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Schmidt’s long road back ends with victory, tentative hope for future

In a Dodgers season full of compelling stories, add one more that is perhaps the most unlikely: The return of Jason Schmidt.

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The veteran right-hander signed a three-year $47 million contract before the 2007 season and, before the other night, had given the Dodgers just six starts in return. That comes [...]

Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup

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Manny Ramirez returns to the Dodgers’ lineup tomorrow not as a pariah, but as a prodigal son. All has been foriven after his 50-game exile for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs when he takes the field for the Dodgers in San Diego.
Mannywood, otherwise known as the left-field bleachers, will be [...]

Dodgers Looking Great with 2/3 of the Season to Go

Editor’s Note: Due to my being on vacation, Jim’s article that he wrote on June 5th below has been posted just now.

According to Chris at Dodgerfan.net, the Dodgers are the favorite in Las Vegas to win the World Series, with odds at Mandalay Bay at 7-2.

But now, with one-third of the season under the belt, [...]

RIP: Nick Adenhart (22) Angels Pitcher

Sad news out of Orange County, California today. Rookie Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Nick Adenhart, 22, was killed in an auto accident in Fullerton a little after midnight Thursday morning, just hours after his first start of the year. Two others also died in the accident.
A man driving a maroon minivan ran a [...]

2009 Season Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers

Last year: 84-78
Projected 2009 record: 91-71
Projected finish: First Place, National League West
Key additions: Manny Ramirez, Orlando Hudson, Randy Wolf
Key subtractions: Jeff Kent, Derek Lowe, Brad Penny, Takashi, Saito, Greg Maddux, Andruw Jones
Quick-hit synopsis: Joe Torre will have an almost embarrassing level of riches in his 25-man roster — a hard-hitting starting lineup with a great [...]

Welcome to Mannywood 2009

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The frustrating courtship between Manny Ramirez and the LA Dodgers is finally over. Manny’s a Dodger again, signing a contract on Wednesday. The slugger with Predator hair is expected to be in uniform and on the field by Friday (editor’s note: this was written on Thursday).
Frank McCourt flew back to [...]