losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com - 5/25/2008
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LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' bench gained versatility in the field and at the plate after the club purchased the contract of Terry Tiffee from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday in a corresponding move to placing Andruw Jones on the disabled list. > Tiffee, a switch-hitter, can play both corner outfield positions and give first baseman James Loney a day off against tough lefties. "He just gives us a ...
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Dodgers Held Scoreless in Loss
Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog —
The Dodgers lost another to the Cardinals on Saturday, 4-0. The Dodgers were held to eight hits and couldn’t produce a run in the loss. Juan Pierre, batting leadoff, had three hits and Andre Ethier chipped in two. The Dodgers have been held to just one run in their two games with the Cards, coming off a sacfly on Friday. Brad Penny held the Cards to four hits, but also allowed four runs to take the loss. All four runs came with two outs in the third. Penny ended up going seven innings with five strikeouts, but the Cardinals’ rally in the third handed him his fifth loss to even his record at .500. The Dodgers took another loss after Saturday’s game by placing Andruw Jones on the DL ...
AaronGleeman.com —
... and was called up to Los Angeles over the weekend to replace Andruw Jones on the roster. Tiffee provides a good example of two key things. One is that perseverance is a fantastic trait to have and can occasionally even trump talent. The other is that when it comes to baseball players just about anything can happen over the course of a hundred-something at-bats. Denard Span ...
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