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 Ribs, good. Head, not.
Ribs, good. Head, not.
For all the Dodger quotes I’ve seen/heard/read since last night about how they stood up and showed they weren’t going to be brushed back and knocked-down by the Phillies’ pitchers anymore, let the record show it took Russell Martin (The Quebecois version of Paul LoDuca, IMO) being plunked in the ...
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 Observations This Weekend's LCS Games
Observations This Weekend's LCS Games
Manny Being Manny, playoff beards, douchbaggery and Drinkability(?)

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Dodgers Get their Fight on
Posted 11 hours ago at My Pinstripes
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 "We Weren't Throwing At His Head...
"We Weren't Throwing At His Head...
...we were throwing over it." That's the best line from the post-game interviews, brought to you by none other than Russell Martin. In all seriousness though, I really do think this helps the Dodgers in the long run. No, i'm not one of those guys who believes throwing at another player is ...
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 ESPN Is Awesome At Sensationalist Garbage Journalism
ESPN Is Awesome At Sensationalist Garbage Journalism
I was shocked when I read Amy Nelson’s article on the Dodgers loss to the Phillies in Game 2. If you read her piece, it sure seems like Chad Billingsley was being classless by throwing Russell Martin under the bus for his bad performance. She writes: "If Chad Billingsley is going to be an...
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For Phillies, it isn't ALL about Manny - Los Angeles Times
"He doesn't like to do that," said Romero, who spent the first part of 2007 as Ramirez's teammate on the Red Sox. "But Manny's the type of guy, he likes to be with his family. He was born to play the game of baseball. He was born to hit." Happy again ...
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 A moment in time: Martin, Dodgers put Cubs in 2-0 NLDS hole
A moment in time: Martin, Dodgers put Cubs in 2-0 NLDS hole
Aaaaaaaaaaaaand ..... FREEZE! The picture to the right here is the instant before the instant that Dodgers catcher Russell Martin joined Evan Longoria , Cole Hamels , Shane Victorino , Brett Myers , Jason Bay , Jon Lester , James Loney and Manny ...
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Dodgers vs. Cubs - Box Score - October 02, 2008
BATTING 2B: R Martin (1, C Zambrano); M Kemp (2, N Cotts) HR: M Ramirez (2, 5th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B DeWitt (1), R Furcal 2 (2), R Martin 3 (4), M Ramirez 2 (3), M Kemp (1), C Blake (2) S: A Berroa 2-out RBI: R Furcal, R Martin 3, ...
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 MVP-a-palooza
MVP-a-palooza
It’s that time of year. Time to bring you umpbump’s picksMVP! Here’s who I tabbed for the sport’s most prestigious award: American League It was a really odd down year for MVP candidates - only three players OPS’d ...
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Roster finalized
First, here it is. Then, some comments below. Keep in mind, this IS subject to change until tomorrow morning. PITCHERS Beimel Billingsley Broxton Kershaw Kuroda Park Lowe Saito Troncoso Maddux Wade CATCHERS Danny Ardoin Russell Martin INFIELDERS Angel ...
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 The Playoffs Are All About Sample Size
The Playoffs Are All About Sample Size
Try to keep that little tidbit in mind as we all watch the Dodgers in the playoffs starting tomorrow afternoon. Yes, I know it can be hard to separate yourself like that, but i'm begging you not to get too high or too low on a player just because he may run hot or cold for a 3-5 game period...
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 My Playoff Roster
My Playoff Roster
Before Joe Torre has a chance to screw up the playoff roster, I figured I would give my thoughts on what I would do with the Dodgers if the roster decision belonged to me. Why? Because i’m a self-centered dick. Woot! Hitters C-Russell Martin C-Danny Ardoin These two are obvious ...
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 Post-Game 159 Thread: Scenes from a Celebration
Post-Game 159 Thread: Scenes from a Celebration
James Loney, Clayton Kershaw and Patrick O'Neal. Russell Martin shares the love. Matt Kemp busting open a magnum. Manny address the crowd. Nomar pours himself a drink. Angel Berroa came prepared.  ...
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Dodgers' Torre plays regulars so fans can acknowledge them - Los Angeles Times
The lone exception was Russell Martin , who has played in 152 games, including 147 at catcher. By including recently activated Jeff Kent and Rafael Furcal in the lineup, he gave them a chance to receive standing ovations from the home crowd when they ...
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 Traffic stop surprises Morgan | pirates.com: News
Traffic stop surprises Morgan | pirates.com: News
PITTSBURGH -- Nyjer Morgan found himself in the middle of a scene with Pittsburgh police outside of PNC Park in the early-morning hours that resulted from heavily tinted windows on Morgan's black SUV. Morgan offered to bring three Dodgers players -- ...
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Dodgers vs. Pirates - Box Score - September 16, 2008
BATTING 2B: M Ramirez (12, J Karstens) 3B: C Blake (1, J Karstens) HR: C Blake (10, 2nd inning off J Karstens 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Blake 2 (23), R Martin (64), A Ethier (72), M Ramirez (44), B DeWitt (45) S: D Lowe SF: B DeWitt, R Martin 2-out RBI: A ...