Los Angeles Dodgers Rumors & News
March 13 game chat
Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — From Vin Scully Is My Homeboy: CHiPs stops Lasorda. Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 12:05 p.m. Ivan DeJesus, SS Blake DeWitt, 2B Reed Johnson, CF Doug Mientkiewicz, DH A.J. Ellis, C Jay Gibbons, 1B Jason Repko, RF Andrew Lambo, LF Pedro Baez, 3B (Chad Billingsley, P) DT LINEUP CARD MODULE
3 hours agoRain on our parade: Taiwan game washed out, Kuo sidelined
Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — Hong-Chih Kuo won't pitch in the third game of the Dodgers' Taiwan series as planned. Right now, the move is being described as precautionary, though it's certainly worrisome. From Ken Gurnick of MLB.com:Hong-Chih Kuo said he "almost cried" when he told the Dodgers training staff that his elbow was sore again, and the news didn't do manager Joe Torre any good, either. Torre had to scratch Kuo from the start of his life Saturday night at 10 p.m. PT, a chance to pitch one inning in front of his mother against an All-Star team from his native Taiwan. "It's nothing major -- he wants to pitc...
7 hours agoFor comparison: The New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks No. 5 starter competition
Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — Even the richest team in baseball, the defending World Series champion New York Yankees, has doubts concerning its No. 5 starter. It's not for a lack of possibilities. The Yankees' No. 5 starter competition nominally offers Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Sergio Mitre, Alfredo Aceves and Chad Gaudin, though the main contenders are probably Hughes and Chamberlain. Not one of the them offers a reliable starter's resume. Hughes posted a 3.03 ERA last season - but like the Dodgers' James McDonald, he did much better as a reliever. Hughes only started seven games in 2009 and had a 5.45 ERA befo...
7 hours agoCover boys Kemp and Ethier: An L.A. marketing story
Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times — So there is a new face(s) to the Dodgers this season? Come on, what did you expect? This is called smart business. Dennis Mannion, the team president, is a marketing guy. He understands the lay of the land. Manny Ramirez has already honestly stated -- you know, back in the days when he was still talking -- he doesn’t expect to be back next season. Now why would the Dodgers center their marketing campaign around a player everyone figures will be gone after one more season? That the Dodgers' new media guide features Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier on the...
7 hours agoDodgers lose in U.S. and Taiwan
Los Angeles Times — Their split squads fall to the Reds, 3-2, and to CPBL All-Stars in Taiwan, 5-2. Cincinnati Reds 3, Dodgers 2
16 hours agoDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rekindling his competitive fire
Los Angeles Times — Balancing the spring opportunity to work on his pitching with his desire to get batters out, the left-handed starter finds the strike zone with his breaking ball and throws three scoreless innings against the Reds. No longer a kid trying to break into the big leagues, Clayton Kershaw has the luxury of using spring training to prepare himself for opening day instead of worrying about results.
16 hours agoTaiwan Game 2 chat - with Ronald Belisario update
Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — Dodgers vs. CPBL All-Stars, 10:07 p.m. Trayvon Robinson, RF Jamey Carroll, SS Manny Ramirez, DH James Loney, 1B Ronnie Belliard, 3B Xavier Paul, CF Michael Restovich, LF Chin-Lung Hu, 2B J.D. Closser, C (Josh Towers, P) There are reports of rain, but in case there's a game and you're not sleepy ... * * * Dodger third-base coach Larry Bowa was released from the hospital today after a CAT scan examination brought on by abdominal pains. Tom Singer of MLB.com has details. Tony Jackson's ESPNLosAngeles.com notebook from the day at Camelback (Dodgers lost, 3-2) features Clayton Kershaw,...
17 hours agoDodger Stadium shuttles are back
Los Angeles Times — The service, which had been discontinued last season because of the city’s financial constraints, has resumed through state funding. Free shuttle service between Dodger Stadium and Union Station will resume this season.
20 hours agoChapman Pitches For Reds
ESPN Video — Aroldis Chapman pitches two scoreless innings in Reds' 3-2 win over the Dodgers
21 hours agoNext game at Arizona Diamondbacks on Sat, Mar 13
Opponent news and rumors snapshot:
- LaRoche brings leadership to D-Backs East Valley Tribune
- Arizona Diamondbacks rout Oakland Athletics in Tucson Arizona Republic
- Arizona Diamondbacks' Ian Kennedy develops sinking fastball Arizona Republic
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| Mon 3/8 | at San Francisco | L 2 - 3 | |
| Tue 3/9 | vs Colorado | L 0 - 12 | |
| Wed 3/10 | vs Arizona | T 4 - 4 | |
| Thu 3/11 | at Kansas City | W 6 - 4 | |
| Fri 3/12 | vs Cincinnati | L 2 - 3 | |
| Sat 3/13 | at Arizona | ||
| Sun 3/14 | vs Texas | 4:05 pm EDT | |
| Mon 3/15 | at Los Angeles | 4:05 pm EDT |
- Kouz missing as A's host Padres Padres Blog | San Diego Union-Tribune Kouz missing as A's host Padres
- Rockies’ lineup vs. Brewers Saturday All Things Rockies | Denver Post MARYVALE — Give the Rockies this. While opponents rarely bring a representative lineup to Tucson, the Rockies consistently show up on the road with quality players. The Rockeis could stand to make a U-turn. They have been outscored 30-7 during their three-game losing streak. A look at the lineups: Rockies (6-5) 2B Eric Young Jr. .143 CF Dexter [...]
- Buchholz inches his way back to the big leagues All Things Rockies | Denver Post TUCSON — The lonely road back to the big leagues is becoming more populated. Taylor Buchholz is starting to feel closer to the Rockies after a elbow-ligament surgery last summer. He threw breaking balls off a mound earlier this week for the first time since the operation. As I watched on, he repeated the process [...]
- At Hi Corbett Field Denver Post Hits: In his Cactus League debut, first baseman Jason Giambi made a diving catch and was subsequently smoked on the forearm by a pitch. Todd Helton will play Sunday. The schedule is mapped out for each of them to play every other day, and Helton won't be traveling to Phoenix. . . . Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez rapped a two-out RBI single, scoring Ian Stewart. Stewart, who doubled, has adapted well to his new, shorter swing, going 7-for-16 this spring. . . . Troy Tulowitzki, who aspires to steal 30 bases, swiped his first of the spring.
- Rockies strategy shift: Pitch to contact Denver Post In barely a month, the Rockies will arrive at Coors Field and begin playing baseball. Nothing out of the ordinary there except that, until the early years of this decade, they never had done that.
- Corpas battered again; Street makes progress Denver Post Issues with consistency and injury have forced the Rockies to look at contingency plans in their bullpen. On the same day that Huston Street showed progress, Rafael Betancourt remains in a race against the calendar, and Manuel Corpas was shelled by the Giants.
- Here's the 411 on the Angels' 911 Orange County Register TEMPE, Ariz. – He has batted .281 with 25 home runs and 119 RBI…since 2003! A decent season for some players, the numbers add up to a full-time career in part-time for Robb Quinlan, who, for the past seven years, still has managed to be the...
- Photo Caption contest: Pau Gasol's foul draws mixed reaction from Lakers and Suns Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times For too long, Lakers guard Pau Gasol has had to battle the perception of being a soft player. The criticism rang true when Boston forward Kevin Garnett muscled him inside in the 2008 NBA Finals, but since then, some analysts often regurgitated that talking point whenever he had a bad game. In reality, Gasol fits a finesse role than an imposing inside presence. And even if there have been times, such as this past month, where he hasn't played aggressively enough, that doesn't make him soft. He made a significant step toward shattering that long held perception in the Lakers'...
- Lakers share the ball, enjoy win at Phoenix Los Angeles Times All five starters score in double figures in 102-96 win over the Suns. They played as a team, sharing the basketball, finding the open man, no one taking a shot that he wasn't comfortable with.
- Lunch and Lineups From the Dugout | Orange County Register SURPRISE, Ariz. — Ah, BBQ! What a pleasant, wait for it, surprise. Yes, that’s a BBQ chicken sandwich, with BBQ pork, baked beans and mac-n-cheese. Open-heart surgery is scheduled for the sixth inning. Anyway, on to the lineups. ANGELS 2B Howie Kendrick RF Bobby Abreu DH Hideki Matsui 1B Kendry Morales 3B Brandon Wood C Jeff Mathis LF Cory Aldridge CF Peter Bourjos SS Gary Patchett Kansas City LF [...]Lunch and Lineups is a post from: Angels blog
- Home cooking leaves Ducks with sour taste Anaheim Ducks Blog | Orange County Register Did the Ducks really win a club-record 11 consecutive games at Honda Center? It seems so far away now. What was suppposed to be the homestand that would give the Ducks the boost they needed to propel themselves into postseason play for a fifth consecutive season has instead become the albatross that has all but mathematically [...]Home cooking leaves Ducks with sour taste is a post from: Ducks blog
- Caught in the Web: Lakers hope victory over Phoenix serves as a stepping stone Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times Game Stories The Times' Mike Bresnahan found the Lakers' 102-96 victory Friday over the Phoenix Suns to be much needed. The Orange County Register's Kevin Ding lauds the team's consistent effort. ESPN Los Angeles' Dave McMenamin chalks up the win to the Lakers playing with more of a sense of urgency. With the Lakers victory, The Daily News' Elliott Teaford said the team regained some of its swagger back. Even though the Suns treated their matchup with the Lakers as a playoff game, the Arizona Republic's Bob Young says Phoenix's lacking energy level contributed to the loss. Notebooks The Times'...