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August 30, 2010
Manny Ramirez Exiting Dodgers, Headed For White Sox
Dodgers star slugger Manny Ramirez was reportedly headed to the Chicago White Sox this week. The 38-year-old helped Los Angeles win the National League Western Division title in 2008, but has been struggling with injuries almost since then. According to Associated Press, the Dodgers would wi ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Manny Ramirez Placed On Waivers
Manny Ramirez has been placed on waivers, meaning the Dodgers slugger could be traded by Tuesday.Ramirez is still owed about $4.4 million of his $20 million salary for this season, so dumping him now could save the Dodgers some cash. Or, they could agree to pick up some of the tab in exchange for ... More >>
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July 13, 2010
Yeah, Another George Steinbrenner Post: Remember His Mysterious Fight In L.A. During 1981 World Series?
NBC via Youtube I was a huge Yankees fan in 1981, having that summer gone to my first Major League game at Yankee Stadium as a 6-year old. Reggie Jackson hit a monster home run, there was a bench-clearing brawl, the young women behind us were smoking weed, and we beat the traffic home. Thus, ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Makes Dubious Claim About Crime Rate
On Friday morning, through his Twitter account, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made the dubious claim that L.A. is "still safer than it's been in 50 years." Which means we're back to 1960, when John F. Kennedy successfully ran for president, Elvis Presley was promoted to sergeant, an ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Ticketgate: L.A. Police Union Says Mayor Villaraigosa Should Be Able To Attend Major Events As City's Leader
The union representing Los Angeles police on Friday stated that the mayor of L.A. should be able to go to high-priced events as part of his role as the leader of a major metropolis. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been in hot water for his acceptance of thousands of dollars worth of tickets to ... More >>
News
July 1, 2010
The Front-Row Mayor
The union representing Los Angeles police on Friday stated that the mayor of L.A. should be able to go to high-priced events as part of his role as the leader of a major metropolis. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been in hot water for his acceptance of thousands of dollars worth of tickets to ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2010
Dodgers Outfielder Manny Ramirez Donates Rare Porsche To Charity
An online charity auction of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez's 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 will begin on Friday. Proceeds from the auction will benefit ThinkCure!, which funds research to cure cancer and Maryvale, a Rosemead resident placement home for girls. ThinkCure!, a non-p ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
FOURTH UPDATE Exclusive: Antonio Villaraigosa free tickets are worth $50,000 to $100,000. Full list here of 80 free events; corruption laws ignored
By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
Dodgers Make You Pay For Your Nostalgia
Starting tonight, the Dodgers host the Yankees for a rare three-game interleague series. The two teams have met 11 times in the World Series, so naturally the Dodgers are looking to cash in on fan nostalgia.Instead of selling regular single-game tickets, the Dodgers forced fans who want to see th ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Holy Crap: Dodgers Hired Russian Psychic To Boost Team's Chances
The Dodgers didn't have the money to give salary arbitration to pitcher Randy Wolf this offseason. But they did have a few hundred thousand dollars to hand to a Russian psychic, who was hired to help the team win by sending positive energy from his home in suburban Boston.Holy crap.This is accord ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2010
Protestors Want Dodgers Out Of Arizona For Spring Training
Union members amassed outside Dodger Stadium over the weekend during a game with the Arizona Diamondbacks to protest the Dodgers' use of an Arizona-based spring-training facility. About 150 people showed up to deliver the message to team management that they're unhappy with Arizona over its ... More >>
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May 25, 2010
Dodgers Drawn Into Immigration Fray; Anti-Arizona Rally Planned Near Dodger Stadium
An immigrants' rights group plans to hold a rally and press conference Wednesday to urge the Los Angeles Dodgers to denounce Arizona's controversial undocumented-migrant law when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit Chavez Ravine May 31. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles pl ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Retired Pitcher Jose Lima Last Photographed at 'The Empire Strikes Back' Day at Dodger Stadium, Two Days Before His Death
As previously reported, retired pitcher for the L.A. Dodgers Jose Lima was found dead Sunday, May 23 after suffering a heart attack. On Friday, however, the famed baseball player was front and center at Dodger Stadium to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sci-Fi classic The Empire Strikes Back alongs ... More >>
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May 23, 2010
Jose Lima, 1972-2010
Flickr image by Malingering Jose LimaJose Lima, one of the most entertaining characters in recent Dodgers history, died early this morning of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles, according to a report in ESPN Deportes. He was 37.Lima had not pitched in the majors since going 0-4 for the New ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
Jamie McCourt Can Live With $637K a Month
Jamie McCourt, the estranged wife of Dodgers (co-?)owner Frank McCourt, is "satisfied" with Commissioner Judge Scott Gordon's ruling giving her $637,000 per month in spousal support, her attorney said today.Jamie McCourt had been asking for nearly $1 million per month. Frank McCourt, who original ... More >>
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April 30, 2010
Will the Dodgers Boycott Arizona? No Se Puede.
On Which Way L.A. the other night, L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn suggested that the Dodgers should join the city's protest of Arizona's strict new immigration law:"I'm going to be asking the L.A. Dodgers to consider moving their training facility from Arizona," Hahn said.It was only a year ago th ... More >>
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April 23, 2010
Manny Goes Down With Calf Injury
shgmom56 on FlickrWell, this is no good. The Dodgers put Manny Ramirez on the disabled list today due to a strained right calf. In 13 games this year, Ramirez has looked like the Manny who dazzled the Dodger faithful when he first came over in 2008, putting up some sizzling stats -- .415/.500/.61 ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Goal: Upscale Sports Bar Hopes to Score on West 3rd Street
The strangest thing about Goal, LA's newest upscale sports bar, isn't what's there. It's what's missing. Recently soft-opened on a stretch of W. 3rd St. known more for chic cafes and fine dining, Goal offers the de rigueur décor of a sports bar: dark wood, leather booths, plenty of flatscreen plasm ... More >>
Eat+Drink
February 26, 2010
99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die
Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos
Blogs
October 22, 2009
Dodgers Not the Only Ones the Phillies Sent Home Early: An Interview With Dodger Stadium Executive Chef Joseph Martin
The Dodgers season isn't just over for the players, but for all the staff and employees that it takes to uphold a professional sports franchise. One of those people is Chef Joseph Martin, a lifelong Dodger fan who also happens to be the Executive Chef at Dodger Stadium. We asked him a few questions ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2009
Dodgers/Phillies Game 5: Well, So Much For 2009. Thanks For the Memories.
Turn out the lights, the party's over.There was a glimmer of hope when Andre Ethier hit a solo home run in the 1st inning, but the Phillies quickly snuffed it out in the bottom of the inning with that three-run dinger by Jayson Werth.The Dodgers needed another solid outing from Vicente Padilla bu ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2009
Dodgers/Phillies Game 5 Preview: A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That
It'll be Vicente Padilla going for the Dodgers in Game 5 in Philly on Wednesday. Padilla has been solid since coming over late in the season, and he's been even better in the playoffs. He didn't get the Game 2 victory, but his effort made it possible for the Dodgers to pick up the win.It's actual ... More >>
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October 18, 2009
Dodgers/Phillies Game 3: The Story's In the Trade That Wasn't Made
On July 29, the defending world champion Phillies acquired AL Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco from the Cleveland Indians for pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Jason Knapp, infielder Jason Donald, and catcher Lou Marson. Just two days prior to the trade the rumor mill had L ... More >>
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October 16, 2009
Dodgers/Phillies Game 1: Haunted By a Familiar Name
A couple nights ago, I listed the various Dodgers and Phillies who had previously played for the opposing team in this series. But I neglected to mention Chan Ho Park, who won 80 games for the Dodgers from 1994-2001, including a career-high 18 in 2000. He was the first Korean player signed by the ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2009
Dodgers/Phillies Game 2: Phew!
Freaky Friday, folks.Has-been Pedro Martinez dialed up the way back machine and held the Dodgers to two hits in seven shutout innings with no walks. Castoff Vicente Padilla pretty much matched him: four hits over 7.1 innings, with one walk and only Ryan Howard's solo homer. And the Dodgers turned ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2009
McCourts Split As Dodgers Vie For Championship
What would baseball be without drama outside the diamond? On the eve of the Dodgers' National League Championship Series opener against the Phillies today, team owner Frank McCourt confirmed he is separating from wife Jamie.MLBFrank McCourtThe question is, do the billionaires jointly own the team ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2009
Dodgers/Phillies Game 1: Uh, That Wasn't Pretty
What the hell was that?If you would've told me that the Dodgers would score 6 runs on 14 hits in Game 1, I would've taken that bet on a victory.Unfortunately, the Dodgers gave up eight earned runs. Eight. Joe Torre's roll of the dice to start 21-year-old Clayton Kershaw didn't pay off as he gave ... More >>
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October 12, 2009
Dodgers/Phillies: It'll Be Deja Vu All Over Again
Stupid Rockies.All they had to do Monday night was hold a two-run 9th inning lead to extend their series with the Phillies to a fifth game, but closer Huston Street blew it. The Rockies got the tying run on base in the bottom of the 9th, but couldn't push it across.So the NL Championship, beginn ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2009
Dodgers Finish Off Cardinals: What Did I Tell You?
Yesterday I predicted the Dodgers would knock the Cards out this weekend, but I didn't think it would necessarily happen Saturday--or that the Blue Crew would make it look relatively easy. The Dodgers gradually silenced the St. Louis crowd as they built a 5-0 lead. The Cards scored a measly run i ... More >>
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October 9, 2009
Dodgers/Cardinals and the Beauty of Baseball's Revolving Door
The Cardinals took three shots to the gut Thursday. The first was literal, when Matt Holliday misplayed James Loney's two-out line drive against reliever Ryan Franklin, the ball bouncing off the left fielder's mid-section and allowing the tying run to reach second base. The second shot ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Holliday Takes a Death, Dodgers Win 3-2
Baseball is the cruelest game. Just ask Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday, who homered in the second inning Thursday and then made an error in the 9th that eventually allowed the Dodgers to win, 3-2. And ask Cards pitcher Adam Wainwright, who gave up only three hits and struck out seven Dodgers o ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2009
Autumn Is No Fall for the Dodgers
For a while there -- about 10:45 p.m. Friday night, to be precise -- it seemed as though all of the L.A. Dodgers' early season heroics (the winning streaks, come-from-behind victories, clutch home runs, etc.) were merely a cruel setup to make the team's annual collapse all the more devastating to fa ... More >>
LA Life
October 1, 2009
Best of L.A.: Shopping
For a while there -- about 10:45 p.m. Friday night, to be precise -- it seemed as though all of the L.A. Dodgers' early season heroics (the winning streaks, come-from-behind victories, clutch home runs, etc.) were merely a cruel setup to make the team's annual collapse all the more devastating to fa ... More >>
Blogs
August 21, 2009
Evolution of the Dodger Dog: A Life In Pictures
The Dodger Dog is one of the most famous hot dogs in American sporting (and eating) history. It's iconic, storied and quintessentially Los Angeles. So in honor of our hometown team still holding the best record in the National League, we take a look at the history of L.A.'s most beloved dog, through ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2009
Dodgers' Worry Season Begins
From my home office I can hear the noise from Dodger Stadium a moment or two before the crowds' cheers or boos are channeled through our TV set in the living room. Last night I'd retreated to the office from the living room when faced with the agonizing prospect of watching a no-hitter thrown agains ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2009
Dodgers Ticketmobile Hits the Streets
Frank McCourt didn't want to spring for shuttle buses to take fans to Dodger Stadium this season, but his organization is now sending out a ticket truck to sell game tickets to local communities. Launched yesterday in a publicity campaign that featured rapper Snoop Dogg, the truck will appear in L.A ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2009
Dodgers: Fluke Win or Are They on the Road Again?
At least of half that old notion that all theaters and the best restaurants are dark Mondays was once more laid to rest last night as the eternal drama between the L.A. Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played out once more. In a rather quiet game, the Dodgers won handily,Wikipedia4-2. More import ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2009
When Will Dodger Stadium's Makeover Begin?
LA DodgersThe future according to Frank McCourtToday's Eastsider L.A. looks at what's cookin' at the Ravine. Or rather, how quiet the L.A. Dodgers and owner Frank McCourt have been over plans to spend half a billion dollars to give the team's ballpark a megaplex makeover, by developing it into ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
Transformers, Bel-Air Brats and Kobe, Oh My! Lakers Parade at Coliseum Brings L.A. Together
Jeff CowanLakers fans: Storm Troopers and Transformer Bumble BeeLos Angeles doesn't really do civic pride. We're too aloof and jaded for that sort of thing. We're a secular, sunglasses indoors, windows up, bowling alone type of town (except that when we bowl, it's usually at some swanky alley with a ... More >>
Eat+Drink
May 14, 2009
Battle Burrito, L.A. vs. S.F.
Rolling with the old-style classics
Blogs
May 12, 2009
Going to Blazes: Elysian Park's Red-Hot Fire Danger
The Fire Next Time Dept.: The Eastsider L.A. has a good profile of the fire dangers facing Elysian Park -- home to the Dodgers, family picnics and Sunday lowrider-car gatherings. The piece begins with a portentous look at a tiny, obscured patch of blackened grass -- spotted against the backdrop of S ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2009
Getting to the Getty: Parking Goes Up to $15
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April 22, 2009
Business Interests Fight Proposed Sign Ordinance
Lobbyists, union members and representatives of business owners in Los Angeles provided a unified front yesterday in their opposition to the city's proposed sign ordinance. "A business without a sign is no business," said Gary Toebben, president of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Toebben ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2009
Today in Photographs: April 18, 1958
Opening home game of the Dodgers' first season in Los Angeles. Photo: LA Examiner/USC Digital ArchiveClick image to enlarge
Blogs
April 7, 2009
Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup
Mayor Levels With Base Antonio Villaraigosa painted a bleak economic picture for one of his largest constituencies, organized labor. The mayor suggested shorter work weeks and increased employee retirement contributions as ways to avoid city worker layoffs that could climb to seven percent of the mu ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2009
Man and Super Manny
So far Dodger slugger Manny Ramirez doesn't look like $25 million at the plate -- but hey, that's what spring training's for. Better he get those strikeouts out of his system now than during the season. Today he went 0-3 in a 10-4 loss to the "Los Angeles" Angels. The L.A. Daily News' Tony Jackson r ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2009
Dodgers Kill Stadium Shuttle
No one's saying Manny Ramirez's $45 million signing had anything to do with it, but Curbed LA and Streetsblog both ruminate over an L.A. Times report that the Los Angeles Dodgers will not be paying for shuttle buses to take fans from Union Station to Chavez Ravine this season. (A summer for wh ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2008
Last Night: Dodgers Descent Into Darkness
BY MARK GROUBERT Los Lobos belts the National Anthem out of the park prior to Game 4. Hall of Famer-to-be Jeff Kent watches helplessly from the dugout as his rookie replacement Blake Dewitt’s batting average descends to just .091. Two-time batting champion Nomar Garciaparra watches helplessly ... More >>
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