Category Archives: Los Angeles Dodgers

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The Arizona Diamondbacks Don't Want Your Money

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According to Deadspin, Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick doesn't want your money. Okay, so that's my conclusion. But still, the events that transpired in last night's opening game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field make very little sense.

UPDATE (4/17/2013): Apparently Deadspin got in touch with members of the group who sat behind home. First off, I apologize for jokingly proclaiming them to be unloyal fans for caving to Kendrick's wishes.

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This is where it confuses me and this article hits it. If I pay my hard-earned money for a seat, I should be able to wear whatever I want. It's not that my clothes were offensive. It was just the opposing team. This segregation by affiliation is not a good policy to have at all. More importantly, it just shows the backward thinking of controlling everything. You can't control everything and trying to control paying fans isn't good business.
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Carlos Quentin charges mound, Zack Greinke suffers broken collarbone

Reblogged from HardballTalk:

Carlos Quentin charged the mound after being drilled by Zack Greinke, leading to a benches-clearing incident in the sixth inning of Thursday's Dodgers-Padres game.

Greinke, a right-hander, suffered a broken left collarbone in the fight that ensued and is likely DL bound.

Don Mattingly, steamed after what turned out to be a 3-2 win, said afterwards, " should not play a game until Greinke can pitch.

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How could he have broken his collarbone in this? It had to be from the fall, right? This is pretty bad but Vin Scully's play by play made it really good.
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Spring Training in Phoenix Day 4: One more game and I’m back home

The final day of my Spring Training trip took me to Camelback Ranch Sunday to see the Dodgers host the Indians. As a partial Indians fan, this was a good way for me to watch the team and check out a new stadium.

But before that, we decided to stop by this breakfast spot called Kiss the Cook. It’s an American style place but with a great atmosphere. There were baskets and umbrellas hanging on the ceiling and a corner of antiques such as kitten toys and bobbleheads of Phoenix Coyote players.

Sitting down, I saw the menu and was blown away by the great selection of omelettes. The seafood one was the one I had to try.

Shrimp in the morning for my omelette? You betcha!

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C.R.E.A.M.: Zack Greinke is all about the money

Zack Greinke is all about the money.

Team loyalty? What’s that?

Apparently for Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke, that’s not a high priority. In fact, the contract is what he’s seeking. Sure, winning would be great, but if a mega contract from a losing team was offered, he’d take it. He got a six-year $147 million contract from the Dodgers this offseason.

“It’s obviously the No. 1 thing,” Greinke said. “I could play for the worst team if they paid the most. … If the last-place team offers $200 million and the first-place team offers $10, I’m going to go for the $200-million no matter what team it was.”

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Happy birthday to two of my favorite baseball people of all time

Growing up as an A’s fan, the Yankees were public enemy number one. I hated everything that was all Yankees. But over the years, as I watched more Yankees baseball as the enemy, I really grew an appreciation for two players. One was Derek Jeter. The other is birthday boy Mariano Rivera.

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What to make of this Hanley Ramirez trade

Hanley Ramirez is coming to Los Angeles.

If you haven’t heard yet, the LA Dodgers traded for SS/3B Hanley Ramirez late Tuesday night. Ramirez had worn out his welcome with Miami and a new change of scenery was much needed.

This makes the Dodgers a top contender to possibly go deep into the playoffs. With the potential addition of SP Ryan Dempster, this team is looking very strong.

Ramirez had been linked to the Oakland Athletics before the trade and it was something that I thought would be a great fit. But the contract and the team chemistry was in the way and I didn’t think GM Billy Beane would have pulled the trigger.

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