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JC's Dodger Line Drives | Dec. 1: L.A.'s Vin Scully To Return for 2010

The Dodgers have just confirmed, to the great pleasure of their fans, the return of their most valuable asset—Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully...

Written by J.C. Ayvazi about about 8 hours ago 28 reads 8 comments
MLB 9s: L.A. Dodgers—Maury Wills, Duke Snider, Jackie Robinson Shine

The shortstop who stole 104 bases, the catcher who was a great Dodger long before he was a great Met, and the third baseman who may have had one of the best single offensive seasons in L.A. history...

Written by Ash Marshall about 1 day ago 72 reads 0 comments
Everth Cabrera: An Early 2010 Fantasy Baseball Projection

Young shortstops are getting a lot of focus these days, but the names generally mentioned are Alcides Escobar and Elvis Andrus. There’s a third speedster who belongs to be included in that group, the Padres’ Everth Cabrera...

Written by Eric Stashin about 1 day ago 91 reads 2 comments
Tis the Season

“Mom’s Ticked! She saw what you did.” Unfortunately that is a text message that I receive quite regularly from one of my kids. I’d love to say that I had no idea what this was referring to but this time I actually did...

Written by Jeff Summers about 2 days ago 4 reads 0 comments
Andruw Jones A South Sider

Thanksgiving leftovers: good. Andruw Jones leftovers: bad. Listen, I love the job Kenny Williams does on the South Side. He’s one of the top general managers in all of baseball...

Written by Bullpen Brian about 4 days ago 7 reads 0 comments
LA Confidential: Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt Is Running Out of Money

I was foolishly under the impression that things couldn’t get any murkier for the Los Angeles Dodgers front office...

Written by PJ Ross about 5 days ago 477 reads 4 comments
Hot Stove Rumors: Adrian Gonzalez the Focus of Padres-White Sox-Angels Talks

Rumors have been flying about him since the trade deadline last July. Padre fans, as well as the San Diego media, sat on the edge of their seats as the hours and minutes ticked away, wondering if Adrian Gonzalez was about to be traded...

Written by Todd Kaufmann about 6 days ago 547 reads 0 comments
Fast Takes

The Blue Jays resigned good-field-no-hit shortstop John McDonald to a $1.5 million contract for 2010. It’s still too much money for a player who will be 35 years old and is coming off a career year with the bat in which he still only had only a ..

Written by Tom Dubberke about 6 days ago 21 reads 0 comments
We Don't Want No Drama: Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp Standout for the Dodgers

Thus far, the offseason for the Los Angeles Dodgers has been mired in speculation about the divorce of Frank and Jamie McCourt...

Written by PJ Ross about 7 days ago 182 reads 0 comments
Anthony Gwynn: A $12M Player?

This Article Originally Appeared on Friar Forecast I was browsing the Padres page on Fangraphs this evening and came across something absolutely shocking: Fangraphs estimates Anthony Gwynn was worth $12...

Written by Daniel Gettinger about 7 days ago 104 reads 0 comments
Considerations for a No. 4 Starter: Who Will the Diamonbacks Sign?

With the trade for Aaron Heilman the Arizona Diamondbacks addressed one of their needs for the 2009 offseason. Going into the free agency period Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes publicly ...

Written by Jeff Summers about 8 days ago 92 reads 2 comments
Boston Hits Trade Market

Everyone who covers baseball has said that the Boston Red Sox would make a strong push this off season to acquire San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez...

Written by Paul Raymond about 8 days ago 134 reads 1 comments
Diamondbacks Fill 40-Man Roster

Shortly after the postseason ended, the Arizona Diamondbacks made changes to their 40-man roster, designating players and moving them around, leaving the team with 35 on the roster...

Written by Jeff Summers about 9 days ago 42 reads 0 comments
Chien-Ming Wang Would Like To Pitch for Dodgers If He Can't Return to Yankees

On Friday November 20, Chien Ming Wang spoke to reporters in Taiwan about his questionable future with the New York Yankees organization. Wang has been plagued by injuries the last two years and is no longer the Yankees ace pitcher...

Written by Christopher Chavez about 10 days ago 514 reads 3 comments
Arizona Diamondbacks Attempt To Shore Up Bullpen

Going into this offseason the Arizona Diamondbacks identified three areas they wanted to address before Spring Training 2010 arrived...

Written by Jeff Summers about 10 days ago 72 reads 0 comments
More Thoughts On The Cy Young

If you've not seen them, my selections for the Cardinal Bloggers Awards are below. The votes are coming in from across the blogosphere and we should have some results maybe this weekend...

Written by Daniel Shoptaw about 11 days ago 38 reads 0 comments
Playoff schedule to change next year

Bud Selig announced today that the playoff schedule will be tightening up next season. I do think it was crazy this season how many off days there were. Bud Selig said " We are going to change it, I don't disagree with Mike Scioscia...

Written by Gary Marchese about 12 days ago 31 reads 0 comments
Diamondbacks Pitcher Zavada Reflects On Honor

This Fall award season we’ve seen a number of significant honors bestowed. President Barrack Obama received the Nobel Prize for Peace; Kansas City Royals hurler Zack Greinke received the ...

Written by JoeSportsFan about 12 days ago 16 reads 0 comments
Jim Tracy Wins NL Manager Of The Year, Inks Three-Year Extension

Yes, I am fully aware that this was yesterday’s news, but it’s hard to write when you leave your laptop in your office and your home computer catches a virus. Yesterday was a tough day for The Ghost of Moonlight Graham...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 12 days ago 63 reads 0 comments
Halladay To Yankees?

Bud Selig is now thinking of shortening the postseason after it took the Yankees 31 days to play 15 games because of so many offdays. The Yankees have talked to the Blue Jays about Roy Halladay...

Written by Andrew Godfrey about 12 days ago 224 reads 0 comments
Arizona Diamondbacks Announce Spring Training Schedule

Just one day after the Arizona Diamondbacks broke ground on their new Spring Training facility in Scottsdale, the team announced their Spring Training schedule for the 2010 season...

Written by Jeff Summers about 13 days ago 25 reads 0 comments
Jim Tracy Wins Manager of the Year Award in No-Brainer Decision

With all due respect to the Cardinals' Tony La Russa, the National League Manager of the Year award was the easiest to choose in the bunch. On Wednesday, Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy was announced as the winner of the prestigious honor...

Written by David Martin about 13 days ago 8 reads 0 comments
Conor Jackson's Fortune of MLB Return Rises in the Dominican Republic

When we last looked in on Conor Jackson, he had just begun playing winter league baseball in the Dominican Republic. With the season now in full swing in Santo Domingo, I thought it might be ...

Written by Jeff Summers about 14 days ago 73 reads 0 comments
What Would be the Best Buy?

Bengie Molina would be a nice fit in Queens. (PHOTO BY ICON SMI) BY MICHAEL GANCI EDITOR **WARNING: THE FOLLOWING MIGHT BE A BIT GRAPHIC AND DISGUSTING. STOP HERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE EXPOSED TO SUCH MATERIAL** Today, I was doing the usual at work..

Written by Michael Ganci about 14 days ago 15 reads 0 comments
Groundbreaking: It's Easier Than It Looks

Ever since I received an invitation to the groundbreaking ceremony for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Facility in Scottsdale, I had been counting down the days, hours, and minutes until the day the ceremony would arrive...

Written by Jeff Summers about 15 days ago 4 reads 0 comments

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NL West Article Archive

JC's Dodger Line Drives | Dec. 1: L.A.'s Vin Scully To Return for 2010

MLB 9s: L.A. Dodgers—Maury Wills, Duke Snider, Jackie Robinson Shine

Everth Cabrera: An Early 2010 Fantasy Baseball Projection

Tis the Season

Andruw Jones A South Sider

LA Confidential: Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt Is Running Out of Money

Hot Stove Rumors: Adrian Gonzalez the Focus of Padres-White Sox-Angels Talks

Fast Takes

We Don't Want No Drama: Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp Standout for the Dodgers

Anthony Gwynn: A $12M Player?

Considerations for a No. 4 Starter: Who Will the Diamonbacks Sign?

Boston Hits Trade Market

Diamondbacks Fill 40-Man Roster

Chien-Ming Wang Would Like To Pitch for Dodgers If He Can't Return to Yankees

Arizona Diamondbacks Attempt To Shore Up Bullpen

More Thoughts On The Cy Young

Playoff schedule to change next year

Diamondbacks Pitcher Zavada Reflects On Honor

Jim Tracy Wins NL Manager Of The Year, Inks Three-Year Extension

Halladay To Yankees?

Arizona Diamondbacks Announce Spring Training Schedule

Jim Tracy Wins Manager of the Year Award in No-Brainer Decision

Conor Jackson's Fortune of MLB Return Rises in the Dominican Republic

What Would be the Best Buy?

Groundbreaking: It's Easier Than It Looks

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