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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) The Softbank Hawks have acquired outfielder Chris Aguila and right-hander Brian Falkenborg, the Pacific League club said Sunday. The 29-year-old Aguila is a .230 career hitter with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 149 major league games over four seasons with the Florida Marlins and New York Mets. He spent most of the 2008 season at Triple-A New Orleans, hitting .295 with 29 homers and...
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Dodger Thoughts (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Phillies at Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.Tonight's Lineup Matt Kemp, CF Andre Ethier, RF Jeff Kent, 2B Manny Ramirez, LF James Loney, 1B Casey Blake, 3B Nomar Garciaparra, SS Russell Martin, C Brad Penny, P Tony Jackson has news about Brian Falkenborg going to San Diego on a waiver claim and two posts on the Dodgers' decision not to renew the contract of roving minor-league pitching coordinator Marty Reed (reported...
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Fifth Outfielder (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
What's the deal, here? Vin of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness seems to want Mr. Brian Falkenborg to die from roadside blackberries. And why, exactly? Falkenborg is a perfectly serviceable middle reliever, and he's above replacement level. Falkenborg is a fourth or fifth arm out of the bullpen for an average team, and him being the fourth arm out of the bullpen for the Dodgers is not unreasonable. His...
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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Following this one on my phone at the Angels game, I saw Brian Falkenborg's name on the box score and found myself realizing this was a chain of events no one man could reasonably be held responsible for. The first question, of course, is, "Is Joe Torre just stupid?" I notice none of the beat reporters posting recaps from the Times , MLB.com , Daily News (whence the Register outsources its Dodgers...
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MLB Rumors by MLBnewsonline.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The headline of this post really should be "Dodgers Reward Incompetence, Allow Brian Falkenborg To Continue Squandering Leads," but nobody knows who he is. To accommodate Hiroki Kuroda 's return from the DL, the Dodgers demoted Clayton Kershaw to AA Jacksonville. In 8 starts, Kershaw went 0-2 with a 4.42 ERA. The Dodgers could have sent down Eric Stults, or gone with a 6-man rotation, as Joe Torre...
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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Diamond Leung reports the Dodgers have disabled Scott Proctor and purchased the contract of Brian Falkenborg. Gary Bennett was transferred to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster.
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Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
The Sox finished their exhibition schedule with an 8-0 loss to the Dodgers, managing one hit, Bobby Kielty's one-out single in the eighth, while punching out a dozen times against three L.A. pitchers--Hiroki Kuroda, Clayon Kershaw and Brian Falkenborg. Their exhibition record was 8-13-2, 10-13-2 if you include two exhibition wins in Japan. They will work out in Oakland tomorrow, then resume the regularly...
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Obviously, You're Not a Golfer (Free subscription) | 05/18/2007
(It is Friday afternoon, isn't it? Days kind of run together by the ninth day of a road trip...) * Todd Wellemeyer is present, in uniform and on the roster. Brian Falkenborg has been outrighted to Memphis, and according to...
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Obviously, You're Not a Golfer (Free subscription) | 05/16/2007
The Cardinals claimed Todd Wellemeyer off waivers from the Royals today. He's expected to join them on Friday in Detroit. No word on who will be sent out, but Kelvin Jimenez has options and Brian Falkenborg does not.-M....
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Obviously, You're Not a Golfer (Free subscription) | 05/06/2007
* Ryan Ludwick up from Memphis, batting sixth and playing right field.* Preston Wilson on DL with sore right knee.* Brian Falkenborg up from Memphis, present and available.* Dennis Dove optioned back to Memphis.* Also, Adam Kennedy becomes the seventh...
