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Friday, Dec 19

LOS ANGELES - The National League West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers today signed shortstop Rafael Furcal to a three-year contract with a vesting option for the 2012 season. General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement.

Thursday, Dec 18

Furcal's agent releases a statement

5. Losing out on an all-star player like Furcal is always disappointing, and we understand the Braves' frustration with the outcome of this negotiation, but it does not change in any way the fact that we conducted ourselves with integrity and complied with all rules of major league baseba...

Wednesday, Dec 17

Furcal will re-sign with Dodgers

Rafael Furcal's agent, Paul Kinzer, just told me that ``things are getting close'' and Raffy ``is going to be a Dodger.'' He wouldn't get into any details about the length of the contract, but I'm almost sure it's a three-year guarantee with possibly a fourth-year option. When I asked if it w...

Tuesday, Dec 16

Hold the phone: Furcal still talking to Dodgers

Ned Colletti just informed me that ``we have had many conversations today on the subject of Rafael Furcal'' and that ``I can't tell you if it's dead or not. I can only tell you that his people continue to engage me in conversation as if it's not, and I have been assured by them that it's not.'' Wha...

Monday, Dec 15

Dodgers acquire Dice-K, assign him to minors

I am honored to become part of the Dodgers' coaching staff. In 1973 when I was a senior at Keio University, I visited Los Angeles as a member of the Japan-US collegiate baseball championship and played at Dodger Stadium," said Yamashita. "Ike Ikuhara of the Dodgers helped me a lot during that...

Vin Scully to be inducted into Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES - Dodger Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will be among the distinguished list of broadcasting professionals inducted into the 2008 class of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in New York City tomorrow night. The ceremony, hosted by CBS' Jim Nantz, will be held tomorrow n...

Oakland increases four-year offer to Furcal

He rejected the A's earlier offer, so whether he accepts this one probably depends on his reason for rejecting the first one. Was it because it wasn't for enough money? Or was it that Raffy simply didn't want to play in Oakland? If it's the latter, that works in the Dodgers' favor, especially...

Friday, Dec 12

Mario Alvarez was NOT arbitration-eligible ...

but he DID have an arm injury that was going to keep him out for all of 2009, and given that he was on the 40-man roster, he would have had to be on the big-league DL all year accruing big-league service time. This also clears a 40-man spot. Also, I just spoke with Ned, and he reiterated that the Dodg...

Dodgers seek new TV personality

Tom Hoffarth, the Daily News' media columnist, reports today that the Dodgers will move Charley Steiner to a full-time radio role and hire someone to handle TV during the non-Scully innings/games. Who should it be? Dodger do some TV repair...

Thursday, Dec 11

A busy time in Sin City

The Dodgers didn't select or lose anyone in the major-league phase of the Rule 5 draft today. They did lose three players -- SS Francisco Lizarraga (Cincinnati), RFAndrew Locke (Houston) and SS Shane Justis (Milwaukee) in the minor-league portion, which works differently from the majo...

Wednesday, Dec 10

Saito might be done with Dodgers

Ned Colletti characterized the negotiations as ``a staredown,'' and although he didn't say it, it was clear that if Saito doesn't reach agreement with the club by Friday, the deadline for clubs to offer contracts to their arbitration-eligible players, he...

Dodgers might have interest in Omar Vizquel

He clearly would be nothing more than a fallback plan if the club doesn't sign Rafael Furcal, he'll turn 42 in April, and he hasn't hit better than .250 in three years. But he IS an 11-time Gold Glove winner and would be another excellent addition to the clubhouse. He also would shore up the SS pos...

Tommy back in the saddle

Tommy Lasorda has once again been named Global Ambassador to the World Baseball Classic, a title he gladly took on in 2006 and will fill again in 2009. He is at the podium speaking right now. He was introduced by MLB COO Bob DuPuy as being like Sara Lee. ``There is nobody who doesn't like Tommy Las...

Tuesday, Dec 9

Torre on the departures of Brad Penny, Joe Beimel

One story that hasn't gotten a huge amount of attention this winter is the Dodgers' complete lack of interest in re-signing pitchers Brad Penny and Joe Beimel. Joe Torre, who made his first appearance at the winter meetings earlier today,...

Monday, Dec 8

Tomorrow notes: Blake deal not quite done

Just filed these for tomorrow's paper, updates on Casey Blake, Rafael Furcal, CC Sabathia and Manny Ramirez and a bonus note on Trevor Hoffman/Takashi Saito. By Tony Jackson Staff Writer LAS VEGAS -- Although all indications are that the Dodgers...

Wednesday, Dec 3

Dodgers' holiday caravan begins today

Here's the official release from the club: LOS ANGELES - The National League West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers will embark on an inaugural holiday caravan today through Sunday that includes a party for children, visits to hospitals, and a...

Tuesday, Dec 2

The latest on Rafael Furcal: No news is bad news

The Dodgers appear to be at an impasse with representatives for Rafael Furcal. From what I understand, the club is offering a shorter contract at a lower salary than what Furcal is looking for, with a lot of incentives/bonuses based...

Tuesday, Nov 11

Dodgers hire new security chief

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers today named Ray Maytorena as Vice President of Security. Chief Operating Officer Dennis Mannion made the announcement. Maytorena, who is bilingual in Spanish, serves as an Executive Board member of the Los Angeles FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTT...

Monday, Nov 10

Preacher Roe dies

Roe was the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the 1949 World Series, pitching a complete-game shutout against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. He also earned a complete-game victory in Game 3 of the 1952 World Series for the Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. He pitched a complete game in all three of his car...

Friday, Oct 31

Minor-league staff finalized

Hitting Coach - John Moses Pitching Coach - Jim Slaton Hitting Coach - Luis Salazar Hitting Coach - Jason Wood Hitting Coach - Michael Boughton Hitting Coach - Henry Cruz Rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers Hitting Coach - Leo Garcia Hitting Coach - Tony Mota

Friday, Oct 17

Dodgers make offer to Manny, largest in history of franchise

Guessing it's two years at around $50 million or three years at around $75 million, but again, that's just a GUESS, based on Colletti's preference for short-term deals and what he said on the record to reporters at the GM meetings in Dana Point today (in the interest of full disclosure, I'm...

Friday, Oct 10

Not doing my homework

Earlier this week, you might have read a story I wrote for the paper about Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino and how the Dodgers let him get away TWICE via the Rule 5 draft and how they turned down a... Dodgers: Furcal. SS Martin. C Ramirez. LF Loney. 1B Kemp. CF DeWitt. 2B Blake. 3B Phillies:

Sunday, Oct 5

NLDS Game 3: Dodgers 3, Cubs 1

On to the next round. If the Brewers can somehow complete a comeback from a 2-0 deficit against the Phillies -- they cut it to 2-1 today -- the Dodgers would open the NLCS at home on Thursday. If the Phillies win, that series will open at Citizens Bank Park.

Sunday, Sep 28

Dodgers 2, Giants 1

Billy Sadler, the Giants' rookie reliever, just can't stop pumping his fist after striking out Dodgers hitters. You may recall he angered the Dodgers in their previous trip here when he got a little too celebratory after striking out Manny in a key situation. Tonight, he got a little too cel...

Friday, Sep 26

Introducing the 2008 National League Western Division champions

That would be your Dodgers. The clincher wasn't that exciting, no walkoff grand slam by Steve Finley or anything like that. It happened just now, when the Diamondbacks lost to the Cardinals. Dodgers won't even take the field for almost...

Thursday, Sep 25

Dodgers 12, Padres 4

NOW are you starting to smell it? I'm just wondering about that sellout crowd that is coming to (they hope) watch the boys clinch tomorrow night. What happens if the boys clinch before the gates even open? The Snakes play at 11:15 our time. That game will be over around two-ish, which is FIVE HO...

Friday, Sep 19

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Craig Hansen, one of the guys the Buccos got from the Red Sox in the Manny trade, faced four batters in the 12th and walked three of them (the second one was intentional). He then handed it off to T.J. Beam, who inherited a no-win situation with the bases loaded and one out. He got two strikes on Jame...

Affiliates announced

Here's the official release, just sent out by the club, on what was reported here yesterday. LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their seven minor league affiliates for the 2009 season, which will include the Triple-A Albuquerque...

Wednesday, Sep 17

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

At one point tonight, the roughly 57 people sitting in a section of roughly 1,500 seats in the leftfield corner started serenading Manny Ramirez with chants of ``WHOO-pee GOLD-berg (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap) WHOO-pee GOLD-berg (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap).'' And that was about th...

Sunday, Sep 7

I stand corrected AGAIN

Turns out the Las Vegas Review-Journal DID have the Dodgers-might-vacate story the same day the LV Sun had it. Again, my apologies, this time to Todd Dewey, the R-J reporter who had the story. ... After FURTHER investigation, it appears that all of this is related to the fact the Diamondbacks ar...

Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 2

Manny Ramirez didn't seem to be around after the game, this after he hit his 521st career home run to tie Willie McCovey, Frank Thomas and Ted Williams for 17th place on the all-time list and drove in five runs to give him 1,706 for his career, putting him 20th on the all-time RBI list ahead of R...

Opinion: More on Dodgers/Las Vegas

First of all, let me set the record straight on one thing: when I first referenced this on this blog a couple of days ago, I credited the Las Vegas Review-Journal for the story in which Las Vegas 51s owner Don Logan said he felt the Dodgers were looking to move their Triple-A affiliation elsew...

Thursday, Sep 4

Leaving Las Vegas?

A couple of you have written in response to a Las Vegas Review-Journal story in which 51s owner Don Logan says he half expects the Dodgers to end their player-development agreement with his club. I looked into this matter this morning, and while I have very little concrete information, it s...

Wednesday, Sep 3

Loney named Dodgers' Roberto Clemente Award winner

This automatically makes his a nominee for the national award, which was last won by a Dodgers player in 1981 (Steve Garvey). This is a really big deal, because it speaks to a player who realizes the importance of giving... This automatically makes his a nominee for the national award, which wa...

Sunday, Aug 31

Don't you know we're riding ... on the Marrakesh Express

Below is a press release the Dodgers sent out last week about the quick success of the Dodgers Trolley, which beginning tomorrow night and through the weeklong homestand will feature certain former Dodgers riding the bus with fans. They're all...

Thursday, Aug 28

Reinforcements due on next homestand

With apparently none of the Dodgers' minor-league affiliates looking like they'll be playoff bound, the team's September callups should start arriving on Sept. 2, the second day of the upcoming homestand. It looks like A.J. Ellis will be coming up...

Phillies 9, Dodgers 2 -- and Frito makes a good chip!!!

That's what one of the TV production guys just yelled down the hall from the press box as he packed up the TV production equipment for the day. Not sure what elicited that exclamation, but I'm assuming the guy must have just eaten a bag of them. Anyway, the Dodgers with Manny Ramirez and Casey Bl...

Phillies 5, Dodgers 2

If you're a Dodgers fan, or someone employed by the Dodgers in any way, this one stung. They could have held a 2-1 lead in the ninth, they could have scored after loading the bases with nobody out in the 10th, they could have gained a game in the standings, they could have gotten more than two run...

Sunday, Aug 17

Brewers 4, Dodgers 3

After the Dodgers put together a stirring rally in the ninth to tie it and just missed winning it when Brewers 2B Ray Durham ran down Casey Blake's blooper in shallow right field to end the inning with the bases loaded, Jonathan Broxton issued a two-out walk to Durham in the 10th that would en...

Wednesday, Aug 13

ThinkCure radiotelethon set for this weekend

Fans are now able to bid online at www.dodgers.com on auction items such as a pregame visit in the booth with Dodger Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, a VIP trip to the Dodgers' new Spring Training facilities in Glendale, Arizona, an autographed guitar by Melissa Etheridge, and signed je...

Tuesday, Aug 5

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4

Manny is now batting .625 (10 for 16) as a Dodger. Martin is now 4 for 17 with five strikeouts in five games hitting in front of Manny. In two games hitting behind Manny, Jeff Kent is 1 for 8 with 2 strikeouts and no RBI. James Loney, who also has hit directly behind Manny in two games, is 3 for 9 in those...

Friday, Aug 1

Maddux headed this way?

Maddux would potentially bolster a rotation that presently includes Chad Billingsley, Derek Lowe, Clayton Kershaw, Hiroki Kuroda and Jason Johnson, with two-time All-Star Brad Penny due off the disabled list in the next week or so.

Diamondbacks 2, Dodgers 1

A lot will be said and written about tonight's eighth inning. Like whether plate umpire Angel Hernandez made the right call (he did, according to Andre Ethier, who was tagged out). Like whether Andre Ethier made a good or bad slide into the plate. (``You have to pick one side or the other,'' Joe...