Ahhh…the departure of Juan Pierre.  Looking back, it’s still amazing to me how polarizing Juan (and his contract) were to Dodger fans everywhere.  It’s crazy to think how many arguments I got in with friends and fellow fans over his value to the team (will we ever forget Beast Mode?).  As noted previously on this [...]

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 [...]

Orlando Hudson, the former D-Backs second baseman who replaced the now retired Jeff Kent on the Dodgers roster this off-season, may very well be the face of things to come in the business of Major League Baseball. Hudson, who had a wrist injury last season that likely limited his prospects during the off-season, was reported [...]

  Camelback Ranch Today the Dodgers once again opened their doors to some of the team’s bloggers (including DodgerDugout.com and TrueBlueLA.com) and extended an opportunity to tour the new Camelback Ranch Spring Training facility.  Both Alex and I will be sharing our thoughts on the experience (and photos) over the course of the coming days, [...]

So Ned reportedly made a play for Manny, but it surely is a two-year deal for $55 million.  A nice move, but does anyone seriously think Manny is going to take that?  Not with Boras as his agent!  Good thing the Dodgers cleared some salary by buying out Penny’s contract for $2 million (not a [...]