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The title of this post was inspired by the book “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon” by Stephen King.  If you haven’t read it, you should* – but I digress!  I frequently compare my writing style to Stephen King, other than the fact that I can’t write and have no style, we are the same! [...]

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I think that the Dodgers success, or lack thereof in 2012, will depend upon the Rookie at Short Stop.   Will Dee Gordon be a 40/40 guy (40 SB’s and 40 errors or a 70/25 guy (70 SB’s and 25 errors)?    If he gets 70 stolen bases, it will mean that he is playing, [...]

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Now that Frank McCourt has been give the go-ahead by the bankruptcy court (barring reversal upon appeal) to negotiate a new TV deal, he might just have given Ned the go-ahead and sign Prince Fielder. As near as I can figure, I think it will take probably the same amount Albert Pujols received. He’s 5 years younger [...]

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I have not had a Top Ten for a while, at least not ranked in order, but I’ll break form and name my Top 10 for 2012.   Absent from the list are Jerry Sands, Nate Eovaldi, Josh Lindblom and Dee Gordon, all of whom made the show for various intervals last year and all [...]

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The 2011 Dodgers are 7 games under .500 and are 11 games out of first place.  They also have won 5 in a row and have 18 more games with division rivals, mostly the Giants and D-Backs.  Of those 18 games, 10 are at home (of the 8 away games, 3 are at Petco).  Do you [...]

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In a year when there has been very little to be excited about (except Kershaw and Kemp), the Dodgers minor league teams are a combined 40 games over .500 and every team at every level currently has a winning record.  There’s hope on the farm. Javy Guerra has looked like a closer this year, but I [...]

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No, I don’t mean that Frank McCourt should sell Ned Colletti (wait, maybe that’s not such a bad idea… but I doubt there’s a buyer). What I mean is that it is time to trade Hiroki Kuroda, Aaron Miles (yes, there are teams who want him), Jamey Carroll, Rod Barajas, Dionaro Navarro (maybe there’s one [...]

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Juan Castro is a good dude  – maybe he can still play – and most likely he’ll get picked up by a team in need of a utility man.  He just can’t play in LA. Jay Gibbons was a feel good story – maybe he can help some some team – and maybe he’ll get [...]

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I know that you know the Dodger afternoon game yesterday was rained out, and you think that the Dodgers played the D-Backs at Talking Stick.  However, you would be mistaken if you thought the Dodgers played.  Oh, they were there in body, but not in spirit.   Dee Gordon was the only highlight.  Well, I re-tract [...]

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According to multiple sources, Vicente Padilla will have surgery to repair a nerve/muscle problem in his arm.  He could miss the whole season, or not.  However, he can’t be included in the Dodger’s plans this season.  Padilla was a key part of the pitching staff, so we can’t minimize his loss. So, now it on [...]

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced the April winners of the Dodger Pride Awards.  The Dodger Pride Awards were created in 2008 by General Manager Ned Colletti, and are given on a monthly basis to the players at each level of the club’s minor league system who play the game with a [...]

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Some people are saying that the Dodgers are a .500 team (when I say “some people” I don’t mean “informed baseball people”), which I think is just plain delusional.  I think sometimes Dodger fans fail to take into consideration that change is inevitable, and often, it is good.  Will everything be OK?  Seth Godin summed [...]

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I had a cheesy grin on my face as I read the Top 200 Prospect list put out by True Blue LA.  The Dodgers do not have 200 Prospects.  They have about 20 PROSPECTS and 180 SUSPECTS!  However, the Dodgers Organization is not nearly as bereft of prospects as some think.  We don’t have a [...]

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The Dodgers have improved over 2008.   They won more games, but they still couldn’t get past the Phillies, and the Phillies will still be good next year.  I suspect that Raul Ibanez had his career year and will slip back to reality next year and the Phillies will have some holes to fill, just like [...]

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        I have no clue where this “Debacle in the Ravine will take us, but I’d say Jamie does not have the upper hand.   No, I’m not going to speculate on who we will sign and who we won’t or who we should trade.  Today, I just want to do some “farming.”  [...]

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Do the Dodgers already have a ticket to the dance with Destiny this October?  After flirting with mediocrity for a couple of months, theDodgers are starting to peak late in the season.  It’s too early to anoint them Champs of anything, but they do have a magic number that we will post that until they clench.   The [...]

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The Great Lakes Loons were the last Dodger team to be eliminated from the playoffs, losing to the Ft. Wayne Tin Caps last night 4-3 in 10 innings.  Dee Gordon was 1-5 with a stolen base, Kyle Russell was 1-2 with a BB and an RBI, Silverio hit a HR and Aaron Miller pitched a [...]

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LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers’ minor league report is a weekly window into the Dodgers’ minor league system, with updated standings, league leaders, team and individual player stats, and the latest team and player news.  Player bios can be found in the Player Development section of the Dodgers’ Guide (Pages 411-478). by Jon Chapper, Dodger [...]

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DODGERS SINGLE-A GREAT LAKES LOONS SHORTSTOP  DEE GORDON NAMED MIDWEST LEAGUE “PROSPECT OF THE YEAR”  – by Jon Chapper, Dodgers PR Department Gordon also named Co-Most Valuable Player with teammate Kyle Russell. LOS ANGELES – Dodgers Single-A Great Lake Loons shortstop Dee Gordon was selected Midwest League’s “Prospect of the Year” and shares the  league’s [...]

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That’s what we think, now that we expect a lot from him, but the fact of the matter is that Clayton Kershaw “getting bombed” means he gave up a few walks and 2 doubles.  He still has a  2.91 ERA and has given up the fewest HR of any starter in baseball.  When Clayton gets [...]

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