truebluela.com - 10/14/2009
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by Danny Moloshok - AP
Hiroki Kuroda has made four starts against the Phillies in his career, including the postseason. In those starts, he has allowed a total of four runs in 25 innings.
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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/14/2009
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Vicente Padilla will start in the National League
Championship Series, Dodgers General Manger Ned Colletti said today,...
meaning that Chad Billingsley's fate for the NLCS depends on whether Hiroki Kuroda comes back from his nerve injury to grab a spot...
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Kuroda still possible for NLCS rotation, Padilla definite
sports.yahoo.com - 10/14/2009
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LOS ANGELES Asked Tuesday evening to identify his
four starters for the National League Championship Series, Joe...
Torre declined.“I can’t get into that,” he said. Whatever the names and whatever the order, few figured the pitchers would have the Los ...
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Torre keeping quiet on his rotation plans
msn.foxsports.com - 10/14/2009
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"I have one year on my contract and
I don't anticipate it being more than that," he...
said Tuesday, two days before the Dodgers open the NLCS against Philadelphia. However, he noted, "I've said that before and my wife doesn't believe me at all." The ...
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Torre doesn't expect to be with Dodgers after 2010
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Kuroda a possibility for the NLCS
Circling The Bases —
... Torre said Hiroki Kuroda could join the Dodgers' playoff roster and start against the Philadelphia Phillies depending on how he feels today after pitching a simulated game Tuesday in Peoria, Ariz. Sidelined for the division series because of a bulging disk in his neck, Kuroda completed five innings in 49 pitches while facing minor leaguers before throwing an additional 21 pitches in the bullpen. He reported no complaints about his neck. That simulated game was actually yesterday, and according to True Blue L.A. , he threw 75 pitches, over which Joe Torre said he had ...
Rotation Thoughts
Sons of Steve Garvey —
Torre keeping quiet on his rotation plans (Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports)
Kuroda still possible for NLCS rotation, Padilla definite (Dodger Thoughts)
Kuroda Likely To Join Rotation, Decision To Come Wednesday (True Blue LA)
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NLCS Starting Rotation Chess Moves
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... , detailed by Eric Stephen over at True Blue LA, makes it likely that he will be the fourth and likely final starting pitcher, with a final decision on whether Kuroda is healthy enough to make the NLCS roster to come tomorrow. ...
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A little bit on the Dodgers NLCS rotation
mlbnotebook.com 10/14/2009 — Joe Torre still seems undecided when it comes to his NLCS starting rotation against the Phillies. Ken Gurnick of MLB.com has more: There are strong indications that Torre will have the 21-year-old Kershaw start Game 1 of the NL Championship Series, too, and as a bonus, Torre's probably ...
Kuroda-san to Kuroda-Sim Tuesday
sonsofstevegarvey.com 10/12/2009 — Look out, Jon Garland (or Jeff Weaver): Hiroki Kuroda just might be back on the roster for the NLCS :
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda worked out at Dodger Stadium on Monday, and is scheduled to fly to Arizona to pitch in a simulated game Tuesday against instructional league ...
Dodgers' Kuroda to start Game 3, Billingsley to 'pen
sportingnews.com 10/15/2009 —
Sporting News staff reports
The Dodgers' website reports righthander Hiroki Kuroda, who missed the first round because of a neck injury, will start Game 3 of the NLCS. As a result, ...
Hiroki Kuroda Out For NLDS
truebluela.com 10/3/2009 —
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Maybe that new stretching technique isn't as good as previously thought.
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Ruiz, Ibanez Power Phillies To Game One Win
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/16/2009 — The Los Angeles Dodgers found out first hand how deep the Phillies lineup is in their 8-6 loss in Game One of the NLCS last night.
The Phillies took advantage of seven walks handed out by Dodger pitching as well as some just horrendous managing by Joe Torre to take a 1-0 lead in the series
Neck injury sidelines Kuroda for NLDS
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com 10/3/2009 — By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com 10/02/09 9:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES -- Hiroki Kuroda, the Dodgers' best starter in last year's postseason, won't pitch in the National League Division Series next week because of a small disk herniation in his cervical spine, ...
Clayton Kershaw gets Game 1 start
latimes.com 10/15/2009 — Left-hander will open NLCS against Philadelphia Phillies. Vicente Padilla will start Game 2, followed by Hiroki Kuroda in Game 3 and Randy Wolf in Game 4.
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Kuroda Stiff; Skipping Start
sonsofstevegarvey.com 10/1/2009 — Hiroki Kuroda added to the Dodgers' list of late-season maladies (see: Clayton Kershaw, shoulder injury from shagging fly balls; Casey Blake and Manny Ramirez, with strained hamstrings; Ronnie Belliard, strained groin.), with a stiff neck causing him to miss his next start, instead resting up ...
Some Pitching Match Ups Answered for 2009 NLCS
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/15/2009 — Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel likes to keep his pitching decisions close to the vest. It is not often that you will hear him announce too many decision far in advance. Meanwhile Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre is much more forthcoming. With that being said, this is what we ...
Phil Sheridan: Manuel getting the better of Torre
philly.com 10/19/2009 — Don't look now, but it is the second year in a row that the lightly regarded (by many) Manuel has out-managed the likely Hall of Fame-bound Torre. Of course, in this and most other cases, managing can be best defined as "has the better pitching." For ...
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