truebluela.com - 8/31/2009
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Ronnie Belliard is now a Dodger
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The Dodgers have acquired Ronnie Belliard from the Nationals , presumably to be ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 8/30/2009
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The Nationals traded second baseman Ronnie Belliard to
the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon for minor...
league pitcher Luis Garcia and a player to be named later. Garcia, at the time of the deal, was pitching for Class A Great Lakes of the ...
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Nats Trade Belliard To Dodgers
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By B.J. Rains / MLB.com 08/30/09 8:04 PM
ET ST. LOUIS -- The last time Ronnie Belliard...
was traded in the middle of the season, he won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006. The Dodgers can only hope for the same results. Los Angeles ...
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Veteran Belliard traded to Dodgers | nationals.com: News
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com - 8/31/2009
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By Steve Gartner / MLB.com 08/30/09 6:02 PM
ET CINCINNATI -- The Dodgers acquired infielder Ronnie Belliard...
from the Nationals after Sunday's 3-2 win over the Reds. In return, the Dodgers gave up Minor League pitcher Luis Garcia and a Minor Leaguer to ...
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Dodgers acquire Belliard from Nationals | dodgers.com: News
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Dodgers Week 21 In Review: Kings Of The Hill
True Blue LA —
... Sunday: The Dodgers acquired infielder Ronnie Belliard from the Nationals to bolster their bench for the playoff run. In exchange, Washington received minor league pitcher Luis Garcia plus a minor leaguer to be named later. Belliard is expected to arrive Monday, and a corresponding roster move will need to be made to add him to the 40-man roster to be eligible for postseason play. ...
NL West parks: Advantage offense
Purple Row —
... True Blue LA reacts to the trade.
Belliard is not enough though. LA wants to improve their bench with a power threat, preferably from the left side. Kudos to Dan O'Dowd for scooping up Jason Giambi already, who is 7-for-16 wwith 5 BBs and 2 HRs in 5 games with Colorado Springs.
Peter Gammons doesn't like the Dodgers, citing their third starter and a trade deadline reliever as reasons for being a playoff team:
"If it weren’t for Wolf and the trade for George Sherrill, they would not ...
Dodgers August In Review: The Ethier, Kemp, And Wolf Show
True Blue LA —
... , acquired Sunday from Washington, homered in his first plate appearance as a Dodger on Monday night, making him the first Dodger to homer in his first Dodger plate appearance since Garey Ingram on ...
Dodgers Week 22 In Review: Running To Stand Still
True Blue LA —
... Monday: Jesus Castillo was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Ronnie Belliard, who was acquired from the Nationals on August 30. Castillo cleared waivers and was outrighted to Double A Chattanooga Wednesday. ...
Castoffs Paying Dividends In NL West
True Blue LA —
... . Belliard was hitting .361/.400/.590 with the Nationals in August, before he was traded to the Dodgers on August 30. I jokingly invoked the name of ...
Dodgers Cash In Against Penny
True Blue LA —
... using two singles and two walks to tie the game when Ronnie Belliard came to the plate. Belliard launched a pitch well into the Dodger bullpen to break the game open, giving the Dodgers a 5-1 lead. Belliard also stole second base in the third inning, his first stolen base as a Dodger. That was the fifth time a Dodger has had a home run and a steal in the same game this season, joining Matt Kemp (three times) and James Loney.
When Belliard was acquired last month, I jokingly invoked the name of Magic Marlon Anderson, ...
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mlbtraderumors.com 8/31/2009 — MLB.com's B.J. Rains reports that the Nationals traded infielder Ronnie Belliard to the Dodgers following today's game.
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scoresreport.com 8/31/2009 —
Teams are continuing to make transactions left and right as we head into the final 30 games of the MLB regular season. We’ve seen all the contending clubs trying to solidify their lineups, whether that means cutting busts or taking a chance. It’s been both successful (Matt ...
Returns On Ronnie Belliard Trade Named
6-4-2.blogspot.com 9/3/2009 — Eric Stephen at True Blue LA passes on links to the returns on the Ronnie Belliard trade, namely, OF Victor Garate and class A reliever Luis Garcia. Garate was ranked 20th in a midseason review of Dodgers prospects by that publication.
Discussion: Ronnie Belliard
mlbtraderumors.com 9/21/2009 — Ronnie Belliard , a 35-year-old second baseman, landed in Chavez Ravine this August, via trade , after posting a .247/.297/.376 batting line in 203 plate with the Nationals. He's been on a tear ever since, hitting .308/.345/.615 in 52 at-bats for ...
Belliard headed to Los Angeles
lasportscentral.com 8/31/2009 — The Dodgers made a move to shore up their bench Sunday, acquiring 34-year-old utility infielder Ronnie Belliard from the Washington Nationals for a minor leaguer and a player to be named later.
Belliard is batting .246 with five homers and 22 runs batted in to this point. He has picked it ...
Belliard to the Dodgers? Good Idea!
firejimbowden.blogspot.com 8/30/2009 — I liked it a year ago , and I like it now. Luis Garcia is a 22-year-old right-handed relief pitcher with five saves and a 2.92 ERA in 34 games in A ball. He's a little old for his age and hasn't appeared on any "top prospects" lists. But he's got a 3.67 K:BB ratio and a 54% groundball rate. ...
Minor League Reliever Is PTBNL in Belliard Deal
voices.washingtonpost.com 9/3/2009 — The Nationals have acquired pitcher Victor Garate off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers, completing the Ronnie Belliard trade. Garate, who turns 25 later this month, is a left-handed reliever who was putting up strong numbers for Los Angeles's ...
Veteran Belliard traded to Dodgers | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 9/1/2009 — By B.J. Rains / MLB.com 08/30/09 8:04 PM ET ST. LOUIS -- The last time Ronnie Belliard was traded in the middle of the season, he won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006. The Dodgers can only hope for the same results. Los Angeles ...
