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Houston Astros: Five Things to Look Forward to in 2009

1. Roy Oswalt -Can anyone outside of the Houston area name the other four Astros starters? Neither can I. Astros fans, enjoy watching Oswalt pitch every fifth day...it could get ugly on the other four. 2. The Development of Hunter Pence -This is going to be a big year for Pence. The...
>> jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/2009/03...
 

Kemp's homer lifts Dodgers over Astros 4-3

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Matt Kemp hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, Brad Ausmus had a pair of RBI doubles and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Sunday to split their four-game series.
>> www3.signonsandiego.com/stories...
 

Off-Day Puzzle #5: Jose's Puzzle

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Welcome to the first puzzle authored by an SoSG reader, PCS Season I champ Jose. It's a good one. Without further ado, here it is: A few weeks ago, the Dodgers decided to have a team dinner at a restaurant. This restaurant is very small and in fact only has one long rectangular...
>> www.sonsofstevegarvey.com/2009/06...
 

Houston Astros : 25 Man Roster Set

The 25-man roster includes 12 pitchers: Brandon Backe, Dave Borkowski, Doug Brocail, Shawn Chacon, Geoff Geary, Roy Oswalt, Wandy Rodriguez, Chris Sampson, Jose Valverde, Oscar Villarreal, Moehler and Wright. The club will carry 13 position players: catchers Brad Ausmus and J...
>> www.crawfishboxes.com/2008/3/...
 

At Least Carlos Marmol Got Some Work

The Cubs split versus the best team in the league and head out for a 9-game road trip, where they've played ever so well. Why the Cubs Lost:  Sean Marshall spotted the Dodgers a five spot in the first and the Cubs never mounted much of a rally. Marshall didn'...
>> www.thecubreporter.com/2009/05...
 

What is Wrong with Hyphen???

In watching the game yesterday, I noticed that Hyphen (Ryan Rowland-Smith) was displaying yet another poor Spring Training outing. A couple of solo HRs -- Manny's first and one to Brad Ausmus -- and no life to his pitches really suggested something more than spring rustiness is...
>> marinersmorsels.blogspot.com/2009/03...
 

This Week in Yankees History (4/12-4/18)

This Week in Yankees HistoryApril 12th - April 18thApril 12th1895 - Former Yankees OF Sammy Vick (1917-1920) was born. On December 15, 1920, Sammy was traded by the Yankees along with INF Del Pratt, C Muddy Ruel, and Hank Thormahlen to the Red Sox for P Waite Hoyt, P Harry Harper,...
>> slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04...
 

A Great Night At Dodger Stadium

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More photos » by Gus Ruelas - AP Browse more photos » What a great night it was last night at Chavez Ravine.  Thanks to everyone who came for True Blue LA night, a game when it was scheduled we thought would...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/10...
 

Did I Hear A 'Niner' In There?

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by Jeff Chiu - AP Today is all about the number nine. View full size photo uploaded September 9, 2009 Its only fitting that on 9/9/09, the number nine is prominently featured.  Nine is... The number of...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/9/...
 

What Are The Real Needs?

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Everybody, including yours truly, was so caught up in the trade rumors surrounding a potential deal for an ace, that I believe we all forgot about other needs the Dodgers might have.Every team would like to have an starter like Roy Halladay or a first baseman like Adrian Gonzalez,...
>> www.memoriesofkevinmalone.com/2009/07...
 

Dodgers Look To Return The Favor To Cardinals

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More photos » by Ben Margot - AP Browse more photos » Charlie Haeger makes his Dodger debut tonight, starting the opener of the three-game series with St. Louis.  The Cardinals won three of four games a...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/8/...
 

Finally, A Win In St. Louis: Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3 (10 Innings)

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Shocking, wasn't it? Matt Kemp getting a big clutch hit in the top of the tenth with a pair on in scoring position, and driving both of them home? This game had all the elements of being a repeat of the previous night's frustration: the pitching holding up fairly well, but...
>> 6-4-2.blogspot.com/2009/07...
 

A Glance at Greatness: The Houston Astros All-Time Team

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Team Name: Houston Astros City: Houston Ballpark: Minute Maid Park Previous Name: Colt .45s League: National League Division: NL Central Number of Playoff Appearances: 9 Number of Pennants: 1 World Series Titles: None All-Time Team Catcher: Brad Ausmus First Base: Jeff Bagwell Second...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Buster to Move to Fresno

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Do you know the way to Fresno, CA? Buster Posey has been promoted to AAA Fresno, as announced on sfgiants.com and Henry Schulman's blog. Henry noted that Brian Sabean said last month that this was likely to happen. Posey will make his debut in AAA on Thursday in the Grizzlies return...
>> obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2009/07...
 

I Can't Help It If I'm (Not) Lucky

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After today's win, the Braves are 55-53, five games behind San Francisco in the wild card standings and 6.5 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. The Braves have outscored their opponents by 27 runs on the season, a margin that ought to leave the team two games better than...
>> bravesandbirds.blogspot.com/2009/08...
 

Bison 4, Astros 3: Dodgers Rally To Beat Houston

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More photos » by Danny Moloshok - AP Matt Kemp did it all today: 3 hits, a homer, a steal, a walk, and all four runs scored. Browse more photos » Matt Kemp led a comeback, peck-away rally by the...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/7/...
 

Padilla, Dodgers End Season On High Note

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More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP Might Vicente Padilla start on successive Sundays? Browse more photos » The Dodgers continued their weekend celebration, ending their season with a 5-3 win...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/10...
 

Dodgers in Salvage Mode in St. Louis

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More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP I'm getting pretty tired of seeing this every game in St. Louis. Browse more photos » The Dodgers have put 41 men on base in the first 33 innings of this series, yet only three have...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/7/...
 

Dodgers July In Review: A Month of Redemption

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More photos » by Gus Ruelas - AP Browse more photos » The return of Manny Ramirez ignited a return of the Dodger offense, and after treading water in June, the Dodgers reasserted their spot atop the division...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/8/...
 

Dodgers Race To Save Face, Put Their Ace On The Case

More photos » by LM Otero - AP Browse more photos » We were one day away from having an epic Clayton-on-Clayton showdown today, but our Clayton won't pitch until Friday at home.  The Dodgers instead...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/6/...
 

Prospect Evaluation: Buster Posey

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A former college player is trying to make a name for himself as a swing analyst, and recently wrote an analysis of Buster Posey here that I thought everyone here would be interested in knowing about. He write the report under a pseudonym, though it is hard to tell from the editor&...
>> obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2009/08...
 

Baseball Before Bedtime: Wow and Flutter

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Here's what happened in baseball last night when I realized I had to let go: Mets 1, Brewers 0: In between conversations about Canadian rock music and fat people, we followed along to Mike Pelfrey and Yovani Gallardo engaging in a good old-fashioned pitchers' duel. The Mets...
>> www.walkoffwalk.com/2009/07...
 

Los Angeles Dodgers: What Are the Real Needs?

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Everybody, including yours truly, was so caught up in the trade rumors surrounding a potential deal for an ace, that I believe we all forgot about other needs the Dodgers might have.Every team would like to have an starter like Roy Halladay or a first baseman like Adrian Gonzalez,...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Game Chat: Haeger hopeful, are Rox Cooked?

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Lineup Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers 08/22/09 1:10 PM PDT Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers Sam Fuld - LF Rafael Furcal - SS Milton Bradley - RF Juan Pierre - CF Derrek Lee - 1B Manny Ramirez - LF Aramis Ramirez - 3B Casey Blake...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/8/...
 

Dodgers Hope A Team Effort Beats a Tim Effort

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More photos » by Ben Margot - AP Browse more photos » Two games in:  so far, so good for the Dodgers in San Francisco.  The Dodgers have to face the best pitcher in baseball today in Tim Lincecum, but...
>> www.truebluela.com/2009/8/...
 
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