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What an agonizing two days it has been to be a Dodger fan. First, an embarrassing 11-0 loss on Sunday, followed by the sheer disbelief of watching Jimmy RollinsÆ game-winning hit trickle to the base of the wall canÆt be explained. If you want to know what Dodger fans were feeling during those series-changing hops of the ball in the outfield, just go into your kitchen and find a corkscrew. Insert said ...

As I watched the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels go at it for Game Three of the ALCS, I couldn't help but notice one thing. No snow caps. No mittens. No heat warmers in the dugout. The teams are enjoying a beautiful day in the California sunshine without a cloud in the sky. Then tonight, there will be Los Angeles Dodgers locking up with the Philadelphia Phillies for Game Four of the NLCS. In ...

Imagine this scenario. The youngest pitcher to ever start the opening game of a league championship series is on the mound and trailing 3-1. In the current inning, he has already given up a three-run homer, walked three batters, and tossed three wild pitches, and now there are runners on the corners. The man coming to the plate drove in 141 runs in the regular season. You have the best bullpen in baseball and ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers and manager Joe Torre have done their best impression of Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots by withholding the order of the starting rotation until late Wednesday afternoon and not releasing their LCS roster until the 11th hour on Wednesday evening. The release of the starting rotation surprised some, with LDS Game One starter Randy Wolf falling all the way to fourth in the pecking order ...

A wise man once said that age is nothing but a number. The Los Angeles Dodgers certainly hope that is the case on Thursday evening when 21-year old Clayton Kershaw steps to the bump against the defending World Series Champions. Manager Joe Torre announced late on Wednesday afternoon that the southpaw would get the call in Game One as the Dodgers look to get revenge for a loss in last seasonÆs NLCS ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in pursuit of the franchiseÆs first pennant since 1988. That season, they went on to win the World Series behind the heroic effort of Kirk Gibson and the steady arm of Orel Hershiser. In 2009, the Dodgers will turn to a young core, including 21-year-old Clayton Kershaw to start the series, in an attempt to break the World Series drought. I have predicted that the Dodgers will capture ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been quietly waiting in the Southland for their next opponent since clinching their series sweep in St. Louis against the Cardinals on Saturday evening. Huston Street opened the door for the Philadelphia Phillies to enter the NLCS on Monday night when he squandered a two-run ninth inning lead that could have extended the NLDS to a fifth game. Additionally, the teams would have had to travel to ...

Vicente Padilla will get the nod to pitch Game Three of the NLDS on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals as manager Joe Torre chose to go with Padilla over the early season ace, Chad Billingsley. He also was awarded the start over Jon Garland, who possesses post-season experience and even a World Series championship ring, but Padilla has done yeomanÆs work in the final months of the season and has ...

On Wednesday and Thursday, baseball fans around the nation got a special treat in the form of a playoff tripleheader. Living on the west coast, it provided me with the perfect day; baseball starting at 11 a.m. and ending at 10 p.m. But with that pleasure also came despair. TBS is responsible for the divisional series round this season, and they are already getting on my nerves. First of all, can we please do ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers captured a 5-3 Game One victory over the St. Louis Cardinals last night. Matt Kemp keyed the effort with a first-inning, two-run home run that ignited the Dodgers offense early and set the tone for the evening. The game saw the teams combine to leave 30 men on base, a record for a nine-inning playoff game. Both teams will make a quick turnaround, as they play at 3 p.m. ...