latimes.com - 8/7/2008
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ST. LOUIS -- Clayton Kershaw claims he ignores what's being said or written about him and that he doesn't get down because of a bad day on the mound. But he admitted that seeing a zero in the win column for so long irked him. The 20-year-old Dodgers left-hander, who will take the mound today in the final game of the team's three-game set in St. Louis, isn't sure whether being sent back to ...
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Furcal Prefers To Re-Sign With Dodgers
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Rafael Furcal's agent, Paul Kinzer, says the Dodgers are his client's first choice and he hopes to re-sign before the free agent signing period begins. ...
Kershaw Gives Dodgers Win to Avoid Sweep
Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog —
... , who drilled a two-run homerun in the third to put the Dodgers up 3-0. Loney put the Dodgers on board in the first with an RBI-single and Juan Pierre capped off the scoring in the fourth with an RBI-triple. Kershaw threw a phenominal game , holding the Cards to three hits through seven while giving up just one run while striking out seven. He gave up a two-out RBI-single in the fifth to snap a 16-inning scoreless bid, but that being his only mistake as he earns his second win and brings the Dodgers back to .500. Hong-Chih Kuo pitch a hitless inning and Broxton recovered to ...
Baseball Today: Friday, August 8
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... the season, says he'd like to return to the Yankees (mlb.com) . . . Eric Byrnes, whose season was thought to have been ended by a torn left hamstring, thinks he can play again this year (Arizona Republic) . . . Brandon Webb says he and the D'backs were close to a $54 million contract extension that would have kept him in an Arizona uniform through 2014, but talks broke down and won't be resumed until after the season (East Valley Tribune) . . . Rafael Furcal says he wants to return to the Dodgers (Los Angeles Times) . . . Jason Schmidt is probably done ...
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