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The surprising shortstop weakness in Dodger history
Dodger ThoughtsPlease welcome this guest post by Eric Enders, author of "The Fall Classic: The Definitive History of the World Series." * * * In filling out my all-time Dodger lineup card, something occurred to me that I???d never thought about...... -
Bud Selig's committee choices are unlikely catalysts for change (plus more Juan Pierre reaction)
Dodger ThoughtsMLB Commissioner Bud Selig has convened a special committee to recommend improvements for baseball â but it's a little like Kellogg's asking Snap, Crackle and Pop to be agents of cereal-related change. Mike DiGiovanna of The Times lists the 14-person...... -
Lakers release 2010 summer-league roster
Lakers BlogI'll have more later from Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter, both of whom talked to reporters after a summer-league practice. For now, here is the Lakers' summer-league roster, which was released Friday. #4 Derrick Caracter, forward/center, 6 feet 9,... -
Breaking down the Lakers' summer-league roster
Lakers BlogNo. 4 Derrick Caracter, forward/center, 6-9, 275 pounds, Texas El Paso, rookie Outlook: Caracter, whom the Lakers selected with their 58th pick, said he dropped from 305 pounds to 277 after his career with the Miners because of more sleep and selective... -
Caught in the Web: Lakers' Sunday links
Lakers Blog--The New York Times' Jonathan Abrams argues the Lakers have improved this off-season. --The Orange County Register's Earl Bloom credits Mitch Kupchak's off-season acquisition. --The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Steve Carp details why Lamar Odom feels he... -
Obama throws first pitch at Washington Nationals' game, keeping a 100-year-old tradition [Updated]
Top of the TicketBack in the day, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House, Lyndon Johnson was Senate majority leader and Sam Rayburn was speaker of the House, Americans still held their public officials in esteem. So it was a running...... -
Jackie Robinson remembered from Yankee Stadium to Dodger Stadium
The Fabulous ForumIt's April 15 and at every MLB park, No. 42 will be everywhere. Jackie Robinson's legacy is again being remembered on the 63rd anniversary of his breaking the color barrier. For the second consecutive year, Commissioner Bud Selig invited all...... -
Letters to the editor
Jerusalem: Whole or in part? Re "Orthodox rabbi breaks with norm," Oct. 27 If the division of Jerusalem were the only issue, Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky would have a good point. In reality, giving up a part of Jerusalem will not solve the Israeli-Palestinian...Tags: Children, Television Industry, Family, White House, Islam
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Jackie Robinson can't sub for Barry Bonds
ZEV CHAFETS is the author of "A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance."April 15, by decree of Major League Baseball, will be Jackie Robinson Day. On Sunday, a player on each big league team will be designated to wear Robinson's uniform number, 42. The Dodgers, Robinson's club in its Brooklyn incarnation, intend to go one...Tags: All Stars, Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
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Danny Ozark dies at 85; former Dodger coach managed the Phillies to three division titles in the 1970s
Danny Ozark, a onetime Dodger coach who went on to manage the Philadelphia Phillies to three division titles in the 1970s, died Thursday at his home in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 85. His death was announced by the Phillies; the cause was not given....Tags: National League, Mike Anderson, Walter Alston, Forests, Philadelphia Phillies
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Campaigning in a changing nation
Today's topic: How are the changed demographics of the electorate making this presidential race different from past ones? Has either Barack Obama or John McCain capitalized effectively on the new demographics? And have they shifted the race away from...Tags: Racism, Consumers, Family, Barack Obama, Republican National Conventions
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Take a swing at these
WASHINGTON -- As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the...
Tags: Clayton Kershaw, Awards and Prizes, MLB Manager of the Year Award, New York Yankees, Joe Torre
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