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From the Web › Los Angeles Times
As we all know, replacing a legendary broadcaster isn't easy — and certainly won't be for the Dodgers on that sad, hopefully far-off day after...
Share • January 19, 2011 at 4:35 PM -
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Milton Bradley the superb talent, Milton Bradley the charismatic, Milton Bradley the troubled. Who can pretend to truly know what burns at the center of Bradley...
Share • January 19, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
I spent the fall quarter of my junior year of college in Tours, France, which was every bit as wonderful a privilege as I would think it sounds to most of you. Living in...
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Roy Hartsfield, the Toronto Blue Jays' manager for their first three seasons, has died. He was 85. Bernhardt Funeral Home in Ellijay confirmed that Hartsfield...
Share • January 19, 2011 at 8:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
How about that Dodgers defense? Pretty excited, are you? Just imagining it in action kind of triggers the goose bumps. Such anticipation. As currently envisioned, I...
Share • January 19, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Because his story never gets old. Lederer has a great writeup, with lots of photos, of his meeting with Bert Blyleven following Blyleven's Lederer-boosted...
Share • January 19, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
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Dodgers and pitcher settle on one year, $6.275 million. Angels avoid arbitration with Kendry Morales, Howie Kendrick, Erick Aybar and Reggie Willits.The Dodgers and...
Share • January 19, 2011 at 12:35 AM -
From the Web › LA Daily News
The Dodgers and pitcher Chad Billingsley agreed to a one-year deal worth $6,275,00.
Share • January 18, 2011 at 11:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Because he has reportedly been arrested, and because as much strife as he has been involved in, dating back almost to the time I began Dodger Thoughts, he is someone...
Share • January 18, 2011 at 9:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Dodgers' two remaining arbitration-eligible players exchanged salary figures with the Dodgers on Tuesday, with James Loney asking for $5.25 million and...
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Marcus who?Thames actually has a Dodger history — producing "Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest":But of course, for many, this is the program Thames is most...
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Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com updates the arbitration situation with Hong-Chih Kuo and James Loney:... In each case, the gap seemed small enough that the sides...
Share • January 18, 2011 at 3:35 PM -
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Gabe Kapler has officially signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers that includes an invitation to their major-league spring training camp. A 35-year-old...
Share • January 18, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
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Matt Kemp and Jonathan Broxton are among those who must rebound for cash-strapped L.A. to contend again.
Share • January 18, 2011 at 1:35 PM -
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Proceeds from a baseball game between injured veterans and former major leaguers will be used to support charities and establish a fund honoring victims of the...
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Kirby Lee/US PresswireIn his final 14 starts of 2010, Chad Billingsley had a 2.45 ERA with 82 strikeouts in 92 innings, averaging 6 2/3 innings per start. The Dodgers...
Share • January 18, 2011 at 12:35 PM -
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The Dodgers have avoided salary arbitration with Chad Billingsley, as they agreed on Tuesday to a one-year, $6.275-million contract. Billingsley, 26, was...
Share • January 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM -
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Kirby Lee/US PresswireJay Gibbons will be among several Dodgers vying for playing time in left field.Can't recall when so many spots on the Dodgers'...
Share • January 18, 2011 at 9:35 AM -
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Know how they say everything is relative? Well, relatively speaking, the Dodgers outfield is better today after coming to terms with Marcus Thames than it was yesterday...
Share • January 18, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
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He's likely to platoon in left field with Jay Gibbons. Club is also close to signing outfielder Gabe Kapler.The Dodgers went into spring training last year with...
Share • January 17, 2011 at 11:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Dodgers informed me tonight that there was an error in their media guide, and that therefore contrary to what I wrote Sunday, Rubby De La Rosa was never suspended...
Share • January 17, 2011 at 10:35 PM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
Russell Martin has a good explanation for why he isn't any good anymore, and it's not going to be very comforting to Dodgers fans. Martin, a two-time...
Share • January 17, 2011 at 10:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Dodgers are close to making some modest upgrades to their outfield, as they have agreed to terms on a deal with Marcus Thames and are close to signing Gabe Kapler to...
Share • January 17, 2011 at 6:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Tom Szczerbowski/US PresswireMarcus ThamesAdding to their collection of poor-defending but slugging outfielders, the Dodgers are poised to sign the guy who might be Jay...
Share • January 17, 2011 at 6:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The club is also close to an agreement with outfielder Gabe Kapler.The club is also close to an agreement with outfielder Gabe Kapler.
Share • January 17, 2011 at 6:35 PM -
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According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers have reached an agreement on a contract with Marcus Thames. No word on the specific terms involved...
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TORONTO - Cognisant of a young starting rotation and the volatility of relievers, Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulous added to his bullpen options Monday...
Share • January 17, 2011 at 3:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Oh, so that was the problem. Silly us. It wasn't that Russell Martin was too thin, or too heavy; it wasn't that he was trying too hard to pull the ball...
Share • January 17, 2011 at 3:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Who would have thunk it? When Jamey Carroll was signed as a utility player a year ago, it was fairly underwhelming stuff. Nice addition, not exactly significant. Some...
Share • January 17, 2011 at 11:35 AM -
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And miles to link before I sleep ...The state of Don Mattingly is profiled by Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com.Evan Bladh Sr. of Opinion of Kingman's...
Share • January 16, 2011 at 11:35 PM -
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The Astros are for sale, and while they haven’t improved much, owner Drayton McLane is maintaining curb appeal.
Share • January 16, 2011 at 6:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
That was some event Dennis Gilbert pulled off Saturday night in his eighth annual awards dinner to raise funds for the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation...
Share • January 16, 2011 at 11:35 AM -
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.The fourth in a series of at least four, on how close selected Dodger prospects are to the majors ...Rubby De La RosaVitals: RHP, 6-foot-1, 170 pounds, turns 22 on...
Share • January 15, 2011 at 10:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The TV network and the club's owner are linked to the sinking of the once-proud franchise, and they could be connected for years to come.We begin with a...
Share • January 15, 2011 at 5:35 PM -
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The St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warmup event is usually a time for the team's fans to gather and share in...
Share • January 15, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Here's the up-to-date list of non-roster invitees to major-league Spring Training for the Dodgers ... a mix of not-yets, has-beens and never-weres. It...
Share • January 15, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The sun is shining bright through our home office window as I begin typing this. There's a short but powerful time period in our house when, on a cloudless...
Share • January 15, 2011 at 10:35 AM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
According to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, who has been all over this story, Fox has advanced Dodgers owner Frank McCourt money in order to help cover the...
Share • January 15, 2011 at 6:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
That little tidbit about the Dodgers releasing Pat Borders nearly five years after he last suited up for the organization piqued a good amount of interest here and...
Share • January 14, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Had me at: Dodgers don't tender Russell Martin, sign Rod Barajas. OK, guilty. Made an assumption, I guess. Me and just about everyone else. Just assumed that...
Share • January 14, 2011 at 1:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon has certified as final the ruling in which he threw out a marital property agreement that would have provided Frank McCourt...
Share • January 14, 2011 at 12:35 PM -
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The 2011 MLB Draft order is now set for this upcoming summer. Type A free agent signings have altered the 2011 MLB Draft order, as have compensation picks for unsigned...
Share • January 14, 2011 at 9:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Thanks to everyone for their feedback Thursday ...As I suggested a month ago, Tony Gwynn Jr. might end up being the best option for the current Dodger outfield. Tony...
Share • January 14, 2011 at 7:35 AM -
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Free-agent third baseman Eric Chavez may get injured fairly often but that's not stopping teams from...
Share • January 14, 2011 at 2:35 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Not the way you're supposed to do it, of course. Goes against the unofficial manager's handbook. Teams like to have at least two lefties in their...
Share • January 13, 2011 at 4:35 PM -
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Tony Gwynn Jr. was non-tendered by the Padres, but ESPN Los Angels reports that he may be good enough to start for the Dodgers: As he prepared to leave...
Share • January 13, 2011 at 3:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
With the Dodgers one month from opening training camp, General Manager Ned Colletti said Thursday that he has not necessarily finished acquiring new players. Colletti...
Share • January 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › HardballTalk
Yesterday manager Don Mattingly reiterated that the Dodgers won’t be bringing back Manny Ramirez and today general manager Ned Colletti also ruled out signing...
Share • January 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
After getting over my initial disappointment, I've mostly come to terms to the decline of participation in the comments. I have what I think are pretty sound...
Share • January 13, 2011 at 1:35 PM -
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Despite the Dodgers’ offseason-long search for a left fielder and/or middle-of-the-order bat, new manager Don Mattingly reiterated to Beth Harris of the...
Share • January 13, 2011 at 12:35 PM -
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The annual migration of Major League Baseball teams to Florida and Arizona is an event we know as spring training. Baseball's spring training traces its roots...
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Rich Lederer and Bert Blyleven met in a surprise visit at a Minnesota Twins fantasy camp event Wednesday. David Dorsey of the Fort Meyers (Fla.) News-Press has the...
Share • January 13, 2011 at 8:35 AM -
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Jay Gibbons has been playing winter ball in Venezuela, but had to leave the team earlier this week because of blurred vision following November eye surgery to improve...
Share • January 13, 2011 at 8:35 AM -
From the Web › LA Daily News
One thing is for certain: The Dodgers have to look no further than themselves to find the cause of the quagmire that is the team.
Share • January 13, 2011 at 2:35 AM -
From the Web › LA Daily News
One thing is for certain: The Dodgers have to look no further than themselves to find the cause of the quagmire that is the team.
Share • January 12, 2011 at 11:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Baseball in January - I can always get behind that.With the Dodgers opening their annual winter workout for minor leaguers to the press today, on the same day as...
Share • January 12, 2011 at 9:35 PM -
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Barrel of fun in this new feature at Fangraphs, which gives you a graphical look at batters' Wins Above Replacement through the ages. Here, for example, are the...
Share • January 12, 2011 at 9:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Rookie manager admits the personnel isn't much different than last season but sees potential for improvement.Will the Dodgers be any good this year?
Share • January 12, 2011 at 8:35 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
With his ownership of the Dodgers under legal and financial strain, Frank McCourt said Wednesday he is not worried about losing control of the team. On the first day of...
Share • January 12, 2011 at 6:35 PM