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Dodgers' Blake DeWitt is leaving no questions about his hitting
2 hours ago - latimes.com
... Billingsley continues to work on making a changeup part of his arsenal. Blake DeWitt, right, is congratulated by teammate Ivan DeJesus after hitting a three-run home run during the Dodgers' - loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday. ( Ed Andrieski / Associated Press ) Reporting from Tucson Manager Joe Torre has made it clear that Blake DeWitt's play at second base will determine whether the converted third ... Read More »
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Getting to know the boys of spring
6 hours ago - latimes.com
... name, a look on his face as if he can picture it being squished. That's the thing about Billingsley's body language, it makes him appear as if he knows he's going to get knocked out of his next start. Four days before he makes it. When he does lose, he beats himself up worse than the opposing team. He always seems on the verge of tears. When I mention this to him, he disagrees. He says there is nothing wrong with his body language, nothing wrong with him at all, and if only he was so feisty when taking the mound. Here's the deal, the Dodgers are trying to figure out who will play ... Read More »
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DeWitt goes deep in Dodgers' loss
7 hours ago - losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com
... return to Camelback Ranch on Sunday to take on the Rangers, with Hiroki Kuroda set for his second start in a game in which Garret Anderson is expected to make his Dodgers debut, possibly at his new position of first base. Anderson could also have a reunion with Texas DH Vladimir Guerrero, his teammate with the Angels from -. The D-backs will play split-squad games Sunday, one of which will be the club's annual game in Hermosillo, Mexico. In that game, the D-backs will send Rodrigo Lopez to the mound. In the other game, Billy Buckner, the leading candidate for the No. spot in the ... Read More »
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Bowa gets back to work for Dodgers
10 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... to work for Dodgers Third-base coach returns after visit to hospital for virus TUCSON, Ariz. -- Dodgers third-base coach Larry Bowa was back in uniform and back to work on Saturday, a day after having been rushed to a hospital complaining of abdominal pains. Bowa did not travel here with the team for the Cactus League game against the D-backs, as originally planned, but did appear as usual in the morning at the club's Camelback Ranch training complex. He had been taken to Banner Estrella Hospital during Friday's exhibition game against Cincinnati and was released in the early evening ... Read More »
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Sarah's Take: Koufax a legend with class
11 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... off a high table. The extreme movement on his curveball baffled most hitters. He also had the ability to throw the ball faster than most pitchers. Growing up in Brooklyn, Koufax didn't play baseball until he was . He loved basketball. At the University of Cincinnati, he pitched on the varsity team during his freshman year. Walking as many as he struck out, he had a winning record because not many could hit his pitches. Koufax tried out for three teams after one year of college. Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants were impressed but thought he needed more experience. ... Read More »
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Los Angeles Dodgers exhibition game rained out in Taiwan
12 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
20 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
20 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
20 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
21 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
22 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
1 day 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
1 day 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
1 day 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
1 day 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 ...
1 day 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 »