Los Angeles Dodgers

By Phil Gurnee 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 a prodigious undertaking and I just want to thank him for taking the time to post his list this year on TBLA. It's members like this who help make our co...

By Joe Gerrity It was spring of 1990 and there I was, five years old and ready to face the world of tee-ball. Where I lived in California, the teams were not green or orange, but actual baseball teams like the Yankees and the Dodgers. I don’t have a favorite baseball team anymore.

By noreply@blogger.com (Orel) Even with starting pitching as their most pressing need, the Dodgers do not plan to pursue John Lackey, the best starter available in free agency. [...] [Dodgers president Dennis] Mannion would not say what the Dodgers' payroll might be next season or whether the team made money last season. H...

By Eric Stephen Trayvon Robinson, batting here, was one of three players added to the 40-man roster by the Dodgers today. 2010 Age:  23 Info: Baseball Reference 2010 Age:  22 Info: Baseball Reference | First Inning 2010 Age:  22 Info: Baseball Reference | First Inning

By Ben Nicholson-Smith That doesn't mean the Dodgers will have to trade arbitration-eligible players to save money. The team's ownership is in flux because of the McCourt divorce, but the Dodgers intend to keep players like Matt Kemp and Chad Billingsley as they become more expensive.

By Eric Stephen Hearing anyone who has been around baseball for more than six decades is always a treat, but this interview with Harwell was especially rewarding.  The man once got Babe Ruth's autograph, played cards with Jackie Robinson, and interviewed fellow Georgian "Tyrus Raymond Cobb," as Harwe...

By Mark Polishuk Some news and notes from around the majors.... It was previously reported that eight teams were interested in veteran utilityman Mark DeRosa. According to Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times, you can add the Mets, Braves and Twins to the list, as well as DeRosa's most recent team, the Cardinals. Wit...

By Mike Axisa Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com report that several teams have expressed interest in free agent righty John Smoltz, who is open to starting or relieving. The Cardinals, Dodgers, Mets, Mariners, Astros, Rangers, and Orioles are the among the teams interested in the fut...

By Administrator In 2005, Alex Rodriguez was named the American League MVP for the second time in three seasons. The Yankees’ third baseman edged out Boston DH David Ortiz, fueling the contrversy as to whether a designated hitter is considered an all round player by many of the baseball writers who vote for...

By Ben Nicholson-Smith I don't think there's a manager in baseball who wouldn't say they're interested," Torre said. The Dodgers' interest paid off. Manny finished the year on a tear, hitting close to .400 and reaching base in almost half his plate appearances en route to a 1.232 OPS in the National League.

By Cork Gaines On this date 33 years ago, Bill Campbell became one of the first players to sign a contract with a new team under baseball's new free agency system. After saving 20 games with the Twins in '76, Campbell signed a four-year, $1MM deal with the Red Sox. In his first season in Boston, he would save 31...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) I have been taking a bit of a break from the blog of late, but I wanted to return briefly and review the situation with the McCourt divorce, and how it's affecting the Dodgers. Jon today links to a Bill Shaikin piece in the Times that ultimately shows what's perilously wrong with the Dodgers, a...

By Eric Stephen For what it's worth, the 2010 Bill James Handbook projects Padilla in 2010 to have a 4.66 ERA and 4.73 FIP.  We know the Dodgers will likely sign at least one starting pitcher this offseason.  Unless the offer is a one-year contract for a few million bucks, perhaps with some incentives built in,...

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Manny Ramirez is expected to exercise his option of $20 million and remain with the Los Angeles Dodgers for 2010 season, SI.com reports.  The Dodgers are not one bit surprised after testing positive for an illegal substance which served him a 50-game suspension.

By Thomas Harding Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp's breakout offensive season was rewarded Thursday, when Sporting News announced that he is a member of its postseason National League All-Star team. Dodgers' Kemp named SN All-Star

By T.R. Sullivan The Phillies had everything they needed to take down the Dodgers in five games in the NL Championship Series and advance to the World Series for the second straight year. Offensive might pushed Phils past Dodgers

By Flattish Poe Like Joe Torre said, “I’d like to have (Utley’s) problem.” He’s one of the best players in baseball. I think the ghost of former Dodger, Steve Sax, was screwing with him. Sax was a great second baseman who regrettably ended his career unable to throw accurately to anywhere. Matter-of-fact whe...

By Phil Gurnee Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley (26) lets fly the throwing error that turned a 1 - 0 deficit into a tie game, opening the way for even more trouble as the Dodgers comeback to win Game 2 of the National League Championship baseball series Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chr...

By Jimmy Bramlett If you remember Frank McCourt bought the Dodgers on credit from Fox and didn't do much to endear themselves to the fans. While it seemed to have turned for the better in recent years with the regular success the team has experienced with Torre leading the charge, could it have masked the prob...

By PJ Ross The Los Angeles Dodgers certainly hope that is the case on Thursday evening when 21-year old Clayton Kershaw steps to the bump against the defending World Series Champions. Game 1: Kershaw Game 3: Hiroki Kuroda Maybe he’s not Koufax just yet, and maybe he never will be Koufax.

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Meantime, I've said nothing at all about Cards ace starter Chris Carpenter, who picked a terrible time to have a bad game. He was about as bad as I've ever seen him, walking four batters and plunking Andre Ethier, one of two to be hit by St. Louis pitching last night; the other was Russell Martin...

By noreply@blogger.com (Orel) Walter Alston was the manager of the Dodgers and we were playing a game right here at Dodger Stadium, and we used to have a headset in the dugout for interviews and also, when you got in a tough pennant race, guys liked to hear scores of other games.

By kensai 8. Dodgers I'm sure Frank McCourt, Ned Colletti, and Joe Torre would love for the Dodgers to be written off as an easy match in the playoffs. That's the kind of under the radar coverage that does nothing but help a team in the end. Not only from the fan perception angle, but also for the players.

By Steve Waverly Do the Angels have the best starting pitching in baseball? No. Right now, at this point in the season, it’s no contest. The Angels are the best team in baseball. Better than the Yankees and Dodgers and Bosox and Tigers and any other team you want to mention.

By Ian Chaffee Give the Blue Jays whatever they want, short of Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw.  I'm pretty sure Manny and his issues don't fit into their plans right now anyway.  Everybody else is fair game.  Russell Martin, who is a hometown hero in Toronto, and James Loney ar...

By noreply@blogger.com (Alex Cora) Cool box, but what the heck was I thinking? Everyone knows how badly the Dodgers played, so I won't rehash it here. Ten hits and 11 men LOB with only one run to show for it? That was pretty bad. Plus, Mrs. Cora got hit with the stomach bug and then I got hit too - again the Dodger gods punishing us. I spen...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Of course, the worst thing to happen last night was to see Doug Mientkiewicz separate his shoulder on a slide to second. Never a good idea, that, and he's probably done for months if not the season (given his age). I feel badly for him, but seeing as how the Dodgers traded his most likely replace...

By Jeremy Oberstein Did you ever think the Dodgers wouldn't sign Manny? The Dodgers will have to pay him. Rafael Furcal during a Spring Training game in Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Az. And got it right. Do you read the other Dodger blogs? Dylan Hernandez, thank you very much. Thank you.

Ned Colletti was interviewed by Gary Radnich on KNBR 680 in San Francisco today. Among the highlights... Colletti also recalled how in 2006 after the team lost 13 of 14 coming out of the All-Star break, a fan at Dodger Stadium yelled, "Hey Ned, you still working for Sabean?"

By Jimmy Bramlett Scully, 81, will be broadcasting Dodger games for the 60th consecutive season this year, a tenure which is unprecedented in all professional sports. Scully started under the tutelage of the great Red Barber with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 and became the youngest person to broadcast a W...

By ToyCannon With Penny and Lowe gone the rotation is down to three. McDonald is expected to be number four. Number five could be Schmidt but no one is counting on that. They have to sign at least one starting pitcher or trade for one (Peavy).  Someone has suggested that we could move Pierre for Arroyo.

By Brian Joseph In the fifth, the Dodgers took the lead 3-2 behind a Manny Ramirez RBI single and a Russell Martin RBI ground out but Phillies’ starter Joe Blanton got out of trouble and avoided further damage after Blake DeWitt hit into a double play. ———————– DODGERS’ THREE KEYS Manny, Manny, Manny!

By Matt Sussman 9:01 — Casey Blake used to have the best beard in baseball. But LA has clearly changed him. It used to be all gnarled and woolly, and you could probably hang your keys on the chint. No more. Blake strikes out, which is what he gets for destroying one of baseball's great natural preserves.

The Pitch hosts Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage provide their breakdown of how the Red Sox lost their grip on the ALCS with questionable pitching management and misguided decisions in extra innings at Tampa Bay. And the discussion moves to Los Angeles, as well, where the Dodgers crushed Phi...

But his Cubs may have paved the way for October’s most dangerous team: The Los Angeles Dodgers. The NL West champions have youth, health and starting pitching going into Game One of the NLCS. But what did the Phillies show in their division series win over the Brewers? The guys breakdown the N...

The Division Series are unlike anything in Major League Baseball in that Game One can make or break a team’s postseason chances. And The Pitch’s Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage were shocked to watch two of baseball’s strongest clubs fall in their opening playoff game.

By Andrew The Dodgers meanwhile come into the playoffs with less sauce than anyone. The additions of Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake boosted a struggling offense, but they killed the team defense. However, things aren't as bad as they seem now that the stone gloved Angel Berroa and Jeff Kent have been r...

By Jimmy Bramlett It’s interesting to note that Frank McCourt was the impetus behind this trade. While he has publicly praised Ned Colletti in the media, USA Today baseball writer Bob Nightengale went on “The Joe McDonnell Experience” Thursday night right after the trade saying that without Frank McCour...

Plus, the show features more divisional notes and great community e-mail. Enjoy and interact via e-mail at thepitch@mvn.com or via phone at 360-450-MVN3. Manny Ramirez (edward a. bacho/Flickr) The biggest names that changed cities on deadline day made some immediate impact through the w...

Manny Ramirez (Boston Wolverine/Flickr) Don’t believe the headlines and don’t believe the morons on terrestrial sports talk radio. “The Pitch, presented by Liveboard” sets it straight: Manny Ramirez never asked for a trade from the Boston Red Sox last week.

By Jimmy Bramlett Colorado Rockies defeat LA Dodgers 5-3. Dodger's starter Hiroki Kuroda came out shaky in the first three innings but eventually pulled it together in his last three innings. Unfortunately the aftermath of the first three innings was giving up five runs to the Rockies who seemed to luxuria...

Hosts Andrew Kappes and Brandon Rosage fought over the best moments from the first half of the ‘08 season, whether the A’s should be selling off their run at the AL West or diving into shallow swimming pools, the Dodgers’ ability to play over .500 baseball and Manny Ramirez‘ shot at convinci...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Class AA right-hander James McDonald, Class AAA shortstop Chin-Lung Hu and third baseman Andy LaRoche are among the Dodgers' prospects likely drawing consideration form the Indians. McCourt: Are you a Windows or a Mac guy? Colletti: Huh? McCourt: Welcome aboard.

By Andrew The draft is what separates the modern Dodgers from the hopeless Dodger teams of the late 90s and the first half of the 21st century. Two hugely successful drafts by Logan White in 2002 and 2003 supplied the Dodgers with almost all the young talent we have today, and he's the reason I actually...

By noreply@blogger.com (Rob) In case you can't tell, I was hoping and praying that Gary Bennett, who had spent his entire career in the National League, had spent some time in Chicago, as it would have made the headline that much funnier. As it was, Bennett's fourth-inning, two-out throwing error on Erick Aybar's strik...

The Pitch kicks off MLB’s third week of regular season play with banter from a weekend that saw ageless ace Greg Maddux carve up the Dodgers, Francisco Liriano stumble in a “rehab” start, Tom Glavine fall off of the Braves’ rotation and the-Detroit-team-that-shall-remain-nameless co...

LOS ANGELES, 03/27/2008 -- The Los Angeles Dodgers are auctioning game-worn Dodgers jerseys from the March 29 charity game against the Boston Red Sox at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Each jersey will be autographed by the player or coach who wore the jersey, and will include a specia...

By Rob But if time ticks by ever faster as I age, the reverse is true of the Dodgers' World Series appearances. Growing up listening to Vin Scully call the games on a little lemon-colored Radio Shack radio, hanging in a hammock in our back yard and looking up at the darkening sky, Dodgers' excellenc...

By Rob Rethinking Brad Penny I have thought for some time — really, since the Dodgers acquired Brad Penny — that the trade that brought him to the Dodgers was a wise one. Unloading an aging but much-loved catcher and the team's primary setup man for a young starting pitcher with postseason experie...

Carlos Delgado and Ramon Castro hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning and Carlos Beltran added a solo shot as the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 139.