HOFMAG.com writer Charley Steiner & Don Drysdale Headline Ford C. Frick Award Ballot

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LOS ANGELES, CA (November 4, 2006) – Ten current and former Dodger voices are on the ballot for the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence, including the late Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale and HOFMAG.com writer Charley Steiner.

The late Connie Desmond and the late Jerry Doggett are also on the ballot. In addition to Steiner, other nominations include current broadcasters Rick Monday, Steve Lyons, play-by-play announcer Ross Porter, analyst Al Downing and Spanish broadcasters Rene Cardenas and Jose Garcia.

Online voting on MLB.com is under way for the 2007 Ford C. Frick Award. Fans have the entire month of November to cast votes for up to three baseball broadcasters.

Presented annually since 1978 for excellence in baseball broadcasting, the Ford C. Frick Award is given to an active or retired broadcaster with a minimum of 10 years of continuous Major League broadcast service with a ballclub, network or a combination of the two.

Fans will have the opportunity to vote for up to three of the nearly 200 broadcasters eligible for consideration for the 2007 Ford C. Frick Award. Fans are allowed to vote once daily. Results will be announced on Dec. 6. The fan selections, along with the full ballot of 10 candidates, will be announced in late January.

The final ballot will be comprised of the three fan selections, along with seven other candidates determined by a Hall of Fame staff research team. The Frick electorate includes all living award winners and six historians appointed by the Hall of Fame.