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Dodgers Hop out to NLDS Lead with 6-1 Win in Atlanta

So much for home field advantage. The visiting Dodgers got over their October jitters quickly, played inspired baseball, and put away the bumbling Braves with relative ease, winning 6-1 Thursday night at Turner Field behind Clayton Kershaw. The result is a 1-0 lead in the National League Division Series, with......
Don Mattingly; Credit: Howard Cole/LA Weekly

15 Points to Ponder as Dodgers Prep for Postseason

The Dodgers' quest for their first World Series championship in a quarter of a century begins tonight at 5:37 p.m. at Atlanta's Turner Field. It's Los Angeles versus the Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, with Clayton Kershaw facing off against Kris Medlen. L.A.'s ace vs......
The 2019 Women's March Los Angeles in DTLA on Jan. 19; Credit: Star Foreman

Did Dee Gordon and Scott Van Slyke Audition to Play Center Field?

I attended the team workout at Dodger Stadium this morning, primarily to photograph the players going through their paces in preparation for Thursday's National League Division Series opener in Atlanta, Clayton Kershaw versus Kris Medlen, 5:37 p.m. at Turner Field. I was in search of candid shots, slice of life,......
Andre Ethier; Credit: David Blumenkrantz/Arroyo Seco Journal

Dodgers Playoff Roster Shakeout: Andre Ethier Will Play

With their original center fielder out for the year -- and the "Matt Kemp is made of glass" bashing having already commenced -- the Dodgers need understudy Andre Ethier to play now more than ever. And he will play. Ethier will play because he has to play. Ethier will play......
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Meet the Twins Behind Dodgers Fan Weekly

They auditioned to be the Doublemint Twins. They played ball with Sam Malone in a Cheers episode. And today they are the women of Dodger Fan Weekly, a weekly episodic web series created by fans for fans -- or, make that, by female fans with an emphasis on the female......
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Dodgers Finally Run it up the Flagpole

Baseball is a game of numbers. Let's start with these, shall we: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2008 and 2009, the numbers corresponding to years A.D. in which the Los Angeles Dodgers have been crowned champions of the National League West. As of precisely 3:50 p.m. Thursday,......
Matt Kemp; Credit: Keith Allison/Flickr

Matt Kemp Returns as Dodgers Win — Coincidence?

Since we're leading with rhetorical questions this morning, did the Dodgers' Tuesday 9-3 win in Arizona provide for a much-needed sigh of relief or what? Was the four-run first inning rally an exhilarating change from the bases loaded walk representing the lone tally 24 hours earlier -- and, let's be......
Paco Rodriguez; Credit: David Blumenkrantz

Fixing Paco Rodriguez

While Vin Scully didn't dust off the old fans being "sullen and mutinous" line he's used a million times before, the occasion was plenty ripe for it. The Dodgers were swept the weekend by going-nowhere San Francisco, they've lost eight of 11, outfielders are dropping like flies in the vicinity......
Matt Kemp; Credit: David Blumenkrantz/Arroyo Seco Journal

15 Dodgers Predictions to Ponder This Pregame

With the Dodgers on the precipice of their first National League West division crown since 2009, here are 15 predictions for you to ponder during your Thursday pregame. 1. Matt Kemp is coming back. He'll be in the dugout for the Dodgers series in Arizona beginning Monday, September 16, and......