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Recent results suggest free-agency is more of a sucker's bet than ever before
Josh Hamilton is off to a slow start in his first season after signing a five-year, $125 million deal with the Angels. (AP) With the Angels off to a terrible 11-20 start, much focus has fallen upon the...
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The shirt off his back: Matt Kemp does an awesome thing
Even in the midst of a slow start and concerns about his surgically-repaired shoulder — not to mention his team’s losing streak and descent into the NL West basement — Matt Kemp is a player willing to...
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Greinke ahead of schedule, but his return can’t come soon enough for Dodgers
Zack Greinke was placed on the DL after being attacked by Carlos Quentin (left) in April. (AP) When Zack Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in his April 11 brawl with Carlos Quentin, the initial...
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Zack Greinke makes rehab start, looks to join Dodgers next week
Zack Greinke had thrown just 11 innings on the season prior to breaking his collarbone in a brawl. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP) Last time we saw Zack Greinke on a pitcher’s mound, he was taking the brunt of a...
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VIDEO: Bryce Harper runs into right field scoreboard, leaves with bloody neck
Bryce Harper had to leave Monday night’s game in the bottom of the fifth inning after running into the right field wall at Dodger Stadium. Harper was tracking down a deep fly ball off the bat of...
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Happy 35th to Tommy Lasorda's Dodger blue rant on Dave Kingman
Chris Williams/Icon SMI Earlier this month, I celebrated round-numbered anniversaries of two great managerial rants that were captured for posterity, namely the 30th anniversary of Cubs manager Lee...
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Zack Greinke sparkles in post-brawl return against...
Zack Greinke was solid in his return, tossing 5 1/3 innings and only giving up one run. (Reed Saxon/AP) Pitching in the majors for the first time since sustaining a broken left collarbone in an April...
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Watch: Braves 3, Dodgers 1, a game in two highlights
With one out in the bottom of the first inning in Atlanta, Jason Heyward hit a drive to deep center field and Matt Kemp did this: Your browser does not support iframes. Thanks to that catch and a fine...
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With Dodgers reeling, Mattingly may be running out of time
Don Mattingly’s high-priced Dodgers are in last place in the NL West. (Chris Williams/Icon SMI) The vultures are circling in Los Angeles. On the heels of a three-game sweep by Atlanta, and with an...
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Vote: Should an MLB team change its nickname?
The NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats announced on Tuesday that they have submitted paperwork to change their team nickname to the Hornets, which became available at the end of the regular season following the...
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Important milepost offers snapshot of who will make playoffs and who won’t
History suggests Matt Kemp and the Dodgers have very little chance of reaching the postseason. (AP) By the end of Monday, the average major league team will have played 50 games. Given that as well as...
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Jered Weaver shines in return, gives Angels hope of rebound
Jered Weaver went six innings and allowed just one run in his return from the disabled list. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) In his first outing since fracturing a bone in his elbow on Apr. 7, Jered Weaver...
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Yasiel Puig has two hits, game-winning double play in debut as Dodgers beat...
A hamstring injury to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Carl Crawford gave MLB’s prospect watchers the debut of highly hyped outfielder Yasiel Puig. He was recalled from Double-A Chattanooga in time for Monday...
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Watch: Yasiel Puig hits a grand slam and Vin Scully can't believe it
Yasiel Puig has given the Dodgers a badly-needed spark. (Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) The Dodgers were clinging to a slim 1-0 lead over the Braves in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday night...
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Watch: Yasiel Puig’s jaw-dropping throw to third base
Yasiel Puig didn’t hit a home run Saturday night. All he did was pick up a pair of singles and throw out Andrelton Simmons at third base with one of the best throws I have ever seen. I don’t hesitate...
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Apu reads Dodgers' starting lineup (Moe and Chief Wiggum, too)
And here we thought Apu was a Mets fan. Comedian Hank Azaria has spent the better part of the past quarter-century as one of the key voices of the animated series The Simpsons, a show that’s quite...
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Watch: Zack Greinke in the middle of another bean-brawl in L.A.
Five different people were ejected after the Dodgers and Diamondbacks brawled during Tuesday night’s game. [AP]Ian Kennedy led the majors in hit batsmen last year and was leading the National League...
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Watch: Hyun-Jin Ryu legs out "triple" to help cause against Diamondbacks
Hyun-Jin Ryu’s triple Wednesday night was the first of his career and third extra-base hit this season. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) A night after the Dodgers and Diamondbacks squared off in a...
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Even after Dodgers-Diamondbacks punishments, MLB must do more to curb...
This pitch from Ian Kennedy that hit Zack Greinke was deemed intentional by Major League Baseball. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Three days after the beanball-driven brawl between the Diamondbacks and...
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Puig, Suzuki fill breach left by injured stars in Dodgers-Yankees doubleheader
Yasiel Puig helped L.A. salvage a split with the Yanks in Wednesday’s doubleheader. (Mike Strobe/Getty Images) At first glance, the inaugural regular season meeting in the Bronx between the Dodgers and...
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