Surprise, Arizona is where the news is breaking, but right now, there are only a few who are surprised by the news. Scott Kazmir is not going to be a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2017 starting rotation. After a couple of spring training starts that were just that -
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About two weeks ago, the invitations arrived in Dodgers blogger's email boxes across the Southland. The Dodgers were going to have a luncheon, with a VIP tour afterward, and as loyal fans/writers/opinion makers/P.R. allies, we were all invited to attend. I may have missed the USA v Japan semi-final, but
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Breaking in Surprise, Arizona: Bring on the Cubs! Bring on Team Puerto Rico! Heck, bring on the martians. You name the opponent. Clayton Kershaw is officially ready for anybody or anything facing him in the batter's box. Clayton Kershaw went up against the Texas Rangers today and completely dominated them for six
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So maybe you heard about it. The Championship round of the WBC was taking place in my backyard. Team USA, in its first semi-finals in WBC history, was going up against Team Japan, a former WBC champion, and it was happening at Chavez Ravine. I told myself this was the chance
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The last time we saw Scott Kazmir was exactly ten days ago. He was ordered off the mound after throwing just one pitch in the second inning of a game against the Rockies. He was scheduled to throw two innings that day, but that didn't happen. He later said he was
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Today is Trayce Thompson's birthday - and he hit a home run! Most of the time, that would be good enough for the headline...but not this time. Today Andrew Toles stole the spotlight with a magnificent day out on the diamond. Mr. Toles didn't hit a home run, nevertheless, he put up some
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Do you remember when Yasiel Puig was THE FACE of the Dodgers? Think way back to when the team used to be available for all of Los Angeles to watch on TV. That's how long ago that was. Today only 60% of L.A. can watch the Dodgers on the tube, and
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The Dodgers slapped the Texas Rangers around Arizona tonight behind the arm of Brandon McCarthy and the bat of Yasiel Puig. Use whatever adjective you like - it won't be big enough to contain all the ways the boys in blue dominated the unlucky Rangers. Here's how it all played out: The
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Are you heading out to see the Dodgers at Camelback Ranch? Are you curious where the prices for Dodgers tickets fit in the grand scheme of ticket prices for all the other teams? If so, here's a couple of handy charts that illustrate where Spring Training ticket prices for the Dodgers
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Fiction abounds with stories of greedy and uncaring characters who eventually see the flaws in their game. They learn the lesson that selfishness only hurts themselves, and being open brings lasting rewards that are far greater than hoarding and stinginess ever could. Today those fantasies became real, as the Los Angeles
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Here we go again, yet another spring with scarce opportunities to watch the Dodgers play Spring Training games. This despite the fact the team has an $8 billion dollar broadcasting deal, a 24-hour channel available, and all the equipment and people in place to show it. Today the Dodgers' ace, the
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Just when Scott Kazmir was making progress in his quest to return to the Dodgers' starting rotation, cruel fate stepped in and shoved him right off the mound in his start against the Colorado Rockies today. Kazmir was scheduled to pitch two innings, but he didn't get anywhere close to that modest
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Julio Urias , Cody Bellinger and Yasiel Puig all played big roles in today's Dodgers win over the Seattle Mariners. Urias set the tone early with two scoreless innings, two strike outs, no hits and one walk. Sergio Romo took over in the third. He brought with him high Dodger blue socks with
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Julio Urias took the mound for his Cactus League debut this afternoon, and he faced the Rockies. The plan was for Urias to pitch one or two innings, based on how his first inning went. After giving up two hits and one run, the kid was done (sort of). He tossed
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For those who are keeping score, it looks like Scott Kazmir takes Round One from Hyun-Jin Ryu in the Spring Training game known as Starting Rotation Bingo. There are only two pitching slots available in the Dodgers' rotation, as Clayton Kershaw, Rich Hill and Kenta Maeda are the established Big Three.
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In the second Cactus League game of the spring, the Dodgers took on the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale Park. Andre Ethier led off the game with a sharp single to the opposite field. Unfortunately, he was quickly thrown out trying to steal second. The Dodgers came out of the box aggressively
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