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Brian Akin's latest post starts "I can't wait. I leave for Arizona on Thursday as an uninjured pitcher" and gets better from there. Spring is in the Air (Dear (Tommy) John Letters) From MSTI's mouth to Vin's ears. James Loney Is Going to Have a Huge Year (Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness) So are we. Dodgers lefty Hong-Chih Kuo is glad to be back (Dylan Hernandez, LA Times) The mental side of pitching. Billingsley learning to let go (Tony Jackson, ESPNLosAngeles.com) Jimmy! It's on! Fifth-starter competition under way (Dodgers.com) Where have we heard this before? Picture perfect: Gagne revives mechanics (Ken Gurnick, Dodgers.com) It must have rained on Media Day — this latest batch of pictures was taken indoors. Media Day Photos - Part 4 (Vin Scully Is My Homeboy) Dakota Fanning's aunt and the 39-Take Wonder are back with another report. Be sure to watch the ending!