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Kensai gives us his 2010 plan
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Kensai gives us his 2010 plan
Right off the bat, I like the fact he's not increasing payroll and is basing his decisions on the current payroll. Anyone can make a better team by increasing payroll but that scenario may be unrealistic so let us see what he comes up with playing...
How Dodgers Became Dodgers: Where Pedro Astacio Becomes Blake DeWitt
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by Ed Andrieski - AP
Blake and DeWitt are two of seven players currently on the 40-man roster who have links to Dodgers past.
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Major league 40-man rosters were set last Friday in preparation...
Frustrations and Celebrations
14 days ago by
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Time for a quick fluff piece while we wait for the winter meetings. The Dodgers have had substantial success over the last two seasons but that success was mitigated by failure to advance past the NLCS. Normally we at TBLA are a positive group but this November I'm feeling...
Today we have added Luis Guerra to the 40-man roster. Our 40-man now stands at...
16 days ago by
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Today we have added Luis [Javy] Guerra to the 40-man roster. Our 40-man now stands at 33 players.
- Joe Jareck, Assistant Director, Public Relations of the Los Angeles Dodgers
The color in kensai's face is returning to normal now.
Kensai's 2010 Plan
16 days ago by
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Kensai's 2010 Plan
Everybody wants Adrian Gonzalez, Prince Fielder, or Roy Halladay, but the Dodgers can barely afford to fill all the roster spots on their team with decent players, much less trade for an elite talent and pay them adequately. It's a joke, really.
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Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang ... told Taiwanese reporters Thursday that ... he would not be...
16 days ago by
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Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang ... told Taiwanese reporters Thursday that ... he would not be opposed to going to the Dodgers.
Diamond Leung also calls Wang "a non-tender candidate" in his blog entry, but I would imagine that the Yankees can afford to pay him a...
One analysis of Aroldis Chapman
16 days ago by
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One analysis of Aroldis Chapman
The Dodgers do not seem to be players in the Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes, but he is still an interesting figure in this offseason player market. www.baseball-intellect.com has provided their analysis of Chapman, which includes several gifs demonstrating...
Cool Guy Times Eight
17 days ago by
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has started doing a rundown of the top 200 Dodgers prospects using fanposts to post the countdown.
180 - 171
190 - 181
200 - 191
This is our Dodger top 30 in steroid mode. Coolguy_88888888 also did also did this last year, so take a look at his 200 from last year. This is quite...
Dodgers Add Three to 40-Man Roster
17 days ago by
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Trayvon Robinson, batting here, was one of three players added to the 40-man roster by the Dodgers today.
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The Dodgers today added three players to their 40-man roster, protecting them from...
Jeff Bagwell is to James Loney as Pedro Martinez is to Chad Billingsley?
18 days ago by
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by Gus Ruelas - AP
"Dude, we're so alike! Our career similarity score is 934, which is my seventh-best comparison and your tenth-best!" - Matt Kemp on discovering Similarity Scores (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas...
Dodgers History: Manager of the Year Award
18 days ago by
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Joe Torre relaxes as he realizes the Rockies will finally beat the Dodgers at something in 2009
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The Baseball Writers Association of America will announce the managers of the year today at...
Ernie Harwell is a National Treasure
19 days ago by
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by PAUL WARNER - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ernie Harwell called games for the Dodgers in 1948 and 1949.
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I managed to catch Studio 42 with Bob Costas tonight, as Ernie Harwell...
Dodgers Have 34 Minor League Free Agents
19 days ago by
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Dodgers Have 34 Minor League Free Agents
Baseball America has released the full list of 536 minor league free agents, including an MLB-leading 34 from the Dodgers.
Included among the Dodgers' minor league free agents are once heralded and oft-injured pitcher Greg Miller...
2010 CHONE Projections Are Out
19 days ago by
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by Matt Slocum - AP
Andre Ethier and Manny Ramirez join fellow outfielder Matt Kemp as the only Dodgers projected by CHONE to have an OPS of .800 or above in 2010.
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Clippings from around the Dodger Blogosphere
20 days ago by
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Criminals of WARI’m not going to single anyone out, since we’re all guilty of abusing FanGraphs’ Wins Above Replacement metric. But I’ve been seeing cases pop up…
Memories Of Kevin Malone: Bill Belichick And Dumb People
The MSTI 16-Step 2010 plan...
DeJon Watson talks with TBLA
23 days ago by
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Dock Ellis No Hitter on Acid becomes great 4 minute animated movie
23 days ago by
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Dock Ellis No Hitter on Acid becomes great 4 minute animated movie
Okay, this is one cool animated movie. Most of you may have never heard of this guy or his no hitter but it was big news when years later he revealed he had thrown the no - hitter after an LSD trip. The real story...
FYI, this weekend MLB Network will air a block of All-Time Games highlighting high-strikeout games...
24 days ago by
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FYI, this weekend MLB Network will air a block of All-Time Games highlighting high-strikeout games and featuring one that we have not aired before: Ramon Martinez’s 18-strikeout performance for the Dodgers vs. the Braves in 1990, airing at 3:30PM ET on Saturday, November 14.
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Dynamic Duo: Kemp & Ethier Each Win Silver Slugger
24 days ago by
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by Gus Ruelas - AP
The dynamic duo each picked up a Silver Slugger award today
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Coming into 2009, it was not unheard of to expect a Dodger outfielder to win a Silver...
According to Hudson, Torre never once called him into his office to discuss the...
24 days ago by
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According to [Orlando] Hudson, Torre never once called him into his office to discuss the situation, a slap in the face Hudson has trouble accepting.
"My teammates talked to me about it more than Joe did, but I never had any answers because (Torre) and I never talked,"...
Dodgers Announce 2010 Spring Training Schedule
24 days ago by
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The Dodgers announced their 2010 spring training schedule yesterday. Among other things, they open Dodger Stadium with an exhibition against Cleveland on Friday, April 1, followed by a home-and-home...
SB Nation NL MVP Award
25 days ago by
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by Mark J. Terrill - AP
"So Joe, you aren't really going to walk me every time a runner is in scoring position, right? Right?"
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Albert Pujols unanimously won the 2009 SB...
Schmidt last Dodger to file for free agency; 40-man roster now at 29
25 days ago by
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Schmidt last Dodger to file for free agency; 40-man roster now at 29
Ken Davidoff of Newsday brings us the news that Jason Schmidt has filed for free agency today, meaning all 15 Dodgers eligible for free agency have now filed.
The Dodgers now have 29 players on the 40-man roster...
SB Nation NL Cy Young Award
25 days ago by
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by Keith Birmingham - AP
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Tim Lincecum of the Giants won the 2009 SB Nation National League Cy Young award, easily outdistancing a pair of Cardinals, who figure to be much closer...
Kemp, Hudson Win Gold Gloves
25 days ago by
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by Julie Jacobson - AP
The Bison took home his first Gold Glove award today, joining teammate Orlando Hudson
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Matt Kemp and Orlando Hudson of the Dodgers were among...
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