LATEST STORIES FROM SONS OF STEVE GARVEY
Missed Him By THAT MUCH
Well, whattya know...Jon Heyman: Dodgers Secretly Bid For Prince (CBSSports.com)The Dodgers surely gave a spirited effort to secure Fielder, even flying to meet with him at an undisclosed neutral location a few weeks ago, but somehow managed to keep the entire undertaking under wraps, save for a few internet rumblings from fans speculating that they may have been a mystery team in...
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18 days ago
Discuss
Finish The Limerick
We're way overdue for a nice round of Finish the Limerick. You know what to do!
This offseason, quite frankly, is sad,
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ps- This doesn't seem right without EK. Here's hoping he weighs in with a saucy little number.Previous Finish the Limericks
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18 days ago
SoSGSACBEWPCL Semi-Finals Thread
Here it is, boys and girls. Prepare yourself for the 3 o'clock showdown.
Remember, only comments date stamped between 3:00 and 3:01 count towards your totals. The more comments you can cram into that time, the more chances your team has to advance. Content of the comments does not matter, just keep them flowing.
Good luck!
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19 days ago
Ah, The Memories...
There should be a word to describe the feeling of reading about off-season transactions involving players that were once associated with the Dodgers, but I had previously either purposefully or accidentally wiped from my baseball memory.
That is all.
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19 days ago
Dodgers' King Trumps Prince
Looks like Prince Fielder is going to the Tigers, not the Dodgers:
The Detroit Tigers and slugger Prince Fielder have agreed to a nine-year, $214 million deal, a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.
CBSSports.com and Yahoo! each had earlier reported tjhe deal between the Tigers and the free-agent first baseman.
Even though he never expected to re-sign Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers...
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20 days ago
SoSGSACBEWPCL - The Next Generation
The Teams
OK, team Guernsey. You've gotten through to the final round thanks to big contributions from Jason, MLASC, and Hideo Nomo. Now, the big three commenters from Round 1 will have to face off against each other.St. Peter
Port
Cllichards
Vale
Hann'taons
Forest
Bourdons
Hideo Nomo
MLASC
Jason
KarinaOrel
Loney Fan
Steve K
Fred's Brim
Rbnlaw
Remember, for round two, you just need...
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20 days ago
Stay Classy, San Francisco
On the other hand, you can't spell SUFFERING without SF
Look, I know that losing a conference championship game, at home, to the upstart New York Giants, when you were favored to win, is not an easy pill to swallow. That said, are death threats really the right vehicle for your frustrations?
Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams questioned the "culture of sports" after...
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20 days ago
Caveat Emptor
The list of the Dodgers bidders, as reported by multiple sources. According to Tony Jackson, there's only two confirmed bids and at least ten other bids waiting in the wings:
The Blackstone Group, the global investment firm that is handling the sale for McCourt, was expected to receive somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 bids, although one source close to the situation said...
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20 days ago
James Loney Makes Top Five List...Of Most Frustrating Players
Geez, this was really not where I wanted to find FJL. However I have to say that at least from the Dodgers' perspective, the enigma that is Loney is indeed a point of frustration:
As a Mariners fan in the 1980s, one player absolutely wrecked me above all others: Jim Presley. He was a third baseman with good power, a quick bat and a strong arm. In 1985, his first full season...
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21 days ago
Bill Plaschke Needs You To Know That He's Been To A Lot Of NFL Championship Games
Saw an interesting piece in Sunday's LAT in which Bill Plaschke was trying to make the argument that yesterday's conference championship day was a better NFL day than the Super Bowl itself. Okay, not such a bad argument; the only reason why anyone watches the Superbowl anyway is the commercials (and that kickass nacho cheese bean dip that Ingrid makes each year!).
But Plaschke...
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21 days ago
Final (Opening) Bids Due Today!
The Dodgers' sale process formally begins today! And the key point from the LAT's Bill Shaikin is, don't cry for Frank McCourt:
How much money does McCourt need to break even?
That could be a billion-dollar question. In a court filing last week, the Dodgers listed $573 million in debt. McCourt has the option to sell or keep the Dodger Stadium parking lots, but the...
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21 days ago
NFL Playoffs Day 5: Tebow-Free Goodness (Ravens/Patriots, 12n; Giants/Niners, 3:30p)
Everybody outside of Wisconsin is delighted by the storylines of today's matchups, featuring quarterbacks with chips on their shoulders and fanbases from a couple of decent-sized cities.
Bah, Harbaugh. I just want San Francisco to not win it all.
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22 days ago
Olney: Braun Should Give Back MVP Award
Ran Braun speaks to the Baseball Writers' Association tonight, accepting his NL MVP Award. and ESPN's Buster Olney thinks Braun should proclaim his innocence, but give it back (link insider only):
From the moment the news of Ryan Braun's positive test for performance-enhancing drugs broke in December, he has maintained his innocence, texting to the Milwaukee Journal...
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23 days ago
The Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw, and Juan Uribe
There is no mistaking the precocious maturity of Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw. Whether in his calm focus on the mound or in the clubhouse, he is beyond his 23 years. He appears remarkably centered and at peace with himself, recognizing where he is personally and professionally.
Kershaw is a professional athlete, though unlike Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Juan Uribe,...
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24 days ago
The Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw, and Beaker
There is no mistaking the precocious maturity of Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw. Whether in his calm focus on the mound or in the clubhouse, he is beyond his 23 years. He appears remarkably centered and at peace with himself, recognizing where he is personally and professionally.
Kershaw is a devout Christian, though unlike Beaker the live-hand muppet, he is not made of felt...
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24 days ago
Ramona Shelburne Nails The Dodgers' Debutante Parade
Four days left before preliminary bids are due, and ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne does a fine job of stepping back and assessing why the Dodgers, despite Frank McCourt's encumbrances and the organization's weakened state, is still a hot ticket that promises to be a contested battle of billionaires:
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Rob Reiner is a serious movie producer and a funny...
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25 days ago
McCourt, Using Parking Lot Leverage, Generates Character Description Understatement Of The Year
No surprise that the Dodgers owner commonly referred to as "the parking lot attendant" in an LA Times column is holding his claim to the Dodger Stadium parking lots as a negotiating chip in the impending sale process:
Frank McCourt has the option to sell the Dodgers but keep the surrounding parking lots, and his interests as landlord and potential developer might not coincide...
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25 days ago
Your Fleetwood Mac News Of The Day
LAT: Second hand is found near man's head below the Hollywood sign
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25 days ago
Well, That Was...Fun?
Alright, I'll take my due punishment as Master of the Revels here at SoSG that presided over that debacle. Congratulations to our new abalone overlords, the Guernsey Ormers. As we all know, however, off-season competitions around here end like Highlander, so it's time to pit you against each other! In a contest that requires much less skill and tactical awareness!Next week, you start...
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26 days ago
LAT's Steve Dilbeck, Constrained By The Shackles Of His Dodger Beat, Finally Uncorks His Own Bottled Tebowmania
Credit Deadspin for calling out the LAT's own Dodgers blogger on this very unusual profile piece on Dodger Clayton Kershaw...which really ends up being a profile piece on non-Dodger Tim Tebow:
There is no mistaking the precocious maturity of Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw. Whether in his calm focus on the mound or in the clubhouse, he is beyond his 23 years. He appears...
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26 days ago
Game 4 Comment Thread (11:00 am - 11:15 pm)
Alright, this is it! 15 minutes separates 9 players from simulated glory. Bring your "A" game. A win or a draw clinches outright for Guernsey.
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26 days ago
To 86 The 49ers?
As a true blue Dodger fan, I don't care much for the San Francisco Giants. I mean, I'm civil and everything, but I will (politely) boo them and their players with a lot of gusto. And even if I come upon the rare record book which registers their virtually unwatched 2010 World Series fluke, I am careful to remind Giants fans that their San Francisco trophy case carries four fewer...
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26 days ago
Game 4 Reminder
Don't forget the final game will be early today. I'll see you chumps at 11:00 am to put this stage out of it's misery.
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26 days ago
Enter... THE CAVE!
Though this contest from MLB.com looks inviting...... whenever I hear the word cave, I'm concerned it's going to be more like this. Or a Man Cave....
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26 days ago
Former Dodgers, On The Move
Here's a gaggle of stories about former Dodgers.
Battletoad Vicente Padilla has an invitation to come to spring training with the Red Sox to compete for a starting role. Better hope the equipment guys bought some extra towels this offseason!
BOSTON -- Newly signed Vicente Padilla will come to camp as a starter and be "in the mix" for the back end of the Red Sox rotation...
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26 days ago
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