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Two down, one to go. á My fellow Dodgers Featured Columnist, P.J. Ross, and I have been saying the same thing for the past few days: á Not only was it imperative for the Boys in Blue to ding up Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright during the first two games at home, but they would indeed do just that and head to St. Louis with a 2-0 lead in their National League Division Series ...

Prayer for a Los Angeles Dodgers Fan

Posted: 2nd October 2009 by Leroy Watson in MLB
Dear God, á I donÆt know what to call you, but most faiths find it appropriate to refer to you as just ôGodö with a capital ôG,ö so I hope you can deal with that. I find that as I have grown older, I continue to acknowledge your existence, but I kinda think just about every form of worship known to man is just thatùa way for people to feel better about ...

Los Angeles-San Francisco: Kuroda Wins Biggest Game of the Year So Far

Posted: 12th September 2009 by Leroy Watson in MLB
Hiroki Kuroda gave up two runs on just three hits in eight strong innings, and the Dodgers touched-up Merkin Valdez and Bob Howry in a five-run seventh inning in a 10-3 Dodger rout to open a three-game set at AT&T Park in San Francisco, in front of 39,212. Kuroda continues to duck flying objects with the nerve of a fighter pilot. After being brutally beaned by a batted ball in Arizona less ...

Los Angeles Dodger Fans: Stop Worrying, That’s Joe Torre’s Job

Posted: 11th September 2009 by Leroy Watson in MLB
If you’ve followed the National League West this season, complete this sentence:   Things are getting very ________ (fill in the blank, depending upon your allegiance).     a)      interesting (if you’re a Dodgers’ fan confident in ultimate success for the   Bums); b)      nerve-wracking (for Dodgers’ fans who are worried about a choke) c)      tight (could be a Dodgers’, Rockies’, or Giants’ fan) d)      favorable (a Rockies’ fan who think the pressure will crack the Dodgers) e)      close (for ...