Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
40-man rosters have to be set by Friday , so expect some fun stuff to happen this week. The Bucs currently have 36 players on their 40-man roster. That doesn't include Jose Ascanio and Evan Meek , who will both need to be protected by Friday. The Pirates will also have to decide whether to include a number of minor leaguers , any of whom could be selected in the Rule 5 draft in December if they aren't...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
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)...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Vicente Padilla couldn't get it done twice in the same series; no shame in that, but after handing out consecutive two-out free passes to Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth's three-run jack sealed the Dodgers' fate. The closest they got to a look at the game was when James Loney belted the Dodgers' second solo shot of the game (the first was Andre Ethier's in the first) in the top of the second,...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
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...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Pitching Stars Vicente Padilla What can I say? To date, Padilla has made the best start out of everybody in the postseason. Probably one of the most surprising ones too. Clayton Kershaw Pressure? What pressure? He allowed 2 earned runs over 6 2/3 innings, and went toe-to-toe with Cy Young candidate Adam Wainwright. He played a significant role in making it possible for that magical finale to happen....
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP Going to the bullpen is a welcome sight in Los Angeles. Browse more photos » Last night, the Dodgers were able to utilize their top four relievers to close out the game. It wasn't the conventional way of course, as Randy Wolf was pulled in the fourth inning, but the Dodgers have to be happy any time they have a lead after five or six innings and can...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Not all that shocking . The roster: Starting pitchers: Randy Wolf, Clayton Kershaw, Vicente Padilla and Chad Billingsley. Relief pitchers: Jonathan Broxton, George Sherrill, Hong-Chih Kuo, Ronald Belisario, Ramon Troncoso, Jon Garland and Weaver. Outfielders: Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and Juan Pierre. Infielders: James Loney, Rafael Furcal, Casey Blake, Juan Castro, Ronnie Belliard, Orlando...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
With the playoffs starting today, we give you a series-by-series LDS breakdown. Next up is game three of three today, with the Cardinals and Dodgers facing off on TBS at 9:37 p.m. Eastern. There are a ton of stars in this year’s playoffs, but none may be more fun to watch than Albert Pujols and Manny Ramirez. The Cardinals and Dodgers face off in the late game tonight in what seems to be the...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP Will Doug Mientkiewicz be on the active roster come Wednesday? Browse more photos » The rosters for the division series don't need to be turned in until 10am on Wednesday, but here's a look at the likely Dodger NLDS active roster. Keep in mind, this is what I think the Dodgers will do, not necessarily what I would want them to do. NLDS: Cardinals vs....
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
This picture pretty much recaps my recent question responses . Check out Ted Keith’s power rankings here . This story got me thinking of who I expect the Yankees to face, and eventually beat in the World Series (I’m not superstitious). And I also will not fray from my preseason predictions . The Yankees will host and take down the Dodgers of Los Angeles in the World Series. I will tell...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness : Mike took on the same Paul Oberjuerge piece that I did... True Blue L.A. : ...and so did Eric Stephen. Los Angeles Times : T.J. Simers writes that the Dodgers have a dynamic duo in Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp. You know they must be good if they motivated Simers to write a positive article. In fact, that might be the most convincing piece of evidence to date. Baseball...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Sunday The annual player survery is out this morning, and it was no picnic. The few who did feel qualify to answer questions had great difficulty coming up with answers, especially those asking about positives. And even the negatives were a challenge, because there were so many from which to pick. At any rate, because of this dynamic, I found some of the responses interesting...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Rafael Furcal has been on fire in September, hitting .345/.415/.560 with 20 runs scored in 20 games ( photo courtesy of Larry Goren / LA Dodgers ) View full size photo uploaded September 24, 2009 Matt Kemp set the spark early, and Rafael Furcal came through with the fireworks late to give the Dodgers a hard fought, 7-6 victory over the Nationals on Thursday night, as they lowered their magic number...
LAist (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Manny Ramirez hitting his RBI single in the first inning. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill In a battle of the bullpens the Dodgers lost 8-4. After both starting pitchers gave up four runs, the San Francisco bullpen kept the Dodgers scoreless throughout the remainder of the game. “They pitched better than we did it’s as simple as that,” manager Joe Torre said. “Their bullpen came in...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
More photos » by Eric Risberg - AP about 13 hours ago: San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Brad Penny reacts after Los Angeles Dodgers' Rafael Belliard grounded out to first base to end the top of the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. Penny pitched seven strong innings against his former team and the Giants won 7-2. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Browse more...
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