Press Enterprise Examines The Dodgers

Jim Alexander of the Press-Enterprise, in his annual look at the "State of SoCal Sports," looks at the vast information available to the modern sports fan, through the prism of the McCourts' divorce. Joshua Fisher of DodgerDivorce.com, Rob McMillin of 6-4-2, and I were quoted in the article. My contribution:

"The less time [Frank McCourt] spent trying to assure fans everything is all right, the less of a public relations hole he and his staff would have to dig themselves out of."

Alexander chose True Blue LA as the fifth best SoCal independent sports blog.

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Regicide!

Verlander apparently signed for 5/$80m, per SI.

That’s $2m more than King Felix.

by Eric Stephen on Feb 3, 2010 4:54 PM PST reply actions

And second only to Dodger Divorce for best SoCal independent Dodgers blog. That’s a specialty blog though – we got a bigger beat to cover.

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by David Young on Feb 3, 2010 5:12 PM PST reply actions

Dodger Divorce

has come a long way very quickly. Can’t we just buy him out with all the riches that SB Nation can offer. He’s really good, but then again he’s a Law Student so one cancels out the other.

by meercatjohn on Feb 3, 2010 5:18 PM PST reply actions

Law students are ok. It’s when they graduate and sell their souls that they become a problem.

The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.

by David Young on Feb 3, 2010 5:40 PM PST up reply actions

I actually thought law school might be interesting. Until I realized that I would become a lawyer.

The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.

by David Young on Feb 3, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions

hahah

by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Feb 3, 2010 8:52 PM PST up reply actions

Eric

in case you haven’t checked out JoeP lately, you’ll really like this one.
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/02/02/sabol-and-nfl-films/

by meercatjohn on Feb 3, 2010 5:31 PM PST reply actions

Amezaga

Here are his incentives:

150 PA- $50,000
200 PA- $50,000
250 PA- $75,000
300 PA- $100,000
350 PA- $125,000
400 PA $150,000
450 PA $150,000
90 games played- $50,000
120 games played- $50,000

I’m out for a few hours but I’ll add these to the site later.

by Eric Stephen on Feb 3, 2010 6:05 PM PST via mobile reply actions

Dodger Blog @ LA Times

I see that Steve Dilbeck is back in town and moderating the Dodger Blog @ LA Times

Simers, Dilbeck and Plachke -—- ?!

poor old Ned Joe and Frank wont be getting many soft tosses from the Times Sports page now

fun stuff

by shooterm1 on Feb 3, 2010 6:42 PM PST reply actions

I like Dodger Thoughts, but Dilbeck's blog has released so much Dodgers news over the past two days that the new blog is what I expected from the Times in the first place.

by Tripon on Feb 3, 2010 7:20 PM PST up reply actions

Wasn’t most of that news from Dylan Hernandez?

The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.

by David Young on Feb 3, 2010 11:33 PM PST up reply actions

Speaking of L.A. Times blogs, what happened to the Angels blog?

by Tripon on Feb 3, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions

What? Jim Alexander doesn’t like P-E alum Paul Oberjuerge’s blog? ;)

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by David Young on Feb 3, 2010 7:02 PM PST reply actions

Lakers

Up by three with 9.7 seconds, Bobcats ball. Lakers should foul, right? Just don’t foul on the three shot! Stuck here late at work listening on the radio.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Feb 3, 2010 10:03 PM PST reply actions

Or just steal the inbounds

and dunk the ball. Lakers win! Time to go back to making some history.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Feb 3, 2010 10:04 PM PST up reply actions

Agree with you on that strategy, though.

by Eric Stephen on Feb 3, 2010 10:13 PM PST up reply actions

Tell evreybody you know …
you got some rock and roll soul …

Ethier
Bison
Martin
Loney
Furcal
Blake
Ramirez
Broxton
Kershaw
Billingsley
KOU

and of course, Mr. Torre

by 68elcamino427 on Feb 3, 2010 10:15 PM PST reply actions

Kuroda marches to his own band …
right off the head
What a stud

by 68elcamino427 on Feb 3, 2010 10:18 PM PST reply actions

who knew

that matt kemps bro had autism?

by matthewmafa on Feb 3, 2010 10:22 PM PST reply actions

I did!

http://www.truebluela.com/2009/2/9/754474/i-always-wanted-a-little

by Eric Stephen on Feb 3, 2010 10:25 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, that is one of the factors that may have shaped the Bison into being a big hard ass defender.
Quite frankly, I love it.

by 68elcamino427 on Feb 3, 2010 10:30 PM PST up reply actions

yeah

kemp was at the lakers game tonight and talked about it on tv.. he talked about the ante up for autism thing..

by matthewmafa on Feb 3, 2010 10:34 PM PST up reply actions

I did too, because I read the above last year.

Matt Kemp is the man. And The Bison.

The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.

by David Young on Feb 3, 2010 11:35 PM PST up reply actions

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2012 Dodgers Payroll

Italics denote estimates
Pos	No	Player	2012 Salary
C	17	Ellis	$500,000	team control
1B	7	Loney	$6,375,000
2B	14	Ellis	$2,500,000
3B	5	Uribe	$8,000,000
SS	9	Gordon	$485,000	team control
LF	21	Rivera	$4,000,000
CF	27	Kemp	$10,000,000
RF	16	Ethier	$10,950,000

IF/OF	6	Hairston	$2,250,000
OF	10	Gwynn	$850,000
2B/3B	3	Kennedy	$800,000
C	18	Treanor	$850,000
IF	12	Sellers	$485,000	team control

SP	22	Kershaw	$6,000,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$9,000,000
SP	29	Lilly	$12,000,000
SP	37	Capuano	$3,000,000
SP	44	Harang	$3,000,000

CL	54	Guerra	$485,000	team control
RHP	74	Jansen	$500,000	team control
RHP	55	Guerrier	$4,750,000
RHP		Coffey	$1,000,000
RHP	66	MacDougal	$650,000
LHP	57	Elbert	$485,000	team control
RHP	36	Hawksworth	$500,000	team control

TJ	41	De La Rosa	$485,000	team control

		Manny	$8,087,432	deferred
		Andruw	$3,375,000	deferred
		Pierre	$3,050,000	deferred
		Furcal	$3,000,000	deferred
		Kuroda	$2,000,000	deferred
		Garland	$1,500,000	option buyout
		Blake	$1,250,000	option buyout

Totals			$112,162,432
For more detailed information, click here.
Players on 40-man roster used as roster fillers until moves are made. Current 40-man roster count: 40 (not including Belisario)

2012 Non-Roster Invitees

No	Player	Age*
63	Jose Ascanio rhp	27
61	Alberto Castillo lhp	36
60	Matt Chico lhp	29
35	John Grabow lhp	33
59	Angel Guzman rhp	30
47	Wil Ledezma lhp	31
72	Shane Lindsay rhp	27
62	Fernando Nieve rhp	29
73	Scott Rice lhp	30
70	Will Savage rhp	27
71	Ryan Tucker rhp	25

30	Josh Bard c	34
82	Griff Erickson c	24
81	Matt Wallachc	26
67	Jeff Baisley 3b/1b	29
62	Luis Cruz ss/2b	28
33	Josh Fields 3b	29
64	Lance Zawadzki if	27
56	Cory Sullivan of	32

*Age on June 30, 2012
NRI count: 19 For more info, click here.

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