Surprise! The Dodgers shocked everyone by announcing that they will be giving the fifth starter spot to rookie right hander Ross Stripling. This is not an april fool's joke either. With Mike Bolsinger on the shelf battling an oblique injury and Brett Anderson more useless than ever, the Dodgers were expected to
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Here's some exciting news for all of you out there who follow and read LADodgerReport: We'll soon be podcasting over the ZCast app and bringing our Dodgers news, opinions and analysis live and direct to your phones, laptops, computers and pads. ZCast is the newest and easiest method of podcasting to come
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When the ninth inning rolls around in a tight game, and the Dodgers need someone to come in, save the game, and nail down the win, who does the Dodger Nation want to see take the mound? Fans from every corner of Chavez Ravine will surely shout, "Kenley Jansen!", in
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Here are a few notes and thoughts from Game One of the Freeway Series between your Los Angeles Dodgers and the Southern California, Orange County, Off the 57 Freeway, Angels of Anaheim. What a joy it was to hear Vin Scully broadcasting the game. I spent quite some time trying to
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The Dodgers returned home to play a low scoring affair in the opening game of the Freeway series against the Angels. It was a return of 2015 baseball as the Dodger offense took the night off and the bullpen blew a late tie. It wasn’t a blown save, but a
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The 2016 regular season opens on Monday for the Dodgers in San Diego. The Dodgers have to set their roster by Sunday and they have some tough roster decisions looming. The club has just three exhibition games remaining against the Angels before the real games start. The Dodgers have had a
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At least Clayton Kershaw is in midseason form already. The Dodgers wrapped up the Arizona portion of their exhibition season with a 4-3 loss to the Indians at Camelback Ranch. This was the final game at Glendale. The boys in blue are coming home on Thursday to open the Freeway
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It’s almost time for the Dodgers to construct the bullpen for opening day. With just a week remaining until the regular season kicks off, the Dodgers have to make the annual roster decisions. With the all of the injuries and focus on the starting rotation, few people have been looking
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Philippe's Restaurant located at 1001 N. Alameda St. in Los Angeles has long been a storied and famous hot spot for Southern California celebrities and locals. Not only because of the great food, but because it is a long and established hang out spot and base of operations for Dodgers fans
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There comes a time when every player must make the painful decision to hang up their glove. From what I’ve heard this is the most difficult part of a player’s career. That time has finally come for veteran Jamey Wright. The 41-year right hander who has pitched in 19 major
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Yimi Garcia will be an important part of the Dodger bullpen this season. The 25-year old right hander has been battling a sore knee throughout spring training. Garcia returned to the mound on Sunday afternoon in the Dodger’s 7-6 loss to the White Sox at Camelback Ranch. Garcia looked good
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It's a free-for-all in the race to be the fifth Dodger starter, and anybody's guess about who's in the lead. Tonight Zach Lee went to the mound against the White Sox with the high hopes that he'll be able to convince skipper Dave Roberts and everyone else he deserves to
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This has been a miserable spring for the Dodgers, and it keeps getting worse. The reason for the misery has been a slew of injuries. Now the Dodgers have three more injured players to add to the growing list. The severity of these injuries is yet to be determined. Outfielder Yasiel
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The Dodgers came into Friday night’s exhibition affair with the Giants having lost seven in a row, and 10 of their last 11 games. That doesn’t count Thursday night’s 5-5 tie with the Indians. I know these games don’t count in the standings, but it would be nice to win
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The Dodgers have been having a pretty miserable spring. They just lost Andre Ethier for three months because of a fractured tibia after he fouled a ball off of his shin. Ethier is just one of numerous injuries, most are to the pitching staff. Corey Seager has a strained knee ligament, and
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I told myself I wouldn't write another word about the absolute fiasco that is the state of the Dodgers on local television - until it's finally over. Heaven knows, I've written enough about it over the past two seasons. But after reading the condescending and tone-deaf statements that have come
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