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Left-handed pitching trio is all right for Dodgers
The world is stacked against them, an unspoken prejudice against the poor left-hander. It's not a good thing to have two left feet, to receive a left-handed compliment. Go down the left-hand path and you're into black magic, or maybe just reality shows....
Tags: Oakland Athletics, Clayton Kershaw, Baseball Statistics, Chris Capuano, Cy Young Award
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Hard-luck Halos: Santana, Ryan and 40 years of cryin'
Ervin Santana could use a support group. He has a chance this year to become the hardest-luck pitcher in the history of Angels’ baseball — but he’s not even in the ballpark yet. Santana enters Wednesday's start at Minnesota with a...
Tags: Baseball Statistics, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Josh Hamilton, Ervin Santana
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Dodgers' Matt Kemp a right-thinking kind of slugger
From the steps of the dugout, the balls Matt Kemp hits for home runs look different from those that other players hit over the stadium fence.
"They take off like fly balls and they just get small quick," Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly said. "You can...Tags: Clayton Kershaw, Alex Rodriguez, Coors Field, Andre Ethier, Joe Torre
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Letters: Will Albert Pujols bust out or is he just a bust?
My text to my friend Joe Carillio at 9:37 Wednesday night: "How bout them Angels! no hitter!" Joe's reply 10 minutes later: "Weaver or Pujols?" Joey Almeida Santa Barbara :: "El Hombre" is looking more and more like "El Mendoza." Anthony Moretti...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Robert Shaw, Ervin Santana, Lamar Odom, Roger Clemens
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For Angels' Jered Weaver, it's not about the money
No hits,no regrets
Philadelphia's Cole Hamels and the Angels' Jered Weaver were born a year apart, Hamels in San Diego and Weaver in Northridge. Each made his major league debut in May 2006.
The career numbers are strikingly similar. Hamels has...Tags: Christy Mathewson, Free Agency, Jim Edmonds, Baseball, New York Yankees
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Typing such a deal for former Dodgers executive Steve Soboroff
Steve Soboroff, have I got a deal for you … Dodgers fans must remember Soboroff, whose tenure with the Dodgers was brief but, as they say, memorable. On the list of Frank McCourt acts of desperation, Soboroff would merely earn a mention. Still,...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Pedro Martinez, Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers, College Sports
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Some parks age better than others
Fenway Park 100,Dodger Stadium 50
The Boston Red Sox alumni took the field Friday, from Jim Rice to Carl Yastrzemski, from Johnny Pesky to Pedro Martinez, all in a graceful celebration of Fenway Park's 100th birthday.
If Frank McCourt had had his way,...Tags: Fenway Park, Johnny Pesky, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Matt Kemp
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Typewriter fan Steve Soboroff loves the click-clack of carriages
When Steve Soboroff gets one of them in his sights, he goes into what he calls "emergency overdrive." He has been known to bug estate lawyers, hoping to move in and make an acquisition before someone else has the same idea. Sometimes, his enthusiasm...
Tags: Realty, Andy Rooney, Auction Service, Tennessee Williams, Jack Kevorkian
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History looks good for the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw
So last week we looked at the prospect of Matt Kemp repeating his remarkable 2011 season, and it was something less than assured.
Of course, the other half of the duo the Dodgers are counting on to approach his extraordinary numbers from last year’...Tags: Clayton Kershaw, Bob Gibson, Pedro Martinez, Cy Young Award, Matt Kemp
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When L.A. icons converge: Magic Johnson reaches out to Vin Scully
Vin Scully doesn’t think he’s ever met Magic Johnson, but when his phone rang Wednesday night, he didn’t have to be told who was calling. “It was interesting,” Scully said. “When the phone rang and I picked it up, I...
Tags: Ted Lilly, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Folklore and Mythology, Frank McCourt, Arts and Culture
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Days dwindling in Dodgers' ownership auction (web links)
It’s getting down to it now, this ownership change starting to feel more real by the day. The Times’ Bill Shaikin reported that developer Alan Casden was rejected by Major League Baseball, dwindling the list of would-be owners down to six....
Tags: Clayton Kershaw, Major League Baseball, Fox Sports (tv network), Auction Service, Matt Kemp
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Poll: What are the 10 greatest moments in Dodger Stadium history?
On Monday, Times Dodgers reporter Dylan Hernandez will unveil his choices as the 10 greatest moments in Dodger Stadium history in honor of its 50th anniversary. From now until Monday, we ask you to vote for your top 10 choices from our poll below. A...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Steve Garvey, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Mike Piazza
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