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Five Dodgers to Be Thankful For
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Sons of Steve Garvey
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Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of the holiday, SoSG presents a cornucopia of Dodger youngsters. Enjoy the bounty!
1. Matt Kemp. In 2008 (.290/.340/.459, 18 HR, -0.1 UZR), it was "He's got potential." In 2009 (.297/.352/.490, 26 HR, 2.6 UZR), it was a Gold Glove...
Dodgers "Long Shot" To Land Halladay
4 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers are a "long shot" to land Roy Halladay, while Los Angeles GM Ned Colletti indicated an unwillingness to add Chad Billingsley into any Halladay deal.It doesn't take much of a leap to think the former is...
The Roy Halladay Effect
4 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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So apparently the dodgers are in the mix for an ace named Roy Halladay. Bloggers, writers, panelists, and commentors across the country are all leaning towards a "no deal" mentality especially if it means trading Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw...Read the full article...
Don't Give Up On Billingsley Yet
4 days ago by
True Blue LA
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by Lenny Ignelzi - AP
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Over the last couple of days, Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts has dived head first into the shark infested waters otherwise known as discussion of Chad...
Buzz: The Dodgers want Roy Halladay
8 days ago by
Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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Bob Nightingale of USA Today believes the Dodgers are focused on trying to acquire RHP Roy Halladay from the Blue Jays, as they look to find an ace.
According to Nightingale, “The Dodgers would have to give up Chad Billingsley and others.”
Last weekend, on WFAN, SI.com...
MLB Trade Rumors: Roy Halladay to the Dodgers for Chad Billingsley??
8 days ago by
Fake Teams
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by Fred Thornhill - AP
about 1 month ago:
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Roy Halladay throws against the Seattle Mariners during first-inning AL baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009...
Jeff Bagwell is to James Loney as Pedro Martinez is to Chad Billingsley?
9 days ago by
True Blue LA
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by Gus Ruelas - AP
"Dude, we're so alike! Our career similarity score is 934, which is my seventh-best comparison and your tenth-best!" - Matt Kemp on discovering Similarity Scores (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas...
Wolf, Billingsley Led in Innings Per Start
Randy Wolf, Chad Billingsley and Jon Garland were the only Dodger starters to top the six-inning per start mark during the 2009 season, with Wolf leading the way with a 6.30 and Billingsley second at 6.19.
MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers To Trade One of Their Core??
18 days ago by
Fake Teams
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by David J. Phillip - AP
20 days ago:
Los Angeles Dodgers' Russell Martin hits an RBI single during the fourth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship baseball series against the Philadelphia...
MLB Trade Rumors: On the Beat with John Perrotto Version
18 days ago by
Fake Teams
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by Eric Risberg - AP
about 1 month ago:
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Chad Billingsley takes a break on the mound after the San Francisco Giants scored their third run in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco...
Who Would You Rather Have: Chad Billingsley or Cole Hamels??
23 days ago by
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by Julie Jacobson - AP
3 days ago:
Philadelphia Phillies' Cole Hamels pitches to the New York Yankees during the first inning of Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World Series Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009...
Player Profile: Did Chad Billingsley Suffer From the Verducci Effect?
25 days ago by
Fake Teams
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by Paul Connors - AP
about 1 month ago:
Los Angeles Dodgers' Chad Billingsley winds up to deliver a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009...
Overexposed and Underconditioned
25 days ago by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Chad Billingsley and Russell Martin aren't the only ones yearning for the glory days of 2008. Big League Stew brings us this surprisingly un-gritty comment from the Phillies' Cole Hamels after his Halloween-night shellacking:
"I can't wait for it to end...
Chad Billingsley Wins 2009 Old Slugger Title
Chad Billingsley won his first "Old Slugger Award" in 2009, dethrowning 2008 winner Hiroki Kuroda who just met the minimum 30 plate appearances necessary qualify for the title but hit only .143. Randy Wolf was a close second on the list with a .162 average but knocked in...
A Look Toward 2010: The Pitching
October 25, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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by Jae C. Hong - AP
Clayton Kershaw's left arm personifies the Dodgers' immediate future
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Yesterday we took a look at the offensive projections for the 2010...
Are The Dodgers On The Verge Of A Phillies-Like Run?
October 25, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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by Mark J. Terrill - AP
The next three years should be sweet for the dynamic duo of Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp, and the Dodgers
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Losing to the same team in the playoffs...
For better or worse, Dodgers won't change much
October 24, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
The Los Angeles Times noted the Dodgers' offensive core should return almost entirely intact next season. However, there probably won't be much money to spend on free agents.
That is because key players like outfielders Andre Ethier...
Joe Torre and Ned Colletti Talk to the Media
October 23, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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Joe Torre and Ned Colletti talked to the media today
Free Agents - There's not a long list of guys where you would say, this guy would make a dramatic difference," Colletti said of the upcoming crop of free-agent starters. "It's a thin market. There are pitchers...
Dodgers Unlikely To Acquire An Ace?
October 23, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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The Dodgers' need for a front-line starting pitcher was evident in the postseason, when they were forced to start Rangers' cast-off Vicente Padilla in an elimination game. Most speculated that acquiring a top of the rotation starter would be the first order of business for...
Unclutch! Billingsley with RISP
October 23, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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We begin this post with a foreward by Bill Plaschke*, sort of, but then I use numbers below the jump to avoid getting banned from True Blue. So without further adieu, the Poet Laureate of the LA Times:
Call it the devil collecting his due for 2006, to...
What Was Your Favorite Memory of the 2009 Dodgers?
October 23, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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by Chris Carlson - AP
The Bobbleslam was one of many favorite moments this season
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What was your favorite moment this season? A few that popped to mind for...
Heyman On Dodgers, Valentine
October 22, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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The latest from SI's Jon Heyman...
Heyman, like many writers, believes the Dodgers need a #1 starter. He says Dodgers people "aren't overly optimistic" about snagging Roy Halladay or John Lackey, however.
Heyman believes the Dodgers should consider...
Five reasons the Dodgers lost the NLCS again
October 22, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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For the second straight NLCS Game 5, the Dodgers could do nothing but watch as the Phillies took home the National League title and made plans for the World Series. "It's going to take all offseason to get over this," outfielder Matt Kemp(notes) wrote on his MLB.com blog...
Ned Colletti Comments
October 21, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times has the latest from Dodgers GM Ned Colletti, who recently signed a multiyear extension.
Colletti and the Dodgers agreed to keep the length of the new contract a secret, to avoid future distractions.
Colletti's explanation of...
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