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Dodgers Win Eighth Straight Behind Loney’s Six RBI
Published 5/4/2008 by Nathaniel Edelstein at Rockin' the Ravine
Another great game tonight, but first my best wishes go out to Tommy Lasorda. Apparently Lasorda cut short his trip to the Dominican Republic because of a minor ailment and spent two days in the hospital. They say he is home and okay. We hope you’re feeling better, Tommy. Well, it was definitely another exciting game in Colorado. Luckily, it was a lot warmer than the first game of the series. The Dodgers took an early 6-0 lead, which Esteban Loaiza just about wasted, giving up five runs in 2 1/3 innings of work. The sixth run was credited to Hong-Chih Kuo, but except for the homerun he allowed in his first pitch to Brad Hawpe, he was very good in his 3 2/3 innings. Besides ...

God Dammit
Published 5/4/2008 by Andrew at True Blue LA: Front Page Posts
... Andy LaRoche has been optioned to AAA , meaning that we're now choosing to start Blake Dewitt or Russell Martin at 3rd, instead of just waiting for LaRoche to rehab. Apparently we just couldn't lose DeWitt's almost average performance at the hot corner. Update>>Joe Torre confirms that, yes, that pretty much is the reason. "The guys we have now are playing well," manager Joe Torre said. "DeWitt has done a nice job. It's best for LaRoche to play more baseball and get it going a little and play every day." ...

Andy LaRoche Sent to Minors
Published 5/4/2008 by Old Navy King at MLB Fleece Factor
According to Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Andy LaRoche was officially sent back down to the minors on Saturday night. LaRoche, 24, was expected to compete for, and possibly win, the team’s 3B job in Spring Training. But in early March, he suffered a torn ligament in his thumb that required surgery. He just finally finished his minor-league rehab assignment, and is now fully healthy again. With LaRoche injured during the spring, Nomar Garciaparra and Tony Abreu were expected to fill-in at third base, but both of them became injured as well. That all led to 22-year old Blake DeWitt playing at the hot corner, and playing well. That has lead to the ...

Dodgers Begin 6-Game Homestand Monday
Published 5/5/2008 by Megan Westenberg at Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog
The Dodgers will host the Mets on Monday at 7:10 to open a six game homestand, followed by the Astros for the weekend. The Dodgers went 5-5 with the Mets last year, going 4-3 at home. Chad Billingsley will go for his second win of the season after coming off his first win with seven strong innings in his last outing on Wednesday. He will face Nelson Figueroa, who is 2-1 with a 4.08 ERA. In other news, Andy LaRoche was designated to Triple-A Las Vegas ...

Andy LaRoche Sent Down
Published 5/5/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
The Dodgers must think Blake DeWitt is the answer.