Posted on 07 December 2009. Tags: Baseball Winter Meetings, Baseball Winter Meetings Indianapolis, Dodger News, Dodgers, Dodgers Blog, George Sherrill, James McDonald, Jon Broxton, Josh Lindblom, Juan Pierre, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Scott Elbert
I am not going to mention any names (Gammons, Rosethal, Stark, Heyman, Morosi, et al), but I am convinced that some (most or all) of these guys sniff around all their contacts every day and when they hear “Well, we have some interest in so-and-so,” they conclude it’s a done deal. Most of the rumors [...]
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Posted on 07 December 2009. Tags: Baseball Winter Meetings, Baseball Winter Meetings Indianapolis, Dennis Mannion, Dodger News, Dodgers Blog, Frank McCourt, LA Dodgers, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ned Colletti
INDIANAPOLIS – Los Angeles Dodgers President Dennis Mannion, who has overseen day-to-day business operations since January 2008, will assume greater responsibility that includes the club’s baseball operations. To date, Mannion has had responsibility for business operations, including marketing, sponsorships, finance, ticket sales, human resources, communications and legal affairs. In his new role, Mannion will also oversee [...]
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Posted on 07 December 2009. Tags: Baseball Winter Meetings, Baseball Winter Meetings Indianapolis, Dodger News, Dodgers, Dodgers Blog, George Sherrill, Josh Lindblom, LA Dodgers, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers
I have been at the hotel for a couple of hours and this I know: Several teams are trying to get Juan Pierre, but they are wanting the Dodgers to pick us a substantial portion of his contract. That won’t happen. If the Dodgers have to pay to get rid of him, they will keep [...]
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Posted on 06 December 2009. Tags: Baseball Winter Meetings, Baseball Winter Meetings Indianapolis, Dodger News, Dodgers Blog, Frank McCourt, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tony Jackson
From the Dodgers: The new EspnLosAngeles.com network has interviewed 3 former and current Dodger “beat writers” for the job: Dylan Hernandez (LA Times), Tony Jackson (formerly of the Daily News), and Ken Gurnick (Dodgers.com) – we should know who they hire in a day or two. My money is on Tony Jackson! Dennis Mannion is [...]
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