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Attention: Blue Notes is moving!

kambrothers — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:20:41 -0800

Hey folks. There are some things afoot regarding Blue Notes in which (we hope) you'll be interested. The first is some excellent news for LAT.com baseball readers: Jon Weisman's Dodger Thoughts is joining our ever growing blog family. (It can...

Manny G?

kambrothers — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:19:00 -0800

Interesting stuff today from ESPN.com's Buster Olney on The Manny Situation, and how the Giants might still fit into the equation: "...Lo and behold, the Giants have emerged as a player in this bidding. But it remains to be seen...

Hopefully, Dodger fans didn't have their hearts set on Jon Garland

kambrothers — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:01:55 -0800

Because he not only ain't pitching for the Blue anytime soon, he'll be part of a divisional rival's rotation. Garland and the D-Backs have agreed to terms after some on-again, off-again banter. Garland was on the Dodger radar, but talk...

Crickets

kambrothers — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:21:26 -0800

Scott Boras says Manny will be signed by someone before spring training. Good to know ... but I was sort of working under that assumption anyway. The continuing Manny Watch! is especially interesting in light of Buster Olney's column this...

Joe Torre: Pulitzer Prize winner?

kambrothers — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:18:50 -0800

"The Yankee Years," co-written by Joe Torre and longtime SI scribe Tom Verducci, will hit stands Feb. 3. In those pages are details involving team-wide disdain for A-Rod and a strained relationship between Torre and the pinstripe brass that began...

Carlos Santana: He's quite a prospect

kambrothers — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:23:01 -0800

ESPN.com's Keith Law released his list of the top 100 prospects in baseball. Given how many of their high-end talents have arrived at the big league level, it's not terribly shocking to see that the Blue aren't well represented. With...

Jeff Kent to officially retire

kambrothers — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:52:38 -0800

Just got word from the Dodgers media relations department that the crusty veteran and Hall of Fame lock has made up his mind to hang up the cleats. There will be a formal announcement tomorrow at Dodger Stadium, and I'll...

The Lakers sign Blake DeWitt!!

kambrothers — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:04:12 -0800

Oh, wait. He was just attending Lakers practice yesterday, along with several young players (Chin-lung Hu and Ramon Troncoso among the more notable names) in the Dodger organization. I got a little face time with the incumbent second baseman to...

When Don Newcombe speaks, Blue Notes listens

kambrothers — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:28:48 -0800

Listening to Petros and Money on AM 570 on Monday, they had a great interview with Dodgers great Don Newcombe, a man who experienced the sort of bigotry presented by segregated baseball and a segregated America. On a day dedicated...

Russell Martin and Jonathon Broxton avoid arbitration with one-year deals

kambrothers — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:40:55 -0800

Just got a brief text confirming the news. More details as they surface, but for now, the ninth-inning battery remains in place. This leaves Andre Ethier as the only arbitration-eligible player with an unresolved status. AK