L.A. Times - Dodgers

For Dodgers' Steinberg, it's all about family

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The team's new executive vice president for marketing believes baseball can be an integral part of the lives of fans.

Charles Steinberg is a romantic and a pragmatist, a dazzled fan who swept storerooms and compiled statistics for the Baltimore Orioles but earned a degree in dentistry in case the whole baseball thing didn't work out.

Dodgers' Matt Kemp is in a batting groove

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The outfielder has a 12-game hitting streak and is 20 for 50 during that span.

The evidence of Matt Kemp's evolution goes beyond the numbers.

Dodgers' Esteban Loaiza goes on disabled list

Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Brazoban will be recalled, and Kershaw could be coming to the majors soon.

Esteban Loaiza was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday because of tightness and spasms in his right shoulder -- a move that could create an opportunity for top pitching prospect Clayton Kershaw to make his major league debut in Anaheim on May 17.

Mets pound Brad Penny, Dodgers, 12-1

Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

L.A. starter gives up 10 runs in 41/3 innings as Mets avoid sweep. Furcal sits again.

The Dodgers might have won 10 of their last 12 games, but Manager Joe Torre is welcoming the open date on the calendar today.

Dodgers' LaRoche ready and waiting in Las Vegas

Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

After his spring training injury, the third baseman is the victim of a numbers game.

Figuring a place on the Dodgers' major league roster was waiting for him, Andy LaRoche rushed through his rehabilitation, completing what was expected to be a 10-week process in 7 1/2 weeks. But as of Tuesday, three days after his activation from the 15-day disabled list, he was still in triple-A Las Vegas.

DeWitt does an inside job for Dodgers

Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Inside-the-park homer is the difference against Mets. Stiff back sidelines Furcal, but it's not supposed to be a long-term problem.

No attempt was made on the Dodgers' bench to conceal excitement this time, the players and coaches leaping out of their seats when Blake DeWitt touched home plate.

Torre rediscovers the joys of managing with Dodgers

Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Says the club's new skipper: "Looking at the Dodgers' history and growing up with them in Brooklyn, I was just curious if managing could be fun again."

The words on the door to Joe Torre's office are faint, nearly obscured by countless coats of Dodger-blue paint.

Dodgers keep rolling, coast to win

Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

They hit three home runs, including DeWitt's first in the major leagues, and Billingsley pitches L.A. to its ninth victory in 10 games.

The Dodgers brought the good times back with them to Dodger Stadium on Monday night, continuing the roll they started here 11 days ago and toted along during a triumphant trip to Florida and Colorado.

Dodgers' Andre Ethier doesn't raise a fuss about not starting

Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

He has been displaced by Juan Pierre, who entered the game batting .563 this month. Manager Joe Torre is caught in a juggling act as Ethier, Pierre and Matt Kemp all get hot at the plate.

The Dodgers' opening-day left fielder has been out of the starting lineup for three of the last four games, but Andre Ethier wasn't about to raise a ruckus about it.

Despite loss, Dodgers still feel a mile high

Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Winning streak ends at eight games in a setback to Colorado, but Torre likes what he sees.

DENVER -- The Dodgers' six-game trip ended with a 7-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday, but the psychological gravity of the defeat was minimal.