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And we thought the Dodgers were already all-in on this season.
After adding Hanley Ramirez and Shane Victorino and Joe Blanton and a few others, LA made one more big (some would say “crazy”) move over the weekend, bringing in Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford (who’s useless for this year) and Nick Punto, and their contracts, of course, from Boston for the final push toward the playoffs.
The question now becomes “Will all these new acquisitions get the Dodgers to the World Series?”
A Good Start
LA just took two of three games from the Marlins over the weekend, missing out on the sweep by falling Sunday 6-2. And they got an immediate dividend from Gonzalez, who went three-for-nine from the plate with a homer and four RBI in his first two games with the Dodgers.
LA will now look for immediate help from the struggling Beckett, who will start the opener of a three-game series in Denver vs. the Rockies Monday night.
Speaking of Colorado …
The Rockies just lost t...
Found August 27, 2012 on
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Hanley Ramirez,
Shane Victorino,
Joe Blanton,
Adrian Gonzalez,
Josh Beckett,
Carl Crawford,
Nick Punto,
Chris Capuano,
Jeff Francis,
Tyler Chatwood,
Drew Pomeranz
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies
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