myteamrivals.typepad.com - 6/28/2009
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Before I get to the main story I ask the regular readers to please forgive the silence here lately. I have been sick lately and when I get home from work I am exhausted. My apologies and I hope you will continue to read Dodgers Blue Blog. I was very moved by this story. Cpngratulations to ...
Brooklyn Dodgers fan's dream comes true | dodgers.com: News
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com 6/28/2009 — 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 ...
Dodgers Sweep
myteamrivals.typepad.com 5/27/2009 — the Rox with a 8-6 victory today after a 16-6 win on Monday and a 7-1 pounding last night. It was a great offensive show for the Dodgers and pushes our first place Dodgers to a 33-15 .688 +9. The Big Blue Bats put up 8 runs on 12 hits today with the leaders being; Loretta and Ethier scoring 2 ...
Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup
baseballreflections.com 7/4/2009 —
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Manny Ramirez returns to the Dodgers’ lineup tomorrow not as a pariah , but as a prodigal son . All has been foriven after his 50-game exile for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs when he takes the field for the Dodgers in ...
Dodgers
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/1/2009 — Tonight as I write this the Dodgers have lost 2 of the 3 games played with Chicago so far and have jumped out to a 5-0 lead tonight which if they win the game tonight will give them a 2-2 split with the Cubs. So, we'll cover Dodgers news tonight as we await the outcome of this game. First, ...
A More Sober Perspective on the Dodgers' Outdoor Advertising
sonsofstevegarvey.com 7/22/2009 —
Also lost in yesterday's SoSG billboard hysteria was a more critical and rational perspective of the Dodgers' second-half outdoor advertising campaign. So let me begin.
I like the "This Is My Town" campaign. But I hate what it has become in the last month.
First, I've got to go back a ...
Off-Day Puzzle #7: The Staff Member
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/15/2009 — Special thanks to SoSG Eric Karros for letting me take the reins for today's off-day puzzle, Puzzle #7 in the PCS Season II. Today's puzzle, The Staff Member, concerns some spare papers I found flying around Dodger Stadium the other day.
After returning to my car after yet another Dodgers ...
Math Lesson of the Day: Defining "Insurance Runs"
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/23/2009 — The Dodgers issued a press release yesterday indicating State Farm Insurance has partnered with the Dodgers Dream Foundation on a sponsorship package, based on the number of "insurance runs" the Dodgers score this year. From the press release, though, there looks like there might be some wiggle ...
Hey, Manny is Almost Back … Who Knew?
dugoutcentral.com 6/22/2009 — I thought time only flies when you are having fun, but apparently that beauty of an adage isn’t entirely true.
As it turns out, time also flies when you don’t care. Seriously.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Manny Ramirez is tentatively ...
I’m Baaaaack
dodgers.gearupforsports.com 7/2/2009 —
Guess who’s back?
Yes, I’m back to share my thoughts on our beloved bums ,the Los Angeles Dodgers.
That June swoon not only stymied the Dodger Blue Wrecking Crew, but it kept me terribly busy with life.
Well, I’m back. However, I am quite understanding if you are not ...
5 runs in the 8th
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/4/2009 — gave the first place Dodgers 38-16 .667 +9 won 6-5 last night over the D-Backs. It was all D-Back early with the Dodgers trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the second before they had a chance to answer with a single run by a big homer by Ethier. That is the way it stayed until the 8th when the ...
Mariners 5, Dodgers 1 —
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.