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• Puig shows there's reason for excitement
  From the Web › ESPN
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Yasiel Puig said he'll play whatever position the Los Angeles Dodgers ask him to play and do his best, but he couldn't contain a wide smile when he was...
  Share • July 26, 2014 at 12:35 AM
• Yasiel Puig has three of Dodgers' five triples in 8-1 rout of Giants
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Seems that old chewing gum commercial had it wrong. Why double your pleasure when you can triple your fun?
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers triple their way past San Francisco Giants, 8-1
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  KEY MOMENT: The Dodgers blew open the game with a five-run fifth inning that expanded their lead from 1-0 to 6-0. Pitcher Zack Greinke led off the inning with a single...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers experiment again with Yasiel Puig in center
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SAN FRANCISCO >> Andre Ethier and Scott Van Slyke got the memo when they saw the lineup card posted in the visitors' clubhouse Friday at AT&T Park: The Yasiel Puig...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers rout Giants behind Yasiel Puig and Zack Greinke
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SAN FRANCISCO >> Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline is Thursday. After that date, the rules stipulate that players must clear waivers before they can be traded. August...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Rapid Reaction: Dodgers 8, Giants 1
  From the Web › ESPN
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The Los Angeles Dodgers got their weekend in San Francisco off to a flying start Friday with an 8-1 win over the Giants that drew them to within a...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Puig, Dodgers go on triple spree, rout Giants
  From the Web › ESPN
  Yasiel Puig tied a franchise record with three triples and added a double and two RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers moved within a half-game of NL West-leading San...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Puig triples thrice as Dodgers rout Giants
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasiel Puig had three triples and a double to lead a rout behind Zack Greinke, who struck out 10 in seven innings of an 8-1 win over the Giants that trimmed the Dodgers'...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• There's way too much noise about the Dodgers trading Matt Kemp
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline is drawing near. Are you ready for the noise? It can be deafening.
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Greinke records rare four-strikeout inning
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Zack Greinke recorded the second four-strikeout inning of his career on Friday night. It was fifth in history recorded by a Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. Greinke, Chuck...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• The Dodgers are going bananas with triples against the Giants
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Triples galore for the Dodgers in San Francisco on Friday night.
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Baseball notes: Giants call up Dan Uggla, start him at second base
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  A week after being released by the Atlanta Braves and four days after signing a minor league deal with San Francisco, Dan Uggla was in the Giants' lineup for the opener...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig in center field and Hanley Ramirez returns for Dodgers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Yasiel Puig will start in center field for the first time this season and Hanley Ramirez will return to the lineup when the Dodgers open a three-game series Friday at...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Not letting the Dodgers get off cheap
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  In 2009, the Dodgers could have picked up Cliff Lee for a measly $10 million. They didn't; the Phillies did, and they went to the World Series.
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Dan Haren's next rotation turn will be skipped, but hey — he as many wins as Edinson Volquez.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SAN FRANCISCO >> Edinson Volquez leads the Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching staff with eight wins this season. Dodgers starter Dan Haren also has eight wins. There are other...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig, Hanley Ramirez return to Dodgers' starting lineup.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SAN FRANCISCO >> Hanley Ramirez and Yasiel Puig are in the Dodgers' starting lineup for the first time since Saturday. The pain in their injured left hands had subsided...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Puig slides to center, urged to communicate
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have gone to Option No. 4 in their quest to find an every-day center fielder.
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers will use off-days to rest Haren
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Struggling fifth starter Dan Haren will be skipped in the Dodgers' rotation next week, although manager Don Mattingly said it was decided before Haren's loss in...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• LA gets Puig, Hanley back; Wild Horse to CF
  From the Web › MLB.com
  All-Star outfielder Yasiel Puig and shortstop Hanley Ramirez returned to the Dodgers' starting lineup for Friday night's series opener against the Giants after missing...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig, Hanley Ramirez return to Dodgers' lineup
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez are back. Making things even more interesting, Puig will play center field.
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• 2B Uggla in lineup for Giants after call up
  From the Web › ESPN
  The San Francisco Giants have purchased the contract of second baseman Dan Uggla from Triple A-Fresno and put him in the starting lineup for the opener of a three-game...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Can Dodgers win it all without a single player having a career year?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  You don't expect much, just greatness. Just a team for the ages. A team to inspire lofty books, a couple of songs and maybe one good movie.
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Five teams are showing interest in Matt Kemp
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  No word on whether the Dodgers are one of them.
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Report: Food selection is among the 'biggest improvements' to Dodger Stadium.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  StadiumJourney.com updated its review of Dodger Stadium on a recent visit this season. You can read the review here. The last review was written before the transfer of...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• The Dodgers are catching the San Francisco Giants at a weak moment, but will it matter?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SAN FRANCISCO >> Giants versus Dodgers. First place versus second. The weekend series doesn't need any subplots - it can sell itself - but here's a subplot anyway. The...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers could use a jolt -- from within
  From the Web › MLB.com
  There should be unease in Dodger territory, because at some point soon -- especially with Yasiel Puig healthy -- a decision must be made on how best to handle an...
  Share • July 25, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Tight Dodgers-Giants race is good for baseball
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Baseball is better when the Dodgers and Giants are both good. They remain two of the sport's cornerstone franchises, both playing to packed houses, both occupying large...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• McGwire on Canseco: 'Don't care to ever speak to him'
  From the Web › USA Today
  Current Dodgers hitting coach won't forgive former teammate for tell-all book.       
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Down in the minors with Ron Shelton, who sees a major motion picture
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  First, I'd like to thank the Dodgers and Time Warner Cable for giving me the time to explore like this. And to think I once detested your awful TV standoff. Now I...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers have a big series against Giants, but it's not that big
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Clayton Kershaw said his next start would be like any other. But as much as Kershaw tries to downplay the significance of the Dodgers' three-game series against the...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Trick up their sleeve? Revisiting key Dodgers trades
  From the Web › MLB.com
  From Manny Ramirez to Ricky Nolasco and Hanley Ramirez to the Boston Blockbuster, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti hasn't been shy about in-season trading.
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Time Warner ad campaign may signal movement in Dodgers' TV impasse
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It has been a reasonably civil dispute, taking any fun you might be able to scavenge out of this ongoing battle between Time Warner Cable and the other satellite and...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• What do the last two games mean for the Dodgers' trade deadline needs?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Josh Beckett and Dan Haren gave the Dodgers' front office good reason to question the depth of their starting rotation. What to make of each of their performances? Who...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Mark McGwire on Jose Canseco: 'I don't care to ever speak to him again.'
  From the Web › USA Today
  The current Dodgers hitting coach won't forgive his former teammate for a tell-all book.       
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Are the Dodgers about to dump Dan Haren?
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Dan Haren finished last season strong for the Nationals, signed a one-year, $10 million deal with the Dodgers this offseason, and got off to a nice start in Los...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Josh Beckett, Dan Haren give Dodgers some trades to ponder
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> In baseball, actions speak louder than words this time of year. If any trades are consummated between now and the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, they...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Recap of a punchless loss, 'a good game' to get Yasiel Puig in center field.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The game story is here. The box score is here.
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Series preview: Showdown by the Bay
  From the Web › ESPN
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The Los Angeles Dodgers feel pretty good about the hands team returning: Yasiel Puig's odds of starting Friday night against the San Francisco Giants...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Stock watch: Pitching issues arise
  From the Web › ESPN
  RISINGAdrian Gonzalez, 1B: The Dodgers went nearly two months with spotty production from one of their middle-of-the-order bats, but Gonzalez has had a good trip...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 6:35 AM
• Dodgers prospect Pederson joins 20-20 club
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Outfielder Joc Pederson, the Dodgers' No. 2 prospect, became the second Minor Leaguer to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases this season when he homered Wednesday in...
  Share • July 24, 2014 at 12:35 AM
• Los Angeles Dodgers' bats fall silent against Pittsburgh Pirates' Francisco Liriano
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH -- Before Wednesday, Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano had not pitched seven innings in a start since April 21. His record was 1-7 and, whether...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 10:35 PM
• Dan Haren's troubles continue in Dodgers' 6-1 loss at Pittsburgh
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  As Dan Haren searches for answers, the Dodgers are presumably searching for his replacement.
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers experiment with Yasiel Puig in center field during loss
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  THE EXPERIMENT: With the Dodgers trailing by five runs in what would be a 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Manager Don Mattingly used the game as an opportunity to...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Greinke looks to shut down rival Giants in opener
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Zack Greinke will try to shut down the Giants in a key division contest on Friday night at AT&T Park. Tim Lincecum looks to increase San Francisco's lead in the NL...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Los Angeles Dodgers notes: As Hanley Ramirez's hand injury persists, possibility of disabled list grows
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH -- The next two days could determine whether or not Hanley Ramirez goes on the 15-day disabled list with a swollen left hand. The Dodgers' shortstop was...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Dan Haren's spot might be in jeopardy
  From the Web › ESPN
  PITTSBURGH -- Before Dan Haren signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, rumors still persisted that the team was intent on landing Masahiro Tanaka. He knew that Chad...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Dan Haren can't get it done again in Dodgers' 6-1 loss to Pirates
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Once he looked like a great one-year pickup. Once VHS was the rage.
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Pittsburg Pirates' Francisco Liriano stymies Los Angeles Dodgers
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH -- Before Wednesday, Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano had not pitched seven innings in a start since April 21. His record was 1-7 and, whether...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Los Angeles Dodgers notes: As Ramirez's hand injury persists, possibility of disabled list grows
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH -- The next two days could determine whether or not Hanley Ramirez goes on the 15-day disabled list with a swollen left hand. The Dodgers' shortstop was...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Rapid Reaction: Pirates 6, Dodgers 1
  From the Web › ESPN
  PITTSBURGH -- One good thing happened. Yasiel Puig got on the field for the first time in four days. He drew a pinch-hit walk against Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Justin...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers unable to pick up shaky Haren
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Francisco Liriano of the Pirates outpitched Dan Haren, throwing seven strong innings in a 6-1 win that left the Dodgers with two big question marks at the back end of...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Pirates lose challenge on close play at first
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Pirates lost a challenge in the top of the eighth inning against the Dodgers on Wednesday on a safe call at first base.
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Mattingly plans on keeping Beckett in rotation
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers haven't announced their starting rotation beyond the weekend series in San Francisco, but manager Don Mattingly said Josh Beckett will remain in it.
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Puig takes extra BP, may return on Friday
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers All-Star outfielder Yasiel Puig took extra batting practice Wednesday and could return to the lineup Friday night when the Dodgers open a showdown series in San...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• On Glenn Burke, and how the 1977 Dodgers invented the high five.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  A great, short (10-minute) film via ESPN explains it all. Worth a look, whether you know the story or not:
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Why the Chase Headley trade could be gold for Juan Uribe.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Nolan Arenado missed a month of the season with a fractured middle finger. Chase Headley is a New York Yankee. Suddenly, Juan Uribe has a very real chance of winning his...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• The hit by pitches are adding up and starting to resonate with players. Tonight's game story.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers shortstop Justin Turner was measured but outspoken in his postgame comments tonight - not only about getting hit by a 97-mph fastball, but the fact that he's far...
  Share • July 23, 2014 at 12:35 AM
• Dreadful pitching sinks Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 12-7
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  A day that started with the Dodgers thinking of moving Yasiel Puig to center field ended with a 12-7 defeat to the Pittsburgh Pirates that presented them with reasons to...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers can't keep up with Pirates in 12-7 loss
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  KEY MOMENT: An eighth-inning solo home run by Scott Van Slyke reduced the Dodgers' deficit to 8-7, but right-hander Chris Perez unraveled spectacularly in a four-run...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Haren aims to right the ship, lead Dodgers to series win
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Ike Davis took the first step toward a big second half with a 3-for-5 night Tuesday, which included his sixth home run. Davis, who will likely earn his second straight...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers' Justin Turner airs concerns after another beanball war, loss to Pirates
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> Justin Turner is tired of playing the game. Not baseball, but the game within the game that's consumed the Dodgers since the All-Star break.Turner's left...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 10:35 PM
• Pitching issues are clear for Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  PITTSBURGH -- Many of the Los Angeles Dodgers' top scouts and front-office types, including pro scouting director Rick Ragazzo, were in Pittsburgh the past two nights...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 10:35 PM
• Polanco, Walker lift Pirates over Dodgers 12-7
  From the Web › ESPN
  MLB Baseball Recap: Final statistics from the Los Angeles vs. Pittsburgh game played on July 22, 2014
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 10:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig, center fielder? Don Mattingly entertained the thought
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> It was just a thought in the middle of a July game, but it's one that could have lasting consequences for the Dodgers.Manager Don Mattingly said that Matt...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers have an ugly pitching contest in 12-7 loss to Pirates
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  As returns go, the legend of MacArthur remains unthreatened. They'll write no songs to celebrate Josh Beckett coming off the disabled list Tuesday, which is not to say...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers' 12-7 loss to Pirates features a sideshow
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> In 1980, the bands Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult went on tour together. Appropriately, it was called the "Black and Blue Tour."Unless the concert...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Rapid Reaction: Pirates 12, Dodgers 7
  From the Web › ESPN
  PITTSBURGH -- Josh Beckett was the brightest surprise of the first half for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but his story took an ominous turn when he started feeling hip pain...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers can't catch Pirates, drop slugfest
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Josh Beckett returned from the disabled list with his shortest start of the year, while Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez remained on the sidelines again Tuesday night as...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Gordon named Dodgers' Heart & Hustle Award winner
  From the Web › MLB.com
  All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon was named the Dodgers' winner for the 2014 Heart & Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers thinking of moving Yasiel Puig to center field
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Yasiel Puig, center fielder?
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Why Yasiel Puig in center field might be the Dodgers' best move
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  So it's whatever makes Matt Kemp feel all comfy and cozy? Not really, though there does seem some of that.
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Mattingly impressed with Kemp's play in right field
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez missed another start Tuesday night nursing left hand injuries, so manager Don Mattingly had Matt Kemp back in right field and Justin...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Don Mattingly would consider moving Yasiel Puig to center field, keeping Matt Kemp in right.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> It was just a thought in the middle of a July game, but it's one that could have lasting consequences for the Dodgers. Manager Don Mattingly said...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Is Puig the Dodgers' best CF option?
  From the Web › ESPN
  PITTSBURGH -- The Dodgers' ever-changing outfield alignment might take yet another turn.Manager Don Mattingly said he is considering using Yasiel Puig in center field...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers send Paco Rodriguez back down, activate Josh Beckett
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  That was brief, if at least encouraging.
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig, Hanley Ramirez out; Paco Rodriguez optioned as Dodgers activate Josh Beckett.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez are not in the Dodgers' lineup for the second consecutive day. The Dodgers will use the same lineup against...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers activate Beckett, option Rodriguez
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers reliever Paco Rodriguez was optioned back to Triple-A Albuquerque to make room for the activation of Tuesday night's starting pitcher Josh Beckett.
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Gordon named Dodgers' Heart & Hustle Award rep
  From the Web › MLB.com
  All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon was named the Dodgers' representative for the 2014 Heart & Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Today's game story, Dodgers beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The game story is here. The box score is here.
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Want to increase scoring in MLB? Try this simple rule change that will never happen.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITTSBURGH >> In the fourth inning Monday, the Dodgers had Dee Gordon on second base and A.J. Ellis on third with their 2-3-4 hitters due up. Gordon is among the...
  Share • July 22, 2014 at 9:35 AM