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How Dodgers Became Dodgers: Where Pedro Astacio Becomes Blake DeWitt
6 days ago by
True Blue LA
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by Ed Andrieski - AP
Blake and DeWitt are two of seven players currently on the 40-man roster who have links to Dodgers past.
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Major league 40-man rosters were set last Friday in preparation...
Could Mets Swing Castillo For Casey Blake?
16 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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Remember Jim Bowden? The former Nationals and Reds GM had this to say on his Twitter account:
Dodgers talking with Braves re: Vazquez and Mets re: Castillo according to sources.
Last year it would have been easy to assume that the Dodgers were probably discussing a swap for Juan Pierre...
There is Gold Glove and then there is the Fielding Bible
18 days ago by
True Blue LA
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Major League baseball announced their Gold Glove winners today, below is the summary:
2009 AL Gold Glove winners
Position Player Team
C
Joe Mauer
Twins
1B
Mark Teixeira
Yankees
2B
Placido Polanco
Tigers
3B
Evan Longoria
Rays
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NL West in Review: 3rd Basemen
20 days ago by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
Atkins could soon be a teammate of the pitcher he just hit a home run off of in this picture: Cole Hamels. Maybe going to a hitter's park away could help his career the Rockies.
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Hot Stove Baseball Free Agent Tracker: 3B
29 days ago by
Baseball Reflections
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Third basemen make up another fruitful class of free agents, perhaps the most fruitful of the entire 2009 class. The trade market for third baseman is also pretty bare, which should add intrigue, as most of the trade candidates have at least one serious flaw: Mike Lowell (injury-prone...
A Look Toward 2010: The Offense
October 24, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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by Rob Carr - AP
The 2010 Dodger offense figures to be very similar to the 2009 offense.
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One of the ways to ease the pain of a baseball-less offseason is the annual...
Odds & Ends: Dodgers, Torre, Wang, Wright
October 23, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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A night without baseball just doesn't feel right...
ESPN's Buster Olney wonders if the "legal wrangling" caused by the McCourts' divorce could affect the Dodgers attempt to land a No. 1 starter this offseason. Within the same piece, Kevin Goldstein...
Dodger Roster Breakdown
October 22, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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by Mark J. Terrill - AP
One Type B free agent greets a Type A free agent on the mound
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There will be plenty of time this offseason for moves, but here's an overview...
Manny Ramirez's showering is a non-issue for Casey Blake
'Something was made of it that shouldn't have been,' the Dodgers third baseman says. Meanwhile, Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel hopes Manny won't get hot at the plate.
'Something was made of it that shouldn't have been,' the Dodgers third baseman...
Sherrill in the Eighth
October 19, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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George Sherrill comes on to pitch the bottom of the eighth. The last time we saw him, he was giving up a three-run homer to Raul Ibanez. He’ll face the top of the Phillies order.
Update: Casey Blake makes a nice sliding stop on a Jimmy Rollins grounder for the first out.
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Blake Breaks Out
October 19, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Casey Blake collects his first hit of the series, a two out, RBI single that puts the Dodgers up 4-2. Manny Ramirez scores from second after reaching on an error by Feliz, so the run is unearned.
Update: That’s all the Dodgers get as Wolf flies out to end the inning, but he now has [...]
Dodgers chase away old ghosts - Defeat Pedro and Phillies 2 -1
October 16, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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by Chris Carlson - AP
Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley (26) lets fly the throwing error that turned a 1 - 0 deficit into a tie game, opening the way for even more trouble as the Dodgers comeback to win Game...
First K
October 16, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Pedro Martinez picks up his first strikeout of the afternoon as Casey Blake goes down swinging for the second out in the fifth. Blake is now 3 for 18 in the post season with three strikeouts.
Playoff Reflections: ALCS and NLCS, Friday
October 16, 2009 by
Oriole Post
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Phillies vs. Dodgers: The Dodgers scored twice in a bizarre eighth inning where the Phillies used five relievers to try to hold onto a slim 1-0 lead. Honestly, Philadelphia’s effort on the field in the frame was just ugly as they gave up two lead-off singles (a single by Casey Blake...
LCS Day One: The Three Most Important People
October 16, 2009 by
Walkoff Walk
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Last night, the road-ready Phillies toppled the Dodgers 8-6 in NLCS Game One, grabbing home-field advantage as the Phils pitchers stranded a bunch of Dodgers runners. Heck, even Brad Lidge did some stranding and came away with a save. Here are the three most important folks from...
Dodgers fail to score against Phillies' Chan Ho Park
Former starter, who struggled with a hamstring injury late in the season, retires Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Casey Blake to preserve a one-run lead.
Former starter, who struggled with a hamstring injury late in the season, retires Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Casey Blake...
Phillies Breakfast Links, October 16, 2009: Pedro-mania, Young Cole Pout, Stealing Away
October 16, 2009 by
The Good Phight
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by David J. Phillip - AP
So this is why Chip Caray keeps saying "FISTED!" (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Phillies are banking on Martinez's...
What We Learned: Phillies bullpen stacks up
October 16, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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What we learned from Philadelphia's Game 1 victory in the NLCS.
Unheralded catcher Carlos Ruiz is building a reputation as a clutch player
1.The Phillies' bullpen isn't so bad. The Dodgers are supposed to have a clear edge with their relievers. They didn't in Game...
Here's the win probability chart for Game 1 of the NLCS. There were some big shifts in this game,...
October 16, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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Here's the win probability chart for Game 1 of the NLCS. There were some big shifts in this game, with the biggest being Carlos Ruiz's three run bomb that cut the Dodgers' odds of winning in half (from 50.7% to 25.2%).
Ryan Howard's double later in the inning...
Post-NLDS Game 1 Thread: Uptight
October 15, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Tonight's strike zone (actual size), brought to you by home-plate umpire Randy Marsh.
PHILLIES 8, DODGERS 6
Well, that was ********. Constricted by a strike zone tighter than Prince Fielder's waistband, Clayton Kershaw imploded in the fifth inning, giving up five runs ...
Are These the Guys We Wanted?
October 14, 2009 by
Twinkie Town
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Every year we have a little wish-list of guys we hope the organization targets. Here are a select few who garnered interest from Twinkie Town or from the Twins organization. In no particular order...
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
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Dodgers @ Cardinals NLDS Game 3: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 0
October 10, 2009 by
6-4-2: Double Play Blog
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Bottom 3rd: The St. Louis fans have nothing to root for so far, as the Dodgers get a run in the first on a Manny Ramirez RBI double, and now in the third, Andre Ethier clocks one to deep right field to make it 3-0 Dodgers. Manny doubles, and James Loney reprises his role in Game 2...
Not At-Game Recap: 2009 NLDS Game 2: Vin Takes Me Home
October 10, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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It seems like only a minority of SoSG readers can appreciate this, but I couldn't share the joy of being at Thursday's incredible come-from-behind 3-2 victory at the Stadium. I was apparently the only guy in LA that had to work. And "watching" this game via mlb.com...
L.A. has his number
I couldn't help but notice that in the background of the picture of Mark Loretta rounding first was Casey Blake scoring the winning run, wearing No. 23. Tony La Russa, watching in the visiting dugout, was probably thinking, "Not again!"
This playoff thing... Kind of depressing
October 09, 2009 by
The Tribe Daily
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I love the playoffs.But in a way, I'm sort of depressed.I'm a regular viewer of First Take on ESPN2 and fellow Indians-commiserator Jay Crawford had a graphic put up of former Indians in the playoffs.It's stunning.LF- Manny RamirezCF- Ben FranciscpRF- Ryan LudwickSS- Mark...
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