While most people remember Raul Mondesi as the Dodgers’ 1994 National League Rookie of the Year, his native Dominican’s see him differently these days: they see him as a politician.  Wednesday’s Los Angeles Times  looks at Mondesi and his role in politics in his native Dominican Republic.  Kevin Baxter does a great job of digging into [...]

According to Bill Shaikin, the answer is yes.
“We’re not going to make any outlandish-type decisions in a rough economy.” [said Dennis Mannion]
He [Manion] said that would rule out Lackey “unless there is an effective way to make that kind of deal.”
Given the financial uncertainty in the ownership ranks of the Dodgers, I’m not surprised that club president Dennis [...]

Whew!  I was nervous about this game before it started, and Game One of the Dodgers-Cardinals series was far tenser than even I expected, and much more than the 5-3 final score indicated.  A couple of key moments that really stood out for me:
- The Dodgers holding the Cardinals back in the bottom of the [...]

There’s nothing like a three game series against the hated San Francisco Giants to get the blood going, and Vincente Padilla (3-0, 2.01) starts the series off against Jonathan Sanchez (6-12, 4.16).  According to the Giants media notes, Sanchez has been pitching well as of late, going 2-1 with a 1.16 ERA, holding opponents to a [...]

Certainly not me. I had an early, early flight to catch this morning and missed all the excitement.
17 Dodger runs, two hit-by-pitch incidents, and an angry Brewer (Prince Fielder) attempting to storm the clubhouse to have words with Mota?! WOW.
Most interestingly, Manny Ramirez had a solid outing (HR, 2-run double) before being hit [...]