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Shawn Estes and the Dodgers' LOOGY Experiment
beyondtheboxscore.com - 3/25/2009
Shawn Estes and the Dodgers' LOOGY Experiment
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Shawn Estes accepted an assignment to the Dodger's minor league camp, where he will attempt a conversion "I'm going over there to pitch out of the bullpen," said Estes. "I'll pitch [on Tuesday], probably pitch on back-to-back days, then come back to the Major League club for the last week. ...
Dodgers cut left-hander Estes | dodgers.com: News
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com - 3/22/2009
Dodgers cut left-hander Estes | dodgers.com: News
— losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com — PHOENIX -- With the fifth-starter competition eating up diminishing innings, the Dodgers trimmed the list of contenders... Sunday by cutting veteran left-hander Shawn Estes. The club also reassigned knuckleball specialist Charlie Haeger, who will start ... (more) Dodgers cut left-hander Estes | dodgers.com: News

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Estes switching to lefty-relief role | dodgers.com: News
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com - 3/23/2009
Estes switching to lefty-relief role | dodgers.com: News
— losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com — PHOENIX -- Veteran starting pitcher Shawn Estes agreed to report to the Dodgers' Minor League camp on... Monday to attempt a transition to left-handed-relief specialist. Estes, cut on Sunday with a choice of reporting to the Minor Leagues or receiving ... (more) Estes switching to lefty-relief role | dodgers.com: News

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That Other Pitching Battle
mikesciosciastragicillness.com - 3/25/2009
That Other Pitching Battle
— mikesciosciastragicillness.com — While trying to ignore the mounting evidence that a Delywn Young-sized mistake is about to be made,... let's not forget to focus on another roster battle that's coming down to the wire, and for once I don't mean #5 starter - #2 lefty reliever. You ... (more) That Other Pitching Battle

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Shawn Estes and the Dodgers' LOOGY Experiment - Beyond the Box Score
True Blue LA — Shawn Estes and the Dodgers' LOOGY Experiment - Beyond the Box Score I hope they've got some better options.

Someone Buy Delwyn Young a Copy of "Caddyshack"
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — ... On another topic, hey Shawn Estes - you must have been something before electricity. But apparently he's trying to make fourteen dollars the hard way, now that he's gone back to minor league camp to become a left-handed reliever, and Beyond the Boxscore takes a look at whether he's got the chops to make it happen. Be warned, you will probably need to be the offspring of both a brain surgeon and a rocket scientist to wade through the numbers they put up, but here's the upshot: ...

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