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You used to accuse me of seeing the Dodger World through “Blue Colored Glasses” so today, I am just going to give you a jolt.  A reality check. The Dodgers have signed Greinke and Ryu to bolster their pitching staff, but there is still a lot that could go wrong and you need to face [...]

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As has been rumored for quite some time now, the Dodgers evidently traded Jake Lemmerman to the Cardinals for Skip Schumaker, who is a career .305 hitter against RH pitching.  Evidently, he will platoon at 2B with Mark Ellis who could not hit a RH pitcher to save his life, but who murders LH pitching.  [...]

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When we don’t hear a peep from the Dodger camp, believe nothing of what others say.  All the insiders were full of crap. All the fans were full of crap. “He won’t pitch in a big city.  His wife likes Texas.  He was blown away by Texas and Nolan Ryan.” I was full of crap [...]

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With their deep pockets and having already displayed they will overpay, the Dodgers have changed Free Agency  dramatically for the foreseeable future. The biggest free agents know that if the Dodgers have any interest whatsoever in them, that they can use time to bid up their asking prices.  If the Dodgers weren’t in it, Zach [...]

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I hate to break you the news, and you can ridicule me all you want, but the fact of the matter is that when I purposed trading prospects (Dee Gordon, Zach Lee, Chris Reed and Joc Pederson) for Daniel Murphy and R.A. Dickey, I was not giving up too much.  The reality of the situation [...]

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I want to make a deal.  NOW!  Pull the trigger, Ned! Here it is a deal I want Ned to make: Dee Gordon Zach Lee Chris Reed Joc Pederson Mark Ellis to the Mets for: R.A. Dickey Daniel Murphy Murphy hits left-handed.  This is good! Now, also sign Greinke!  

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Ready, set, go!  The Winter Meetings are officially on.  If you have never been to Opryland Hotel in Nashville, you need to put that on your bucket list.  If it’s not the largest hotel in the world, then it has to be in the TOP 2. It is awesome.  Just hanging out there could result [...]

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I think some of you don’t understand what it takes to be a professional athlete…. and I don’t mean that with any disrespect.  I’m not talking about the level of skill required or the hours and years of hard work.  I’m talking about the mental part of the game.  It’s just that these guys are [...]

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Just Three With Crawford in LF, Kemp in CF, Ethier in RF, Ramirez at SS, Adrian Gonzalez at 1B and AJ Ellis behind the plate, the Dodgers are very set at six positions.  Even though Hanley Ramirez is listed as a 3B – HE IS NOT PLAYING 3B in the DWL.  In fact, he is [...]

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Fearless Predictions: The Dodgers will sign Zach Greinke this week to a 6 year/$150 million done deal! This team is built for the next 3-5 years as it sits.  Drafting and other smart moves will restore the farm system, but A-Gone, Crawford, Ramirez, Kemp and others are in their prime.  The Dodgers need players now [...]

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Forget what you have heard.  I think the Dodgers TV deal will be a lot more than a quarter of a billion a year.  I think $400 million is just about right and if it is, I fully understand why Guggs and Company paid $2.1 Billion for the team. The Dodgers hold all the cards [...]

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Badger asked for it, so here it is from September 30, 2011 on the John Sterling Blogspot: The other day, while SuperFrankenstein and I were ridiculing Boston on multiple fronts, we agreed on one central point: The 2011 Redsocks were a team of bloated, boobed, chubby nincompoops. Carl Crawford looks nothing like the outfielder who once roamed Tampa. He [...]

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I don’t know if anyone else saw this article in The LA Times by Steve Dilbeck, where, in part, he said this: Hard to imagine Victorino returning, though supposedly the idea hasn’t been completely abandoned. Victorino wants to play every day, and with Carl Crawford scheduled to become the everyday left-fielder next season, there’s no [...]

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As Dodger fans we can be thankful for new ownership, Adrian Gonzalez and more. Thanks for your support. Let’s go…

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I know some people think I don’t like Hiroki Kuroda, but in reality I like him a lot.  Some people just don’t know a joke if it bit them on the ass.  Well, it won’t happen anyway, because he resigned with the Yankees. I just think it was wrong to sign him for the following [...]

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Season Tickets are on sale now at dodgers.com/spring LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their 2013 Spring Training schedule with their fifth season of Cactus League play beginning on Saturday, February 23 against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch – Glendale. Pitchers and catchers report on February 12 and the first [...]

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We all have a tendency to think we have it all figured out… that we know it all.  That is all well and good, but the bottom line is:  We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know!  I might add that there is no way we can know what we don’t know.  What don’t we know?   [...]

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their coaching staff for the 2013 season with eight coaches returning to the Dodger staff as well as three new additions. General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement. “All of these men have a passion for teaching and coaching,” said Colletti. “They provide a vast array [...]

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COVERING CUBA, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, MEXICO, THE PACIFIC RIM AND VENEZUELA – Pedro Avila, Gene Grimaldi, Patrick Guerrero, Pat Kelly, Jamey Storvick and Mike Tosar join the Dodger scouting group. LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers added experience to their international team of scouts with the signing of Pedro Avila, Gene Grimaldi, Patrick Guerrero, Pat Kelly, [...]

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Yes, I know that he is 38 years old, but he is in great shape and has the body type that seems to age very well.  He is a good base-runner and could hit in the #2 spot if necessary.  He kills LH pitchers and hits RH pitchers very well.  He’s not the HR threat [...]

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