Biography
T.J. Simers' provocative sports commentary has been entertaining readers since 2000.
Named 2000 California Sportswriter of the Year by the ...
Jamie McCourt denies affair, says accusations are 'devastating'
November 11, 2009
Sat down with the Screaming Meanie on Tuesday morning, and how about that, even cutting into Jamie McCourt's negotiated swimming time.
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Clippers could have looked up but settle for the bottom
November 10, 2009
The Clippers apparently have so many rock heads on their team the organization has taken to putting up signs everywhere in Staples Center this season to remind them, "It's game time."
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It looks as if Joe Torre wants more
November 8, 2009
Two days at Santa Anita for the Breeders' Cup, and of all places providing a sports memory of a lifetime in addition to a hot tip that finally pays off.
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His Breeders' Cup picks rate high on scale of 1 to 10
November 7, 2009
I'll get to Bo Derek. Yes, I will.
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Joe Torre, witness to domestic abuse, helps others to manage
November 6, 2009
He's Joe Torre, a household name from coast to coast, the stoic statue in the dugout, talking now about a lack of self-esteem -- his own.
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Watching the Bruins requires a strong stomach and bladder
November 1, 2009
When it comes to attending different sports events, it couldn't have been a safer situation to go to the bathroom without fear of missing anything.
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Simers: In this divorce, it will be Dodgers' fans that get hurt the most
October 28, 2009
You own the Dodgers, a Los Angeles treasure, as good as it gets while seated in the owner's box and looking out at the adoring fans filling the outfield seats.
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Norm Chow and Rick Neuheisel give mixed quarterback signals
October 27, 2009
Stopped by to chat with the Heisman maker, Norm Chow, after listening to UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel give yet another hilarious but hot-air news conference.
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The McCourts and public opinion: Image is everything
October 25, 2009
Image has always been at the forefront for the McCourts, going through public relations directors Derrick Hall, John Olguin and Gary Miraneau, hiring media manipulation specialist Sitrick & Co., before turning to Tipper Gore's former press secretary and later Dr. Charles Steinberg.
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Squandering everything, just to end up the same as in '08
October 22, 2009
City officials spent the day greasing the light poles, street lights and nearby trees knowing Vicente Padilla was pitching for the Dodgers and the drunken uglies here would go stupid once the Phillies clinched the pennant.
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In closing, the Dodgers are set up for an unhappy finish
October 20, 2009
Bow-WOW!
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When the going gets tough for the Dodgers, he gets going
October 19, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly told a San Diego radio station the media on the East Coast are so much tougher than those out West.
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Casey Blake's power of negative thinking keeps Dodgers in the hunt
October 17, 2009
OK, OK, so Andre Ethier has really cemented his reputation now as the Dodgers' walk-off specialist.
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Dodgers' old man didn't help the kid
October 16, 2009
Just imagine how exciting it's going to be when the Dodgers play the Yankees or Angels . . . in another couple of years when Clayton Kershaw is absolutely unhittable and there is no getting Matt Kemp out.
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The Rams back in Southland? Be very afraid
October 12, 2009
It's "Throwback Sunday," which is why I'm here, you know, just making sure no one gets the idea of giving us the Rams back.
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With Joe Torre's fingers on pulse, Dodgers are all heart
October 11, 2009
Joe Torre, soaked with champagne and satisfaction, walked hand-in-hand with his wife from interview room to Dodgers clubhouse, so many experiences already in the baseball bank.
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Dodgers game was too good to miss because of one player
October 9, 2009
How much fun was that?
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Dodgers' brand of baseball surprises the Cardinals
October 8, 2009
As the postseason began Wednesday, it all went according to form.
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Dodgers clinch division title in true Hollywood fashion
October 4, 2009
If sports is all about entertainment and a little escape, as too often these days it is not, kudos to the Dodgers for making it so much fun down the stretch . . . Saturday night just a blast.
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The Dodgers are feeling a bit tight around the collar
October 3, 2009
I guess this would be the appropriate time to point out the difference between winning and losing to the Choking Dogs.
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T.J. Simers: Aboard the sinking ship, Colletti knows how to survive
October 1, 2009
When I didn't see the Parking Lot Attendant sitting beside the Dodgers' dugout Wednesday as he was a night earlier, I was worried maybe he couldn't afford a hotel room here.
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T.J. Simers: Dodgers let others fill in the blanks about division title
September 30, 2009
For three days now I've had this whole argument laid out why the Dodgers should not splash champagne all over each other after clinching a division title.
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Dodgers' tanking in Pittsburgh sets it up for Vin Scully
September 29, 2009
Time for Scully to go to work.
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Pirates ram into Dodgers' title-clinching party ship
September 28, 2009
Here I am sitting in the Los Angeles clubhouse in Pittsburgh watching Colorado, the Dodgers pulling for the Cardinals, who they will be trying to beat later, and right now the Micro Manager the one who will determine whether the Dodgers clinch the division title Sunday.
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Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp are Dodgers' dynamic duo
September 27, 2009
His voice cracking, Joe Torre sits behind a plastic glass of champagne Saturday night pronouncing himself "the luckiest guy in the world."
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Manny Ramirez's bat goes silent, but we can wait it out
September 26, 2009
Colorado and I are doing our parts to put Vin Scully behind the microphone in San Diego for the historic clinching call, but I worry now Manny Ramirez is not going to hit his weight when the games really count.
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T.J. Simers: What a choice: Disneyland or Pittsburgh?
September 23, 2009
Here's the dilemma: The 4-year-old granddaughter is coming in from Arizona and has asked me to take her for doughnuts Sunday morning and then on to Disneyland. Just her and me.
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The truth is out there for USC fans, if they can handle it
September 22, 2009
I e-mailed USC sports information director Tim Tessalone to find out what time Monday I might talk to punter Mitch Mustain.
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Dodgers, is home-field advantage vital? Bet the house on it
September 20, 2009
Former Dodger Brad Penny had already given up a grand slam, back-to-back homers, seven runs total, and the third inning wasn't over Saturday as he walked off the mound.
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Raiders show a commitment to the opposite of excellence
September 15, 2009
It was hard to argue with the accountant, John Shaw, recommending to Georgia Frontiere she move her Rams to St. Louis, where she would collect more than $25 million a year.
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T.J. Simers: It's not tough to translate Chad Billingsley's body language
September 14, 2009
His body language on the mound suggests he's clueless as what to try next, Chad Billingsley these days looking like the disappointing Brad Penny of old.
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Dodgers are different team with Manny Ramirez
September 13, 2009
It's been a year since Manny Ramirez sat down in the Hotel Nikko here to explain himself, why he was nothing like the quitter described in Boston, the ideal free agent for teams looking to getting better.
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They're crying foul over apologist for Manny Ramirez
June 25, 2009
It sounds as if Phil Jackson doesn't want to spend any more time with the Lakers than necessary, and I certainly can relate.
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Wooden has too much life left in him to call it quits
May 1, 2009
The phone rings in John Wooden's condo the other day and the answer machine responds.
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Jeff Kent tries to remove foot from his cheek
August 20, 2008
I apologize.
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Lakers dont make it interesting
June 18, 2008
If Phil Jackson is supposed to be the best coach in the NBA, then how come he didn't send Vladimir Radmanovic off to another continent to do some snowboarding this last week?
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Schilling reaffirms that hes a jerk-of-all-trades
June 11, 2008
Curt Schilling is gutless.
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Giving the masses what they want: Lakers hype
February 27, 2008
The last few days much of the e-mail has been the same, but written the best in concise exasperation by Dustin Knackstedt: "The Lakers are No. 1 in the Western Conference and you are writing about NASCAR?"
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The Party's Already Over for an Old School Buddy
November 17, 2005
Here's what we know so far about the new Dodger general manager.
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