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Blake DeWitt got his sixth, and final, promotion to Los Angeles this year and Chin-Lung Hu was also recalled for he final 18 games of the season. It was the first time Hu was called up this season after playing 77 games with the Dodgers in 2007 and 2008.
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September 15, 2009
After posting solid seasons in the Minors, left-hander Scott Elbert and shortstop Dee Gordon were named the Dodgers' Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher and Player of the Year, respectively.Both were well deserved, at least in my estimation.Scott ElbertDevaris GordonThere's a look at what I said about the two players before the season started.
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September 15, 2009
DODGERS 6, PIRATES 2
It may have been 2-2 in the fifth, but this was one of those easy games that you knew the Dodgers would win. All Dodgers starters got hits, with 12 total for the team, including a two-run HR from Andre Ethier (scoring Kemp, in the bottom of the fifth, to take a 4-2 lead), 2 RBI from eight-hole Orlando Hudson, who finished the night 3-for-4 with a double (and...
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September 13, 2009
NBC Sports: Matthew Pouliot has a great series of articles that aims to see which teams had the best collections of talent that started out with the organization. The Dodgers? Not surprisingly, they're ranked second.Deadspin: Their "Why Your Stadium Sucks" series has finally come to Chavez Ravine. In all honesty, there's not much to argue here, and it's not...
Via LA Times
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September 14, 2009
Manager Joe Torre says the best way for the struggling right-hander to try to work out his problems is to 'get him back out there.'
Manager Joe Torre says the best way for the struggling right-hander to try to work out his problems is to 'get him back out there.'
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September 15, 2009
Pirates (55-87) at Dodgers (86-59)
10:10–Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
TV: KCAL, MLB Network (in Pittsburgh…I think)
[Here is the MLB Gameday]
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Lots of interesting things to mention today:
Remember [my conversation with Doug Mientkiewicz?] We debated (to a degree) over the Pirates’...
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September 15, 2009
He breaks a 2-2 tie with a two-run shot in the fifth inning to send L.A. to a 6-2 victory. Orlando Hudson has three hits and drives in two runs.
He breaks a 2-2 tie with a two-run shot in the fifth inning to send L.A. to a 6-2 victory. Orlando Hudson has three hits and drives in two runs.
Via Bleacher Report
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September 15, 2009
Workhorse.
In a season that has seen 12 different starting pitchers for the Los Angeles Dodgers thus far, that’s the only way to describe how Randy Wolf put the starting staff on his back from the end of June until early September.
Wolf, in 14 starts from Jun. 29-Sept. 5, tossed 93.2 innings—good for an average of 6.2 innings per start.
That is a almost a full inning...
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September 12, 2009
The Dodgers' Russell Martin rounds third base after hitting a three-run home run off Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez during the fourth inning.
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September 13, 2009
Matt Kemp, Torii Hunter, watch out: There's a new center fielder in town.Source: Daily News Submitted By: XTEXN@UCLA Direct Link
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September 14, 2009
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September 15, 2009
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September 15, 2009
At the end of play on October 2, 1980, the Houston Astros led the Los Angeles Dodgers by three games, with three games left to play for each team.
The teams would face off at Dodger Stadium for what promised to be a dramatic series. All Houston had to do was win one game. They didn't.
Both Teams Had Solid PitchingBoth teams had solid pitching. The Astros starters included 19...
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