Dear Dodgers, I've been your fan since the days that my only knowledge of you was hearing the not so far away cheers from the stadium as I played in Elysian Park when I was a child. If you put a drop of Tommy Lasorda's Dodger Blue blood next to a
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I've been a Dodgers fan for a very, very long time. Let's just say that I've been a fan long enough to remember the Dodgers winning the World Series. Twice. I've been present at Dodger Stadium for plenty of incidents that made me angry towards individual players, the Dodgers, and of
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Last night the Dodgers dropped their fifth game in a row, and fifth recent - with one more contest remaining - against the suddenly rampaging Arizona Diamondbacks. That said, don't despair, Dodgers fans, because there are some bright spots to be gleamed from last night's loss. First off the proverbial bat,
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The boys have dropped 3 series in a row and got crushed last night 13-0 by the red-hot Diamondbacks. Is it time to panic? Are the Dodgers done for? Will the suck continue? Plus, a Beer Review from Deschutes Brewing, Pacific Wonderland. Enjoy our quick video before tonight's game. https://youtu.be/qkm8OYWQE-g
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The baseball gods have been fickle to Rich Hill. The sport has given him opportunities many aspire too, but very few ever receive. Last night was a "perfect" example of this. Hill got close to something that only 23 men in history have ever achieved - Baseball Perfection. Of course, baseball
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No Dodgers baseball tonight? No worries, as LADR brings you yet even more Dodgers coverage and opinion to get you through the night. In this issue of LADR on Youtube, we cover what Dave Roberts might have in store to keep the Dodgers frosty even though they have a double-digit lead
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The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, they were led by a manager who was a master motivator of individuals, and of molding them into a unified group, seamlessly working together, to reach a common goal. Tommy Lasorda used the metaphor of 25 men all pulling
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For some reason MLB decided to blame Dodger’s manager Dave Roberts for last night’s benches clearing scrum and was issued a one-game suspension for Friday night’s fracas with Padre’s manager Andy Green. During the Dodgers 10-4 win Roberts was seen screaming and finger pointing at Green after the first inning. It was
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Don't get me wrong, I'm usually a cheerleader for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, but not tonight. In this first game of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, the skipper messed up big time. He made two ridiculous - and monumental - decisions that cost the Dodgers a nine-inning
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This could be the year the Dodgers break their World Series drought. Lots of folks believe it, from the never say die, blue-tinted lens wearers, to the cold and calculating, sabre-metric heads. This really could be the year. The last time the Dodgers won the World Series was a generation ago.
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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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"Hyun-Jin Ryu is washed up." "He hasn't pitched in two years. He's done." The naysayers have been at it all winter. The optimists have kept their fingers crossed and held on to the hope that the big Korean southpaw would bounce back from an injury, surgery and rebab-filled, past two seasons and
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The Los Angeles Dodgers cracked the seal on the 2017 season today, as pitchers and catchers (among others) reported to Camelback Ranch for the first day of Spring Training. There wasn't a whole lot of activity, as players spent time getting settled into the facility and stretching out. However, there were
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Every sportswriter and blogger who has dared to step outside the white lines of the playing field to offer his or her opinion on something not directly related to sports has heard it - "Why are you commenting on (insert subject) - I read this, or watch, or listen to this, for
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I get so annoyed with hearing that the Dodgers are in on every rumor under the sun. Yet no moves get made. Then you hear about other teams in on players and those deals get done. Then I hear soundbites of Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts saying the winter meetings are
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The baseball writers association of America has announced that Dodger’s manager Dave Roberts has won the National League manager of the year award. Roberts received 16 first place votes and 108 total votes. The first year skipper edged out second place finisher Joe Maddon who got 8 first place votes
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