Dodgers trying to make every pitch count
Published 4/15/2008 at L.A. Times - Baseball News
Showing more patience at the plate, a trademark of Torre's Yankees teams, L.A. leads majors in pitches per at-bat. But so far it hasn't led to success.
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The Dodgers aren't hitting, but it isn't because they aren't listening to their new manager.
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