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Los Angeles Dodgers exhibition game rained out in Taiwan
5 hours ago - sports.espn.go.com
... Nature had the deciding vote. After a two-hour rain delay, major league baseball officials and the local sponsor of the event grudgingly had to call the game. All fans who bought tickets for the sold-out event at Tien Mou Stadium will receive refunds, as the game will not be made up. The two teams will take high-speed trains to the southern city of Kaohsiung for Sunday's series' finale. More on the Dodgers "We did everything we could. We feel bad for the fans. I know the Dodgers feel bad for the fans," said Jim Small, Major League Baseball's vice president for Asia. "The Dodgers ... Read More »
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Kuo scratched with sore elbow
13 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... scratched with sore elbow Hong-Chih Kuo was the first high school player from Taiwan to sign with a Major League team. (AP) TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Hong-Chih Kuo said he "almost cried" when he told the Dodgers training staff that his elbow was sore again, and the news didn't do manager Joe Torre any good, either. Torre had to scratch Kuo from the start of his life Saturday night at p.m. PT, a chance to pitch ... Read More »
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Rain cancels Dodgers' exhibition game in Taiwan
13 hours ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
... | Rain cancels Dodgers' exhibition game in Taiwan | Newspaper Originally published Saturday, March , at : AM Rain cancels Dodgers' exhibition game in Taiwan The second game of a three-game exhibition series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and a team of Taiwanese All-Stars has been canceled because of rain. The second game of a three-game exhibition series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and a team of Taiwanese All-Stars has been canceled because of rain. The Saturday contest was set for Taipei. The concluding game in the series is ... Read More »
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Dodgers rained out in Taiwan
13 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... Classic Dodgers rained out in Taiwan Joe Torre and the Dodgers will hope for better weather Saturday night. (Jon SooHoo/Dodgers) TAIPEI, Taiwan -- After a /-hour rain delay, organizers reluctantly canceled Saturday's sold-out goodwill series game between the Dodgers and an All-Star team from the Chinese Professional Baseball League before it ever started. There's no time to make up the rainout, as the Dodgers, after a -minute bullet train ride from Taipei, conclude the series Sunday in Kaohsiung County. "We waited as long as we could," said Jim Small, vice president of MLB ... Read More »
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Joe Torre tells Taiwan audience of coaching success
14 hours ago - sports.espn.go.com
... polished form. "How do you become a good coach?" he asked, repeating a question from the audience. "Have good players. "When I took the Yankees over in , my record was awful. Way under .. I have an older brother Frank who played baseball before I did, and he said 'You're with this team now, you're liable to get your lifetime record up over ..' And I said 'There's no chance.' I was probably a hundred games under at the time. "Then all of a sudden I became this brilliant manager because I had good teams that played well." The crowd seemed to hang on Torre's every word and ... Read More »
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Dodgers, MLB, try to repair baseball in Taiwan
15 hours ago - sports.yahoo.com
... the Dodgers are being asked to restore and rejuvenate baseball as the national pastime on this island nation of million people. Taiwanese professional baseball has been rocked by a game-fixing scandal that resulted in the February indictments of people, including nine players from the four-team league. Several more players are under investigation, including pitcher Chin-Hui Tsao (notes) , who pitched for the Colorado Rockies and Dodgers before returning to his homeland in . Fans are disillusioned. Attendance last season dropped precipitously as the scandal unfolded, and ticket ... Read More »
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Free Dodger Stadium shuttle is back
18 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
. Seven buses running on natural gas will shuttle between the locations every minutes before game time, beginning minutes prior to the first pitch until the third inning every minutes until the seventh inning and will be "load-and-go" from the seventh inning until minutes after the final out. Read More »
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Torre holds managerial forum in Taiwan
19 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... managed as a player," he said. "There's no magic formula. Manage with common sense. Don't ever forget what it was like as a player. They are all different people with one goal. You can treat them differently, but fairly." Torre said managers have the right to expect hard work, preparation and a team approach from their players. "My mom used to say that you earn everything you get and nobody gives you anything for nothing," he said. "I tell my players, 'You don't always control wins and losses, but you can control how you go about your business.' I always felt you play for the player in ... Read More »
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Dodger Stadium shuttles are back
20 hours ago - latimes.com
... no longer afford the cost and the Dodgers declined to pick up the tab. The $, to cover this season's shuttles comes from state funding administered by the Air Quality Management District. The Dodgers have agreed to spend a similar amount to publicize the service at Dodger Stadium on the team website and on radio and television broadcasts, said Howard Sunkin, senior vice president of the McCourt Group. Sunkin said he expects about , fans per game to use the service. "The entire Dodger organization is ecstatic that public transportation has been restored to Los Angeles' ... Read More »
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Hardy, Hudson get acquainted
23 hours ago - buffalonews.com
... Twins' Orlando Hudson, front left, is welcomed into the dugout after scoring on a two-run double by teammate Justin Morneau during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Fort Myers, Fla., Tuesday, March , . The Twins beat the Cardinals - in eight innings. Twins' Denard Span, not shown, also scored on the play. Hardy, Hudson get acquainted ... Read More »
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New Twins middle infielders J.J. Hardy and Orlando Hudson learning eac ...
23 hours ago - startribune.com
... And even though they have yet to turn a double play in four exhibition games, both said they expect their new working arrangement to go smoothly. Hardy was acquired in a trade from the Milwaukee Brewers, while Hudson signed with the Twins as a free agent. Minnesota is Hudson's fourth major league team. "I think the transition will be easy," said Hardy, who was dealt for outfielder Carlos Gomez in November. "I think by April when we're in Anaheim, it will be just fine." Hardy welcomes the chance to work with Hudson, even though he acknowledges that he misses his former partner Rickie ... Read More »
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Manny, Dodgers open series in Taiwan with loss
1 day ago - cbssports.com
... | GM: Ned Colletti | Manager: Joe Torre | World Championships: Manny, Dodgers' split squad open series in Taiwan with loss Ramirez went for as the designated hitter, and a Dodgers' split squad heavy on minor leaguers was held to three hits Friday night in a - loss to a team of Taiwanese All-Stars that opened a three-game exhibition series. Just hours after the Dodgers landed following a -hour flight from Arizona, starter Y.C. Lin limited Los Angeles to one hit in four shutout innings. Dodgers manager Joe Torre said the outfield ... Read More »
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Kershaw thrives with improved control
1 day ago - losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com
... Micah Owings, who is scheduled to work out of the bullpen. The Dodgers make their first of two treks to Tucson, Ariz., for their final spring look at the division-rival D-backs (they'll bus back on March to play the Rockies), with Chad Billingsley scheduled to make the start, his second. The teams played to a - tie on Wednesday. Dodgers lefty cites locating breaking pitches for success Veteran trying to make transition to backup first baseman Stults throw three hitless innings, Hu drives in two RBIs Fans can bid on memorabilia to benefit umpires charity Players take in ... Read More »
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Anderson ready for first Dodgers action
1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com
... some [exhibition] Freeway Series and regular-season games there, mostly Interleague," he said, recalling his seasons as an Angels mainstay prior to his one season in Atlanta, "and I really enjoyed those visits. Going back home is special, and I think that would apply to anybody. "There are teams out there, and to get a chance to play at home is definitely a blessing. I grew up in a community minutes away from Dodger Stadium. I watched games there growing up. When you get to a place like that, it's special it takes you back to your childhood." It may not, however, take Anderson ... Read More »
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Festivities open Dodgers' series in Taiwan
1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com
... land and became a star in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. This series could lead to an eventual Opening Day Series in Taiwan, according to Jim Small, vice president of MLB Asia, although the next overseas venture will probably be a series in Japan after this season between All-Star teams from MLB and the Japan League. But MLB considers Taiwan, in the words of Dodgers manager Joe Torre, "a baseball hotbed." Friday night's game was not a sellout, organizers said, because the game was a late addition after the originally scheduled games for Saturday and Sunday sold out so ... Read More »
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Baseball Notes: Knee forces Dodgers' Giles to retire
1 day ago - philly.com
... another blow to the New York Mets before opening day. Reyes, who has an overactive thyroid, is likely to start the season on the disabled list. Extra bases. Leslie Anderson, a -year-old outfielder, agreed to terms with the Tampa Bay Rays. Anderson is a former member of the Cuban national team. . . . Arizona manager A.J. Hinch said there was an increasing chance righthander Brandon Webb would start the season on the disabled list while attempting a comeback from surgery on his right shoulder. . . . Third baseman Mike Moustakas, the second overall pick in the draft, was among ... Read More »