“Let’s hear it for the boy
Let’s give the boy a hand
Let’s hear it for my baby
You know you got to understand”
~Denice Williams
Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers Rumors: Weighing the Winter’s Top Roster Priorities
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From Ryan Braun to Aroldis Chapman to Yoenis Cespedes, the many rumors already circulating around the Los Angeles Dodgers organization are in full swing, and until the club begins to reveal which direction it plans on going with certain player personnel, plenty of writers around the baseball blogosphere will probably have a field day laying out their own offseason recommendations and schemes.
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Dodgers Reveal 2017 Spring Training Schedule
The Dodgers publicly unveiled their 2017 spring training schedule on Wednesday, with their ninth season of Cactus League play beginning on Saturday, February 25 against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale.
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Scott Kazmir Elects to Stay with Dodgers in 2017: Good or Bad?
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While it was certainly a foregone conclusion that Scott Kazmir would choose not to opt out of his current contract with the Dodgers and remain in Los Angeles next season, many fans of the club took to social media on Monday to express their disappointment with his decision to stay anyway, perhaps looking ahead to what could be a near identical starting rotation in 2017.
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Bust A Move
In this city ladies look pretty
Guys tell jokes so they can seem witty
Tell a funny joke just to get some play
Then you try to make a move and she says, “No way”
~Young MC
Dodgers Prospects: Calhoun, Bellinger Impress in Fall Stars Game
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Second baseman Willie Calhoun went 3-for-3 and earned MVP honors while teammate Cody Bellinger added a two-run home run on Saturday night, powering the AFL West squad to a 12-4 victory over the East in the Fall Stars Game, a showcase of the top talent in the Arizona Fall League.
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Dodgers Top Prospects by Position: 2016-17 Offseason Edition
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While many fans of the Dodgers are feeling a touch of stress regarding several of management’s upcoming roster decisions during the winter months, a little bit of relief can be found in realizing the multitude of talent flourishing on almost every level of the farm, setting up a seemingly secure future for the entire organization in terms of player personnel.
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Record Year
“Quarter notes and Hank’s half time
Are poundin’ on this heart of mine
Song to song, I pass my time
With these speakers on ten”
~Eric Church
A Very Preliminary Guess at the Dodgers’ 2017 Starting Rotation
With the way the injury bug devastatingly ripped into the Dodgers‘ 2016 pitching staff, it’s almost futile to even make a generalized guess at a working rotation before the winter months fall upon us. However, just for the sake of having a starting point and an impetus into November, we thought a cursory list may be worthwhile if only to create a perspective for discussion during the Hot Stove season.
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Doing Some Early Window Shopping for the Dodgers’ Dubious Bullpen
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As we have already briefly outlined several possible areas of the roster the front office crew of the Dodgers will likely address during the offseason, some of the loudest early chatter amongst fans has surrounded the structure of the prospective bullpen heading into 2017.
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Think Blue Planning Committee 