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Pickoff Moves
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Tony Reagins Signs 3-Year Deal
Per MLB.comDodgers Purge More Jamie McCourt Hires
In the Times:
Six front-office employees who were hired by former Dodgers vice president Charles Steinberg were fired. They were public relations officers Mark Rogoff and Drew Merle, vice president of...
Doobie Doobie Doo: Lincecum Cited For Weed
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Insert War On Some Drugs rant here.
Very Late: GMJ Looking To Move On
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Anywhere but the American League West, Gary.
You Must Be At Least This Tall To Run The Dodgers
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... and that line is over her head according to the judge in the divorce case, Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon. (And yes, "Commissioner Gordon" is funny, as is the fact that his office has an unobstructed view of Dodger Stadium.)
Jamie "won" ("this...
Dodgers Cut Ties With Jon Garland
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Letting Jon Garland's 2010 option expire unexercised, the Dodgers have cut ties with their fourth-most-used fifth starter (measured by games started). It's hard to say goodbye when you didn't really care that much; mediocre as an Angel, Diamondback, and Dodger (despite...
Bobby Abreu Back For 2 Years/$19M
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Per ESPN. A mite pricey, but I think a good deal for both sides. If nothing else, the Angels will finally have an effective hitting coach.
Bronxpocalypse: Yankees 7, Philles 3
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And now we'll never hear the end of it from the bandwagoners, who will endlessly repeat what great fans they are while they're drunk at our park yowling "twenty-seven riiiiings" and loutishly starting fights.
Best I can hope for is that all of Posada, Jeter, Pettitte...
Warming Up For Tomorrow's McCourt Divorce Trial
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Jon's got the links, but I also found this insane long look at The Real Estalker of their holdings, including an estimate that they own something like $167M worth of high-end residential property.
The McCourts, The Dodgers, And 6-4-2
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I have been taking a bit of a break from the blog of late, but I wanted to return briefly and review the situation with the McCourt divorce, and how it's affecting the Dodgers. Jon today links to a Bill Shaikin piece in the Times that ultimately shows what's perilously wrong...
Vicente Padilla Shot?
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Vin Scully Is My Homeboy passes on a La Prensa (Managua, Nicaragua) report that Vicente Padilla has been shot by his bodyguard; he was treated and released at Hospital Metropolitano.
Vote Skeletor!
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Why, yes, Joe Girardi does look like the cartoon icon. Why do you ask?
Waking Up From My Torpor: A New Juicy Blog, Dodger Divorce
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Since this was the worst-case scenario World Series (two east coast teams? Bleh), I've been in hibernation more-or-less this postseason after both the Dodgers and Angels have been eliminated. But thanks to Jon for pointing out the latest in Dodger blogging, Dodger Divorce. Early...
Jamie McCourt Requests ... Well, Something About Nixing The Dodgers From Her Divorce Filing
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Huh?
Jamie McCourt argued in a motion Monday that the Dodgers should not be a party in a divorce hearing, asking the court to throw out papers filed in the team's name that "unnecessarily and gratuitously attack" her.
The motion is expected to be considered Thursday...
Dodgers To Delay Stadium Renovations
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A piece in the Los Angeles Business Journal says the Dodgers are about to delay renovations to Dodger Stadium, ostensibly because of the recession.
The team's goal was to begin construction after the 2009 season and complete all three phases by 2012. With the credit markets drying...
Baseball America Posts Dodgers Draft Report Card
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Leading the list is catcher J.T. Wise and OF Brian Cavazos-Galvez.
Jamie McCourt And Teh Bitter
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Meow:
The day started with a new and salacious twist, with Frank McCourt claiming in a 664-page court filing that he fired Jamie McCourt as the club's chief executive in part for having an affair with her driver, who was employed by the Dodgers. His attorneys also allege the...
McCourt Divorce Papers
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Fascinating reading (PDF); page 4, for instance, Jamie doesn't select "incurable insanity" as the reason for requesting the dissolution. Then of course there's the insane demands that have MSTI in apoplexy.
Manny Exercises $20M 2010 Option
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Per MSTI, Manny Ramirez will exercise his $20M 2010 option. Also, Brandon Webb will be in Arizona for another year at $8.5M as the Snakes exercise their option for next year.
Jamie McCourt Files For Divorce, Reinstatement As Dodgers' CEO
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Well, here we go. All the blabbing to the contrary, it seems to me that the most likely scenario is a John/Becky Moores style catastrophe.
In a declaration, Jamie McCourt said she was fired Wednesday and she and her husband agreed they wouldn't take action until after the Dodgers...
Pickoff Moves
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It's Official: Jed Hoyer New Padres GM
Per the Padres' website.
"I'm so excited for this incredible opportunity ... My goal is to build a consistent winner, year in and year out, for the city of San Diego. It's a clear goal. I want to make sure we can win consistently...
Yankees Clinch On Another Pathetic Angels Pitching Performance: Yankees 5, Angels 2
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Kazmir?
Joe Saunders had mostly nothing in the fourth, and that was the ballgame.
Exciting sub-moment: Vlad ended Mo Rivera's scoreless streak at home. Big whoop.
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ESPN Fires Steve Phillips
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I know it's kinda random, but he was an idiot when he was running the Mets, and he really still is: Steve Phillips is gone from ESPN.
Angels not looking good right now, down 3-1 after Joe Saunders imploded in the fourth.
Horse's mouth.
Hopefully, This Becomes A "Dewey Defeats Truman" Teaching Moment
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Buy your "Congratulations, 2009 AL Champion Yankees" merchandise right now at MLB.com. (Direct link to the merch.)
Angels 2009 AL Champions merch here. Via HH in the comments.
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Calling Noah: Torrential Rains Forecast For Game 6, Gates Open Anyway Game Postponed
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Thunderstorms possible with a 90% chance of precipitation at game time, but the gates are open. In all the squalling about the billion-dollar palaces opening up this year in New York, why did nobody think to include a roofed stadium in their wish list?
Update: Via Halos Heaven, Game...
Frank Now Says Jamie Was Insubordinate
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... but that's not the half of what apparently turned up in his letter firing her (links below were all added by me):
As Jamie McCourt vanished from the Dodgers' website, Frank McCourt charged his estranged wife with insubordination and inappropriate behavior in a letter firing...
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