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James Loney hit just one home run at Dodger Stadium this year, but he goes leading off the bottom of the second, pulling the ball down the line against the lefty Hamels. He actually slugged a little better against lefties this season. The Dodgers lead 1-0 on the unexpected long ball.
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October 14, 2009
Clayton Kershaw will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League championship series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Manager Joe Torre says he went with the 21-year-old left-hander because he came up big in the Dodgers' division-clinching win against Colorado on Oct. 3.
Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings in that game, striking out his first...
Via SportingNews.com
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October 16, 2009
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They scored all eight of their runs in Game 1 Thursday night off the Dodgers' best lefty starter, Clayton Kershaw, and their most reliable lefty reliever, George Sherrill.
"You can say what you want to say but we just go out there and hit," lefty slugger Ryan...
Via Sons of Steve Garvey
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October 15, 2009
The playoff beards of Clayton Kershaw.
Cole Hamels (0-0, -.--) vs. Clayton Kershaw (0-0, -.--).
Hey, they reset pitching stats after each round. Who knew? Anyhoo, it's time to put aside Dodger Divorce Thoughts and refocus on the here and now: 21-year-old Kershaw, who in two years has gone from callow rookie fireballer to grizzled (see above) NLCS Game 1 starter. Kershaw...
Via Baltimore Sun
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October 16, 2009
LA scores twice in 8th to knot series at 1; Philly wastes 7 shutout innings by Martinez
Andre Ethier drew a bases-loaded from J.A. Happ that capped a two-run rally in the eighth inning and sent the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Friday to even the National League...
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October 14, 2009
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie have separated.
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October 16, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- After Pedro Martinez had slicked his curls and packed his man purse, he stood in front of his locker at Dodger Stadium, holding a baseball he waited 18 years to get his hands on. The ball was signed by every member of the 1991 Bakersfield Dodgers, then the club's Class A affiliate, a team that featured Mike Piazza, Raul Mondesi and Martinez on the same roster. The...
Via Bleacher Report
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October 14, 2009
A wise man once said that age is nothing but a number. The Los Angeles Dodgers certainly hope that is the case on Thursday evening when 21-year old Clayton Kershaw steps to the bump against the defending World Series Champions...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 15, 2009
Andre Ethier is leading the Dodgers in the postseason with two homers and three RBI's and is slugging 1.333 and has an OPS of 1.905 while hitting .500...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 14, 2009
In light of the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS to earn a date with the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS, not to mention being four wins away from their first World Series appearance in 21 years, I have three words to say.Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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