Dodgers in a Shadow Zone
dodgers.gearupforsports.com 8/19/2009 — Despite their terrific run in the first half of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers were never without their faults, which they somehow managed to escape in almost every game. If the starting pitching was faltering, they would find ways to score enough runs to win. If the batting was ...

Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup
baseballreflections.com 7/4/2009 — Image by Getty Images via Daylife 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 ...

Oh, To Be Relevant Again
sonsofstevegarvey.com 7/7/2009 — Following the initial brouhaha about the Manny Ramirez suspension, word of the Dodgers in the national media basically disappeared. The opening days were spent trying to figure out what was going on with Manny's sudden suspended status, what he took, whether he would apologize to teammates, ...

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 ...

Dodgers Fans And Manny, Perfect For Each Other
rumorsandrants.com 7/6/2009 — So I’m back home in San Diego this weekend, celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with my family. It was great, awesome time, glad I did it. It was also the weekend of Manny Ramirez’s return from a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance. Manny’s ...

Dem Bums, a dream come true
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/28/2009 — 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 ...

Hey, Manny is almost back ... who knew?
mvn.com 6/19/2009 — 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 scheduled to join the Dodgers' Triple A ...

Dodgers eagerly await Manny's return | dodgers.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 7/3/2009 — By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com 07/02/09 12:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES -- By winning with Manny Ramirez last year, the glass-half-empty crowd insisted the Dodgers couldn't win without him. Then, for 50 games this year, he gave the Dodgers no choice. But while ...

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 ...

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 ...

Can Pablo Sandoval Be 'The Man' For The San Francisco Giants? — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/9/2009
It is difficult not to like the "Kung Fu Panda" if you're a San Francisco Giants fan. Pablo Sandoval can do it all. He can hit for power, he can hit for average, he can make that great defensive play, and for a guy 5'11" and 246 pounds, the guy ...

Power Rankings: Punchless Mets keep dropping — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/9/2009
The Mets actually managed to get three doubles in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers after going three games without an extra-base hit, but still have just one homer in seven games in July, with a team on-base percentage of .294.

Pittsburgh Pirates "Pushing Hard" To Move 2B Freddy Sanchez — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/9/2009
According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette the Pirates are "pushing hard" to trade three-time All Star Freddy Sanchez, with the Rockies and Giants named as potential suitors.  The source also told Kovacevic there ...

Andruw Jones Powers Rangers Back Into First — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/9/2009
In the last two games the Rangers offense have posted eight runs in both games against the Angels.  The offensive outburst has put the team back into first place with four games remaining before the All Star break. A huge part of that offense ...

Hart to return from foot injury on Friday — Major League Baseball News 7/9/2009
Corey Hart expects to be back in right field on Friday, when the Brewers begin their final series before the All-Star break against the first-place Dodgers.