True Blue LA: FanShots Where The Dodger Dogs Are Always Grilled 2009-11-07T01:54:07Z http://www.truebluela.com/rss/fanshots 2009-11-07T01:54:07Z 2009-11-07T01:54:07Z An appreciation of Charlie Steiner <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://cultureshlock.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/an-appreciation-of-charlie-steiner/">An appreciation of Charlie&nbsp;Steiner</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Clipster Hipster discovers that Charlie just might be the guy to lead the Dodgers out of the tunnel.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/6/1119952/an-appreciation-of-charlie-steiner Phil Gurnee 2009-11-07T00:20:49Z 2009-11-07T00:20:49Z Boras: Manny To Return <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://twitter.com/dylanohernandez/status/5493306848">Boras: Manny To&nbsp;Return</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times brings the news that, <a href="http://www.truebluela.com/2009/10/28/1104717/manny-to-exercise-option-return-to" target="new">as reported last week</a>, Manny Ramirez will exercise his $20 million option, and return to the Dodgers, according to his agent, Scott Boras.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/6/1119873/boras-manny-to-return Eric Stephen 2009-11-06T07:27:00Z 2009-11-06T07:27:00Z Six front-office employees who were hired by former Dodgers vice president Charles Steinberg were... <blockquote> <p> Six front-office employees who were hired by former Dodgers vice president Charles Steinberg were fired. They were public relations officers Mark Rogoff and Drew Merle, vice president of creative services Tom Catlin, graphics manager Courtney Cowsill, fan services and hospitality director Jahaan Blake and supervisor of the Ambassadors program Alyssa Shuman.</p> <p>Steinberg, who was hired by Jamie McCourt, was essentially fired by the team last month by her estranged husband, owner Frank McCourt.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-newswire6-2009nov06,0,7088198.story">L.A. Times</a></p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/5/1118457/six-front-office-employees-who Tripon 2009-11-06T03:29:38Z 2009-11-06T03:29:38Z Wolf, Hudson are Type A Free Agents <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091105&amp;content_id=7629234&amp;vkey=news_la&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=la">Wolf, Hudson are Type A Free&nbsp;Agents</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>The Elias free agent rankings have been released and, as expected, the Dodgers have two Type A free agents -- Randy Wolf and Orlando Hudson. Ken Gurnick dropped the news today, which confirms the projections from <a href="http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/10/elias-ranking-projections-update.html" target="new">Eddie Bajek</a>, who has been tracking these rankings all year.</p> <p>The Dodgers' Type B free agents are Ronnie Belliard, Jon Garland, Guillermo Mota, Will Ohman, and Vicente Padilla.</p> <p>If offered arbitration, Type A free agents net two compensatory picks: a first rounder (most of the time) plus a supplemental pick in between the first and second rounds. Type B free agents only net a supplemental pick.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/5/1118237/wolf-hudson-are-type-a-free-agents Eric Stephen 2009-11-06T01:06:54Z 2009-11-06T01:06:54Z Provide your own scouting report on the Dodgers <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.tangotiger.net/scout/">Provide your own scouting report on the&nbsp;Dodgers</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Tango Tiger takes an annual fan survey of the fielding skills of major-league baseball players. Many TBLA members are quite qualified to provide useful insight to this survey. Follow the link above to read the brief instructions, then follow the link there to the Dodgers page.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/5/1118041/provide-your-own-scouting-report David Young 2009-11-05T22:37:31Z 2009-11-05T22:37:31Z Angels Re-Sign Bobby Abreu <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://twitter.com/ed_price/statuses/5459125738">Angels Re-Sign Bobby&nbsp;Abreu</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>According to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, the Angles have re-signed outfielder Bobby Abreu to a two year, $19 million contract with a $9 million vesting option for 2012 (and a $1 million buyout). It seems like a fairly steep price for a 35 year old who doesn't play good defense or hit for power, but he is still great at getting on-base. I think it's a probably a pretty safe deal for both sides but if the Angels had waited to see how the free-agent market shaped up they likely could have gotten Abreu for a cheaper price.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/5/1117832/angels-re-sign-bobby-abreu Brendan Scolari 2009-11-05T17:05:15Z 2009-11-05T17:05:15Z Here is the tentative 2010 spring training schedule for Camelback Ranch, home of the Dodgers and... <img alt="2010schedule" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/84469/2010schedule.png" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>Here is the tentative 2010 spring training schedule for <a href="http://camelbackranchbaseball.com/schedule/" target="new">Camelback Ranch</a>, home of the Dodgers and White Sox.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/5/1117294/here-is-the-tentative-2010-spring Eric Stephen 2009-11-04T19:30:17Z 2009-11-04T19:30:17Z Hilarious video of Trayvon Robinson (aka Prospect #9) and the 66ers taking on the Lake Elsinore... <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d3DpCXzSqC0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d3DpCXzSqC0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object> <div class="source source-img"><p>Hilarious video of Trayvon Robinson (aka <a href="http://www.truebluela.com/2009/10/30/1108373/los-angeles-dodgers-number-nine">Prospect #9</a>) and the 66ers taking on the Lake Elsinore Storm gorilla mascot from July.</p> <p><em>Thanks to hirambocachica for the link.</em></p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/4/1114838/hilarious-video-of-trayvon Eric Stephen 2009-11-04T18:36:58Z 2009-11-04T18:36:58Z True Blue LA Welcomes David Young aka El Lay Dave <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.truebluela.com">True Blue LA Welcomes David Young aka El Lay&nbsp;Dave</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>David Young, who has posted under the name "El Lay Dave" for years both here and at Dodger Thoughts, has been kind enough to join us here at True Blue LA as an Editor. You may remember him from such posts as:</p> <p><a href="http://www.truebluela.com/2009/9/28/1059739/just-how-good-is-the-dodger-bullpen">Just How Good is the Dodger Bullpen?</a> <br />OR <br /><a href="http://www.truebluela.com/2009/9/17/1035703/are-matt-kemps-hrs-less-valuable" target="new">Are Matt Kemp's HR Less Valuable?</a></p> <p>Dave, as he has demonstrated through the years, will bring his unique mix of intelligence and humor to his posts. We are glad to have such a great Dodger fan and friend on board, so please welcome him aboard with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfYInIWoO1k" target="new">Open Arms</a>.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/4/1114733/true-blue-la-welcomes-david-young Eric Stephen 2009-11-04T16:44:55Z 2009-11-04T16:44:55Z After getting accidentally shot in the leg, I'm going to begin to suggest that Vicente Padilla will... <img alt="128892967401424769" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/84217/128892967401424769.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>After getting accidentally shot in the leg, I'm going to begin to suggest that Vicente Padilla will play for the Brewers under Dick Cheney, er, Ken Macha.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/4/1114531/after-getting-accidentally-shot-in StolenMonkey86 2009-11-04T03:45:02Z 2009-11-04T03:45:02Z Mattingly Withdraws From Nationals; Being Groomed For Torre Succession? <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091103&amp;content_id=7614996&amp;vkey=news_was&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=was">Mattingly Withdraws From Nationals; Being Groomed For Torre&nbsp;Succession?</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Don Mattingly has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Nationals' managing job, declining to interview with Washington, according to Alden Gonzalez and Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. They speculate:</p> <p><em>"The move could be an indication that Mattingly and the Dodgers are making progress on a new contract that would formalize his succeeding current manager Joe Torre, who has one year remaining on his contract."</em></p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/3/1113905/mattingly-withdraws-from-nationals Eric Stephen 2009-11-04T03:07:00Z 2009-11-04T03:07:00Z Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly has declined to interview for the Nationals' opening for... <blockquote> <p>Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly has declined to interview for the Nationals' opening for manager, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti confirmed through a team spokesperson on Tuesday. </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091103&content_id=7614996&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la">Gurnick and a co-writer</a> then <strong>speculate</strong> that "The move could be an indication that Mattingly and the Dodgers are making progress on a new contract that would formalize his succeeding current manager Joe Torre"</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/3/1113867/dodgers-hitting-coach-don David Young 2009-11-04T01:59:04Z 2009-11-04T01:59:04Z Vicente Padilla shot in leg <blockquote> <p>Vicente Padilla shot in&nbsp;leg</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://diamondleung.tumblr.com/post/232339764/reports-dodgers-pitcher-vicente-padilla-shot-in-leg">What all the reports</a> agree on is that Vicente Padilla took a bullet. That's after he took all those shots from the Phillies bats.</p> <p>From <a href="http://diamondleung.tumblr.com/post/232339764/reports-dodgers-pitcher-vicente-padilla-shot-in-leg">Diamond Leung's blog</a> via <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgerthoughts/2009/11/vicente-padilla.html#comments">Dodger Thoughts</a>.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/3/1113771/vicente-padilla-shot-in-leg David Young 2009-11-04T01:51:16Z 2009-11-04T01:51:16Z This speaks for itself. Thank to Dodger Thoughts and TBLA commenter Underdog for the link to... <img alt="Tumblr_ksjx9sqaex1qzxulzo1_400" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/84124/tumblr_ksjx9sqaex1qzxulzo1_400.png" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>This speaks for&nbsp;itself.</p> <p>Thank to Dodger Thoughts and TBLA commenter Underdog for the link to <a href="http://diamondleung.tumblr.com/post/232288130/matt-kemps-nickname-hits-the-collectibles">Diamond Leung's blog</a>.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/3/1113765/this-speaks-for-itself David Young 2009-11-03T16:37:38Z 2009-11-03T16:37:38Z Aaron had an oblique strain so we took him off the roster. <blockquote> <p>Aaron had an oblique strain so we took him off the&nbsp;roster. </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p>From Josh Rawitch regarding why Aaron Miller is no longer on the AFL Roster</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/3/1112877/aaron-had-an-oblique-strain-so-we Phil Gurnee 2009-11-02T16:35:25Z 2009-11-02T16:35:25Z Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory created this as a response to this post. 5. Jolly Old St.... <img alt="Plaschke" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/83722/plaschke.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory created this as a response to this post.</p> <p><strong>5. Jolly Old St. Nick (now, with Screen Name history) Posted: November 02, 2009 at 07:34 AM (#3374366) None of the above. The L.A. Times just has a realistic assessment of the attention span of the average West Coast reader. By next year their stories are likely to be exclusively in cartoon format. /strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/oracle/discussion/the_oracles_amazing_time_machine_the_future_of_bill_plaschkes_column/">The Oracle’s Amazing Time Machine: The Future of Bill Plaschke’s Column</a></strong></p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/11/2/1111176/dan-szymborski-of-baseball-think Tripon 2009-10-31T15:34:53Z 2009-10-31T15:34:53Z Ethier voted Clutch award winner <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091028&amp;content_id=7563804&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=mlb"> Ethier voted Clutch award&nbsp;winner</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/10/31/1108897/ethier-voted-clutch-award-winner Phil Gurnee 2009-10-30T21:25:19Z 2009-10-30T21:25:19Z Ethier has cost the Dodgers 35.6 runs with the glove. <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/andre-ethiers-offensive-defense">Ethier has cost the Dodgers 35.6 runs with the glove.</a></p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/andre-ethiers-offensive-defense">A Fangraphs story on Andre Ethier's defense</a></p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/10/30/1108205/ethier-has-cost-the-dodgers-35-6 David Young 2009-10-30T18:51:37Z 2009-10-30T18:51:37Z "Despite the fact everyone knows the credit markets are challenging, we're fully expecting to move... <blockquote> <p>"Despite the fact everyone knows the credit markets are challenging, we're fully expecting to move forward with the project," [Dodgers VP Josh] Rawitch said. The Dodgers have been working with city leaders to review and approve the project, which will help determine when the club can break ground. Finishing all three phases by 2012 is unrealistic at this time, Rawitch told SBD.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p>Dodger Stadium renovation plans have been put on hold, per <a href="http://losangeles.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2009/10/26/daily35.html">SportsBusiness Daily</a>.</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/10/30/1107957/despite-the-fact-everyone-knows Eric Stephen 2009-10-30T03:40:09Z 2009-10-30T03:40:09Z (from yahoo sports) Tommy at Game 2 of the world series?? guess he forgot the dodgers got... <img alt="Ept_sports_mlb_experts-407972217-1256858072" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/83104/ept_sports_mlb_experts-407972217-1256858072.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>(from yahoo sports)</p> <p>Tommy at Game 2 of the world&nbsp;series?? <br />guess he forgot the dodgers got eliminated....or hes trying to mug victorino...</p></div> http://www.truebluela.com/2009/10/29/1107165/tommy-at-game-2-of-the-world shaqfor3