Rich Hill Indicates Desire to Stay in Los Angeles

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While some folks close to the Dodgers do not anticipate any major changes to the roster over the winter, there is still bound to be some minor movement, especially among the team’s free agents.

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Is Anthony Rendon a Good Fit for Dodgers?

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Since the Dodgers will not be playing in their third straight Fall Classic, fans are busily watching something else – the rumor mill.

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Bob Geren Linked to Managerial Positions in San Francisco, New York

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During the offseason, sometimes the coaching staff of the Dodgers takes as hard of a hit as the player roster as far as personnel goes departing the team.

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Let’s Talk Bullpen Upgrades

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Indeed, many media outlets covering the Dodgers could probably spend half of the winter writing about what Andrew Friedman told reporters at his end-of-season press conference on Monday.

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Offseason Changes Starting in Dodgers Organization

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The winds of change have already started to blow for the Dodgers after their crushing defeat in the NLDS. Today, President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman held his year end press conference.

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Dodgers Looking to Hire Statistical Analysts, Apparently

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What better way is there to start an offseason than placing an online ad for a quantitative analyst position with hopes of bolstering your organization’s research  and development department?

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David Freese Announces Retirement

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Just like most of the baseball world anticipated, infielder David Freese announced his retirement on Saturday after a very impressive 11-year big league career.

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Thoughts on Kershaw, Roberts and Another Sad Offseason

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The end of the Dodgers‘ last six or so postseasons have all ended at varying stages, and all short of the goal. There also have been varying degrees of heartache along the way, but this season seems the most abrupt and heartbreaking of them all.

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On Fan Psychology, Management, Relief Pitching and Slumps

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Nearly a full day after contemplation, so many thoughts and insights still exist over the Dodgers‘ loss to the Nationals that there’s plenty of varied perception, at least on my own end.

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Dodgers End Season with 7-3 Loss to Nationals in NLDS Finale

It’s over when it’s over, ain’t it baby ain’ t it. Rips you like a dagger, can’t it baby can’t it. Wish we could do it over, Damn it baby damn it.  We had it in the air but we just couldn’t land it.

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Those who have been following this blog know that when I started writing here, I started all blog posts with song lyrics.  Tonight seemed like a good night to bring that back.

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