Josh Rawitch notes that Casey Blake isn’t in the lineup today as he and his wife are expecting their third child.  If it’s a boy, maybe he’ll name the kid after his pal Manny.  OK, on to the game today: Kuroda’s on the mound getting some confidence-building work in against the Royals as he works on a [...]

Finally!  On Saturday morning, the Dodgers pulled the trigger and landed 3B Casey Blake from the Indians for a pair of lower-tier minor leaguers giving them a solid bat at one of the positions where one was desperately needed: third base.  He also gives the Dodgers a ton of flexibility, playing first base as well [...]