The 25 million dollar man is either not getting good advice or refusing to listen to whatever advice is being presented to him. Either way, the end result is not good – the Dodgers are learning that they can do without Manny – something infathomable at the end of last season.

UPDATE:  Yup, we’re live from the Dodgers press box tonight, so feel free to share any questions, or just read along as we bring you the news straight from Chavez Ravine.  Soon to come: pre-game comments on the Angels and X. Paul, as well as pictures from batting practice. Chris asked me to let you [...]

The Dodgers are #2 on the MLB Power Rankings by CBS (beat out by the Blue Jays…the Blue Jays!!!). Interesting quick analysis of the first five games without Manny versus the following five games. Clearly the team is settling down and other talent is stepping up. Now, if someone could just explain the Blue Jays [...]

The dodgerfan faithful will remember an article published a little over a year ago citing the Kerwin Danley incident and the power of the World Umpires Association. Danley was the unfortunate soul who was beaned by an errant pitch and briefly hospitalized as a result of his injuries. Almost one year later, Danley was again [...]

Great story in the New York Times on the business of Dodger baseball without Manny over 50 games. You wouldn’t think that the Dodgers would actually improve their financial fortunes in this situation while also maintaining a reasonable shot at the post-season, but the argument that the NYT presents makes sense: When McCourt agreed to [...]