LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Saving series clincher against Cubs was huge for Dodgers reliever and may have Torre re-evaluating bullpen roles. Never had Russell Martin seen Jonathan Broxton the way he saw him Saturday night.
Dodger Thoughts (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Mercy, the excitement. Russell Martin flying in the air to congratulate an ebullient Manny Ramirez on scoring from first base on James Loney's double at the start of Saturday's National League Division Series finale. Jonathan Broxton in full roar after striking out Alfonso Soriano to end the game. The fans. It was some night.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Big right-hander has had fun as Takashi Saito's replacement. Jonathan Broxton says he knows that Takashi Saito could be activated this weekend and his days as the Dodgers' closer could be nearing an end.
LAist (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Dodger reliever Jonathan Broxton celebrates with teammates after they complete the sweep of Arizona. | AP Photo by Ric Francis Mission Accomplished? With 19 games still left in the season, hardly. But the Dodgers sure feel a lot better about their chances. They rallied to beat the Diamondbacks 5-2 and complete a 3 game sweep that gives them a 1 1/2 game lead in the NL West. James Loney led the way...
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Jonathan Broxton had retired 13 of his past 14 batters entering today. Wouldn't have mattered.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Misplays by Arizona contribute to decisive runs in eighth inning, and Jonathan Broxton gets last five outs for L.A.'s third consecutive win over Diamondbacks, and eighth straight overall. The same baseball gods who were mocking the Dodgers not so long ago are smiling down on them now.
Dodger Thoughts (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Jonathan Broxton, ninth inning, Dodgers leading 6-4:
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
The battle here really centers on Jonathan Broxton and his atrocious blown save, and whether or not he's cut out to be the team's closer. Those defending Broxton have declared his four-pitch walk to AAA hitter Andy Tracy immaterial, walked away from his seven blown saves because five of them came before Takashi Saito's injury, and have even gone so far as to say (see comment 1) "I would imagine every...
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
I know it's not as popular an explanation as "he doesn't have a closer mentality," but Jonathan Broxton blamed a flaw in his mechanics for his command problems.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
All streaks must come to an end, but as it was last weekend in San Francisco, the Dodgers left Saturday night's 10 inning, 4-3 loss to Milwaukee at the Ravine believing they should have won. Jonathan Broxton pointed one of...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
So, did you have the over or the under on Manny Ramirez's first “Manny being Manny” moment at his new address? To recap: When the ninth inning arrived at Dodger Stadium on Monday and L.A. closer Jonathan Broxton had finished his warm-up pitches, only eight Dodgers were on the field vs. the Phils.
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Tonight's Lineup Juan Pierre, CF Matt Kemp, RF Jeff Kent, 2B Manny Ramirez, LF Casey Blake, 3B Nomar Garciaparra, SS Russell Martin, C James Loney, 1B Clayton Kershaw, P At True Blue L.A., Andrew Grant does us all a favor and shatters some myths about Jonathan Broxton's lack of closer mentality. Grant acknowledges that Broxton hasn't been perfect but puts it all in perspective. (Note that the June...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
After a shaky debut in 2005, Jonathan Broxton has established himself as one of the most dominant relief pitchers in baseball, and this year is no different. Broxton has struck out almost 11 batters per nine with a better than a three to one strikeout to walk rate and only allows a home run once every 25 innings. These peripherals have made Broxton the seventh best pitcher in the NL who has thrown...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
A day after Broxton blows a save, Kuo blows one as Giants score two in the ninth to win. SAN FRANCISCO -- Hong-Chih Kuo was subjected to the same fate endured by Jonathan Broxton the previous night, blowing a one-run lead and walking off to the sight of the San Francisco Giants celebrating on the field.
MLB Rumors by MLBnewsonline.com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Now would normally be a good time to make a rude comment about the shape of Brad Penny 's person. Everyone knows professional athletes shouldn't be shaped like avocados, but the 6'4'' 290 pound Jonathan Broxton 's dietician may have something to say about that. In six save opportunities since Takashi Saito 's injury, Broxton has saved all six, allowing 1 run on 2 hits while striking out 10 in 6 2/3...
