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This could prove one lackluster spring for the Dodgers

Well, the second day of the Dodgers’ first full-squad workout and already I’m bored to tears. And only 35 more days until the season opener!
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February 29, 2012  |  Discuss

Old Dodgers never die, they just battle on other teams (Video)

How’s this for an unlikely position battle: Juan Pierre vs. Scott Podsednik.
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February 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Chad Billingsley to start Dodgers' Cactus League opener Monday

Phoenix — Chad Billingsley will pitch the Dodgers’ exhibition season opener on Monday against the Chicago White Sox, Manager Don Mattingly announced Tuesday.
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February 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Don Mattingly: Sorry Angels, L.A. will always belong to Dodgers

Phoenix – There isn’t a newcomer comparable to Albert Pujols or C.J. Wilson at the Dodgers’ spring-training complex.
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February 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Dodgers may need Don Mattingly to get in touch with his edgy side

It’s a baseball truism that managers are hired to be fired. (Sort of like newspaper columnists.) You can be everyone’s absolute darling one season and on the curb handing out résumés the next that read, "Won two historic World Series" (see: Terry Francona).
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February 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Ned Colletti's friends (and phone) abuzz over Oscars appearance

Ned Colletti said he started feeling his cellphone vibrate early in the Academy Awards broadcast. The vibration didn't stop for some time.
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February 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Dodgers GM Ned Colletti has night at the Oscars

At the Academy Awards on Sunday night, a mustachioed man was sitting behind best actress nominee Michelle Williams.
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February 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Michael Heisley, Tony Ressler out; Dodgers bidders cut to seven

Michael Heisley and Tony Ressler were eliminated from the Dodgers bidding on Monday, leaving seven parties in contention to buy the team, according to multiple people familiar with the sale process but not authorized to discuss it.
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February 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Magic Johnson among at least six still in Dodgers bidding

Magic Johnson and Steven Cohen are among at least six bidders remaining for the Dodgers, after the field was cut for the second time on Monday.
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February 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Todd Coffey's journey to Dodgers had unexpected start (Web links)

There is no single route to the majors, but reliever Todd Coffey ignored most advice to begin his path.
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February 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Dodgers' Juan Uribe slims down, tones up

Juan Uribe's face brightened when he was told he looked different than he did last year.
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February 25, 2012  |  Discuss

Someone save us from the gloom that is Frank McCourt

So how’s that depression going? If my chin were any lower, my navel would file a restraining order.
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February 25, 2012  |  Discuss

Judge: Dodgers face 'difficult task' to get Stow claim dismissed

The Dodgers face long odds in trying to get Bryan Stow's claim dismissed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Judge Kevin Gross said during a hearing Friday.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Every bidder for the Dodgers should withdraw right now

What a mess. What a complete mess. It’s orchestrated by Frank McCourt, so the shock factor is nil, but still.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Matt Kemp is happy Ryan Braun wasn't suspended

Matt Kemp said he was pleased to hear Ryan Braun was successful in appealing his positive drug test from last year.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

McCourt isn't off the roster yet

The Dodgers dangle as Torre and Caruso say they're pulling out of bidding. At issue: Frank McCourt's hold on the parking lots. Is there no braking this guy?Each of us, like it or not, finds his own calling in life. Frank McCourt has found his. He parks cars.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Ryan Braun wins appeal but still faces court of public opinion

NL MVP's 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs is overturned, but skepticism could linger because of the perception that his appeal was won largely on a technicality.So much for the dust-up over National League most valuable player Ryan Braun's testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs and potentially forfeiting the award to the Dodgers...
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Jerry Sands is happy with this day job

Substitute outfielder no longer needs to be a substitute teacher.Reporting from Phoenix — Jerry Sands was awakened at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday by a phone call.
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February 23, 2012  |  Discuss

Rick Caruso, Joe Torre withdraw bid to buy Dodgers

Caruso and Torre say in a letter to Major League Baseball that they are withdrawing their bid because of Frank McCourt's refusal to include the Dodger Stadium parking lots in the deal.Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso and former Dodgers manager Joe Torre have withdrawn a joint bid to buy the Dodgers.
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February 23, 2012  |  Discuss

Dodgers using Bankruptcy Court as shield, Bryan Stow lawyers say

Attorneys for the injured San Francisco Giants fan ask that court to yield to Los Angeles Superior Court.The Dodgers should not be allowed to use the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to minimize their liability to Bryan Stow, attorneys for the injured San Francisco Giants fan argued Wednesday.
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February 22, 2012  |  Discuss

Falling into a spring training rhythm

As the world of sports keeps moving faster, we need the comfortable insignificance of baseball's tuning-up period more than ever.I always swore I would not be one of those aging sportswriters who, about the third week in February, starts waxing poetic about spring training.
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February 22, 2012  |  Discuss

Positive cocaine test cost Dodgers' Ronald Belisario a season

The Dodgers reliever says he was barred from entering the U.S. last year after failing a drug test. He is with the team now, looking forward to the season and says he does not have a drug problem.Reporting from Phoenix — Back with the Dodgers after a yearlong absence, reliever Ronald Belisario said Wednesday that he was prevented from entering the United States last year because...
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February 22, 2012  |  Discuss

Clayton Kershaw to pitch Dodgers opener

Left-hander, the National League Cy Young Award winner last season, was tabbed for the honor by Manager Don Mattingly for the second consecutive year.Reporting from Phoenix — What was long presumed became official Tuesday when Clayton Kershaw was selected the Dodgers' opening-day starter by Manager Don Mattingly .
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February 21, 2012  |  Discuss

Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw are early to rise with Dodgers

Kemp wants to improve on last season's statistics and get MVP award. Kershaw's goal? Just win.Reporting from Phoenix — The Dodgers' position players don't have to report to spring training until next week, but Matt Kemp was already in camp Tuesday with the team's pitchers and catchers, talking about how he intends to follow up one of the best offensive seasons...
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February 21, 2012  |  Discuss

Peter O'Malley reportedly out as bidder for Dodgers

He withdraws offer backed in part by a South Korean conglomerate, ending the O'Malley family's chances of reclaiming ownership of the team. He is said to still be interested in helping new owner.Peter O'Malley has withdrawn his bid to buy the Dodgers, two people familiar with the sale process said Tuesday.
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February 21, 2012  |  Discuss
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