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Other Hall of Fame inductees
Phil Rogers takes a look at the five inductees selected by a historical review committee charged with considering managers and executives: Dick Williams A manager for 21 seasons, Williams was employed by six teams. He took three of them to the World...Tags: Public Employees, Don Sutton, All Stars, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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It's the best place for Dodgers to be
Be thankful, Dodgers fans, for the National League West, where even your running-in-place heroes are contenders in baseball's worst division. . . . In the American League West, a 49-52 record would put Andruw Jones & Co. 13 games behind the runaway...Tags: Luc Robitaille, Movies, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Awards and Prizes
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Niehaus Ready for Cooperstown Induction
The Associated PressBefore Junior, A-Rod, The Big Unit and Ichiro, the Seattle Mariners' lone icon was Dave Niehaus and his golden Midwestern voice. For 32 years, from Diego Segui's first pitch in the concrete dungeon that was the Kingdome, through yet another loss...Tags: Ichiro Suzuki, Randy Johnson, All Stars, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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Dodger chef hits them all out of the park
POINTS WESTThe first half of the season has been a yawn, and some of the biggest sluggers in the lineup have holes in their bats. But one time-tested veteran swings for the fences and hits a home run every night at Dodger Stadium. Chef Dave Pearson. Like the...Tags: Tommy Lasorda, Don Sutton, Florida Marlins, Frank Sinatra, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Dodgers know how this goes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDodgers know how this goes The Dodgers' current hitting woes have Vin Scully thinking back to other difficult times in team history. On Sunday, a day after the Dodgers won, 1-0, despite being no-hit by the Angels' Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo, Scully...Tags: Warren Giles, Jeff Fassero, All Stars, Chicago Cubs, Hank Aaron
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No more 'meatballs' in pitcher's box
Q: Don, I often wonder how the distance of 60 feet, 6 inches was arrived at in major league baseball. Kim Altenbach A: When professional baseball was first played in 1869, the pitcher had to start his delivery from within a flat box similar to the...Tags: Harmon Killebrew, Greg Vaughn, Hank Aaron, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baseball
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Dodgers' 50th anniversary isn't golden to all
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Los Angeles Dodgers and a future sports chronicler made their debuts four days apart in 1958. This year marks, for each, 50 sunshine seasons in Southern California. "Put another candle on your birthday cake," Sheriff John used to sing on local...Tags: San Francisco Giants, Nolan Ryan, All Stars, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Pleading to the Big Dodger in the Sky
Oh Great God of Baseball, redeemer of Clemens and Cobb, a heavy burden roils my soul and leads me to this prayer.
I've grown weary, Great One, beaten down by a long succession of painful seasons. The Dodgers are an ugly 31 and 37 this year and I can...Tags: Andruw Jones, All Stars, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Kevin Brown
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Nude pics that would really shock fans
Just wondering ... Why is it such big news when a beautiful athlete with an incredible body decides to pose naked for Playboy? Wouldn't it be bigger news if a magazine ran pictures of a sports figure with a less conventionally beautiful physique? Here...Tags: Tommy Lasorda, Movies, Dancing, Athletes, Ray Allen
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Teacher instills a love of words, but the lesson is about life
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPhil Holmes, one of the great English teachers of his generation, is standing before a class of high school seniors, trampling all over their self-esteem. It is a Thursday in October, not long into the school year. Holmes gazes out at his class, his...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Political Candidates, Wrigley Field, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Book
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The all-time team
++++++++++++++++++++ || CATCHER || ++++++++++++++++++++ * Mike Scioscia * Mike Piazza ++++++++++++++++++++ || FIRST BASE || ++++++++++++++++++++ * Steve Garvey * Gil Hodges ++++++++++++++++++++ || SECOND BASE || ++++++++++++++++++++ * Davey Lopes *...Tags: Raul Mondesi, Willie Davis, Mike Piazza, Brett Butler, Baseball
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Their Dodgers heroes come through in clutch
Rick Colton e-mails to say, "Frank McCourt rocks." Rick Colton has some explaining to do. Or he needs help. He says he goes back to a time when he would stand outside Dodger Stadium with his wife, Nancy, who was pregnant, in the early stages of labor...Tags: Cancer, Transportation, Road Transportation, Frank McCourt, Wrigley Field
Jul 26, 2008
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Jul 24, 2008
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Jul 13, 2008
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Jun 30, 2008
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Jul 3, 2008
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Jun 24, 2008
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Jun 15, 2008
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May 30, 2008
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Jun 21, 2008
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Mar 29, 2008
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May 4, 2008
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