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Yesterday | LA Daily News

MEDIA: New 'Superstars' are anything but

Instead of smirking, sulking or blaming Milton Bradley, Jeff Kent gave Ali Landry a hug.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Wed Jul 01, 2009

BleacherReport

JC's Dodger Dugout Whispers | June 30: Torre Tidbits

Dodger manager Joe Torre was peppered with various questions before the game against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball Players, Manny Ramirez, Casey Blake, Blake Dewitt, Nomar Garciaparra

Sun Jun 28, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Padres' Gonzalez outwalks Pujols

The Cardinals' Albert Pujols almost universally is deemed the most feared hitter in the National League, if not all of baseball.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Diego Padres, Major League Baseball, Albert Pujols, Baseball Players, American League, Adrian Gonzalez, Casey Blake, Opinion

Fri Jun 26, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

Retiring in Texas suits Kent just fine

A year ago, Jeff Kent couldn't have done this. He couldn't have thrown out the first pitch prior to a Missions game at Wolff Stadium, then spent the rest of the evening relaxing with his family in a private suite.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Houston Astros

Sun Jun 07, 2009

SFGate

The bull pen

With Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus not expected to make his season debut until maybe Aug.

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Related Topix: Sports, Troy Glaus, St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Nate McLouth, Xavier Nady

Fri Jun 05, 2009

FOX News Sports

Happy clubhouse is key to Dodgers' success

To understand just how much the Dodgers' chemistry has improved, consider the friendship between third baseman Casey Blake and center fielder Matt Kemp.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Kemp, Baseball Players, Casey Blake, Manny Ramirez, Mark Loretta

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Los Angeles Dodgers

Sarah's Take: Success rests on pitching

Having just completed the first third of their season, the Dodgers have the best record in the Major Leagues.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League West, National League, Baseball Players, Manny Ramirez, Juan Pierre, James Loney

Tue May 26, 2009

San Francisco Examiner

Giants Ishikawa feeling right at home

Find out more about Theo: Theo is a former Associate Production Manager for ESPN, where he produced Sunday Night Baseball among other nationally televised sporting events for ESPN and ABC Sports.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, J.T. Snow, Travis Ishikawa, Jesus Guzman, Rich Aurilia

Sun May 24, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Giants will listen to offers for Cain

The Giants aren't hitting, which means Brian Sabean is taking a pounding. With a quarter of the season complete, the club's long-tenured general manager acknowledged what anyone reading the box scores could detect: The pitching has been sensational, the defense has done the job and the offense usually makes you want to glue your eyelids shut.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners, Baseball Players, Matt Cain, Travis Ishikawa

Sat May 23, 2009

The Columbian

by the Numbers: Rankings reveal lack of greatness for second basemen

Baseball, it should be noted, sometimes works in mysterious ways - a fact that becomes evident in the list of the 100 greatest second basemen in major-league history.

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Related Topix: Sports, Mark Loretta, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Jose Vidro

Wed May 20, 2009

BleacherReport

Listen Up, This Is a Robbery: MLB's 16 Most Lopsided Trades During the 80s

This is the third and final article relating to ranking the decade's most lopsided trades.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Sat May 09, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Notes: Delgado passes Mick

Carlos Delgadoa TMs five RBI in the Metsa TM 7-3 victory over Pittsburgh moved him into 48th place on the all-time major-league list for RBI with 1,512. The veteran first baseman passed Mickey Mantle, who had 1,509 in his Hall of Fame career.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Baseball Players, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Fernando Tatis, Angel Pagan

Wed May 06, 2009

Sports Network

Year of the Second Baseman Glut

In 1989, there were maybe five fantasy second basemen worth drafting - Ryne Sandberg, Julio Franco, Steve Sax, Lou Whitaker and a young Roberto Alomar.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Chone Figgins, American League, Major League Baseball, American League East, Aaron Hill, Alberto Callaspo, Zack Greinke

Sat Apr 25, 2009

New York Times

One Throw, One Assist

A play at the plate is one of the most exciting plays in baseball, so when there are two plays at the plate it's a real beer-spiller. Such was the case on Tuesday night, in the Padres-Giants game, when Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley of the Padres tried to score on a double off the right-field wall.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Diego Padres, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Adrian Gonzalez, Chase Headley, New York Mets, Paul Lo Duca

Thu Apr 23, 2009

Los Angeles Dodgers

Torre has resilient squad on hand

Even though the Dodgers had their Major League-best eight-game win streak broken in Tuesday's series opener against the Astros, manager Joe Torre thinks that neither the team's early-season success nor the streak-breaking loss will have any lingering effect on the players.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League West, National League, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Baseball Players, Casey Blake, Mark Loretta

Mon Apr 20, 2009

Bleacher Report

Analyzing the New Homer-Happy Ballpark

There is a new ballpark from which balls are flying out at a record pace. Home runs are jumping off the bats of both the home team and its opponents, much more so than in the team's road games, ... by Travis Nelson 3 reads Sports There is a new ballpark from which balls are flying out at a record pace.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Baseball Players, Blake Dewitt, Juan Pierre, Orlando Hudson

Thu Apr 16, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers' Orlando Hudson enjoys the Manny ride

Like Jeff Kent last summer, Orlando Hudson was initially defensive when asked about the benefits of hitting in front of Manny Ramirez .

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball Players, Manny Ramirez, Clayton Kershaw

Wed Apr 15, 2009

Los Angeles Dodgers

Sarah's Take: Remarkable opener

Monday was the Dodgers' home opener. While every time the Dodgers open their beautiful stadium is special, Monday was the most special in recent memory.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball Players, Orlando Hudson, Philadelphia Phillies, Blake Dewitt, Manny Ramirez

Mon Apr 13, 2009

Bleacher Report

Brian Sabean Should Be Handed His Pink Slip

I work as a produce manager at a grocery store. Today was a beautiful Monday in Santa Rosa.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Edgar Renteria, Randy Johnson, Baseball Players, Manny Ramirez, Kevin Frandsen

Mon Apr 06, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Manny Ramirez still looking for rhythm at the plate

Reporting from Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Manny Ramirez hit .476 in the Cactus League, but he said he still hasn't regained his rhythm at the plate.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Manny Ramirez

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