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We live in a time when wins and saves evidently don’t mean anything for pitchers.  A time when batting average and RBI are diminished because of new stats like WAR, OBP, OPS and  plethora of other statistics that can prove whatever the writer wants.  Stats?  Yeah – I read ‘em, I  like ‘em – I [...]

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This 2011 version of the Dodgers may be hard to figure out, but I saw a bunch of happy excited young ballplayers last night when Tony Gwynn, Jr. drove in the winning run.  In a season where victories have been few and sometimes, far-between, the Dodgers got another command performance from their Ace, and Tony [...]

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to know that I’d like to see him at 3B next year! Look, you all know he has the arm, and while he doesn’t have great speed, he has “good footwork” which has gotten better every year. He has a quick glove and great baseball instincts. Jerry Sands can play 3B.  If the Dodgers are [...]

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Hey, I read here every day, but today I thought I’d weigh in with my opinion. Chad Billingsley is disappointing.  His proclivity to blow leads is troubling.  It appears to me that he’s throwing, not pitching.  I think he’ll turn it around, but I feel better about Lilly than I do about C-Bill right about [...]

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Tonight’s game at Talking Stick looks to be a go, but the skies are not looking good.  Oh, wait,  the sun is out…  This is neat stadium with a press-box better than Camelback and that’s about it, although I did have the best hot dog I have ever had.  It makes the Dodger Dog look [...]

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As Jared reported, I am headed to Camelback Ranch.  I arrive in PHX tonight at 8:30 (that’s 11:30 my time), so I won’t go to Camelback until Saturday Morning.  Here are a few parting shots: AS expected, Justin Sellers was re-assigned back to minor league camp.  That the Dodgers opted to send Jerry Sands with [...]

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When Jerry Sands gets sent to AAA this year (and he will), he will become the everyday 3B there and will surface later this season as the Dodgers new third baseman.  He has the arm, he has the bat, he has the athleticism to be a third-baseman.  He just needs the experience.  That’s my opinion. [...]

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Good News: The Dodgers scored 14 Runs on Saturday. Bad News: The Dodgers opponents scored 27 runs on Saturday. Actually, it’s not that big of a deal.  It’s Spring Training and stuff like that happens.  I only go ballistic when it happens to J-Broxton because I am irrational like that (actually, I’ve always been consistent [...]

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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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You don’t have to justify Theriot. See, here’s the deal. Ivan DeJesus, Jr. (IDJ2) is ready. Why didn’t you give him a callup in September? Don’t answer that, because if you are truthful, you will have to admit to being a dumbass. So, never mind. Look, IDJ2 is ready (did I mention that?).

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Baseball America just named the TOP 20 Prospects in the Midwest League. The Dodgers had the most prospects in the Top 20 with three. Interestingly, Allen Webster was rated 11th while Rubby DeLa Rosa was 15th and Jerry Sands was 18th. 11. Allen Webster, rhp, Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) 15. Rubby de la Rosa, rhp, [...]

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DODGERS NAME RIGHT-HANDER RUBBY DE LA ROSA AND INFIELDER/OUTFIELDER JERRY SANDS AS THE BRANCH RICKEY MINOR LEAGUE PITCHER AND PLAYER OF THE YEAR LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today named right-hander Rubby De La Rosa and infielder/outfielder Jerry Sands as the Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher and Player of the Year, respectively.  General [...]

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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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