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• A look at some qualified GM candidates
  From the Web › ESPN
  It might take a little while for new Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman to hire a general manager. For one thing, there's no rush. Free...
  Share • October 15, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Poll: Are the Dodgers a better team today?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Well, you got your wish. Sort of. In my last poll, I asked which Dodgers coach or executive should be fired. About 94 percent of you thought someone should lose their...
  Share • October 15, 2014 at 12:35 AM
• Joe Maddon says he's not looking to follow Andrew Friedman to Los Angeles
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Before the news that Andrew Friedman was leaving his post as executive vice president and general manager with the Tampa Bay Rays to become team president of the Los...
  Share • October 15, 2014 at 12:35 AM
• Dodgers add Andrew Friedman to front office
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Under their deep-pocketed owners, the Dodgers have imported several star players, as well as a star advisor in Sandy Koufax and a star coach in Mark McGwire.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers' hiring of executive Andrew Friedman signals a cultural shift
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  A week after the abrupt end to one of their most disappointing postseasons, the Dodgers made a move that could change a culture.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers front office will never be the same, however that shakes down
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It's a new day, so hold on tight. This ride could go most anywhere. Best wear the spurs.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Bernadina elects free agency
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Outfielder Roger Bernadina elected free agency on Tuesday. Bernadina, 30, had cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A, but he had enough Minor League time to...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Kasten continues Dodgers' evolution with Friedman
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Gerry Hunsicker, then senior advisor to Andrew Friedman, was hired away from Tampa Bay two years ago by Dodgers president Stan Kasten. It wasn't hard to imagine that one...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Roger Bernadina elects free agency.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers outfielder Roger Bernadina elected to become a free agent Tuesday and has been removed from the 40-man roster. Bernadina, 30, was released by the Cincinnati Reds...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Reports: Houston Astros hire former Dodgers bench coach Trey Hillman.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Former Dodgers bench coach Trey Hillman has been named the Houston Astros' bench coach by new manager A.J. Hinch, according to multiple reports Tuesday. Hillman was a...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Ned Colletti has a bubble machine story, and it's probably the best one you'll hear.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Loading Bubbles. View on Instagram In his first day as a senior advisor, former Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti told a story about the bubble machine Tuesday. Yes...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers outfielder Bernadina chooses free agency
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers outfielder Roger Bernadina has elected to become a free agent.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Joe Maddon praises new Dodgers exec Andrew Friedman after years of success with Tampa Bay
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  In search of more wins, the Dodgers have settled on more ties.They booted general manager Ned Colletti sideways, as a "senior advisor" to President/CEO Stan Kasten.They...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Colletti ready to help in new advisory role with Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers' hiring of Andrew Friedman to run baseball operations was "purely about the long-term big picture" of the organization and not a reflection on the work of...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Astros hire former Royals manager Trey Hillman as A.J. Hinch's bench coach
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  That's the same job Hillman had with the Dodgers, serving as manager Don Mattingly's right-hand man from 2011-2013.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Nightengale: With Friedman in fold, no stopping Dodgers
  From the Web › USA Today
  Friedman spent the last 9 years as the general manager of the Rays.       
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers present completely new challenge for Friedman
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have just hired a brilliant man, a brilliant baseball executive. Is Andrew Friedman baseball's best general manager? Put it this way: There's no...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Joe Maddon: 'I want to continue to be a Ray'
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  From the moment the Dodgers announced the hiring of Andrew Friedman as president of baseball operations on Tuesday, the baseball world anticipated the next step: the...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 1:36 PM
• Los Angeles Dodgers land Andrew Friedman -- and it puts Don Mattingly on the hot seat
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  One down, one more to go?One in, another one on the way?And if connecting the dots is your thing, how can you not pull out a black marker and draw a direct line from...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 1:36 PM
• Dodgers hire Rays' Andrew Friedman in front-office shakeup (Yahoo Sports)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Former GM Ned Colletti, who will stay with the Dodgers as an adviser, leaves the franchise in much better shape than he got it.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 1:36 PM
• Andrew Friedman leaves Rays to become Dodgers GM
  From the Web › USA Today
  Friedman spent the last 9 years as the general manager of the Rays.       
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Joe Maddon to the Dodgers? Rays manager "absolutely" wants to stay in Tampa Bay
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Don Mattingly may keep his job, but he'll be in for a very interesting 2015 season.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers hire Andrew Friedman to head baseball operations department
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Andrew Friedman, who led the low-budget Tampa Bay Rays to four postseason berths, has been hired by the Dodgers to be their president of baseball operations.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 12:37 PM
• Los Angeles Dodgers GMs through the years
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Here's a list of Dodgers general managers since the team moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in 1958:1958-68Buzzie Bavasi (Four National League pennants, three World...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 12:36 PM
• Dodgers hire Andrew Friedman from Rays
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LOS ANGELES -- Fresh off another early playoff exit, the Los Angeles Dodgers shook up their front office Tuesday.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Will the Dodgers' massive future payroll commitments handcuff Andrew Friedman?
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  They already have $190 million in guaranteed salaries for 2015, plus $170 million for both 2016 and 2017.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Andrew Friedman is inclined to stick with Don Mattingly as Dodgers manager
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  At least for now. I mean, the guy has only had the job for an hour. Give him time.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers hire Andrew Friedman as president, name Ned Colletti senior advisor
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers hired longtime Tampa Bay Rays general manager Andrew Friedman as their new president of baseball operations Tuesday, while retaining former general manager...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 11:37 AM
• Five reasons why the Dodgers replaced Ned Colletti
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  1. The players' performances regressed and someone had to pay.It's always easier to fire a coach, manager or executive than it is to dismantle a $240 million roster...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 11:37 AM
• Dodgers hire Andrew Friedman, name Ned Colletti senior advisor.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers hired longtime Tampa Bay Rays general manager Andrew Friedman as their new president of baseball operations Tuesday, while retaining former general manager...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 11:37 AM
• Dodgers tap Rays' Friedman to run baseball side
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers named former Tampa Bay Rays general manager Andrew Friedman as their new president of baseball operations on Tuesday.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Rays GM Andrew Friedman joining Dodgers to replace Ned Colletti
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Friedman named Dodgers' president of baseball operations
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers hired Andrew Friedman on Tuesday to take over as president of baseball operations, a newly created position, after a successful run as vice president of...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Andrew Friedman leaving the Rays to take over as Dodgers President of Baseball Operations
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Ned Colletti will reportedly stay on as a senior advisor.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Watch: Andre Ethier's cameo on 'Lab Rats.'
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier might never make it as an actor, but at least he will be among the lucky few with both a baseball-reference.com and IMDB.com page after...
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• The time the Yankees played the Dodgers played the Giants
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  No, that's not a typo. It was a three-way game.
  Share • October 14, 2014 at 6:35 AM
• Dodgers outright Stephen Fife to triple-A Oklahoma City
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Stephen Fife cleared waivers and was outrighted to triple-A Oklahoma City, the Dodgers announced Monday.
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers reinstate pitcher Stephen Fife from DL
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers have reinstated pitcher Stephen Fife from the 60-day disabled list and outrighted him to the team's Triple-A roster.
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers outright Stephen Fife off 40-man roster.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Now is the time of year when teams must begin resetting their 40-man rosters. Impending free agents must be re-signed or left to explore the open market...
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Fife passes through waivers, continues recovery
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Stephen Fife, recovering from Tommy John elbow reconstruction, was outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday after clearing waivers.
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Why the Dodgers should bring catcher A.J. Ellis back
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  A.J. Ellis hit .191 last season, will turn 34 next April, and the Dodgers should bring him back?
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• The strike zone is getting larger — a lot larger.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  If the strike zone were to expand by, say, 40 square inches in the next six years, it would probably give pitchers a significant advantage over hitters. Right? Batting...
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Chip Hale, an ex-Dodger, is managing the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  One concept that's always baffled me is how casual observers associate players, coaches and even executives with a certain team. For example - and I've seen this written...
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Hyun-Jin Ryu filmed a ramen commercial, and he brought some "teammates."
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Fans who lost the "Chopstick Challenge" competition at Dodger Stadium to Hyun-Jin Ryu, take heart: You lost to someone who is paid to use chopsticks on camera. You...
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Magic Johnson's Daughter: My Dad's Handling Dodgers Loss Well
  From the Web › AOL On
  TMZ - Another reason to love Magic Johnson: He's not forcing his kids to watch baseball -- even though he OWNS the Dodgers ... so says Magic's daughter Elisa.
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Magic Johnson's Daughter - I Think My Dad's Handling Dodgers Loss Well ... 'I Don't Really Watch Baseball'
  From the Web › AOL On
  TMZ - Another reason to love Magic Johnson: He's not forcing his kids to watch baseball -- even though he OWNS the Dodgers ... so says Magic's daughter Elisa.
  Share • October 13, 2014 at 8:36 AM
• Taking a final, forced look at that Dodgers 2014 bullpen
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It's OK, you can open your eyes now. Come on out from that silly hiding place. It's all over. Be courageous, the Dodgers' 2014 bullpen has been put to rest.
  Share • October 12, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• It's Out of the Question: A short stop for Dodgers, Angels in playoffs may be out of their control
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  How is it again that the Dodgers and Angels came up short?Short story shorter, they both got shorted.Like a couple of key episodes deleted from a full season of "House...
  Share • October 11, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Letters: The fall of the Dodgers and Angels
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers and Angels have clearly shown us that regular-season records and inflated payrolls, regardless of how impressive, do not make champions. Championships are...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Russell Martin set to hit free agency; would Dodgers be interested in a reunion?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Former Dodgers catcher Russell Martin is set to be a free agent soon. Whether he and the Dodgers have any mutual interest in a reunion remains to be seen. But the...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Cardinals' Adam Wainwright tells "elbow-fearing world" to relax
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The St. Louis Cardinals' stunning uprising against the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw in Game 1 of the National League division series obscured Adam Wainwright's miserable...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• In defense of Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Lose in disappointing fashion and you get unhappy. You get emotional. You want explanations and accountability. Mostly, you want heads to roll.
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers must get creative to stabilize 'pen
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers already have nearly $190 million committed in a 2015 payroll they would like to reduce from this year's $240 million. They need to figure out who starts at...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers' Yasiel Puig seeks dismissal of Cuban man's $12-million suit
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The attorney for Yasiel Puig asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit that faults the Dodgers outfielder for the alleged imprisonment and torture of a Cuban...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• The prime directive: Get younger
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES – Whether the Los Angeles Dodgers retain general manager Ned Colletti or fire him, the team is on a mission this offseason to find a way to get a...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Don Mattingly on Ned Colletti, his coaching staff, Hanley Ramirez, etc.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly addressed a number of topics in his season-ending media session Thursday. The big takeaway, as I explained in today's editions: If the...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• There's a report that the Dodgers are shopping Yasiel Puig. It makes no sense.
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  We tend to avoid highlighting dubious rumors around these parts, but since this is the first dubious rumor of the (for most teams) offseason, let's use it to get our...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 4:35 AM
• Los Angeles Dodgers' Don Mattingly puts onus on GM Ned Colletti in assessing team's early playoff exit
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Don Mattingly's final press conference of 2014 was everything his final act of 2013 was not.In a casual setting surrounded by a group of reporters Thursday, the Dodgers...
  Share • October 10, 2014 at 1:35 AM
• Dodgers' Don Mattingly says he expects team will keep GM Ned Colletti
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Two days after the Dodgers were eliminated from the playoffs, Manager Don Mattingly said he would be "surprised" if the team didn't retain General Manager Ned Colletti...
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers assess roster after playoff elimination
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' front office and coaching staff is huddling to discuss the team's future after its second straight early exit from the playoffs.
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Mattingly doesn't expect change in GM's office
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly met with the media Thursday to discuss what went wrong in the postseason and how the club moves forward. He also said he "would be...
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Mattingly expects to return to Dodgers in '15
  From the Web › ESPN
  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, who signed a three-year contract extension last winter, said Thursday he expects to return in 2015 and that he would be...
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers manager Mattingly to become father again
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is expanding his lineup during the offseason, when he will become a father for the fourth time.
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Don Mattingly is "assuming" he'll remain Dodgers manager
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Mattingly has a 354-293 (.547) record in four seasons as Dodgers manager, including 94-68 this year.
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers could target Rays' Andrew Friedman if they move on from Ned Colletti
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Following the Dodgers' ouster from the NLDS, we heard multiple reports yesterday that general manager Ned Colletti could be on the hot seat. And an interesting name has...
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Ned Colletti could lose his job after Dodgers' quick playoff exit
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers could be targeting Andrew Friedman, the general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, as a replacement.
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Should the Dodgers extend Hanley Ramirez a qualifying offer?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  What to do, what to do?
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 2:36 PM
• Memorable season overshadowed by abrupt October
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers earned a second consecutive National League West title, but a first-round exit from the playoffs can only be viewed as a step backward for a team filled with...
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• J.J. Hardy reportedly re-signs in Baltimore: What it means for the Dodgers.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Veteran shortstop J.J. Hardy has reportedly re-signed with the Baltimore Orioles for three years and $40 million. If and when that becomes official, there will be one...
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Clayton Kershaw really, really wants the Dodgers to keep light-hitting catcher A.J. Ellis
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  "I don't know what I'm going to do if he's not back."
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Actress Spreitler joins 'Express Written Consent'
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Actress Taylor Spreitler recently discussed her roles and baseball while taking in a game at Dodger Stadium on "Express Written Consent."
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• The Nets-Dodgers deal appears to be off
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  I assume this is all Yasiel Puig's fault somehow.
  Share • October 9, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers issues: Keep Ned Colletti? And what's Don Mattingly's status?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodger Stadium sat empty Wednesday, the postseason logos already starting to fade in the grass. The Dodgers would have preferred to play Game 5 of the National League...
  Share • October 8, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Los Angeles Dodgers devastated after early playoffs exit
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS -- Andre Ethier called it "sickening." A.J. Ellis, "devastating."Choose your adjective, the Dodgers didn't take another season-ending loss in St. Louis well on...
  Share • October 8, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Video: Buck, Rooney, Scully call Matt Adams' home run
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Here's a cool video and audio mash-up from MLB.com featuring three different calls off Matt Adams' go-ahead three-run shot against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw that iced...
  Share • October 8, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Clayton Kershaw hopes Dodgers' plans include bringing back A.J. Ellis
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Shortly after the Dodgers' season ended, Clayton Kershaw imagined a future without his longtime catcher. As Kershaw started talking about the possibility, his voice...
  Share • October 8, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Poll: Who should be fired?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Compared to 2013 the Dodgers made progress in the regular season, winning 94 games, only to regress come October. This year they won just one game in the postseason;...
  Share • October 8, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers-Cardinals Preview
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Don Mattingly felt confident having Clayton Kershaw on the mound to protect the Los Angeles Dodgers' five-run lead in the opener of the NL Division Series.
  Share • October 8, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Reports: Don Mattingly's job is safe, but general manager Ned Colletti is on the hot seat
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The fallout from the Los Angeles Dodgers' early postseason dismissal may already be starting ...
  Share • October 8, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Lasorda receives Bob Feller Act of Valor Award
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Tommy Lasorda, a Hall of Fame manager and one of the great ambassadors of baseball, is one of three recipients of the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award, established in 2013...
  Share • October 8, 2014 at 5:35 PM