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• Clayton Kershaw to host charity ping-pong event
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Clayton Kershaw, who won the Dodgers' spring training table tennis tournament handily, will play host to a charity ping-pong event Aug. 29 at Dodger Stadium.
  Share • August 22, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• Taking "Puig is the problem" hysteria to the next level
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  I thought Bill Plaschke was bad yesterday but CBS's Scott Miller has outdone him in the "Yasiel Puig is an out-of-control monster who must be put in his place" rhetoric...
  Share • August 22, 2013 at 7:35 AM
• Kershaw brings dominance into Miami finale
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Henderson Alvarez is still looking for his first win in August, even though he's logged at least six innings in eight straight starts. Against the Giants on Saturday, he...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Hanley tries to drop liner, turn double play
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Hanley Ramirez, the hitting star for the Dodgers on Wednesday night, tried to get cute in the field, but umpires would have none of it.
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Puig shakes off questions about limp
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasiel Puig not only has a flair for the dramatic, he has a flair for drama. He limped during three at-bats Wednesday night, and manager Don Mattingly confirmed that...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Greinke sharp again as Dodgers top Marlins
  From the Web › ESPN
  Zack Greinke allowed one run in eight innings to win his fourth start in a row Wednesday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of sloppy defense by the Miami...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Postgame thoughts: Dodgers 4, Marlins 1.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  There was a time not too long ago that "Bad Zack Greinke" existed, like other pitchers prone to bipolar performances. In May, Greinke made three starts for the Dodgers...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Zack Greinke leads the Dodgers past the Marlins, 4-1
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Calm, the Dodgers can win that way too. All devoid of drama and heroics, not to mention any hint of controversy.
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Greinke dazzles in Miami for latest Dodgers gem
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Zack Greinke pitched eight solid innings in a 4-1 win over the Marlins, and Hanley Ramirez keyed a three-run fourth inning with an RBI double against the team that...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Success brings out Dodgers opponents' best
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Some of the Marlins haven't hidden their anticipation of getting a chance to knock off the Dodgers. Manager Don Mattingly said if opponents are raising their game when...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Mattingly plays percentages with Belisario, 'pen
  From the Web › MLB.com
  In the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night, Ronald Belisario retired the first two batters he faced, but when left-handed pinch-hitter Juan Pierre was announced...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Hot-hitting Uribe gets breather before day game
  From the Web › MLB.com
  It's testimony to Juan Uribe's comeback this year that reporters would actually ask manager Don Mattingly why Uribe wasn't in Wednesday night's lineup against the...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers bench their hottest hitter against Marlins; Yasiel Puig returns.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Yasiel Puig is on time and in the Dodgers' lineup today. Puig was benched (for poor play) and fined (for being late) Tuesday afternoon, only to come back and hit the...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• SI Now: Dodgers should be careful with Puig
  From the Web › SI.com
  On Wednesday's SI Now, Sports Illustrated staff writer Ben Reiter, and co-host of "Evan and Phillips" on Sirius XM Radio Steve Phillips discuss whether or not Yasiel...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• Daily Distractions: Dodgers brace for first meeting with Nate Eovaldi.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  It was said a couple days ago on the Dodgers' broadcast that Nate Eovaldi‘s fastball is up to 100 mph these days. Sure enough, FanGraphs don't lie. Before the...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• And on Wednesday, Dodgers' Yasiel Puig could point to being on time
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig is on time, back in the lineup
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  And people think Yasiel Puig was going to be emboldened in his bad behavior as a result of being allowed to play in last night's game. But here he is, back at the...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• The good, the bad and the ugly about Yasiel Puig
  From the Web › SI.com
  The past few days have exemplified everything that is marvelous and maddening about Dodgers rookie sensation Yasiel Puig.
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 12:35 PM
• Matt Kemp won't rejoin the Dodgers before September
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is no longer holding out any hope of Matt Kemp returning from the disabled list this month, telling Ken Gurnick of MLB.com that "September...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 10:35 AM
• Great Moments in Missing The Entire Point of Major League Baseball
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  I first saw that Bill Plaschke column about the Dodgers benching Yasiel Puig I linked in this morning's And That Happened last night right after it went up. At the time...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 6:35 AM
• And That Happened: Yasiel Puig's benching edition
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Dodgers 6, Marlins 4: Yasiel Puig was benched because of attitude issues and poor play but then was used as a pinch hitter and smacked the go-ahead homer. My thing on...
  Share • August 21, 2013 at 3:35 AM
• Puig Hero For Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Greinke looks to keep up his winning ways vs. Marlins
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Nathan Eovaldi, who was drafted by the Dodgers in 2008, heads to the hill for the Marlins on Wednesday at Marlins Park. Zack Greinke starts for Los Angeles.
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Postgame thoughts: Dodgers 6, Marlins 4.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  They closed the roof on Marlins Park on Tuesday night, and Yasiel Puig raised it. The precocious rookie also changed the narrative on an eventful 48 hours in Miami. In...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers' Yasiel Puig hits go-ahead home run in 6-4 win over Marlins
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Clearly, Yasiel Puig is not going to do anything in typical fashion. Not his throws, not his baserunning and not being sent to the doghouse. Dramatics are the order of...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Puig homers off bench to deliver win for LA
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasiel Puig, out of the starting lineup because of a cold bat and fined for showing up late, led off the eighth inning with a home run that lifted the Dodgers to a 6-4...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig comes off bench, hits go-ahead homer
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig was fined Tuesday afternoon for arriving late to Marlins Park and held out of the lineup for Tuesday's game due to poor recent performance...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers' Puig violates team rule, gets fined
  From the Web › ESPN
  Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig violated a team rule by showing up late at Marlins Park before the team's game with the Miami Marlins and was fined by the team...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers fine Yasiel Puig for arriving late to the ballpark
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Hello, hello, is anybody there?
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Puig fined for being late, but later homers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasiel Puig, who was fined for arriving roughly 30 minutes late to Marlins Park, was not in the starting lineup Tuesday. But Puig made up for it in a big way, hitting a...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Kemp rests ankle, won't return until September
  From the Web › MLB.com
  One day after testing his sprained left ankle by making modest turns, outfielder Matt Kemp, who's on the 15-day disabled list, had a scheduled day of rest Tuesday, while...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Uribe making a case for Gold Glove Award
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers are starting to talk about Juan Uribe in terms of Gold Glove Award consideration.
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig poll
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  What do you think about Yasiel Puig being benched for a day?
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Is this a message? A healthy Yasiel Puig is out of Dodgers lineup
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Yasiel Puig, it's called the bench.
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers bench Yasiel Puig for Tuesday night's game in Miami.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Embattled rookie Yasiel Puig wasn't listed in the starting lineup for the Dodgers' game Tuesday night against the Miami Marlins. Don Mattingly didn't exactly rule out...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• Ryan Braun should give back MVP trophy and offer it to Matt Kemp
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  All giddy over the coming Ryan Braun apology tour?
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• Daily Distractions: You're the best. No, really.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  If you're a Dodger fan with a sense of entitlement, don't let anyone knock you off your high horse today. A recent study shows that Dodgers fans are the best. (OK, it's...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• John Hirschbeck tried to pick a fight with Yasiel Puig
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  I didn't see this happen and can't find video, but Jeff S., a reader and HBT correspondent, alerts me to something that happened in last night's Dodgers-Marlins game. In...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• And That Happened: Monday's scores and highlights
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Marlins 6, Dodgers 2: Jose Fernandez vs. Yasiel Puig in a potential Rookie of the Year matchup. Advantage: Fernandez, who allowed one earned run (two total) in six...
  Share • August 20, 2013 at 4:35 AM
• Marlins Cruise Past Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  ESPN Video: Baseball Tonight Spotlight: The Marlins beat the Dodgers 6-2 to hand Los Angeles its second straight loss.
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 11:35 PM
• Puig, Fernandez take center stage in Miami
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Big-time Cuban baseball came to Little Havana on Monday. In the visiting dugout stood Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig, the bold and brash phenom that has taken the baseball...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Capuano looks to help Dodgers halt mini skid
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers have looked unstoppable at times, but not against the Marlins. Los Angeles will look to avoid its first three-game losing skid in more than two months on...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Postgame thoughts: Marlins 6, Dodgers 2.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Yasiel Puig had a bad day Monday. It began in a Miami beach club where a standard shot of liquor costs double figures, a place where Puig or Willy Beamon would go to...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Ryu solid, but Dodgers drop second straight game
  From the Web › MLB.com
  What's wrong with the Dodgers? They've lost back-to-back games for the first time in nearly two months, turning a Monday night showcase of several of the league's best...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Marlins hand Dodgers second straight loss
  From the Web › ESPN
  MLB Baseball Recap: Final statistics from the Los Angeles vs. Miami game played on August 19, 2013
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers drop consecutive games for first time in nearly two months
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It's panic in the streets! The Dodgers, baseball's latest world beaters, are in a horrifying slump!
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Puig says he could see himself playing for Cuba
  From the Web › ESPN
  Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig said Monday that he could see himself playing for Cuba, if defectors were allowed to play for the national team one day.
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• Report: Cuban infielder Alexander Guerrero narrows list of potential landing spots
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Reports last month that Cuban infielder Alexander Guerrero had agreed to a contract with the Dodgers turned out to be premature, but the 26-year-old has apparently...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers 40-man roster poll.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Which 40-man roster player are you most looking forward to seeing in September?
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers reinstate Brian Wilson, option Scott Van Slyke to Albuquerque.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers finally added Brian Wilson to their active roster Monday, 20 days after the former San Francisco Giants closer signed with the team through the remainder of...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Kemp making slow progress with left ankle
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp began taking slight turns while jogging in the outfield, but even manager Don Mattingly concedes Kemp isn't likely to return before rosters...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers going with eight relievers, short bench
  From the Web › MLB.com
  By activating Brian Wilson and optioning Scott Van Slyke to Triple-A Albuquerque, the Dodgers made an August roster move meant for September and October, a move in the...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers activate former Giants closer Wilson
  From the Web › SI.com
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Brian Wilson, beard and all, finally joins Dodgers' roster
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  And you thought the Dodgers' season was already crazy.
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• Ex-Giants closer Wilson activated by Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  Reliever Brian Wilson has been activated from the disabled list by the Los Angeles Dodgers after being sidelined since April 2012 because of an elbow injury.
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Trying to tame the phenomenon that is the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It's the greatest show in ball. Overflowing exuberance, crazy talent and as predictable as a Louis C.K. monologue.
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Beard is back: Wilson joins Dodgers' bullpen
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers activated veteran reliever Brian Wilson from the 15-day disabled list Monday and optioned outfielder Scott Van Slyke to Triple-A Albuquerque.
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Bench Yasiel Puig? Really?
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  When things are going as well for you as they are for the Dodgers, I suppose it's understandable when people start looking for nits to pick. Today Jon Paul Morosi of Fox...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Caple: L.A., N.Y., Detroit underrated by Uni Watch Power Rankings
  From the Web › ESPN
  Jim Caple: Uni Watch Power Rankings underrate Dodgers, Tigers, Yankees and yes, even Marlins.
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers revert to normal lineup against Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers' lineup reverted to a normal look Monday, one day after a Sunday Crew (Mark Ellis batted leadoff and Nick Punto second, while Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 12:35 PM
• Comeback complete: Dodgers activate Brian Wilson
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  UPDATE: It's official. Brian Wilson has been activated from the 15-day disabled list and will be available in the Dodgers' bullpen tonight against the Marlins. 2:04 PM:...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Daily Distractions: Marlins-Dodgers matchup presents a few juicy subplots.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  A Dodgers-Marlins series in mid-August has no plot really, only subplots. The hottest team in baseball against the team with the National League's worst record? Move...
  Share • August 19, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• Ryu to face Marlins in rookie showdown
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Two of the most promising young arms in the National League, the Marlins' Jose Fernandez and the Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu, will bring plenty of flair to the first of a...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 5:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers will activate Brian Wilson within two days; Matt Kemp in more than a week.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said in a radio interview today that Brian Wilson will be activated within the next couple days, and that center fielder Matt Kemp...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers' 10-game winning streak snapped on pair of Hanley Ramirez errors
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  When the Dodgers entered Philadelphia to open up a three-game set against the Phillies, the two teams were on wildly divergent paths. The Phillies had lost 19 of 24...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Phils walk off Dodgers to snap 10-game streak
  From the Web › SI.com
  Dodgers-Phillies Gameflash for game played on August 18, 2013
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Phillies snap Dodgers' 10-game win streak
  From the Web › ESPN
  Carlos Ruiz had four hits and the Phillies benefited from two ninth-inning errors by shortstop Hanley Ramirez to beat the Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday, giving interim manager...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Postgame thoughts: Phillies 3, Dodgers 2.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  On the afternoon of June 3, in the hours before Yasiel Puig‘s first major-league game, the rambunctious rookie was doing something rarely seen: He stood and...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• No magic for a day: Phillies end Dodgers' 10-game winning streak
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  And then the strangest thing happened.
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Hanley's miscues sting Dodgers as streak ends
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Hanley Ramirez made a pair of errors in the ninth, the second of which allowed the winning run to score as the Dodgers saw their 10-game win streak snapped in a 3-2 loss...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• MLB Notebook: Kershaw on historic pace
  From the Web › MLB.com
  At his current pace, Clayton Kershaw could join Pedro Martinez in 2000 as the only qualifying pitchers since 1893 to finish a season with a WHIP at or below 0.860, an...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers look to extend streak to 43-8 since June 22.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers' streak of success is up to 50 games. They will try to improve their record to 43-8 in their last 51 games dating back to June 22, sweep the Phillies in...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Colletti: Dodgers' run extends beyond team's stars
  From the Web › MLB.com
  In the midst of his team's historic run of success, GM Ned Colletti joined Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette on MLB Network Radio on Sunday morning to give his take on what...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Mattingly: Learning curve still evident for Puig
  From the Web › MLB.com
  For all of the remarkable accomplishments since Yasiel Puig arrived in the Major Leagues, there still are too many moments that try the patience of manager Don...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Wilson on track to be activated Monday or Tuesday
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Rehabbing reliever Brian Wilson's activation is likely to be on Monday or Tuesday, when the Dodgers are in Miami, general manager Ned Colletti said Sunday on MLB Network...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• Brian Wilson will be activated "in a day or two"
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reported Saturday that Brian Wilson was likely to be added to the Dodgers' roster Sunday. But it won't happen. Dodgers...
  Share • August 18, 2013 at 10:35 AM
• Kershaw, Dodgers Win 10th Straight
  From the Web › ESPN
  ESPN Video: Highlight Of The Night: Clayton Kershaw pitched eight shutout innings and drove in a run to help the Dodgers defeat the Phillies 5-0.
  Share • August 17, 2013 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers hope historic run turns into sweep of Phils
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers will aim to keep riding their wave of momentum on Sunday, when they go for a sweep of the Phillies, with Ricky Nolasco squaring off against Cole...
  Share • August 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers join elite company with 10th straight win
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers won yet again on Saturday, this time behind eight strong innings from Clayton Kershaw, blanking the Phillies, 5-0. The victory puts the Dodgers in elite...
  Share • August 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM
• Kershaw dominates Phils; Dodgers stay hot
  From the Web › ESPN
  Clayton Kershaw pitched eight dominant innings and the seemingly unstoppable Los Angeles Dodgers won their 10th straight Saturday night, beating Philadelphia 5-0 to keep...
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