LB spoke with Olympian Misty May-Treanor on Tuesday about her preparation for the upcoming Summer Games in London. May-Treanor and her volleyball partner Kerri Walsh have teamed to win back-to-back gold medals in the Summer Olympics, first at Athens in 2004, and then at Beijing in 2008. I talked with her about her practice routine leading up to the Olympics, how she stays focused...

Today at 30Nothings.com I got to speak with one of my personal favorite Olympians, Misty May Treanor who is promoting Stouffer’s Two Back In Tuesdays campaign. May Treanor, wife of Dodgers catcher Matt Treanor, has a career that’s taken her around the world and even landed her a gig on reality TV.  We talk about her famed partnership with Kerri Walsh, her finding ways to ...

Next up in the series of NL West season preview Q&As: the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chad Moriyama (you can find him on Twitter at @chadmoriyama) was kind enough to answer a few questions about the Dodgers, who are coming off of an 82-79 season. 1. How would you grade the Dodgers’ offseason? C-. The only thing that prevented this off-season from being a disaster was getting Matt...

Instead of making a huge splash in free agency, the Dodgers decided to spread out their resources. It will be interesting to see if it’s enough to get them back into the race in the N.L. West, but at least they are trying. Here’s a look at the new faces: In the field: The biggest addition in the field of play for the Dodgers was the signing of 2B Mark Ellis. He will...

Well, here we are then. It seemed clear what our off-season needs were pretty much the instant the season's final out was recorded. Now we're well into Hot Stove territory and... we still know exactly what our off-season needs are. What I'm having trouble with is figuring out just what kind of team we're trying to be.Early moves suggested that we might be going for...

I love rap, especially 80’s and 90’s rap. To me it’s an expression of poetry in song, spoken word to a beat and Tupac has a great song that always affirms my love for Los Angeles To Live and Die In LA “To Live and Die In LA, it’s the place to be, You got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see.” It seems free agents sure think so. The Dodgers have now...

So the Dallas Winter Meetings are over, and while Colletti failed to make a big splash, he also didn't do a whole lot of damage either. We did find out from Dylan Hernandez that the Dodgers will not be bidding on Yu Darvish. I have my shocked face on right now. The Dodgers finalized their deal with Aaron Harang today. I love the one year at $3MM for 2012, however 2013 we are...

The Dodgers have agreed to sign Josh Bard to a one-year deal worth about $750K, tweets Jon Heyman. Dylan Hernandez tweets that it's a minor league contract, oh thank God! Hernandez is also tweeting that the Dodgers are still talking to other catchers and the Bard deal is "not a slam dunk." Not sure what  is going on here, but apparently A.J. Ellis, Matt Treanor...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Josh Bard to a one-year deal, believed to be $750k Jon Heyman of CBSSports reports. Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times clarifies the signing by noting that the deal is a minor-league deal. In 81 at-bats this season, Bard hit .210. The move is considered odd as the Dodgers are set to go with A.J. Ellis behind the plate and recently signed Matt Treanor...

What is the opposite of a youth movement? An un-youth movement? A maturity movement? An elderly movement? Whatever it is, the Dodgers are doing it. You have to give the Dodgers credit, despite being tied up in bankruptcy and an ownership dispute, they've been mighty active. They started the off-season with a bang by locking up superstar Matt Kemp to a lucrative long-term...

What is the opposite of a youth movement? An un-youth movement? A maturity movement? An elderly movement? Whatever it is, the Dodgers are doing it. You have to give the Dodgers credit, despite being tied up in bankruptcy and an ownership dispute, they've been mighty active. They started the off-season with a bang by locking up superstar Matt Kemp to a lucrative long-term...

Because of the Dodgers' bankruptcy, GM Ned Colletti is working with a 2012 payroll cut of about $20 million from 2011, to less than $90 million. As a result, he's been paying up for supplemental players -- Juan Rivera, Chris Capuano, Mark Ellis, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Matt Treanor -- while stuck on the sidelines for big names like Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols.

The Dodgers have been very busy this offseason, signing Juan Rivera, Matt Treanor, Mark Ellis and Adam Kennedy to free agent contracts. The team also negotiated a mammoth eight-year extension with centerfielder Matt Kemp. In spite of their increased activity, some questions remained around the diamond, one of which centered on the return of Hiroki Kuroda. That question was seemingly...

According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Dodgers have signed infielder Adam Kennedy to a 1 year deal worth $800k with the chance to earn $150k in incentives based on plate appearances. It’s assumed that the addition of Kennedy will help round out the bench core, as he provides a left handed bat that can play 1B, 2B, and 3B. The breakdown of the...

The Royals have been a scapegoat in the American League for years. They've finished above .500 just once in the last 17 years (2003, when the team finished 83-79), they've dealt away stars like Carlos Beltran and Jermaine Dye for far below market value, and they've handed playing time to some of the worst players you can imagine in baseball. But the team went on a full-on youth movement...

The Royals have been a scapegoat in the American League for years. They've finished above .500 just once in the last 17 years (2003, when the team finished 83-79), they've dealt away stars like Carlos Beltran and Jermaine Dye for far below market value, and they've handed playing time to some of the worst players you can imagine in baseball. But the team went on a full...

The Texas Rangers have offered salary arbitration to free agent left-hander C.J. Wilson. The move frees up the Rangers to pick up two compensatory picks should Wilson, a Type A free agent, sign with another team. Wilson has until next Wednesday at 11 p.m. to accept or decline the team's offer. Texas did not offer arbitration to Darren Oliver, Michael Gonzalez, Brandon Webb...

Notes from the Hot Stove By Dave Regan Nov. 20, 2011 If you’ve yet to do your Christmas shopping for your daughter/niece, I invite you to consider the cursing doll. A few deals this week… Dodgers sign 2B Mark Ellis to a two-year, $8.75 million deal, C Matt Treanor to a one-year $1 million deal, and extend OF Matt Kemp via an eight-year $160 million deal. Busy offseason...

The Dodgers have somewhat surprisingly been the most active team so far this offseason, signing Juan Rivera and Mark Ellis as free agents while shelling out huge bucks to retain Matt Kemp long-term. They added another free agent earlier this week, signing catcher Matt Treanor to a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $1 million. There’s also a club option for 2013. The 35-year...

The Dodgers signed Baseball Musings favorite Matt Treanor as their backup catcher. I suspect Matt will play ball until he drops.

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Mr. Misty May Replaces Mr. Mia Hamm Yesterday, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced the signing of catcher Matt Treanor to a one year deal worth $850,000 with an option year for 2013 and a $150,000 buyout. Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times added that the option year would clock in at $950,000. —– Treanor is a career backup, which is probably the role he’ll...

The Dodgers have signed 35-year old righty swinging shortstop Matt Treanor to a 1-year deal. Treanor played in 72 games for the Royals & Rangers last year and he was 42 for 196 (.214 avg, .628 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 3 homers, 22 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has now played in 432 games in his first 8 years in the majors and he is 263 for 1,169 (.225 avg, .623 OPS) with 109...

The Dodgers have signed second baseman Mark Ellis to a two-year contract with a club option for a third year in 2014 and catcher Matt Treanor to a one-year contract with a club option for 2013. Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement. In the meanwhile, the Dodgers have not officially announced the signing of Matt Kemp.

Matt Treanor had his moments with the Texas Rangers in two separate stints with the club. Last season he played a bigger role, serving as the backup catcher behind Bengie Molina, C.J. Wilson's personal catcher, and the author of a few big postseason hits including a blast in Yankee Stadium in the ALCS. After Treanor went to the Kansas City Royals in the off-season, the 35-year-old...