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This is part of a 30-article series looking at each team's depth chart headed into spring training. Rotation 1. Clayton Kershaw 2. Chad Billingsley 3. Ted Lilly...
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From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Tom Werner, the Hollywood producer and chairman of the Boston Red Sox, said he does not plan to bid for the Dodgers should the team go up for sale. "I'm not...
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From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Most teams that reach the World Series suffer a falloff in team ERA the following year, writes Tim Kurkjian of ESPN.com. Whether the defending champion San Francisco...
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From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer
Share • February 2, 2011 at 4:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Unfurl your banners, flood the streets, cry to the heavens! The Giants are coming, the Giants are coming! Oh, wait, it's Giants fans who want to unfurl the...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
It’s a big week for phony-baloney would-be-heads-of-ownership-groups. We’ve had reports of a couple of billionaire businessmen with interest in...
Share • February 1, 2011 at 9:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
A new challenge awaits the Dodgers this spring. One they knew nothing about the past two Februarys. One that began testing them from the moment last season ended. How...
Share • February 1, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The big news for us writers and fans of baseball writing is that Rob Neyer's leaving ESPN.com after 15 years, destination to be announced. Tributes have come...
Share • January 31, 2011 at 5:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
As Los Angeles awaits a resolution in the battle for ownership of the Dodgers -- a resolution that could be a year or more away if Frank and Jamie McCourt cannot settle...
Share • January 31, 2011 at 11:35 AM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
Shawn Green had been trying to sell his home in Shady Canyon, California for $17.5 million, but the former Blue Jays, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Mets outfielder...
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From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Al Messerschmidt/Getty ImagesClaude Osteen had a 3.09 ERA in nearly 2,400 innings after coming to the Dodgers in the big Frank Howard trade.It wasn't easy...
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From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Then boys and girls, Tony Gwynn Jr. would likely start in center field. Season tickets are now available. The concept is, Gwynn starts in center, Matt Kemp moves to...
Share • January 30, 2011 at 1:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesIn his second year with the Dodgers after coming from Baltimore, Eddie Murray led the majors with a .330 batting average.People like me take...
Share • January 29, 2011 at 9:35 AM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
The Dodgers signed former All-Star reliever Mike MacDougal to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training, according to the team’s Twitter feed...
Share • January 29, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Seven seasons removed from All-Star status, right-handed reliever Mike MacDougal has signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers and received an invitation to major...
Share • January 28, 2011 at 5:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
File this one under ... oh, file it however you like. The Dodgers signed right-handed reliever Mike MacDougal to a minor league contract Friday, with an invitation to...
Share • January 28, 2011 at 4:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
So how did you spend your baseball offseason? Find a white-sand beach, put on a few .lbs, take up Texas hold 'em, fall deeply in love with Snooki? Charley...
Share • January 28, 2011 at 3:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Baseball is like the giant, moist blueberry muffin I had Wednesday morning. It's so grand that you can dive into it with no fear of running out too soon, so full...
Share • January 27, 2011 at 9:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
This excerpt from Tony Jackson's piece for ESPNLosAngeles.com today on James Loney, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier got me thinking about Loney:The lefty-hitting...
Share • January 27, 2011 at 3:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Here's a question the Dodgers would prefer to avoid as long as possible: Should Andre Ethier be platooned in right field? Quick answer: Of course not...
Share • January 27, 2011 at 1:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Matt Meyers of ESPN Insider notes that while the Royals may have the No. 1 farm system in baseball, they might not even win 60 games this season. That's in part...
Share • January 27, 2011 at 11:35 AM -
From the Web › FOX Sports
Q: How's the competition in the National LeagueWest? A: The Giants won 92 games last year andclinched the division title on the final day of the season. Notmuch...
Share • January 27, 2011 at 5:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The problem isn't how you're going to keep them down on the farm after they've seen Paree if you can't even get them to the City of...
Share • January 26, 2011 at 5:35 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
If you're old enough, you may remember the great Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s. Led by the likes of Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Pete Rose, The...
Share • January 26, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The clip above is brought to you by Celebuzz via Franklin Avenue.The Dodgers rank 22nd among organizations in minor-league propsects, according to Keith Law of ESPN.com...
Share • January 26, 2011 at 1:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Ever since Jon Garland and Vicente Padilla signed/re-signed with the Dodgers, nothing has been said to indicate that Garland's spot in the Dodger starting...
Share • January 26, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
I'm thinking scare tactics must be the way to go in these legal proceedings. Not sure who shook me to my little baseball bones more Tuesday, but you have to hand...
Share • January 25, 2011 at 9:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Dennis Wasser, an attorney for Jamie, says, 'If this trial continues … I don't think there's any hope for the family or the...
Share • January 25, 2011 at 5:35 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer
Share • January 25, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times — who has been all over the McCourts divorce saga since it began — has an update. And it’s not rosy...
Share • January 25, 2011 at 1:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Frank McCourt might have to become business partners with his ex-wife in order to keep the Dodgers in the family, her attorneys said Tuesday. With the Dodgers set to...
Share • January 25, 2011 at 12:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Scratch half of the billionaire combo. In a story appearing in the Detroit News, a spokesman for Tom Gores denied he was interested in purchasing the Dodgers along with...
Share • January 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The fifth in a series of at least five, on how close selected Dodger prospects are to the majors ...Ivan DeJesus, Jr.Vitals: SS-2B, 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, turns 24 on...
Share • January 25, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
With the Oscar nominations coming out Tuesday morning, I thought I'd detour into my favorite films of the past year ...(Read full post)
Share • January 24, 2011 at 9:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
And now for your daily Joe Torre update ... he's leaning toward accepting that job with Commissioner Bud Selig. Also, he absolutely won't be returning to...
Share • January 24, 2011 at 3:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
OK, I lied. Going to write another pained, positive post about Frank McCourt. You know, sometimes the truth does hurt: He has apparently made them a desirable item...
Share • January 24, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
A couple of weeks ago we learned that Joe Torre was considering taking Sandy Alderson’s gig with Major League Baseball. Today it’s reported that...
Share • January 24, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
Joe Torre may not stay retired much longer. The former Los Angeles Dodgers manager says he's leaning toward accepting a job with Commissioner Bud Selig that...
Share • January 24, 2011 at 1:35 PM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
Frank McCourt’s official line is that the Dodgers are not for sale. But whether they’re ultimately sold is kind of out of his hands. If the latest...
Share • January 24, 2011 at 12:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
In a little over three weeks, Jonathan Broxton will once again report to spring training as the Dodgers' closer. And barring injury, when spring training draws...
Share • January 24, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Jed Jacobsohn/Getty ImagesIn 2011, Juan Uribe will be trying to bring at least a division title south to Los Angeles from San Francisco.With so much attention locally...
Share • January 24, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Just classic – first the introduction, and then Rich Lederer of Baseball Analysts telling the story of umping a Blyleven-pitched game four decades ago.* * *...
Share • January 23, 2011 at 11:35 PM -
From the Web › FOX Sports
Q: Will the Giants miss Juan Uribe and EdgarRenteria? A: One upside of an offense that lackssuperstars is that nobody is indispensable. That said...
Share • January 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Transforming the baseball field into a supercross track for Saturday night's racing event kills the stadium grass, but organizers promise a new field will be...
Share • January 22, 2011 at 12:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
In a world where money doesn't matter, newest Angel outfielder Vernon Wells is better than anyone the Dodgers will have playing alongside Matt Kemp and Andre...
Share • January 21, 2011 at 9:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Now maybe you think I just unmercifully hammer Frank McCourt and never have an encouraging thing to say about him. You are so wrong, my little naysayer. Here's...
Share • January 21, 2011 at 3:35 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
February may not seem like a big month for sports, but it is the transition month between football and baseball. After the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl ends, within a couple...
Share • January 21, 2011 at 10:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
I'm growing increasingly numb to the various lists ranking Dodger prospects. My interest in the prospects themselves hasn't waned, but more and more, the...
Share • January 21, 2011 at 8:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Left fielder Jay Gibbons can't wait to continue his feel-good resurgence with the Dodgers after his career seemed finished.Can't get excited about the...
Share • January 21, 2011 at 8:35 AM -
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Manny Ramirez and Vladimir Guerrero used to command the headlines. Now they are the ones being tacked onto...
Share • January 21, 2011 at 2:35 AM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
Johnny Damon has found a new home for the upcoming season. Well, almost. According to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, the 37-year-old free agent is “closing in...
Share • January 21, 2011 at 12:35 AM -
From the Web › LA Daily News
LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers and outfielder Marcus Thames agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract.
Share • January 20, 2011 at 11:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Longtime Dodger Thoughts readers might remember the visit of Young Miss Weisman to the comments section a couple of years ago. Tonight, I am privileged to offer this...
Share • January 20, 2011 at 8:35 PM -
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Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino, who guided the ballclub through two World Series championships and the renovation of Fenway Park, was honored Thursday by the...
Share • January 20, 2011 at 7:35 PM -
From the Web › FOX Sports
The Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Marcus Thames have agreedto a $1 million, one-year contract.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Marcus Thames have agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract. Thames had a .288 batting average and a .350 on-base percentage in...
Share • January 20, 2011 at 12:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Don Mattingly spent his entire 14-year playing career in the American League. He spent his first four years as a coach in the American League. It was only in the last...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
I thought of doing something cute and copying and pasting an article about Nomar Garciaparra from a couple of years ago but changing all the names, but that would take a...
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From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The 2011 MLB season is just around the corner. That means it's time for me to pull out my Kansas City Royals team gear and find my anything-can-happen positive...
Share • January 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM