From time to time I have made a snarky comment or two about the Dodgers and their fans. That shouldn’t be misconstrued into some sort of belief that I hate the Dodgers or their fans in any way because I really don’t. My disdain is reserved for the Oakland A’s. It’s a rivalry thing. So, [.[...]
Archive for the ‘Los Angeles Dodgers’ Category
Angels are red. Dodgers are blue. Whatever
PRO BASEBALL CENTRAL TONIGHT AT 9PM ET ON BLOGTALK RADIO
Join us tonight at 9PM ET for PRO BASEBALL CENTRAL. Our guest will be Pulitzer Prize winner, Michael D’Antonio author of the book FOREVER BLUE: The True Story of Walter O’Malley, Baseball’s Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles (published by Riverhead Books/Pe[...]
Brian Giles signs with Dodgers
Sunday February 7, 2010 According to a Twitter post by Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, former Padre Brian Giles reportedly signed a minor league deal with the NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers with an invitation to spring training. Giles is a career .291 hitter with a .400 OBP, .502 SLG , .902 OPS. His car[...]
Padres Sign Jon Garland
Tuesday January 26, 2009 Padres sign Jon Garland If you were wondering what was next for rookie Padres GM Jed Hoyer, then you have your answer today. As was reported by Corey Brock of MLB.com and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports via Twitter, the San Diego Padres signed southpaw starting pitcher Jon Garl[...]
Get To Know The BBA: Feeling Dodger Blue
At the end of the award voting, I decided that since the Baseball Bloggers Alliance had come along so quickly, it might be nice to get an idea of who was actually in the group. To that end, I’m working through the roster and asking ten questions of each member. The first five [...][...]
A fan’s guide to the Cactus League
If you’re a baseball fan and you’ve never been to Spring Training, you owe it to yourself to go. Trust me on this, you’ll have the time of your life and wonder why it took you so long to get there. If you’re an Angels fan and you live in Southern California, you can easily [...][...]
Offseason Prospectus #14: Los Angeles Dodgers
The conventional wisdom this offseason has been that L.A. has not and will not be a major player in the free agent market because of the messy divorce proceedings between owner, Frank McCourt, and his wife and former Dodger CEO, Jamie McCourt. I don’t care to speculate too much regarding this[...]
Dodgers Ng interviewed by Padres?
MLB.com – Padres interviewed Kim NG Saturday October 17, 2009 In a twitter post tonight, Corey Brock of MLB.com says that the San Diego Padres have interviewed Los Angeles Dodgers Assistant General Manager Kim Ng. Ng is one of two women to hold an Assistant GM position in MLB and the first t[...]
Utley contracts deadly Sax Disease?
Friday October 16, 2009 What in the name of Steve Sax is going on? After committing just 4 throwing errors in 155 games during the regular season and none in 4 postseason games against the Rockies in the NLDS this year, Philadelphia Phillies 2nd baseman Chase Utley now has two throwing errors in 2 [...]
Cardinals: The Quiet of No Baseball
This is the way the season ends. Not with a bang but a whimper. How fitting was it that Rick Ankiel was the last out–and a strikeout at that. Rick’s promise, just like that exhilarating promise of August, never quite came to fruition. All the signs of trouble were there, and excuses [...]

