http://dodgerfan.net A baseball blog for Los Angeles Dodger fans everywhere! Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:09:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you weren't able to catch today's game, you missed a gem. It looked like it was going to be a classic pitchers duel after Manny struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the third inning, but Brandon Webb just couldn't put it together for the ... http://dodgerfan.net/what-a-game Love the battle of the rookies tomorrow night!!! From ESPN: Dodgers RHP Greg Maddux, a winner of 354 career games, was originally scheduled to face LHP Randy Johnson, a 294-game winner, in Sunday's game. Instead, it will be 20-year-old LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-5) going against 24-year-old RHP ... http://dodgerfan.net/big-unit-scratched-kershaw-to-start-sunday Look what I received via Facebook yesterday... Don't miss out on the last games of the season! Enjoy discounted tickets up to 50% off for the remaining home games! Visit www.dodgers.com/facebook Promo Code: FACEBOOK http://dodgerfan.net/dodger-promotion-offers-up-to-50-off-tickets-for-remaining-home-games Fasten your seat belts Dodger fans, because we're in for a whopper of a series against the Snakes. I estimate that the Dodgers need to at least take two out of three this weekend in order to stay in the race. The reason I say this is, looking ... http://dodgerfan.net/bring-on-the-d-backs Troyfromwestvirginia delivers another riveting discussion of the merits of Joe Beimel. This time, Troy discovers two (very distant) things they have in common and his disgust with Alleghany County Community College for snubbing the great Joe Beimel. We also get a peak into the scarred psyche of Troy ... http://dodgerfan.net/troyfromwestvirginia-and-joe-beimel-again Since the Dodgerfan staff are also rabid USC fans, we thought you'd appreciate this twist on a recent UCLA newspaper ad... http://dodgerfan.net/a-little-humor-for-usc-fans Could it be that the Dodgers have actually won five straight games, and are now knocking on the door of first place in the NL west? Yup. After a dismal run that netted eight straight losses for L.A., the Dodgers came back and took two from the D-backs ... http://dodgerfan.net/dodgers-sweep-padres-set-up-epic-series-against-d-backs It had to happen eventually - Andruw Jones is off the Dodgers DL and back in the lineup. The Dodgers have certainly been holding their own as of late, including taking two of three games in the recent series against the D-backs and the first in a series against ... http://dodgerfan.net/the-return-of-andruw-jones Jayson Stark over at ESPN.com wrote an excellent article on the on-again, off-again nature of Manny Ramirez this season and the dangerous precedent a $100M contract would set within MLB. Here is a snippet: Life sure is beautiful these days on Planet Manny. Uhhh, a little too beautiful. Hey, we couldn't be ... http://dodgerfan.net/manny-ramirez-and-the-100m-question [caption id="attachment_222" align="aligncenter" width="314" caption="Is \'Manny Just Being Manny\' Again...?"][/caption] Watching the Phillies complete the series sweep against the Dodgers last night (nationally televised, no less) I did a double-take. Sure, I knew Manny Ramirez hadn't delivered an RBI for the Dodgers in the previous six outings and that Dodger ... http://dodgerfan.net/is-manny-back-to-his-old-habits