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Frank McCourt Draws The Line At Around $600K/Year
If estranged wife Jamie McCourt alleges she needs almost 0K/year in spousal support, that’s one thing. But come out and say that amount is closer to M/year, and Frank McCourt is going to speak up and say something, dadgum it: Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt says his estranged wife doesn’t...
Scouting Notes: Kershaw Sharp, Zito Not
Filed under: Dodgers, Giants, Advanced Scouting, Spring TrainingSpring training is different for every player. For some it takes the entire time to get into peak form, but for others they are set to go right out of the gate. While he of course needs time to build his arm strength, Clayton Kershaw had...
Dodger notes – Catching, drinking, flying, & sadly, passing
Catcher in the eye Career minor leaguer A.J. Ellis will be expected to fill the shoes of Russell Martin Dodger catcher Russell Martin is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks with a strained groin muscle. Martin says he is hoping to be ready by opening day but with 40+ year old backup Brad Ausmus unable...
Spring Training: Rockies Crush Dodgers, Davis Dies at 69
The Rockies blew away the Dodgers 12-0, with the Dodgers scratching out only three hits.  Hiroki Kuroda gave up two runs (one earned) in two innings, but struck out three.  Jonathan Broxton surrendered a run on three hits, and George Sherrill allowed three runs to score, all unearned.  Hong-Chih Kuo...
L.A. Holds Colorado to Two TDs But Lose
On an afternoon that the Dodgers lost their all-time leader in hits, at bats, runs, triple total bases and extra-bases in Willie Davis, they also lost a 12-0 decision to Colorado. Los Angeles used eight pitchers with mixed results and the Rockies managed more hits in the ninth inning (four) than the...
Dodgers-Sox Tie 3-3 in "B" Game
In an effort to makeup innings lost in the rainout with the Cubs, Los Angeles engaged the White Sox in a “B” game Monday. 22-year-old Josh Lindblom sparkled in the contest, allowing one hit while pitching a pair of scoreless innings in relief, rekindling the thought that he, too, could be...
Showing Respect Where Respect’s Due (3-9-10)
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Any Silver Lining To The Russell Martin Injury?
Well, for starters, it’s not as devastating as Joe Nathan’s recent diagnosis. Though there may even be a couple bright spots that are directly related to the Dodgers situation. **************************************************************************** Russell Martin has been overused...
And The Dominoes Begin To Fall
Yesterday, we were hoping that AJ Ellis would be able to fill the big shoes of Russell Martin, with Martin out for four to six weeks thanks to a groin pull. Monday, the injury bug continued to bite our Dodgers, who lost both Casey Blake (strained rib cage) and Cory Wade (shoulder; two weeks): SCOTTSDALE,...
Dodgers’ Matt Kemp is up front about advantages of batting second
The Dodgers center fielder, who hit seventh on opening day last year, likes batting in the No. 2 spot in front of Andre Ethier and Manny Ramirez. Unlike a certain someone who refused to admit a couple of years ago that hitting in front of Manny Ramirez made a difference, Matt Kemp had no problem saying...
Spring Training: Giants Beat Dodgers
The Giants topped the Dodgers 3-2 in 10 innings, with Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw both giving up one run in two innings on three hits.  Matt Kemp hit the first spring home run for LA, and Blake DeWitt went 2-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Josh Towers and Carlos Monasterios, long-shots...
Dodgers Drop 3-2 Decision to Giants in 10 Inn
Ryan Rohlinger singled off Francisco Felix in the last of the 10 inning to top the Dodgers 3-2. Matt Kemp slugged the Dodgers first spring home run, a solo shot in the first inning off the Giants Barry Zito. Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw allowed a run each in their two-inning outings. From Yardbarker:...
Park scratched with “sore glute”
According to Sam Borden of the LoHud Yankees Blog, today, right-handed reliever, Chan Ho Park, was set to throw live batting batting for the first time this spring, however, his session has been canceled due to what Joe Girardi referred to as a “sore glut.” The “injury” occurred while Park was...
Dodgers Singing ‘Rain, Rain Go Away’
The snickering you hear in the background is the Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce, basking in 70-degree weather while reading the papers that reported a second consecutive Dodgers rainout in Arizona. From Yardbarker: Los Angeles Dodgers. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think...
The LA Dodgers Present: The Hurt Locker, Starring Russell Martin
A month before opening day, and the Dodgers are already looking like Academy Award winners! Unfortunately, instead of things looking Up, they’re resembling a Hurt Locker room, with Russell Martin being the first to go down with what was revealed last night as a pulled groin: GLENDALE, Ariz. —...

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