It arose just days ago in the post-World Series hot takes of Twitter. Today, the biggest Dodgers story around jumped the rumor mills when it was reported by Jon Morosi that the San Francisco Giants are prepared to offer a front-office job to current Dodgers General Manager, Farhan Zaidi. There’s a
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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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This game had it all. Fantastic Dodgers pitching, glorious Dodgers hitting, old friends across the diamond, a beanball war, and almost a cycle. Whew. Here's how it went down... Things started off conservatively as the Dodgers small balled their way to a 1-o lead on an Austin Barnes RBI ground out. In the
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In case you haven't noticed, the Miami Marlins, led on the field by former Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, have a bad case of "L.A. creep", and are quietly transforming into the Dodgers East. When Mattingly and the Dodgers parted ways, one of the first things he tried to do was bring
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When Dave Roberts won the job as manager for the Dodgers, there were plenty of reasons I was glad. One of the biggest reasons was I believed Roberts would manage the game just like he played it - with conviction, daring, and a touch of fun. We stand a little
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The Dodgers took on Don Mattingly's Marlins in the third of a four-game series, seeing brooms in their rearview mirrors, and Scott Kazmir took the mound, nursing an on again/off again thumb injury. Manager Dave Roberts shuffled his lineup, placing Enrique Hernandez, Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez at the top
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The Dodgers had one job coming into Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Marlins. They were supposed to forget about Monday night’s 3-2 loss and defeat the lowly Marlins to even the series. With Clayton Kershaw on the mound against mediocre Tom Koehler it certainly seemed like there was a
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We’ve discussed the importance of good base running and speed in the Dodger’s lineup. Now we’re going to discuss an equally important aspect of a well balanced lineup. That is the art of situational hitting. Some call it timely hitting, and some call it clutch hitting. Whatever you want to
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