More photos » by Ed Andrieski - AP Blake and DeWitt are two of seven players currently on the 40-man roster who have links to Dodgers past. Browse more photos » Major league 40-man rosters were set last Friday in preparation for the upcoming Rule 5 draft in two weeks. With the free agency period just starting, there are many open spots on rosters throughout baseball. The Dodgers , for instance,...
Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's NL team is the Los Angeles Dodgers and our guest is MSTI from the Dodgers Blog, Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness . 1. In all likelihood Manny is going to pick up his player option,...
This post isn't analysis based at all, it's just a list of players that are either under contract or under team control for 2010. It's basically the final step before I release the offseason plan. Hiroki Kuroda|13 Million Juan Pierre|10 Million Rafael Furcal|8.5 Million Casey Blake|6 Million Blake DeWitt|0.41 Million (Estimate) Clayton Kershaw|0.405 Million (Estimate) Ramon Troncoso|0.405 Million (Estimate)...
( pic link: eBay ) Not only is Dodger scout, Gary Nickels, being inducted into the Midwest Scouts Association Hall of Fame in a couple of days, but he also has had an illustrious career as a print advertising pitchman for State Farm. Check it out above. Also, check out the press release below provided by the Dodgers this afternoon. One thing of special note is that he was the mentor to our guru of...
More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Browse more photos » Here is a taste of Dodger news and notes from elsewhere around the Internet: Kensai over at Memories of Kevin Malone has been providing position-by-position reviews of the 2009 Dodgers . So far, he has reviewed the catchers , first basemen , and second sackers . Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness has also been reviewing the 2009 Dodgers...
Beckett has a recent post featuring some recent pulls submitted by readers from the just release 2009 Topps Triple Threads boxes. It includes the below Trolley Dodgers card featuring 3 Brooklyn heroes and some cut jerseys and bat pieces. Go to their post to see more. Since the above card is the only Dodger one featured I figured I would troll around eBay to see if there are more to be seen. Of course,...
My general opinions haven't changed much from my Divisional Series playoff roster , but I believe that it's difficult to change much between playoff series unless there's an injury, so you'll see a roster here that's a lot more in tune with what the Dodgers already have. Starting Lineup C-Russell Martin 1B-James Loney 2B-Ronnie Belliard 3B-Casey Blake SS-Rafael Furcal LF-Manny Ramirez CF-Matt Kemp...
At long last, the second season is upon us. St Louis will play the Dodgers in the NLDS. Winner gets the winner of Philadelphia/Colorado. Loser thinks of ‘what might have been’. Los Angeles has been the best team in the National League this season. St Louis turned a fantastic run from late July through early September into a National League Central Crown. End of the Year Snapshot St Louis:...
Harry Doyle: That's all we got, one goddamn hit? Assistant: You can't say goddamn on the air. Harry Doyle: Don't worry, nobody is listening anyway. Nothing I said yesterday changes after today, but this was one of the worst games i've seen the Dodgers have in a long time. It's not the fact that the lineup can't hit that bothers me, i'm used to that, but the constant errors in the field is getting on...
The Los Angeles Dodgers needed only one victory to clinch a postseason berth, but the Pirates had other ideas. Pittsburgh put the kibosh on the Dodgers’ thoughts of a clincher with a 3-1 victory on Friday. Two errors paved the way for the Buccos, as Blake DeWitt threw away a grounder from former Dodger Andy [...]
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Blake DeWitt's wild throw led to the first of three unearned runs on the night for Pittsburgh. Browse more photos » Three unearned runs by the Pirates , plus a dormant night from the Dodger offense put the playoff plans on hold for at least another day, as the Dodgers lost to the Pirates 3-1 at PNC Park. Two potential double play grounders were botched...
Rafael Furcal hitting his double in the third inning. AP Photo/Nick Wass LA Dodgers defeat Washington Nationals 14-2 . The danger of this series against the Washington Nationals was demonstrated last season. The Dodgers were swept on the road by the Nats. I normally would have been worried about this, but having been in the Dodger clubhouse for a lot of the season I know these guys are focused. And...
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The Dodgers finally caught up to Brad Penny, finding the same guy who got released by the Red Sox, annihilating him for seven runs over 2.2 innings, including a grand slam by Ronnie Belliard, of all people. In all, the Dodgers collected four homers, including one by Blake DeWitt, and one by James Loney, his first shot at home of the year, incredibly. Combined with a 10-4 Rockies blowout over the Snakes...
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