Dodgers
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Colletti Bets on Marmol
The Dodgers traded for exiled Cubs closer Carlos Marmol this morning, sending Matt Guerrier to Chicago. Today is a somber day for Cubs' fans. The team DFA'd Marmol a few days ago, but many expected him to simply end up…
Rumors, Transactions, and Winter Ball
Here's what's been happening lately in the world of baseball... Julio Teheran gave up 1 hit & 1 walk in 5 2/3 innings two nights ago for Tigres del Licey. licey.com/archivos/Boxsc… #Braves — Bobby Aguilera…
MLB Attendance Trends
Since the All-Star Game is the proverbial midway point of the season, let's take a look at per game attendance trends of each Major League club, compared to last season. After the chart below, we'll try to make some…
A Brief Moment in 'Why?'
A few curiosities on this Thursday lunch hour: Why is Coco Crisp being considered for Left Field? If his defense has deteriorated to the point where ha cannot effectively play Center Field, why would a team be…
Royals Add Broxton, Fail to Improve
This past summer, the inside scoop from of LA was that Jonathan Broxton was a country bumpkin. He hated it in LA and would embrace free agency as a chance to relocate to more comfortable surroundings. You know you're a…
2011 MLB Attendance Trends
The last time we took a look at Baseball-Reference 's nifty " 2010 vs. 2011 Attendance " page, the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays had the most improved attendance, while crowds for the LA Dodgers and Seattle…
Kemp and Lopes 20/20 First Half
Earlier today, I tumbl'd this tweet from @STATS_MLB : Matt Kemp joined Davey Lopes (1979) as only #Dodgers w/ 20HR & 20 SB before All-Star break since team moved to LA in 1958. #MLB I was 8 when rooting for this guy…
McCourt Lifestyle: "Put it on the Underhill's"
From Larry Behrendt’s awesome work , sharing the inside scoop on the Dodgers debacle... There is no doubt: Commissioner Selig should reject the Dodgers-Fox contract, seize control of the Dodgers, and sell the team to a…
Drop the Kid, Take the Cannoli
One line that has always stayed with me is oddly lovable and disarming Clemenza's "Leave the gun, take the cannoli." The following video is not at all reminiscent of any moments in The Godfather , but non sequitur seem…
2011 Team Attendance Trends
The invaluable baseball-reference.com has a little-known page that compares team attendance from 2011 and 2012 on a game-to-game basis . As the B-R writers explain on the page: "We take the number of home games through…
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