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Prospect Profiles 2008: Tony Abreu

kensai posted 7/8/2008 from www.firenedcollettinow.com

Overview-Abreu is a prospect that the Dodgers have been monitoring for a while, and he finally got a shot to play in the big leagues last year. He played decently well in his limited role and was expected to fill the utility spot for the Dodgers going into the 2008 campaign. Those plans were sidetracked, however, when Abreu reported to Spring Training still not feeling right after having...

Kemp, McDonald, Hu For Wilson; Phillies Target Lowe

kensai posted 7/8/2008 from www.firenedcollettinow.com

Somebody please tell me this rumor is some kind of huge joke on me. "Multiple baseball sources said Sunday that the Dodgers and Pirates are in serious talks about a trade that would ship Wilson west. A Dodgers source indicated that Los Angeles might be willing to deal center fielder Matt Kemp. The 23-year-old right-handed hitter, who has both power and speed, is considered a potential...

Kuroda tosses 1-hitter to lead Dodgers by Braves

dodgerfan.net found this 7/8/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

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BREAKING NEWS: Perfect Game? Kuroda Six Outs Away... Until Teixeira Ended It!

jhamrahi posted 7/8/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Could Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitch a perfect game? The Japanese import was just six outs away from the first Perfect Game in the Majors since Randy Johnson did it against the Braves on May 18, 2004...UPDATE: Through seven, Kuroda threw just 65 pitches with 45 of them strikes and gave up no hits and no walks. Atlanta's Mark Teixeira led off the eighth inning with a double...

Short Stops Around the Majors for July 7, 2008

jhamrahi posted 7/8/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

...Hiroki Kuroda took a perfect game into the 8th inning before finishing with a complete game one-hitter, and Nomar Garciaparra hit a 2-run home run as the Dodgers shut out the Braves, 2-0...Ricky Nolasco gave up one run over 8 innings, and Jorge Cantu belted a 2-run homer to lead the Marlins to a 3-1 win over the Padres. Alfredo Amezaga went 3-for-4 as well for Florida.