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Francisco Rodriguez isn't drawing a lot of interest
Staff ReportsRemember that three-year, $34-million offer closer Francisco Rodriguez rejected from the Angels in 2007? It's looking pretty good now. Rodriguez was hoping to cash in on his major league-record 62-save season with a five-year, $75-million deal, but the...Tags: Takashi Saito, Arbitration, Greg Maddux, Houston Astros, Cy Young
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Cano to Dodgers? It's highly unlikely
kat.obrien@newsday.comBoth Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti poured cold water on the idea that second baseman Robinson Cano could be traded to the Dodgers. "We plan on having Robby as our second baseman," Cashman said. "We...Tags: Brian Cashman, Jorge Posada, Chien-Ming Wang, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Dodgers should put money for Manny to better use
Scott Boras was right, the Dodgers failed to make Manny Ramirez a "serious financial offer."
They made him a nutty, philanthropic offer.
Two years, $45 million for a guy who, despite having two of the most amazing hitting months in baseball history,...Tags: Joe Torre, Major League Baseball, Adrian Beltre, Baseball, Rafael Furcal
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Free agent season starts now
We come to talk about Manny Ramirez, and the Dodgers, and free agency. Yet we must first talk about cool scented towels.
This is because the Dodgers have forfeited the chance to cite the economic crisis should Ramirez sign elsewhere. If they offer him...Tags: National Football League, Houston Astros, Prices, Rafael Furcal, Mike Scioscia
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Joe Torre couldn't help Dodgers' kids, but can help these kids
Breeders' Cup Charities wants to give the kids on the cancer ward at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA $50,000 this weekend, so long as Dodger Manager Joe Torre knows what he's doing.
Don't worry, kids, this has nothing to do with who comes out of the...Tags: Mike Smith, Mattel Inc., Cancer, Joe Torre, Major League Baseball
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Manny leaves LA, mum on deal
Of The Associated PressIn the wake of an incredible 2 1/2 months with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez hit the road Thursday without revealing his future plans. ''I'm not talking, guys,'' the 36-year-old slugger said as he entered an elevator at Dodger Stadium after...Tags: Greg Maddux, Nomar Garciaparra, Rafael Furcal, Jeff Kent, Superman
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Second-guessing of Joe Torre begins
At times like these, it's hard not to sound like a Steinbrenner.
It's as if Joe Torre suddenly never managed in a big game before, the stage too big. Sure -- great guy, wonderful person, and you'd want him living next door.
But the Dodgers have Game 4...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Hong-Chih Kuo, Derek Lowe, Casey Blake, Joe Torre
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Philadelphia turns on power
Associated PressShane Victorino and the Philadelphia Phillies struck back with long balls rather than beanballs to move within one win of the World Series. After ducking a pitch thrown over his head the previous day, Victorino and much-traveled pinch hitter Matt...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Casey Blake, Joe Torre, Major League Baseball, Jonathan Broxton
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Teams not fine with penalties
Manny Ramirez and Dodgers teammate Hiroki Kuroda were among four players fined Monday by Major League Baseball for the Game 3 fracas between Los Angeles and the Philadelphia Phillies during the NL championship series. Kuroda threw a pitch behind Shane...Tags: Punishment, Contracts, Derek Lowe, J.C. Romero, Joe Torre
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Home fans' boos chase Dodgers into off-season
'In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." Once upon a time, Vin Scully used those words to accompany a Kirk Gibson home run. Exactly 20 years later, on a sticky Wednesday night at the end of a frayed rope, those words...Tags: Jimmy Rollins, Derek Lowe, Casey Blake, Joe Torre, Major League Baseball
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Dodgers will still give it their best shot
PHILADELPHIA -- If it felt like an eternity Friday hanging in there with the Dodgers through yet another playoff loss, what must it have been like for Sandy Koufax, who was sitting beside the Screaming Meanie the whole time?
You know the old saying:...Tags: Derek Lowe, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Rafael Furcal, All Stars
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Impostors ruining Dodgers' feel-good story
PHILADELPHIA -- Like casualties of a brilliantly soured romance, the Dodgers trudged into the horizon Friday night surrounded by baleful foghorn tones and old fireworks smoke.
We don't even know them anymore.
Who is this team that, one week after boldly...Tags: Derek Lowe, Pat Burrell, Casey Blake, Joe Torre, Major League Baseball
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