100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things .... Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die)
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Ramirez on July 31st, 2008. But it looked as though Manny was headed to the Marlins, so when the Dodgers acquired him in a three-way deal, it was a surprise. The blockbuster was unexpected for a number of reasons; Jason Bay, who...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Frank and Jamie haven't been shy about rewarding themselves or asking fans to pay a premium for the product, but how will there be any positive returns under these circumstances? Frank and Jamie haven't been shy about rewarding themselves or asking fans to pay a premium for the product, but how will there be any positive returns under these circumstances?
Inside the Lakers (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Where to go for the latest news, analysis and general trashing of the bitterness that is Frank and Jamie McCourt? A site called "Dodger Divorce" (linked here) that has an email address and Twitter account started last month by someone...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The who, what, where, when, why — and why not — of L.A. sports | | November 5, 2009 | 2:04 pm Jon Garland became a free agent today, as the Dodgers declined the mutual option on the 30-year-old right-hander's contract.Acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 31 for a player to be named later who turned out to be infield prospect Tony Abreu, Garland was 3-2 with a 2.72 earned-run...
Blue Heaven (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Legendary Auctions recently had a bunch of vintage press photos on eBay for sale. Below are some choice examples featuring our beloved boys in blue. O'Malley and a whole cadre of Dodger fans from the old borough of Brooklyn cheer on the Dodgers before the 1963 World Series against the Yankees. The old Brooklyn cheer must have been magic since the Dodgers swept the Yankees...
LAist (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Andre Either and Matt Kemp celebrate another clutch performance. Photo: Gus Ruelas / Associated Press It's an uncertain time for Dodger fans. To put things lightly, there are some questions about the ownership. It is not clear who will maintain control of the club. It is not clear what the payroll of the club will be. Despite falling two years a row to the Phillies in the NLCS, the reality...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Dodgers fans must feel like they have just come off a cycle and are taking hCG as it was announced that Manny Ramirez will not exercise the escape clause in his contract and will remain a Dodger....
Cnet (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur. .
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
True Blue LA Welcomes David Young aka El Lay Dave David Young, who has posted under the name "El Lay Dave" for years both here and at Dodger Thoughts, has been kind enough to join us here at True Blue LA as an Editor. You may remember him from such posts as: Just How Good is the Dodger Bullpen? OR Are Matt Kemp's HR Less Valuable? Dave, as he has demonstrated through the years,...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
To the Editor: Joel Holland“” (front page, Nov. 5):All is well again in the Big Apple. The Yankee machine delivered big time, Michael R. Bloomberg is still the mayor and swine flu is not yet widespread in our great city.As a Brooklyn-born native of New York, and a die-hard Dodgers fan, I grew up hating the Yankees. They were the spoilers of my boyhood dreams until 1955, when my beloved Dodgers...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The former Dodgers general manager says trading the pitcher, who is starting for the Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series, to Montreal for Delino DeShields was his worst trade. He'll be on national television tonight, the worst nightmare of many a Dodgers fan: Pedro Martinez , pitching in the World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies.
ShysterBall (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Ladies and gentleman, the man on which Joe Torre depended to stave off elimination in the NLCS : Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla accidentally shot himself in the right leg, the Dodgers confirmed Tuesday, but the wound is believed to be minor. Whatever. I couldn't get too mad about that, even if I was a Dodgers fan. What I can't abide, however, is the fact that one of my NBC colleagues...
H5N1 (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Via Neon Tommy , today's first must-read: L.A. County's Swine Flu Victims: Death Certificates Tell the Stories Of A Ravaging Virus . Excerpt: Anthony Rosario, a 28-year-old car salesman from North Hills, had no known health problems until he came down with swine flu in July and died 19 days later. Sixth-grader Cristian Torres Rodriguez, a 12-year-old avid Dodgers fan with a history of chronic...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
You guys need to run a public opinion poll:Who is the most self absorbed person in LA?1. Jamie2. Frank3. AntonioPosted by: Don | But does she have a dodger tattoo? We dont know the true matter at stack here with this couple, but it appears as though she has already moved on and perhaps shes been playing her own game on mr mccourt for sometime now. I say get rid of her shes got a new boy-toy...
Intellectual Poison (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... to me with the exact same message your entire Tweet history is made up of.5. You are a Yankees/Dodgers fan.Top 10 Reasons I Followed You1. You are funny.2. You are original.3. You are a living breathing person.4. You are interested in conversation.5. You have something to add.6. You know me in real life.7. You are a cyclist.8. You are a photographer.9. You an mma fighter or fan.10. You post...
