcasts

Guess all those surveys must be coming back with glowing reviews. At least for the lead dogs.

Two days after Vin Scully announced he would return next year for his 63^rd season broadcasting Dodgers games, fellow Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrin said Sunday he would also return next year.

Jarrin, the team’s main Spanish-language broadcaster, will be returning for his 54^th season.

Like Scully on Friday, Jarrin made his announcement on the air, turning to analyst Fernando Valenzuela and telling his KTNQ 1020 audience:

``The Dodgers have invited me back for another season, so you will have to be by my side again. I love what I do. It’s something I love and it brings me great joy to work alongside you and Pepe Yniguez. I’m pleased to serve the Spanish-language community and really share baseball with them – such a beautiful and pristine sport.’’

A native of Ecuador, Jarrin joined the Dodgers in 1959, one year after the club moved to Los Angeles.

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Photo: Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrin shakes hands with Fernando Valenzuela in June of 2008 after throwing out the first pitch during a ceremony honoring Jarrin for his 50 years of broadcasting games. Credit: Los Angeles Times

Dodgers start homestand with new security measures to battle 'perception' problem

Say one thing about Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck, at a news conference Thursday to announce the new security measures in place at Dodger Stadium: He was honest about the reason for all of the changes.

Beck maintains that crime is down at Dodger Stadium, but after Giants fan Bryan Stow’s beating in the parking lot on opening day, March 31, he said there was a "crisis in confidence." "Last week a huge amount of attention was brought to this issue," Beck said. "The event that occurred -- Bryan's beating -- increased the perception of fan fear in Dodger Stadium. And increased it to a level where we have to take drastic steps. I think absent that, it might not have happened."

Beck, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and former LAPD chief William Bratton -- the Dodgers’ new security consultant -- met with the media in a stadium parking lot to outline some of the new measures.