losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com - 6/28/2009
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By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com 06/28/09 1:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES -- Joe Pierre was excited. Now that he was 19 years old and had his own job, he could finally afford season tickets to see his beloved Dodgers play at Ebbets Field. But before he could make his purchase, the bad news hit -- the ...
latimes.com - 6/27/2009
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The Dodgers are interested in the Seattle Mariners
starter, a durable left-hander who could bolster an injury-plagued...
rotation. Washburn has pitched at least six innings in 12 of his 14 starts this season. He also likes Dodger Stadium. "It's a great ...
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Dodgers may be interested in Jarrod Washburn - Los ...
baseballreflections.com - 6/26/2009
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baseballreflections.com —
Effective communication is im portant for coaches to
make baseball rewarding and fun for young players Jack...
Perconte Hitting Instructor & former MLB Player Chicago – It was the chance I had waited for since I was a 16 th round draft pick drafted by the Los ...
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Effective Communication Is Important For Coaches
dodgers.gearupforsports.com - 6/29/2009
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Well, this is it. We’ve all had plenty
of time to think it over, plenty of time...
to decide who we’ll support, who we’ll line up behind. Now it’s almost time to see the decision we’ve made. No, I’m not talking about All-Star voting. I’m talking about the return of Manny Ramirez to ...
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The Time is Near
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Dodgers.com: Brooklyn Dodgers fan’s dream comes true
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Dodgers.com: Brooklyn Dodgers fan’s dream comes true McCourt arranged for Pierre, 71, to fly out from New York on Friday on JetBlue so that he could take in a game at Dodger Stadium, as well as go on a special tour on Saturday with his fellow commentators on the Inside the Dodgers blog. “It’s like a dream,” Pierre said during his tour. “It’s nice of him to do this. I don’t know how to explain this. I can never thank him enough. I’ll never forget this for the rest of my life.” Pierre’s dream-come-true of visiting the stadium he’d seen on television so many times really started ...
Field of Dreams
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... Dodgers blog, is also afraid of flying. But he overcame that fear — taking his first flight in 46 years — when Rawitch arranged for him to take a Dodger Stadium tour with fellow ItD commenters. The Dodgers paid for Pierre's flight and accommodations.
"Sometimes I just wondered what I was doing rooting for a team 3,000 miles away, but this made it worth it," an emotional Pierre said during the tour. Kudos to Frank McCourt and Rawitch for making it possible.
Brooklyn Dodgers fan's dream comes true (Dodgers.com) (Watch the video. Try not ...
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NYT > Baseball 6/28/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Felix Hernandez scattered four hits over eight innings, and Ken Griffey Jr. and Russell Branyan each hit home runs, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
