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I have two pictures tapes to my computer monitor in my office/extra bedroom. One is of Morrissey because anyone who can come up with a song like, “ The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get ” deserves all the props in the world, the second is a postcard imagine of Vin Scully. You can imagine the hate and disgust that was passed around my daily hourly email Dodger/USC/UCLA email chain. Well, ...
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bmilne
posted 3 days ago from
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Andre Ethier not only saved Chan-Ho Park's dignity
and my father's health but he also saved the
rest of you from having to read about Spontaneous Bullpen Combustion again, so I think we can all be thankful for that. My dad has been a long suffering Dodger fan for roughly 23 years longer than I've been, so once Ethier's shot cleared the wall in right I only had to wait about 10 seconds for ...
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bmilne
posted 3 days ago from
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Another day another exciting 9th inning at the
Ravine . Powered by jacks from some guy named
Manny and Andre Ethier, plus a clutch two-out, two-run double by Jeff Kent the Dodgers erased an early deficit and set the stage for Nomar’s walk-off number. Apparently the Mets aren’t the only NL East club with Exploding Bullpen Syndrome . And again (I swear this will be the last time I bring this ...
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bmilne
posted 3 days ago from
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Last night was me and the girlfriend’s two-year
anniversary (which is really meaningless if you’re not married
but that’s beside the point). We celebrated with a nice dinner at Opal (easily the best restaurant in town) and followed that up an exciting Dodger victory . Or, at least I followed it up with a Dodger victory; Marsh took an early exit to the showers and bed. As I danced around the ...
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bmilne
posted 3 days ago from
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In case you missed the big news out
of L.A. yesterday, the Examiner is back in La-La
land. Well, sort of. In a move that will be cheered and jeered by the two or three readers of this site, The Editor has signed on with Examiner.com to write about L.A. sports. Examiner.com is actually the offspring of William Randolph Hearst's Examiner newspaper chain my grandfather wrote for (covering ...
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bmilne
posted 3 days ago from
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The Dodgers may have a decent exploding pen
to offer you but don't fooled by their $19.99,
you can get a way bigger explosion for half the price in NY. The Mets relief pitchers apparently are no longer even trying to get people out, they just try to make the best and biggest explosion for your viewing pleasure. Here is there most recent effort against the Pitt. Pirates: Pittsburgh ...
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bmilne
posted 3 days ago from
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Tired of winning all those games against inferior
teams? Sick of cheering while your closer slaps hands
with the catcher after another Save? Can't stand wrapping up an easy victory? Well, the Los Angeles Dodgers have got just the present for you. Shipped directly from our warehouse in San Francisco, the Incredible Exploding Bullpen is sure to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory time and ...
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bmilne
posted 3 days ago from
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The Clippers have added another aging player to
their lineup. Welcome “White Chocolate,” otherwise known as Jason
Williams , to La-La Land. Since their woeful season mercifully came to a close, that other team in L.A. has added 10 new players to its 14-player roster. Problem is those players aren’t exactly “new.” Gone are Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, i.e. players in their prime. In are .
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wcbias
posted 13 days ago from
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Much needed win, today, huh? Visions of Joba’s
impending DL stint flashed through my brain when the
Dodgers trotted Kershaw back out for the 7th inning but seeing as how Lowe laid an egg yesterday and they went extra innings Tuesday it was a justifiable decision, especially when Clay went 3-up 3-down. Don’t look now but he’s only allowed 1 run in his last 19 innings… Am I the only one that ...
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wcbias
posted 13 days ago from
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If he went to Tampa Bay, there’s a
good chance he’d be holding a clipboard in the
season opener (see pic). But barring an injury or something unforeseen (like Kellen Clemens turning into a good quarterback), Favre will be the clear-cut No. 1 in New York and keep his personal legacy (the team will still stink) and consecutive-games streak intact. Head to WCBias.com for the complete story.
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wcbias
posted 13 days ago from
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Joe Torre Era officially
has me concerned. Do these comments regarding Juan Pierre
make any sense to you? This is a Manager who, for better or for worse, stands by his Veterans, which is great when you have Vets who are good but not so great when you have young players that are superior in just about every single aspect of the game. Case in point for anyone who ...
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wcbias
posted 14 days ago from
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The nerve of Paul Pierce, getting agitated by
a traffic stop. He must have become really agitated
when asked to take a pair of sobriety tests and a Breathalyzer – passing all three like Lakers defenders in the Finals. Fifteen minutes later he was released. After the incident, the Vegas PD released this statement: “You can’t contain Paul Pierce, you can only hope to stop him.”
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wcbias
posted 15 days ago from
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There’s been a Shawn Kemp sighting in SLAM
magazine. Kemp, the former All-Star forward from the former
Seattle SuperSonics, is talking comebacks again and is considering taking his game to Italy. I guess playing overseas is all the rage. LeBron James might consider it (yeah right ESPN, and I’m slated to run the point for the Cavs in '09). Trivia Time: How many kids does Kemp really have?
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wcbias
posted 15 days ago from
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It’s been a while since we’ve had something
to cheer about. And I’m not talking about your
standard “double-play with runners on first and third with one out” or “stolen base by Matt Kemp” type of cheering. I’m talking about cheering. Chanting. Screaming. Buzzing. Little girls (and I mean little, like three years old) squealing “I see Manny! I see Manny!” when they walk down the aisle to ...
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wcbias
posted 15 days ago from
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The college football season is less than a
month away, and the first worthwhile poll of the
season was released over the weekend with little West Coast representation. USC was ranked second behind top-ranked Georgia in the USA Today college football coaches preseason poll. Both teams went 11-2 last season with the Bulldogs finishing ranked third and Trojans ranked second. Last year’s No. 1, ...
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wcbias
posted 15 days ago from
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Not only was I wrong when I said
hell would freeze over and turn Dodger Blue before
Manny Ramirez was traded to L.A. (OK, that's not what I said, but mine as well been), but forget what I wrote recently about Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith, too. That’s why predictions are a risky move in a bookmarkable blogalaxy that can come back to haunt you (see Jayson Stark and Buster Olney’s ...
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wcbias
posted 15 days ago from
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The future of the Rockets could be in
jeopardy after Yao publicly called out Ron Artest's ability
to be a team player. Sure, he has apologized to Ron Artest during a phone call to the soon be ex-King, but is it too little too late? Yao called out Ron-Ron's violent disruptive past, but he might have done irreversible damage to the Rocket-Artest relationship. Ron is an emotional player. ...
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wcbias
posted 19 days ago from
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The Great One has touched down in Los
Angeles. During his meet and greet with the L.A.
media prior to today’s game against Arizona, Manny Ramirez announced he’d be wearing No. 99 — the same number Wayne Gretzky wore when he played for the L.A. Kings, although Manny admitted he didn’t know much about hockey being from the Dominican. Ramirez also joked about becoming a slap hitter and that he ...
Ethier bails out Dodger Bullpen; Saves My Dad a Heart-Attack