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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!
Old Dodgers never die, they just battle on other teams (Video)
How’s this for an unlikely position battle: Juan Pierre vs. Scott Podsednik.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dodgers' Juan Uribe slims down, tones up
Juan Uribe's face brightened when he was told he looked different than he did last year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 .
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...
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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