Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The news that Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt are divorcing came with a bitter kick: Team chairman Frank's first move against his soon-to-be-ex was to fire her from her job as the Dodgers' chief executive.
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Arnold has ties to newly-acquired Rays reliever, Ramon Ramirez. Browse more photos » A few weeks ago, the Rays quietly (is there any other way the Rays announce things') announced a couple staff moves for the upcoming season. One of the moves that intrigued me was the promotion of Matt Arnold to the newly created position of Director of Pro Scouting....
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The news that Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt are divorcing came with a bitter kick: Team chairman Frank's first move against his soon-to-be-ex was to fire her from her job as the Dodgers' chief executive.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second straight year, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honour to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson.
MLB (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dodgers add three to 40-man roster
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
From ESPN's Rumor Central . The Los Angeles Dodgers are jumping into the Roy Halladay sweepstakes, and they might just have enough talent to spare to land the Toronto Blue Jays ace. They'd likely have to start with either southpaw Clayton Kershaw or right-hander Chad Billingsley, but perhaps prospects Andrew Lambo, Chris Withrow or 2008 draftee Ethan Martin could be part of the package as well. But...
The Los Angeles Business (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Manager Mike Scioscia was named the 2009 American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Wednesday.
MLB (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Pitching tops Dodgers' free-agent list
Seamheads (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
In part one of my Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic series, I featured Game One of the 1988 World Series between the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers. Part two featured an epic 14-inning battle between the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Robins in Game Two of the 1916 Fall Classic. For Game Three, I’m staying in the Deadball Era and featuring a game and Series that’s remembered as...
MLB (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Time in LA 'disappointing' for Schmidt
Management by Baseball (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
One of the most chronic American business and military management failures arises from success. In competitive environments, successful organisations find it more seductive to stand pat rather than maintain the effort to find improvements. I've written about this effect before , but I just ran into the exhilarating Baseball example that reminds us that Baseball, unlike business, makes this error less...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Team still interested in bringing back reliever, but will wait until free agency to resume talks While the Orioles remain interested in re-signing Mark Hendrickson, a deal will not get done during the team's exclusive negotiating window with the free agent pitcher.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
NEW YORK -- Jim Tracy of Colorado won the National League Manager of the Year award Wednesday -- and earned a new contract, too -- while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the American League honor. Tracy became the second manager to win the award after taking over during the season, joining Jack McKeon for Florida in 2003. Less than an hour after the award was announced, the...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP HEY! I WON THE AWARD! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! Browse more photos » Mirroring The Sporting News' awards earlier this month, Jim Tracy and Mike Scioscia have won the Manager of the Year awards for their respective leagues. In a suprising twist, Jim Tracy actually won in a landslide (the landslide part being the twist), by even a bigger margin than Zack...
MLB (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Finalists selected for Stenson Award
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