Christopher Frank Capuano
Position : Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.
Born : August 19 , 1978 in Springfield, MA
High School : Our Lady of Hope Cathedral HS (Springfield, MA) School : Duke University (Durham, NC) Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft.Signed August 24, 1999.
(All Transactions ) Debut : May 4, 2003 (Age 24)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L Teams (by GP): Brewers/Dodgers/Mets/Diamondbacks 2003-20132013 Contract Status : Signed thru 2013, 2 yrs/$10M (12-13) & 14 mutual option (details ) [*] Service Time (01/2013) : 8.001, Free Agent : 2014 [*] , About biographical information
News -- May 2013
5/20 MLB Injury News: Mariners' Aaron Harang expected to make Tuesday start : Seattle Mariners right-handed starting pitcher Aaron Harang had his previous start scratched after he experienced stiffness in ...
5/20 Baseball Analytics: Don Mattingly is nearing the end, and that's no bull : Warming up in the bullpen is the next manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Whether, or when, the reliever manager gets the call, ...
5/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: If There’s One Good Reason to Fire Don Mattingly… : …it’s because I’m absolutely sick & tired of talking about whether the team is/should/will/are going to ...
5/19 Lasorda's Lair: Has Don Mattingly Lost Control On The Field? : Not to say he’s ever really had it. But if you read between the lines you may be able to see that the players are running the ...
5/19 Braves Journal: Braves 3, Dodgers 1 : Everybody knows what happens when the Braves start out slowly against a soft-tossing lefty: the lineup collectively curls up ...
5/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Braves 3, Dodgers 1: The Wrath of Kenley : I did not, in the interest of full disclosure, watch tonight’s game, opting to take in the new Star Trek movie instead. ...
5/18 Lasorda's Lair: Bullpen Ruins Capuano’s Gem By Allowing Consecutive Atlanta Homeruns : Dodgers 1 2 0 Braves 3 7 1 WP- Gearrin (1-0) LP- Jansen (1-2) S- Kimbrel (13) HR- Gattis (8), Simmons (5) The Dodgers bullpen ...
5/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Braves May 18, 2013: Capuano vs Medlen : Good news, friends! Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register is reporting that Ted Lilly will be activated tomorrow, though ...
5/18 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Turn To Capuano For Game Two Versus Braves : Dodgers Lineup vs. Atlanta-TBA Chris Capuano-1-2 vs. Kris Medlen-1-5 Are you a sunny optimist? I’m not. But whether you are ...
5/17 mlbreports.com : Greinke Return Can Turn The Dodgers Season Around : Like us on Facebook here Friday May.17/2013 By Enrique Rivera (Dodgers Correspondent for MLB Reports) I think it’s pretty ...
5/17 Marlin Maniac: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Miami Marlins Series Preview: Heath Bell is the Closer, Run For Your Lives : The Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks will kick off a three game series later today in Miami. To preview the series between ...
5/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ten Good Things About the 2013 Dodgers : To say that the 2013 campaign for the Dodgers has been trying so far is a bit of an understatement. They’re 17-22, in last ...
5/16 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Dodgers at Braves, L.A. Views : After losing the series to the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1, the Braves head back home to face the Las Angles Dodgers. The ...
5/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nationals @ Dodgers May 15, 2013: It’s Greinke Time : Zack Greinke is back. It’s probably too soon, and we all pray it’s not. I think that’s been made pretty clear ...
5/15 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Ready To Show Their Birdatude In Rubber Game Against Washington : Dodgers Lineup vs. Washington-TBA Ross Detwiler-2-3 vs. Zack Greinke-1-0 The Birdman Zack Greinke will make his return from the ...
5/14 Inside the Dodgers: Ted Lilly set for rehab start in Rancho Cucamonga tomorrow. : Ted Lilly will make a rehabilitation start for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday. If you feel like you’ve read that ...
5/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Insert Josh Beckett Injury Joke Here : As some of you know, I’ve been under the weather for the last few days, and so last night I took advantage of Josh Beckett ...
5/13 Feelin' Kinda Blue: It's time: the Dodgers need to replace Brandon League with Kenley Jansen :
OK, it might be time for the Dodgers to make a change. I'm not talking about firing Don Mattingly (yet), I'm talking about ...
5/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers 5, Marlins 3: Scott Van Slyke, For You : That was, all in all, a relatively uneventful and workmanlike victory over an inferior roster. I say that without any negative ...
5/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Marlins @ Dodgers May 12, 2013: Maybe Win a Series, Maybe? : On Mother’s Day at Dodger Stadium, it’s kids day in the lineup: Tim Federowicz, Dee Gordon, & Scott Van Slyke ...
5/12 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Try to Gain Momentum and Take Series Against Miami on Mother’s Day : Chris Capuano (0-2, 10.38) vs. Tom Koehler (0-0, 3.18) Lineup: TBA The Dodgers finally won Saturday night and snapped their eight-game ...
5/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Marlins @ Dodgers May 11, 2013: Where Would The Dodgers Be Without Hyun-jin Ryu? : Well, still in last place, I suppose, because it’s difficult to be in laster place. That said, in a battered rotation that’s ...
5/11 Baseballhotcorner.com: Los Angeles Dodgers Need To Figure Out Their Struggles : The Los Angeles Dodgers shouldn’t be in last place. At least they aren’t supposed to be. With a payroll upwards ...
5/10 Marlin Maniac: Series Preview: Miami Marlins @ Los Angeles Dodgers May 10-12, Games 36-38 : The Miami Marlins, losers of three straight, head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers, losers of seven straight. Something will ...
5/10 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins @ Los Angeles Dodgers Series Preview: The Hanley Ramirez Is Missing Series : The Miami Marlins continue their west coast trip into Los Angeles to face a Dodgers team that has lost seven consecutive games. ...
5/10 Lasorda's Lair: Zack Greinke Will Make Rehab Start Friday for Rancho Cucamonga : The Dodgers announced Thursday that Zack Greinke is scheduled to make his first rehab start for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on ...
5/9 PaulLebowitz.com: The Dodgers Were Flawed To Begin With : Injuries have been a significant factor for the Dodgers. Their starting rotation “depth” with which they entered spring training ...
5/8 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Podcast: 'Dugout Blues' episode 37 - Dodgers' injuries, Ellis, prospects : On this episode of "Dugout Blues," Jared Massey (Dodger Diamond) and I record discuss the myriad of injury issues with the Dodgers ...
5/7 Blog Red Machine: Reds Starting Pitching Surplus is a Good Thing : Much has been said since Tony Cingrani was promoted from Louisville in the wake of Johnny Cueto hitting the disabled list. The ...
5/7 MLB Injury News: Dodgers activate Chris Capuano, he gets rocked, Mark Ellis to DL : The shuffling of roster spots continues within the Los Angeles Dodgers' organization. As one player returns from injury, ...
5/7 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Tuesday: May 7, 2013 :
May continues to be a struggle for the picks. I had a pretty good day going and then both games on the West Coast involving ...
5/7 Venom Strikes: Paul Goldschmidt Leads Diamondbacks Offense To Victory Over Dodgers : This is something that I can get used to, as the Diamondbacks earned another blow out victory against a division rival. This ...
5/7 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Lose Five in a Row and Sink into Last Place : Dodgers 2 7 1 Diamondbacks 9 15 1 WP- Cahill (2-3) LP- Capuano (0-2) HR- Crawford (5), Goldschmidt (6), Ross (1) The Dodgers finally ...
5/6 Inside the Dodgers: Mark Ellis goes on the disabled list, finally. : The Dodgers placed second baseman Mark Ellis on the 15-day disabled list Monday retroactive to April 27, the day after Ellis strained ...
5/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: D’Backs @ Dodgers, May 6, 2013: The Stupid, It Burns : And on the 10th day… he rested. Well, maybe that’s not entirely accurate, because all Mark Ellis has been doing lately ...
5/6 Injury Report: ()
5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Injured Starting Pitchers : What was already shaping up to be one of the weakest free agent classes in history has gotten weaker since Opening Day. Injuries ...
5/6 Baseball Jerks: Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks – May 6 : It’s a fairly light MLB schedule today, but there are still enough games to keep things interesting in your daily fantasy baseball ...
5/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees Lead Baseball In Days On The DL : The news isn't too shocking, but through May 6th, the Yankees lead all of baseball in days on the DL with a total of 358. The ...
5/6 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Returns To Help Dodgers Snap Slump : Is there anything that can save the Dodger season? I don’t know at this point. It seems like a lost cause to me. I know it’s ...
5/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Fine Line Between Panic and Inactivity : Fire Don Mattingly! Terminate Sue Falsone! Recall Yasiel Puig! Bring up Zach Lee! Panic moves, one and all, and yet it’s ...
5/6 MLBTradeRumors: 2014 Free Agents On The DL : Catcher Brian McCann will join the Braves tonight in Cincinnati to make his season debut against the Reds. The 29-year-old ...
5/6 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: May 6, 2013 : The new edition of Lee Sinins’ Complete Baseball Encyclopedia is now available and can be ordered at here. AL White Sox ...
5/6 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 6th 2013 : DraftKings.com Team of the Day: Today, we are going with MLB $1,500 Moon Shot [$1,500 Guaranteed] for just a $2 entry you can ...
5/6 Venom Strikes: D’Backs vs. Dodgers Series Preview : The Dodgers (13-17) are streaking in a bad way, and have now lost four straight games. They were just swept by the San Francisco ...
5/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Day After: Now What? : Yesterday, it was Hanley Ramirez landing on the disabled list with Dee Gordon coming to replace him. Now, Jerry Hairston might ...
5/4 Lasorda's Lair: Can The Dodgers Field A Competitive Lineup Against Giants Tonight? : Dodgers Lineup-TBA Matt Magill-0-0 vs. Ryan Vogelsong-1-2 Can the Dodgers even field a competitive lineup tonight for the second ...
5/4 Baseballhotcorner.com: Has Josh Beckett Lost It? : When the Los Angeles Dodgers made the big August trade with the Boston Red Sox last season to acquire Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, ...
5/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Tattered Dodger Roster Gets Even Thinner : Well, I suppose we don’t have to worry about Dee Gordon moving to second base any time soon, do we? We still don’t ...
5/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hanley Ramirez Leaves With Injury, Sky May Or May Not Be Falling : I was going to wait until the end of the game for this, because Clayton Kershaw had a no-hitter going through 5.2 innings — ...
5/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants May 3, 2013: Win One for Clayton : Ellis Watch: Day 7. Tonight marks the seventh consecutive day that Mark Ellis is active yet out of the lineup as he tries to overcome ...
5/2 MLB Injury News: Chris Capuano Impresses in Rehab Start, Eyes Clearance to Return to Dodgers : In his first rehab start since being placed on the disabled list for a left calf muscle strain, Chris Capuano looked sharp in ...
5/1 Inside the Dodgers: Chris Capuano throws 76 pitches, allows two runs in rehab start. : Chris Capuano‘s first — and likely last — rehabilitation start is over. The left-hander allowed two runs in ...
5/1 Inside the Dodgers: Javy Guerra adds length to Dodgers’ bullpen. : It came as little surprise when the Dodgers recalled pitcher Javy Guerra from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday. Guerra was sent ...
5/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rockies @ Dodgers May 1, 2013: Nicasio vs Beckett : So this isn’t great: for the second night in a row, Carl Crawford sits with a sore right hamstring. Understandably, we’re ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 mlbreports.com : Carl Crawford Is Off To A Surprisingly Hot Start As The Dodgers Leadoff Guy : Like us on Facebook here Tuesday Apr.30/2013 By Enrique Rivera (Dodgers Correspondent) When the Dodgers acquired Outfielder Carl ...
4/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So Ends Ted Lilly’s Career…? : If you’ve been reading this site for any length of time, you know I’ve never thought all that much of Ted Lilly, at ...
4/29 Inside the Dodgers: Injury updates: Chris Capuano, Zack Greinke, Mark Ellis. : Chris Capuano continued to throw Monday at Dodger Stadium and is expected to start for the Albuquerque Isotopes on Wednesday. ...
4/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rockies @ Dodgers April 29, 2013: Welcome Back, Hanley : Hanley Ramirez is back! Sort of. Less than an hour prior to game time, Ramirez was activated from the disabled list and he’ll ...
4/29 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look To Gain Ground On First Place Colorado Tonight : Dodgers Lineup vs. Colorado-TBA Tyler Chatwood-0-0 vs. Ted Lilly- Now that the Milwaukee Brewers have been Kershed, the Dodgers ...
4/28 Lasorda's Lair: Kershaw’s Domination And Crawman’s Two Home Runs Lead Dodgers To Series Win : Brewers 0 4 0 Dodgers 2 6 0 WP-Kershaw-3-2 LP-Lohse-1-2 SV-League-8 HR-Crawford-3-4 It is Clayton Kershaw’s world, and we ...
4/28 Inside the Dodgers: Suddenly, the Dodgers are out of long relievers. : For all the money the Dodgers have spent building their 2013 roster — about $230 million when the regular season began — ...
4/28 FFLockerRoom: Los Angeles Dodgers Place Stephen Fife On Disabled List : On Saturday the Los Angeles Dodgers placed starting right handed pitcher Stephen Fife on the 15-day disabled list because of bursitis ...
4/28 Call to the Pen: Dodgers Staff Needs Health Insurance : One would hope the coverage plan is solid for the Los Angeles Dodgers because their pitchers need all of the TLC Blue Cross can ...
4/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Brewers @ Dodgers April 28, 2013: Lohse vs Kershaw : I suppose Ramon Hernandez isn’t just Hyun-jin Ryu‘s personal catcher, because he gets a chance to work with Clayton ...
4/27 Splash Hit Blog: The Dodgers are getting all of their injuries out of the way in April : The “injury news” tab on Baseball Reference is busy for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Busier than most teams after the ...
4/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Brewers @ Dodgers April 27, 2013: Stay Safe, Matt Magill : Ah, 2013. You’re just the season that keeps on giving, aren’t you? Today’s spin of the giant wheel of injury ...
4/27 MLB Injury News: Dodgers forced to send RHP Stephen Fife to DL with bursitis : The Los Angeles Dodgers may be on their way to setting a record - but not the good kind. On Saturday night they sent right-handed ...
4/27 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Go For Series Win, Wait For Word On Mark Ellis : The Dodgers received a huge blow last night when they lost Mark Ellis for who knows how long. But they responded with a huge win ...
4/27 Baseballhotcorner.com: Dodgers’ Hanley Ramirez On Track For Return Early Next Week : Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez is scheduled to make a couple of rehab starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers Triple- A affiliate, Rancho ...
4/24 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers Pitching Injuries May Force Moves : With Zack Greinke, Chad Billingsley and Chris Capuano on the disabled list – and Aaron Harang recently traded to Colorado ...
4/24 FFLockerRoom: Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley Out for Season, Will have Tommy John Surgery : Dodgers’ SP Chad Billingsley met with doctors today to review an MRI done on his bum elbow Saturday and confirmed the worst: ...
4/24 Sports Out West: Dodgers SP Chad Billingsley to have season-ending Tommy John surgery : How does that old saying go? ”When it rains, it pours.” While it seems like the Los Angeles Dodgers are used to ...
4/24 Call to the Pen: Chad Billingsley to Undergo Tommy John Surgery : The injury woes keep coming for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as the team announced Tuesday that right-hander Chad Billingsley will ...
4/24 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley requires Tommy John surgery : Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed starting pitcher Chad
Billingsley requires Tommy John surgery, which will sideline him for ...
4/24 Baseballhotcorner.com: Chad Billingsley To Miss Season : The Los Angeles Dodgers rotation received a big blow today as it was announced that starting pitcher Chad Billingsley will undergo ...
4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cubs, Dodgers, Padres : Former Red Sox GM and current Cubs president Theo Epstein, speaking along with Athletics GM Billy Beane at a panel discussion ...
4/23 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Chad Billingsley Will Undergo Tommy John Surgery : Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Chad Billingsley has a partially torn on our collateral ligament that will require Tommy John ...
4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Billingsley To Undergo Tommy John Surgery : Dodgers righty Chad Billingsley will undergo Tommy John surgery tomorrow, announced the team, with the standard expected recovery ...
4/23 Lasorda's Lair: To Lose Chad Billingsley is to Lose a Favorite Dodger : These are the posts which are the least fun to write. Even when the Dodgers are in a six-game skid and all hope seems to almost ...
4/22 Baseball Jerks: MLB Week 4: A Look Ahead at Key Matchups and Storylines : What a week it has been. Boston became the setting for one of the most heinous acts of terrorism this country has ever seen. And, ...
4/21 TheLeadoffWalk: Dodgers vs. Orioles: Day 21 Observations :
Dodgers 7, Orioles 4
Matt Kemp: With the score
tied at 4-4, Matt Kemp recorded his first hit of the game with ...
4/21 Lasorda's Lair: Slump Buster! Kemp Smacks Three Hits To Help Dodgers Snap Skid : Dodgers 7 8 0 Orioles 4 10 0 WP-Howell-1-0 LP-Arrieta-1-1 SV-League-5 HR-Jones-3 *Slump busting makes me feel goooood!* ...
4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dodgers, Garza, Price, Yankees : "You can never have too much pitching" isn't just a cliche, and the 2013 Dodgers are proof of that. The Dodgers announced today ...
4/21 Splash Hit Blog: Depth at SP for #Dodgers once was amusingly deep, now it’s mostly used up : This morning’s news from LA Times beat writer Dylan Hernandez: Chad Billingsley to the DL with elbow pain, doesn’t ...
4/21 Baseball News Source: Prospect Zach Lee Strong Again for Lookouts, Dodgers Next? : The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff took yet another hit with the loss of Chad Billingsley to the disabled list earlier today. ...
4/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers place Chad Billingsley on DL, recall Stephen Fife, sadness ensues :
That didn't take long at all. We were all skeptical about how long Chad Billingsley's balky elbow would hold up. The answer: ...
4/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Orioles April 21, 2013: Now Billingsley’s Hurt, Because of Course He Is : I think we all knew Chad Billingsley‘s elbow was going to pop at some point — remember, we went through the lousy ...
4/21 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Place Bills On DL (Elbow Again), Stephen Fife Recalled : Very early this morning, like before I even had a chance to have my cup of coffee, and of course before we had a chance to edit ...
4/21 Lasorda's Lair: Save Us Stephen Fife : Stephen Fife (0-0, 0.00) vs. Jake Arrieta (1-0, 5.40) (Update-Chad Billingsley has been placed on the DL with elbow pain, Stephen ...
4/21 Lasorda's Lair: Save Us Chad Billingsley : Chad Billingsley (1-0, 3.00) vs. Jake Arrieta (1-0, 5.40) Lineup: The Dodgers have now lost six games in a row. After watching ...
4/19 mlbreports.com : Dodgers Struggle After Brawl With Padres : Like us on Facebook here Friday Apr.19/2013 By Enrique Rivera (Dodgers Correspondent): After the brawl last week with the ...
4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Agents, Lilly, Harvey : Agent Jamie Murphy of TWC Sports, in an interview on Buster Olney's Baseball Tonight podcast on ESPN,
says that client-stealing ...
4/18 MLB Injury News: Greinke "regrets" not telling A.J. Ellis about history with Carlos Quentin : If it seemed like A.J. Ellis was slow to get out and try to divert a charging Carlos Quentin, it's because he was. Ellis, ...
4/18 MLB Injury News: Dodgers place Chris Capuano on DL : The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed left-handed starting
pitcher Chris Capuano on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left ...
4/18 Lasorda's Lair: Not Even Kershaw Can Save The Dodgers From The Hello Kitty Curse, And The Padres : Padres 7 13 0 Dodgers 2 10 1 WP-Brad Brach-1-0 LP-Kershaw-2-2 HR-Cabrera-2-Denorfia-1-Blanks-1 Let’s go over some quick ...
4/17 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers recall Tim Federowicz and place Chris Capuano (calf) on the 15-day disabled list. : Chris Capuano was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, ruling him out for the next time the Dodgers will need a fifth ...
4/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Padres @ Dodgers April 17, 2013: Capuano Gone, Kemp Out : As we all expected, Matt Kemp gets his first day off of the season as he attempts to shake himself loose from what’s been ...
4/17 Injury Report: ()
4/17 Sports Out West: Chris Capuano leaves in the 3rd inning with injury in Dodgers loss to Padres : The string of injuries during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season just got a little longer. Chris Capuano walkedout of the ...
4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers Need to Right Ship Before They Hit the Road : Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 1.16) vs. Tyson Ross (0-1, 4.82) Lineup: TBA After the lopsided loss last night at Dodger Stadium, the Dodger ...
4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Scheduled For MRI Thursday, But Calf Injury Appears To Be Minor : The left calf injury that Chris Capuano suffered Tuesday night in his disastrous season debut start against the Padres, doesn’t ...
4/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Why Can’t Money Hit the Ball? : As we continue what now appears to be a daily series of “what fans think is wrong with the Dodgers,” let’s move ...
4/17 Injury Report: ()
4/17 Inside the Dodgers: Chris Capuano injury: How long will he be out, and will the Dodgers notice? : It’s too soon to know how much time Chris Capuano will need to recover from his strained left calf muscle. It’s also ...
4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Chris Capuano Injured During Crushing Loss to San Diego : Dodgers 2 4 0 Padres 9 15 0 WP- Marquis (1-1) LP- Capuano (0-1) This was one of those game where things go downhill very quickly. ...
4/17 Injury Report: ()
4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Leaves Game In Third Frame With Leg Injury : If someone is playing a cruel joke on the Dodgers, just stop it! Because it’s not funny. The Dodgers had to remove Chris Capuano ...
4/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Padres @ Dodgers April 16, 2013: Capuano vs Marquis : For the last several days we’ve all been complaining about the Carlos Quentin-fueled brawl that broke Zack Greinke‘s ...
4/16 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Makes First Start As Dodgers Look To Even Series : Dodgers Lineup vs. San Diego- Jason Marquis-0-1 vs. Chris Capuano-0-0 Last night’s 6-3 loss to the Padres was a disgrace ...
4/16 MLB Injury News: Ted Lilly will continue his minor league rehab assignment : The standoff between Ted Lilly and the Los Angeles Dodgers appears to be over. The veteran lefty feels he is 100 percent ...
4/16 Sports Out West: Dodgers select Chris Capuano to replace Zack Greinke in pitching rotation : Chris Capuano will replace Zack Greinke in the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching rotation, according to Los Angeles Times’ Dodgers’ ...
4/16 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: April 16, 2013 : DraftKings.com Team of the Day Today I’m playing the Daily Dollar contest over at DraftKings. You just risk $1 with the chance ...
4/15 Baseball Jerks: Week 3 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Mujical Chairs : Time to reset the fantasy baseball waiver wire. Just two weeks into the baseball season and we have already seen superstars succumb ...
4/15 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Should Hang Onto Ted Lilly : Ted Lilly may have opened his big fat veteran mouth, and by doing so cost himself a spot on the Dodger’s active 25-man roster. ...
4/15 MLB Injury News: Dodgers' Ted Lilly refuses minor league assignment : Ted Lilly thinks he ready to come back from his shoulder surgery. The Dodgers do not. When Zack Greinke played matador ...
4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Face Decision On Ted Lilly : The Dodgers are at a standoff with lefty Ted Lilly after the 14-year veteran refused a minor league assignment Saturday, reported ...
4/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers say, Chris Capuano, come on down! : I was talking with my buddy about the Zack Greinke fiasco against the San Diego Padres. I was explaining to my pal (who doesn’t ...
4/14 Baseball Jerks: MLB Schedule: Week 3 Key Matchups and Storylines : What a second week of the MLB schedule it was. There have been injuries, brawls, comebacks, and plenty of tight games. But there ...
4/14 Motor City Bengals: Boys Will Be Boys : A lot of ire has been raised around major league baseball this week in the aftermath of the brawl between the San Diego Padres ...
4/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Diamondbacks April 13, 2013: Ryu Hits the Road : Mark Ellis isn’t in the Dodger lineup tonight in Arizona, and neither is A.J. Ellis, Dock Ellis, Ellis Burks, or Hart Bochner ...
4/13 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Carlos Quentin suspended 8 games for breaking Zack Greinke's collarbone :
That's fair, right? The Padres' second-best hitter (which isn't saying much) idiotically charges the mound and, because of ...
4/13 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Zack Greinke to undergo surgery : Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed starting pitcher Zack
Greinke will undergo surgery on his broken collarbone today which will ...
4/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Diamondbacks April 12, 2013: At Least There’s Still Kershaw : As we’re still waiting on the fallout from the Zack Greinke / Carlos Quentin situation, the cold reality of baseball is ...
4/12 mlbreports.com : Greinke Injured After Collision With Padres OF Carlos Quentin : Like us on Facebook here Friday Apr.12/2013 By Enrique Rivera (Dodgers Correspondent): It was 2-1 Dodgers lead in the bottom ...
4/12 Baseball Jerks: Zack Greinke and Dodgers Suffer Fate of Carlos Quentin’s Ego : Long after much of the country east of the Mississippi was asleep, all hell was breaking loose on the west coast. In the 6th inning ...
4/12 StanGraphs: 60 Feet, Six Inches of Logic and Reasoning: An Open Letter to Carlos Quentin : Dear Carlos Quentin– I know you’re going to read this and think nothing more than that it’s a loyal... ...
4/12 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: Collarbone Injury Shelves Greinke :
Zack Greinke will miss significant time with a broken collarbone. (US Presswire)After an unfortunate event on the mound in San ...
4/12 Baseball News Source: MLB Scores: Greinke Breaks Collarbone in Brawl, Tigers Crush Jays, Nats Sweep White Sox : The Dodgers and Padres share a state and a division and on Thursday, they shared ejections too. Leading off the top of the sixth ...
4/12 MLBTradeRumors: The Implications Of Zack Greinke's Injury : When the Dodgers spent $147MM on Zack Greinke this offseason, they were expecting 33 starts per season of an ace-caliber pitcher. ...
4/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nothing But Bad News From the Brawl That Injured Zack Greinke : It’s kind of a running joke in the Dodger online community that whenever anything newsworthy or exciting happens, Hawaii-based ...
4/12 MLB Injury News: Zack Greinke out indefinitely after breaking collarbone during brawl : Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers will be out indefinitely following an altercation with San Diego Padres outfielder Carlos ...
4/12 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Win On Uribe’s Blast, But Lose Greinke To Injury : Dodgers 3 11 1 Padres 2 8 0 WP-Guerrier-1-0 LP-Gregerson-1-1 SV-Jansen-1 HR-Gonzalez-1-Uribe-2 You would think in a ...
4/11 Lasorda's Lair: Ted Lilly Slowly Working His Way Back : Left hander Ted Lilly is slowly but surely working his way back to the Dodgers. On Wednesday night Lilly pitched a six inning ...
4/11 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston not interested in Rockies’ Aaron Harang : In the wake of John Lackey’s arm injury, the Boston Red Sox
were recently tied to Colorado Rockies right-hander Aaron Harang. ...
4/10 Monkey with a Halo: How the Angels can survive without Jered Weaver :
When does four weeks feel like four years? When Jered Weaver is missing four weeks, at least, of action for the Angels. ...
4/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Padres 9, Dodgers 3: Juan Uribe and the End of All Existence : Once again, Josh Beckett was something less than impressive, allowing two homers as the Dodgers fell to the Padres 9-3. (Including ...
4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Jered Weaver To Miss 4-6 Weeks : Angels righty Jered Weaver is out four to six weeks with a broken left (non-pitching) elbow, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. ...
4/6 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Trade Aaron Harang To Colorado For Veteran Catcher Ramon Hernandez : The Dodgers announced a move that really befuddled me, while I was visiting on the SportsSpeakLA show in Hollywood. However I ...
4/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Update: Dodgers Acquire Catcher Ramon Hernandez For Aaron Harang : Update, 12:09pm PT: Jon Heyman reports that the deal is actually Harang and cash considerations for Hernandez. Aaron Harang! In ...
4/5 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Dodgers, White, Profar, Astros : Earlier today, we recapped the Dodgers' winter. Here's a look at the latest on the Dodgers and more out of the AL and NL West..
The Dodgers have ...
4/5 Lasorda's Lair: Zack Greinke to Make Blue Debut as Dodgers Hope to Break Out vs. Bucs : Zack Greinke vs. Jonathan Sanchez Lineup: After a much needed day off, the Dodgers are handing the ball to their offseason splurge. ...
4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers : Not surprisingly, the Dodgers issued the biggest contract of the offseason and spent more than any other club.
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4/5 Lasorda's Lair: Bills Wild In Rehab Start With Quakes, Due To Make Return April 10th : Chad Billingsley and Left hander Ted Lilly are both working their way back to the Dodger’s pitching staff. Both men are ...
4/4 Through The Fence Baseball: New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is on the cusp of greatness : Last fall, New York Mets pitcher Jonathan Niese declared to anyone listening “He’s going to be great. He’s going ...
4/3 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers release Kevin Gregg. : Kevin Gregg put on a show in his first spring training with the Dodgers, the team he rooted for growing up. His release Tuesday ...
4/1 Inside the Dodgers: What’s the plan for Aaron Harang? Even the Dodgers’ pitcher isn’t sure. : Aaron Harang tried to remember the last time he regularly pitched out of the bullpen. He reached back and pulled out Oakland, ...
4/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Zack Greinke Makes the Final Game of Spring Actually Meaningful : The final game of an endlessly long spring training usually doesn’t mean a whole lot more than just “please, no one ...
4/1 Inside the Dodgers: Chad Billingsley will start Thursday in Rancho Cucamonga. : It’s not every Opening Day that a Single-A baseball team gets an 80-game winner to start its first game of the season. That ...
4/1 Sports Out West: Dodgers place Ted Lilly, Chad Billingsley on disabled list : The Los Angeles Dodgers have trimmed down their roster to the final 25 players by placing pitchers Ted Lilly and Chad Billingsley ...
4/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Set 2013 Opening Day Roster : The Dodgers announced their 2013 opening day roster. There was quite a few surprises. The Dodgers will be using an eight man bullpen ...
4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates : The Pirates were far from the most active team in baseball this winter, but they did make a few significant moves.
Major League ...
News -- March 2013
3/29 Blog Red Machine: What’s Up in the NL Central: 3/29/13 : As we approach the final weekend prior to the regular season’s commencement, there are still soime roster decisions team ...
3/28 mlbreports.com : LA Dodgers Organizational Depth Charts, Rosters And Salaries (Majors And Minors) : Like us on Facebook here Thursday, Mar.28/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): and welcome Jeff Kleiner ...
3/28 mlbreports.com : LA Dodgers Payroll In 2013: And Contracts Going Forward : Thursday Mar.28/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst And Website Owner): I must say I am completely shocked at the Dodgers ...
3/28 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' SPs Chad Billingsley and Ted Lilly likely to start season on DL :
Maybe it's a good thing the Dodgers didn't rush to trade Chris Capuano, as Chad Billingsley and Ted Lilly are both expected ...
3/28 Lasorda's Lair: Final Round Of Cuts Looms For Dodgers : The Dodgers have some decisions to make, and they are running out of time. The deadline to set 25 man rosters for the start of ...
3/28 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Say Goodbye to Camelback Ranch as They Head Home to Southern California : The Dodgers wrapped up their Cactus League play Wednesday as they packed up and headed home to Southern California. They left ...
3/27 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Announce Opening Week Starters, Bills Prepares To Begin Season On DL : The Dodgers have announced their opening week starting rotation, but things could change between now and opening day on April ...
3/27 MLB Dirt: Which Fantasy Players to Trade Away…And to Trade For : Draft Them Then Trade Them – These players start out quickly, then slow down during the season. These are the players ...
3/26 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers’ starting rotation watch drags into final week. : The Dodgers still have eight starters in camp, and all eight remain on a starter’s plan. Even Ted Lilly. “We’ve ...
3/26 Inside the Dodgers: Chris Capuano, Aaron Harang still starting for Dodgers. What does that mean for Ted Lilly? : Dodgers pitcher Chris Capuano threw 85 pitches on a back field Monday against a team of Cleveland Indians minor leaguers. He went ...
3/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Ryan, Borbon, Woods, Rotation : Let's take a quick look at some Texas Rangers news:
The Rangers and CEO Nolan Ryan are on a "sad, unnecessary collision course," ...
3/26 Lasorda's Lair: Chad Billingsley On Track for April 2nd Start; Zack Greinke is a Little Rusty : Chad Billingsley pitched a normal bullpen session on Monday which included seven curveballs, and he looks on track to make the ...
3/26 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Capuano, Garland, Nelson, Giants : Scouts from the Indians, Rangers, Mariners and Pirates were in attendance on the back fields of the Dodgers' Spring Training ...
3/25 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Release Mark Lowe; Gregg and Moylan Remain : The Dodgers released right-hander Mark Lowe on Sunday, which means that the last two non-roster pitchers remaining in camp are ...
3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Astros, Phillies, Dodgers : The Astros and GM Jeff Luhnow are drawing polarized opinions this spring, writes Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. Luhnow argues that ...
3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Norris, Overbay, Mortensen, Dodgers : Here's the latest from the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo:
Pitcher Bud Norris of the Astros has "drawn interest from at least ...
3/24 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers coaches meeting tomorrow to discuss plans for pitching staff. : Don Mattingly said that the Dodgers’ coaching staff will meet tomorrow to discuss plans for their pitching staff. There ...
3/24 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers release Mark Lowe, bringing camp roster to 38. : The Dodgers opened camp with three experienced right-handed relievers vying to make the team as non-roster invitees: Kevin Gregg, ...
3/21 StanGraphs: 2013 NL West Preview : 1. Los Angeles Dodgers Not even a setback with Hanley Ramirez can convince us to put this radically revamped team in anywhere ...
3/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: First impression of Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu: Not an ace, but not bad, either :
Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched at Camelback Ranch on Sunday -- the last day of my spring training trip. I was lucky enough to see ...
3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mariners, Steinbrenner, Ricco, Tigers : Congratulations to the Dominican Republic for capturing its first World Baseball Classic title, gaining a 3-0 victory over Puerto ...
3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Likely To Stand Pat With Rotation : The Orioles recently discussed signing Kyle Lohse last week and are still scouting Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello, but team ...
3/19 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Rout Oakland With One Long Puig Alert : Oakland 1 6 1 Dodgers 7 13 0 WP-Capuano-1-1 LP-Straily-1-2 HR-Puig-3-Hairston-1-Cespedes-2 The entire Dodger game this afternoon ...
3/18 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers rotation scramble: Josh Beckett scratched, Chad Billingsley bruised, Zack Greinke improving. : Josh Beckett was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday with the flu. Several Dodgers have been afflicted with the bug (Ted ...
3/18 MLB Injury News: Dodgers rumors: Chris Capuano, Aaron Harang likely to be traded : The Los Angeles Dodgers are likely to trade either
right-hander Aaron Harang or left-hander Chris Capuano, according to Ken ...
3/18 MLB Injury News: Rangers rumors: Texas searching for starting pitcher : The Texas Rangers are scanning the free agent and trade
markets for a starting pitcher, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
Heyman ...
3/18 Lasorda's Lair: From Closer to the Minors: Can Javy Guerra Work His Way Back? : The Dodgers have far too many pitchers as of right now, so it wasn’t completely surprising that the Dodgers would have to ...
3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Lohse, Royals, Porcello, Dodgers : Kyle Lohse is starting to get "antsy" about not yet having a contract, says Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Much of Rosenthal's ...
3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Most One-Sided Trade Of The Last Decade : Yankees GM Brian Cashman spoke last week about how his team nearly traded Mariano Rivera to the Mariners for Felix Fermin in ...
3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Searching For Starting Pitcher : The Rangers are scanning the market for a starting pitcher, officials on other teams have told Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. The ...
3/17 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Zack Greinke plays catch; Opening Day still in question : Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke resumed
playing catch yesterday, and everything appeared to go well for the team’s
pricy ...
3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pettitte, Murphy, Soriano, Greinke : Cesar Carrillo, a right-handed pitcher in the Tigers system, became the first player listed in the Biogenesis documents to be ...
3/15 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Play Pair Of Split Squad Games Today : Yesterday’s Dodger game was thoroughly forgettable. It wasn’t even worth recapping, so trust me you’re not missing anything ...
3/14 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Play The Cubs After Much Needed Day Off : The Dodgers take the field again after a much needed off day. No time for the boys in blue to lick their wounds. We are getting ...
3/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers to Roll Out Nearly a Real Starting Lineup Against Cubs Today : You know how you know that the longest spring training ever is starting to drag? The top headline on dodgers.com this morning ...
3/13 We Talk Fantasy Sports: RotoBaller - Starting Pitching Tier Rankings : This article originally appeared on www.RotoBaller.com: RotoBaller.com Rankings: 2013 Starting Pitcher Rankings with ADP ComparisonRotoBaller.com ...
3/13 Lasorda's Lair: Which Dodger Injuries Worry You The Most? : The Dodgers are enjoying a much needed off-day today. After losing yesterday 6-2 at Goodyear park, to the Cincinnati Reds, the ...
3/13 fantasyteamadvice.com: Forecasting the 2013 National League West or who will win the NL west and who will be the cellar dwellers : Here they come down the homestretch and OH NO the Dodgers broke a leg a quarter mile out and it looks like the Giants will run ...
3/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Zack Greinke's elbow is OK (for now), Dodgers and fans breathe sigh of
relief : When Bill Shaikin tweeted about Zack Greinke's elbow yesterday, Dodger fans everywhere held their collective breath. Could the ...
3/11 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Zack Greinke To Have “Precautionary Exam” on Sore Elbow : Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke complained of an irritation in his right elbow while throwing on Sunday. That was ...
3/11 Swingin' A's: A Very Bad Start for Brett Anderson : Eight pitches, just eight pitches into Sunday afternoon’s Cactus League contest between the Oakland Athletics and the Arizona ...
3/11 MLB Injury News: Dodgers rumors: LA in no hurry to trade starter : The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to trade one of their extra
starting pitchers before camp breaks. However, general manager ...
3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Rotation, Uribe, Mattingly : Despite their rotation surplus, Ned Colletti and the Dodgers are "in no rush" to trade a starting pitcher, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick ...
3/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Is Ted Lilly Actually More Appealing Than Chris Capuano & Aaron Harang? : I’m fully aware of the source here, so take it with a giant grain of salt, but I have to admit I was surprised to see this ...
3/10 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Dodgers, Giants, Capuano, Cabrera :
The Dodgers have an embarrassment of riches on the mound and it stands to reason that, at some point, they will move at least ...
3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Yankees, Headley, Red Sox, Lohse : In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that some league executives feel that the new-and-improved PED testing ...
3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Zduriencik, Red Sox, Dodgers : Jack Zduriencik is still the right person to serve as the Mariners' GM, Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times contends. Brewer points ...
3/9 Reviewing the Brew: Should the Brewers trade for Chris Capuano? : The Milwaukee Brewers’ search for a veteran arm could very well come to a close if they trade for ex-Brewer Chris Capuano. ...
3/9 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: WBC upsets, Dodgers draw scouts, SABR. : Don Mattingly has openly joked about getting Nick Punto back in camp next week. He didn’t think Team Italy had a long future ...
3/9 Swingin' A's: Crafting the 2013 Athletics and the Work Still to Be Done : It seems somewhat crazy to consider the notion that the Athletics are in need of more depth, Billy Beane has spent the entire ...
3/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Tasty tidbits tantalize L.A. Dodgers fans this spring : Spring has definitely sprung in Major League Baseball! Spring training is a few weeks old now, and the 2013 season is just weeks ...
3/9 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers 3, Reds 1: Postgame thoughts. : To acknowledge the obvious: this game didn’t count. It was called after four innings due to heavy rain at Camelback Ranch. ...
3/8 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Start Split Squad With Game vs. Giants At Scottsdale : The Dodgers have another double header today, as they continue on with their cactus league schedule. They might be spread a little ...
3/8 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore targeting Dodgers starters : The Baltimore Orioles continue to scout Los Angeles Dodgers
starting pitchers Aaron Harang, Ted Lilly and Chris Capuano, according ...
3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Eyeing Dodgers Starters : The Orioles are among the teams eyeing Aaron Harang, and he’s not the only Dodgers starter who has captured the attention of ...
3/6 MLB Injury News: Mets rumors: New York won’t acquire starting pitcher : New York Mets left-hander Johan Santana is expected to start
the season on the disabled list. However, even with Santana’s ...
3/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Finding the Perfect Trade Return for Aaron Harang : I think we’re all in agreement that if and when a Dodger starter gets traded, it’s probably going to be Aaron Harang. ...
3/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Won't Look To Acquire A Starter : The Mets are likely to be without Johan Santana to start the season, which leaves them in need of at least one additional starting ...
3/5 MLB Injury News: Dodgers rumors: Orioles, Brewers eyeing Aaron Harang : The Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers scouted Los
Angeles Dodgers right-hander Aaron Harang Monday, a veteran that has ...
3/4 Call to the Pen: Multiple Teams Scouting Aaron Harang : Given the depth currently in camp with the Los Angeles Dodgers, there’s been an expectation for weeks that the team will look ...
3/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: MLBPA, Wainwright, Dodgers : One year ago today, the Orioles' signing of Miguel Gonzalez to a minor league contract became official. The move drew little ...
3/3 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Drop Third Straight Exhibition Game, In 9-5 Loss To Seattle : Dodgers 5 11 3 Mariners 9 12 0 WP-Bonderman-1-0 LP-Billingsley-0-1 HR-Zunino-1-Gutierrez-3 Do you believe that spring ...
3/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Saturday in Peoria, Featuring Future Dodgers Franklin Gutierrez & Casper Wells : It’s a **** shame that today’s game in Peoria against the Mariners isn’t televised — it can be heard on ...
3/2 Puckett's Pond: 5th Starter or Set-Up Man – Would you rather? : The newest member of the Minnesota Twins is Rafael Perez. Perez had spent his entire 7-year-career with the Cleveland Indians. ...
3/2 Chicken Friars: SanDiegoJosh’s 2013 National League West Predictions : The top 3 teams in the NL West all have a chance at the postseason, but its the Los Angeles Dodgers that are the team to beat. ...
3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Ethier, Harper, Cordero : On this date in 1987, Charlie Kerfeld agreed to one of the more ludicrous deals in the history of baseball. The right-hander ...
3/1 Lasorda's Lair: Alfredo Amezaga Looks to Prove He is Healthy and Deserving of Consideration This Spring : Every so often a non-roster invite who may have flown under the radar or perhaps battled injury in the past impresses enough in ...
News -- February 2013
2/28 Lasorda's Lair: Is Aaron Harang The Odd Man Out? : Aaron Harang? Or Ted Lilly? Or Chris Capuano? Which starter is going to be the odd man out? That’s been one of the big questions ...
2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Los Angeles Notes: Dodgers, Harang, Angels : Mike Hampton, a left-handed starter who accumulated 148 wins over 16 big league seasons, is returning to baseball as a pitching ...
2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Javier Vazquez Won’t Join MLB Team In 2013 : Free agent right-hander Javier Vazquez won’t pitch in the Major Leagues this coming season, Ruben Rodriguez of El Nuevo Día ...
2/26 Lasorda's Lair: Spring Training Showcases International Prospects : It’s always exciting to see new Dodgers play in Blue for the first time during Spring Training. It may be that the team ...
2/25 Lasorda's Lair: Balks, Balls, And B-Guys, Dodgers Rally For First Spring Win : Cubs 6 12 1 Dodgers 7 9 1 WP-Paco-1-0 LP-Dtrain-0-1 SV-Johnson-1 HR-Castillo-1-Schierholtz-1-Mcdonald-1 We ...
2/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Come From Behind To Who Cares, Yasiel Puig is Exciting : What you’re probably going to hear about today’s 7-6 win over the Cubs: “Chad Billingsley got roughed up, allowing ...
2/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Cubs @ Dodgers Feb 25, 2013: Juan Uribe’s Dream Come True : I was originally going to have this post be about the sort-of return of Vin Scully, given that we haven’t heard him since ...
2/25 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Still Looking for First Cactus League Win : The Dodgers scored a couple of runs yesterday versus the White Sox thanks to a Luis Cruz homerun, but they are still looking for ...
2/24 The Baseball Haven: Dodgers Can’t Dodge Confusion : Money, and lots of it, has been thrown around in the Los Angeles area since Frank McCourt sold the Dodgers to the Guggenheim group ...
2/23 Lasorda's Lair: Which Starter Should The Dodgers Trade? Cappy Vs. The Big Show : As exhibition games begin, the Dodgers are trying to figure out who they should trade off from their extra starting pitchers. ...
2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Gauging Interest In Chris Capuano : They Dodgers have called teams to gauge the interest in left-hander Chris Capuano, sources told Troy Renck of the Denver Post. ...
2/23 Baseballhotcorner.com: Should The Los Angeles Dodgers Have Traded Andre Ethier? : This Los Angeles Dodgers off-season has had the most hype surrounding the club in quite some time. For the fans the hype is ...
2/21 MLB Injury News: Rockies rumors: Colorado targeting capable starting pitcher : The Colorado Rockies would like to add one more capable
starting pitcher before the start of the regular season, according to ...
2/21 Call to the Pen: Colorado Rockies Looking to Add a Starter : Pitching in Coors Field is something the Colorado Rockies still haven’t been able to truly solve, leading the team to continue ...
2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Could Trade For Starter : The Rockies' offense out-scored all but two National League clubs in 2012, even though Troy Tulowitzki missed two thirds of the ...
2/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Best Team in Baseball…? : Over the last few days, Baseball Prospectus has been rolling out their yearly PECOTA projection updates, and included in that ...
2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: What's Next For Red Sox at Winter Meetings? : The 2012 Winter Meetings are half over and the Red Sox have been the busiest team so far. The Red Sox had plenty of money ...
2/17 Rays Colored Glasses: New York Mets Echo Tampa Bay Rays’ Method, But Success Is Still Years Away : It wasn’t such a long time ago the New York Mets were an excellent baseball team. As recently as 2006, they were one game ...
2/17 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw Named Opening Day Starter : For the third season in a row, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been selected by Don Mattingly to be the Opening Day starter on ...
2/15 Mets360.com: Mets hope healthy starters can aid questionable bullpen : After last year’s debacle, there’s a lot of concern about the 2013 bullpen. It seem like the Mets have signed 20 relievers ...
2/14 Lasorda's Lair: Spring Training 2013: Pitchers and Catchers Workout for First Time : Cell phone pictures depicting some of our Boys in Blue began to hit Twitter and the internet. That only means one thing…Spring ...
2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Capuano, Harang, Mattingly, Beckett : Yesterday, we learned that Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw doesn't want to have extension talks during the season. It could ...
2/13 Mets360.com: Best and worst Mets pitching performances by advanced stats : Some numbers roll off the tongue. Even though they may no longer be records, 714, 61, 511 and 56 all mean something specific to ...
2/9 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers 2013 Player Projections Part Two : As a follow up to my hitter projections, below you will find the pitcher projections. This proved to be quite a bit more challenging, ...
2/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chris Capuano Might Be the Best Option For the Dodger Bullpen : Chris Capuano appeared on 570′s Dodger Talk yesterday with Jorge Jarrin, and as you’d expect from a man holding an ...
2/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Podcast: 'Dugout Blues' episode 22 - Dodgers, Ross Stripling interview, prospects, minors, listener questions :
On this episode of "Dugout Blues," Jared Massey (L.A. Dugout) and I interview Dodgers' pitching prospect Ross Stripling. ...
2/4 SoDo Mojo: Franklin Gutierrez and Winter Ball: What it Means for the Seattle Mariners : Franklin Gutierrez has been tearing up the ballpark during the winter leagues. As a player who only played 40 games in ...
2/2 Lasorda's Lair: Can Chad Billingsley Beat the Odds? : Chad Billingsley told Jorge Jarrin Thursday night on DodgerTalk that “tomorrow I’ll throw off a mound for the eighth ...
News -- January 2013
1/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So Much For That Exciting January : On the final day of December, I wrote that “the Dodger offseason isn’t close to being over” and that between ...
1/31 MLB Injury News: Mariners rumors: Seattle needs to add dependable starter : With the exits of Jason Vargas and Kevin Millwood, the
Seattle Mariners are left in need of a “dependable starting pitcher,” ...
1/31 SoDo Mojo: Potential Trades for Starting Pitchers : Even though we are just a few weeks away from the long awaited beginning of spring training, there are still lots of potential ...
1/31 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Headley, Wells, Lowe, A-Rod, Mariners : Earlier tonight, the Padres avoided arbitration with Chase Headley by agreeing to a one-year, $8.575MM deal. The third baseman ...
1/30 Lasorda's Lair: 3 MORE MOVES : The Mariners inexplicably made a move to become a worse team by trading John Jaso (their best hitter) for Mike Morse, a sometimes ...
1/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chad Billingsley: Delaying the Inevitable? : The Dodgers, as you may have heard once or twice or twenty times this winter, have a whopping eight starting pitchers under contract ...
1/28 Mets Merized: Will Alderson Survive The Fans Ire If Mets Stumble Early? : Adam Rubin pops the question: “Has Alderson Been Effective?” on ESPN New York this morning. The Mets may be headed ...
1/27 Tomahawk Take: The Last Spot In The Rotation : With the great buzz going around about the Braves after acquiring Justin Upton, lost in the shuffle with the trade is the loss ...
1/25 MLB Injury News: Mets Take a Chance on Shaun Marcum :
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1/18 Lasorda's Lair: 19 Dodger Predictions For 2013 That Will Make You Quake : Yesterday was the 19 year anniversary of the Northridge earthquake. In recognition of the 6.7 trembler that dropped a bunch of ...
1/18 MetsToday.com: Sandy Alderson Almost Promises Excitement in 2013 : Yesterday, Mets GM Sandy Alderson spoke with Mike Francesa on WFAN. Here are the highlights. When asked if he had “one eye ...
1/17 Mets360.com: Is Brandon Webb worth a flier? : With the Mets unlikely to sign closer Brian Wilson to a major league contract, the Mets are setting their sights on another reclamation ...
1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Capuano, Stanton, Rays, Arbitration : Here's a look at the stories and news making headlines on Tuesday evening...
Chris Capuano arguably had the best year of ...
1/15 Rising Apple: A Look At The Mets’ Pitching: Fun With Numbers : Note: The following article considers ‘earned runs’ only when discussing pitching, until the very end . The primary ...
1/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodgers May or May Not Be Interested in Rafael Soriano, & Here’s How They Can Get Him : Buster Olney stirs the pot: Dodgers have been looking into possibility of signing Rafael Soriano, but it’s probably still ...
1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Have Looked Into Rafael Soriano : The Dodgers have already spent big on their bullpen this offseason, adding Brandon League on a three-year, $22.5MM deal and J.P. ...
1/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #51: MGR Don Mattingly : 86-76 C+ 2012 in brief: Infuriated us all with bunting and lineup choices but generally kept a steady hand over a roster constantly ...
1/10 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Rumors: Joe Saunders Back In The Mix…*Gulp* : The Orioles were rumored to have a deal for Joe Saunders wrapped up, especially after just giving up two runs in 11.2 postseason ...
1/10 Lasorda's Lair: Can Ted Lilly Contribute to Dodgers Rotation in the Pitching Rich NL West? : Ted Lilly will be looking forward to proving himself in a strong and deep Dodger starting pitching rotation in 2013. And the ...
1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates' Deal With Francisco Liriano On Hold : JANUARY 8, 2:14pm: The two sides still have yet to finalize their agreement as Liriano injured his right arm in December, tweets ...
1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Cubs, Ellsbury, Morneau, Dodgers : When Theo Epstein took over the Cubs a year ago, he took the long range view and opted for an all-out gutting and rebuilding. ...
1/4 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Reach Agreement with J.P. Howell: One-Year Deal $2.75 million : Howell will replace Randy Choate in the Dodgers bullpen The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement with free-agent left-hander ...
1/2 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Andre Ethier trade would improve farm system, but ulitmately limits flexibility :
Well, well, well, apparently Andre Ethier isn't as unavailable as previously expected. The Dodgers, despite reports from ...
1/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2194 Words on Andre Ethier, Michael Bourn, and Trade Value : On New Year’s Eve, Jason Churchill of Prospect Insider caused a bit of a stir when he tweeted ”hearing Mariners have ...
1/2 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Better Receive Top Prospects If They Trade Andre Ethier : So the Andre Ethier rumors continue to swirl throughout the twittersphere. Needless to say it’s very annoying. Now the rumors ...
News -- December 2012
12/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodger Offseason Isn’t Close To Being Over : It’s been a slow week or so for the Dodgers and most every other team in baseball because of the holiday break, since so ...
12/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Don't worry, the Dodgers aren't getting Kyle Lohse, plus other news and links :
The Hot Stove is cooling down a bit, but some are doing their best to keep it going. Like Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.
Cafardo ...
12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Upton, Red Sox, Stanton, Lohse, Myers : In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe looks at the best big league rosters as we head into 2013. The Nationals ...
12/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Do Dodgers resemble Catrinel Menghia or Lindsay Lohan? : We’ve all seen those candid pictures of celebrities without their makeup. You know the ones – snapped by a paparazzi stalker ...
12/27 Lasorda's Lair: Chad Billingsley Will Be Key Factor in Dodgers 2013 Success : While the Dodgers have been busy stock piling starting pitchers this offseason, now having Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Josh ...
12/26 Mets360.com: Derek Lowe and other pitchers recently linked to the Mets : Despite gaping holes in the outfield and the bullpen, there has been a bunch of speculation recently about the Mets chasing another ...
12/23 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Reach Agreement Korean with Hyun-Jin Ryu : Dodgers commit $36 million in salary to Ryu Fresh off an agreement with free-agent Zack Greinke yesterday, the Los Angeles Dodgers, ...
12/23 Baseball News Source: There’s Still Room for the Dodgers to Improve : Colletti said the Dodgers are never “going to be reckless with what we do.” Apparently no one told the Los Angeles ...
12/23 Mets Merized: The Best And Worst Of Sandy Alderson : Ha, Ha, Gotcha! Yesterday, our own John Delcos sparked a solid debate with his post highlighting some of the good things that ...
12/23 Lasorda's Lair: I Hope Jerry Sands Didn’t Buy a House in Boston Yet : Jerry Sands, the former Dodger prospect, has been traded by the Red Sox to Pittsburgh before he could ever meet the Green Monster ...
12/22 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Rumors: Joe Saunders Talking to Buccos : The Pittsburgh Pirates have been targeting starting pitching this offseason. More specifically, left-handed starters. We have ...
12/22 Mets Merized: MMO Fan Shot: A Scathing Review Of Sandy Alderson : Ha, Ha, Gotcha! Yesterday, our own John Delcos sparked a solid debate with his post highlighting some of the good things that ...
12/22 MLB Injury News: Mets Rumors: NY Eyeing, Pavano, Young, Marcum : The New York Mets are looking to re-stock their rotation
following the trade of Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, and the team has ...
12/22 The Beanball: There’s Still Room for the Dodgers to Improve : Apparently no one told the Los Angeles Dodgers that other teams use a standard five-man rotation. But perhaps the Dodgers just ...
12/22 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Sign Dallas McPherson to Minor League Deal : The Dodgers have signed journeyman Dallas McPherson to a minor league contract in order to bolster AAA-Albuquerque’s roster ...
12/22 SoDo Mojo: Two Moves to finish up the Ms Offseason : In light of the recent Morales for Vargas trade, I thought I would talk about the last move or two that I think the Mariners should, ...
12/21 Baseball News Source: There’s Still Room for the Dodgers to Improve : Colletti said the Dodgers are never “going to be reckless with what we do.” Apparently no one told the Los Angeles ...
12/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Where Aren’t Chris Capuano & Aaron Harang Going? : Just from December alone… Ken Davidoff, New York Post: The Mets also have engaged in trade discussions with the Dodgers, ...
12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates To Sign Francisco Liriano : The Pirates have agreed to sign free agent left-hander Francisco Liriano to a two-year, $14MM contract, La Velle E. Neal III ...
12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Interested In Young, Marcum, Capuano, Harang : The Mets are exploring trades and contacting free agents as they look to add depth to a rotation that no longer includes R.A. ...
12/21 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Rumors: LA ‘Kicking Tires’ on Joel Hanrahan, Brian Wilson : While the Los Angeles Dodgers are “kicking the tires” on
late-inning relievers Joel Hanrahan and Brian Wilson, the club ...
12/21 MLB Injury News: Red Sox Rumors: Boston Pursuing Pirates RHP Joel Hanrahan : The Boston Red Sox have “long admired” Pittsburgh Pirates
right-hander Joel Hanrahan and have held trade negotiations for ...
12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Blue Jays, Marlins, Ethier : Now that we’re midway through the 2012-13 offseason, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com checks in with executives, statistical analysts ...
12/20 MLB Injury News: Pirates Rumors: Dodgers, Red Sox Interested in Joel Hanrahan : The Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox are among the
teams that have expressed interest in Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed ...
12/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers send John Ely to Astros for Rob Rasmussen, and it's a good deal :
Not the trade some were expecting, but a trade nonetheless. The Dodgers sent John Ely, the perpetrator of "Elymania" a few ...
12/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Is Joel Hanrahan As Much Of An Upgrade As He Seems? : For weeks now, we’ve been hearing rumblings about the Dodgers potentially looking to alleviate their starting pitching glut ...
12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Alderson, Anthopoulos Discuss Dickey Trade : The Mets' trade of R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays became official earlier tonight, and general managers Sandy Alderson and Alex ...
12/16 Lasorda's Lair: Will There Be a West Side World Series for 2013? : The poles have shifted. Or rather, the baseball pendulum has swayed from the East to the West. The Dodgers’ payroll will ...
12/15 The Biz of Baseball: Dodgers Will Knock Yankees Off Top Salary Spot Held Since 1998 : Step aside, New York Yankees, you’re about to be passed up in the amount of money you spend of player salaries.
When the 2013 ...
12/15 MLB Injury News: Pirates Rumors: Tigers, Dodgers Eyeing Joel Hanrahan : Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have late-inning reliever
Jason Grilli back in the fold for 2013, the club could be more willing ...
12/15 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Rumors: LA Shopping Aaron Harang, Chris Capuano : After signing Zack Greinke and Ryu Hyun-jin the Los Angeles
Dodgers veteran starting pitchers Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano ...
12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Dodgers, Angels, Pirates, Indians : Earlier today, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported that all signs point to the Mets trading knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. Here's ...
12/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Free Agent Target: Aaron Harang : Yesterday, I began the Free Agent Target series with non-free-agent pitcher Chris Capuano. Today we continue that series with ...
12/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers designate Scott Van Slyke for assignment, but could still trade him :
In a somewhat surprising move, the Dodgers on Wednesday designated Scott Van Slyke for assignment to make room for the newly ...
12/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Free Agent Target: Chris Capuano : I wanted to do a series of pieces on players I think the A’s ought to target on the free agent market. So what better way ...
12/11 The Baseball Continuum: So about the weekend… : Things we learned over the weekend: The Dodgers have a lot of money You know how I wrote that analogy of how the Yankees are like ...
12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Davis, Myers, Pierzynski, Hanrahan : Wade Davis told ESPN.com’s Buster Olney that he’s excited to join the Royals, since he’ll be asked to start in Kansas City. ...
12/11 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Rumors: LA Targeting Kevin Youkilis, Anibal Sanchez? : No one believes the Los Angeles Dodgers are done spending,
and the team could next turn its attention to veteran corner infielder ...
12/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Pirates | Interest in Chris Capuano: The Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates have talked about a possible trade involving Dodgers SP Chris Capuano. No other ...[+]
player names were mentioned.
12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On The Rangers: Upton, Pierzynski, Dickey : The Rangers lost out on a trade target when the Royals acquired James Shields last night, just days after losing out on free ...
12/11 Through The Fence Baseball: For the Texas Rangers, it’s time to move on … but with whom? : I was almost sure when Zack Greinke signed on the dotted line, the logo in the corner of the contract would be that of ...
12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano more valuable to NL team: The Los Angeles Dodgers have talked to the Pittsburgh Pirates about a possible deal for SP Chris Capuano. An evaluator said Monday, ...[+]
Dec. 10, that Capuano is 'going to have more value to a National League team.'
12/10 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Greinke, Dodgers, Padres : The defending World Series champions play in the NL West, but the Giants are not the ones making the biggest headlines. Here’s ...
12/10 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Revamp Rotation Over Weekend : The Dodgers are doing some high end holiday shopping this offseason. After spending $183 million between Zack Greinke‘s ...
12/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So What’s Next For the Dodgers? : Fun note: last night, I was on the Baseball Prospectus “Effectively Wild” podcast with Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller, ...
12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Red Sox | Interested in Chris CapuanoThe Boston Red Sox are interested in Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano....[+]
The Boston Red Sox are interested in Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano.
12/10 MLB Injury News: Red Sox Rumors: Chris Capuano a Fit in Boston? : The Boston Red Sox could be a fit for Los Angeles Dodgers
starting pitcher Chris Capuano, reports Nick Cafardo of the Boston ...
12/10 Call to the Pen: Dodgers Come to Terms With Hyun-Jin Ryu : After winning the right to negotiate with Hyun-jin Ryu with a $25.7 million bid back in November, the Los Angeles Dodgers have ...
12/10 Lasorda's Lair: What Will The Back-end Of The Dodger Rotation Look Like in 2013? : So after the Dodgers have now signed Zack Greinke, and Hyun-jin Ryu, it’s time to look at what the Dodger rotation might look ...
12/10 Lasorda's Lair: The Hits Keep Coming! Dodgers Sign Ryu Hyun-jin For Six Years 36 Million : I really hate it when awesome Dodger stuff happens when my modem dies, and I can’t get online. Good thing I have my phone to ...
12/9 MetsToday.com: Indians Sign Mark Reynolds : According to Brittany Ghiroli, the Cleveland Indians have signed Mark Reynolds to a one-year contract. Not that the Mets were ...
12/9 Baseball Musings: Greinke-Dink and Ryu : The Dodgers finish the revamping of their rotation with the addition of Korean star Hyun-jin Ryu. The Dodgers paid $25 million ...
12/9 Baseball Jerks: Dodgers Continue to Spend, Sign Zack Greinke : It wasn’t so long ago that the Los Angeles Dodgers were a pawn in Frank McCourt’s divorce proceedings and were financially ...
12/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DODGERS SIGN HYUN-JIN RYU. NEXT UP? ANYONE THEY WANT :
Who can't the Los Angeles Dodgers sign right now? Magic Johnson is Don Mattingly's angel because they have done it again. ...
12/9 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Reach Agreement Korean Hyun-Jin Ryu : Dodgers commit $36 million in salary to Ryu Fresh off an agreement with free-agent Zack Greinke yesterday, the Los Angeles Dodgers, ...
12/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hyun-jin Ryu Beats Deadline To Add To Embarrassment of Dodger Pitching Riches : Well, they weren’t kidding about taking this down to the wire, were they? It took a Jon Heyman tweet four minutes after ...
12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Sign Hyun-Jin Ryu : The Dodgers have signed Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu for $36MM over six years, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (Twitter ...
12/9 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers, Korean lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu agree to contract at the last minute : It took the full 30 days, but the Dodgers and Hyun-Jin Ryu on Sunday agreed to a contract. The total financial commitment the ...
12/9 North and South of Royal Brougham: Dodgers Sign Greinke: Hamilton, Upton, and Mariners Implications : Last night Zack Greinke and the Dodgers agreed to a contract that makes Greinke the second-highest paid pitcher ever, and gave ...
12/9 Lasorda's Lair: It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas… : I was offline for most of the day busy with my daughter, plus I was ready to accept that Zack Greinke was most likely going to ...
12/9 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Dodgers Sign Zack Greinke :
Zack Greinke lands a six-year deal with the Dodgers. (US Presswire)The Los Angeles Dodgers were able to land the most prized ...
12/8 Baseball News Source: Zack Greinke Reaches Agreement with Dodgers – Six-Years $147 Million : Greinke will pitch in Los Angeles, this time wearing Dodgers blue Zack Greinke has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles ...
12/8 Venom Strikes: Top Five Offseason Trades in Arizona Diamondbacks History : There has been plenty of buzz around the Arizona Diamondbacks with trade rumors about multiple players involving multiple teams. ...
12/8 Lasorda's Lair: Have Fun Pitching On The Equator Greinke! : Let me present you a scenario if you will. Hypothetically speaking, play along with me. You’re Zack Greinke. You’ve won ...
12/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pondering a Potential Post-Greinke Existence : For months, we’ve assumed that the Dodgers were going to sign Zack Greinke; at times, it was more of a “when” ...
12/7 Lasorda's Lair: Winter Meetings Much Ado About Nothing Thus Far For Dodgers : Paging Ned Colletti and Stan Kasten, the Winter Meetings have officially entered their final day. Dodgers fans have been waiting ...
12/5 Red Sox Maineiacs: What's Next For Red Sox at Winter Meetings? : The 2012 Winter Meetings are half over and the Red Sox have been the busiest team so far. The Red Sox had plenty of money ...
12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Fielding calls on twoThe Los Angeles Dodgers are fielding calls on SPs Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang....[+]
The Los Angeles Dodgers are fielding calls on SPs Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang.
12/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day Two: Much Ado About Nothing : So after all the buildup to the winter meetings… things have been really, really quiet today. Unless you’re a Boston ...
12/4 Rising Apple: Rumor: Dickey to LAD? : Day 2 of the winter meetings has brought more talk, and no action if you’re a Mets fan. The Red Sox made news today with ...
12/4 Rising Apple: 2012 Winter Meetings: Mets Rumor Central (Con’t) : 7:41 PM: Sources point to the Dodgers being close to landing free agent pitcher Zack Grienke, as they’re shopping Aaron ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Rumors: Schumaker, Ryu : The Dodgers are the favorite for Zack Greinke, which may be why they're shopping starters Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano. They're ...
12/4 Lasorda's Lair: Winter Meetings Rumors: R.A. Dickey : Another day, another free agent rumor. The Dodgers have been linked to quite a number of free agents this offseason, but they ...
12/3 MetsToday.com: Rangers Sign Joakim Soria : According to various reports, the Rangers have agreed to sign Joakim Soria to a two-year contract. All indications are that this ...
12/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day One: The Ned Colletti Truth-O-Meter : After nearly a full day at the winter meetings, only Mike Napoli, Joakim Soria, James Loney, & Angel Pagan have already found ...
12/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings Insani-fun Is Go : Last year, in a span of roughly eight days encompassing the winter meetings, the Dodgers came away with Aaron Harang, Chris Capuano, ...
12/1 The Biz of Baseball: MLBPA Announces Biennial Player-Officer Election Results :
When it comes to baseball’s offseason, you could argue the end of November and into December leading up to the Holidays ...
12/1 Rum Bunter: The Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Deconstruction Is Underway : It’s almost laughable. Charlie Morton gets a deal and the Pittsburgh Pirates know for certain that he will miss time in ...
News -- November 2012
11/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Reports: Dodgers and Pirates talking Capuano-for-Hanrahan swap :
Word broke earlier today from Mark Saxon and Buster Olney of ESPN and Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness that ...
11/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: On Having Too Many Starting Pitchers : I think one of my favorite side effects of this whole “o**** I has it” approach to team building the Dodgers have ...
11/29 Call to the Pen: Tigers, Dodgers Still Pursuing Anibal Sanchez : The Los Angeles Dodgers are interested in, well, just about everybody, at least if you believe the reports. Free agent right hander ...
11/29 Baseball Musings: Union Elections : Here’s a press release from the MLBPA: New York, NY, Wednesday, November 28, 2012 … The Major League Baseball Players ...
11/28 Lasorda's Lair: Dodger’s Hot Stove Recap, Can We Sign Someone Already? : This winter has been passing by at the same rate as a snail. Am I right? I mean the Dodgers have been doing a lot of positioning, ...
11/26 Feelin' Kinda Blue: If the Dodgers sign Zack Greinke, they'll need to trade a pitcher or two : You can never have too much pitching, but I think the Dodgers might take this notion a bit too far.
The Dodgers are considered ...
11/25 Lasorda's Lair: What Are We Going to Do About the Bench? : All of our focus so far this offseason has been on shoring up the starting rotation. With Chad Billingsley‘s elbow issue, ...
11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Tracker : Players on 40-man rosters with at least two years and 139 days of Major League service and less than six full years are considered ...
11/21 Lasorda's Lair: Hiroki Kuroda Signs One-Year Deal With Yankees : Former Dodger Hiroki Kuroda will be wearing pinstripes again next season. The Yankees announced Tuesday that they have come to ...
11/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #27: SP Chris Capuano : 3.72 ERA 3.95 FIP 198.1 IP 7.35 K/9 2.45 BB/9 2.1 fWAR B 2012 in brief: Outstanding first half was followed by considerably less ...
11/20 Lasorda's Lair: 2013 OFF SEASON PLAN : First and foremost we have players on our 40 man roster that need to be “cleared”. If we could trade some of those ...
11/19 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Odds Of Signing Anibal Sanchez May Be Shrinking : According to Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald (relayed via MLBTradeRumors) the frontrunner for Zack Greinke (the number ...
11/17 Lasorda's Lair: Scott Boras and Ned Colletti Scheduled to Talk Turkey About Ryu Hyun-Jin Next Week : Scott Boras hosted a press conference for 40 members of the media Thursday at his Newport Beach, CA office in order to introduce ...
11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees : The Yankees must address a number of needs on offense and on the pitching staff -- all while looking to avoid the MLB luxury tax ...
11/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Hopeful That International Progress Helps Break Disconcerting Streak : Back on September 27, 2011, Hiroki Kuroda made his final start for the Dodgers, pitching six scoreless innings on the road against ...
11/15 Halo Hangout: Jered Weaver Finishes Third In Cy Young Voting : Jered Weaver didn’t get the reward Angels fans wanted. Weaver finished third in the AL Cy Young Award balloting with 70 ...
11/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodgers Are Going to Blow Past the Luxury Tax, & That’s Not a Bad Thing : Ever since the Guggenheim group purchased the Dodgers for a record-shattering price earlier this year and started giving Ned Colletti ...
11/11 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Headley, Gregerson, Dodgers, Iwakuma : Today we celebrate Veterans Day, a day to recognize every person who serves our nation valiantly in the defense of our freedom ...
11/10 Lasorda's Lair: The Eagle Has Almost Landed-Dodgers Bid for Negotiating Rights to Ryu Hyun-Jin Accepted : Major League Baseball announced some big news as the Dodgers were officially declared the winning negotiating team for Korean ...
11/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers post winning bid for Korean left-handed pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu : The Dodgers were rumored to be interested in Hyun-Jin Ryu, and that rumor turned out to be true. The team posted $25.7 million ...
11/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Official: Dodgers Win Bidding on Hyun-Jin Ryu : Finally, we have confirmation on what we’ve known since yesterday: the Dodgers have officially won the bidding for Korean ...
11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Win Bidding For Hyun-Jin Ryu : The Dodgers won the negotiating rights to Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu with a $25,737,737.33 bid, MLB has announced. It's the ...
11/9 Lasorda's Lair: Is Hiroki Kuroda’s Awsomeness Worth More Than a Draft Pick? : Is Hiroki Kuroda’s awesomeness worth more than a draft pick? In one word….Yes. That’s the question we were all asking ourselves ...
11/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #22: CF Tony Gwynn : .232/.276/.293 277pa 0hr -0.1 fWAR D 2012 in brief: Defensive specialist had his moments as an everyday starter filling in for ...
11/7 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Rumors: LA Eyeing Zack Greinke, Hiroki Kuroda, Anibal Sanchez : Even with six veteran starting pitchers under contract for
the 2013 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the market for another ...
11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Eyeing Anibal Sanchez : The Dodgers appear to be considering many of the top starting pitchers available in free agency. Not only are Zack Greinke and Hiroki ...
11/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pitchers Break, But You Still Need Them: Brandon McCarthy : There’s perhaps no non-Dodger player I like in baseball more than Brandon McCarthy, for so many reasons. See that picture ...
11/4 Lasorda's Lair: Hiroki Kuroda’s Possible Return is an Outside Chance : Out of all the free agent possibilities as far as starting pitchers, I would most like to see the Dodgers bring back Hiroki Kuroda. ...
11/1 Lasorda's Lair: Injuries And Poor Hitting Doom Dodger Season-2012 Season Review : So This is it. The big enchilada. This is the season review post I had up on Call to the Pen a few weeks ago. This is the review ...
News -- October 2012
10/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pitchers Break, But You Still Need Them: Hiroki Kuroda : Continuing the look at potential starting pitchers that we started yesterday with Zack Greinke… old friend Hiroki Kuroda ...
10/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pitchers Break, But You Still Need Them: Zack Greinke : “Pitchers break,” said Dodgers chairman Mark Walter in explaining that the team might be reluctant to offer a long-term ...
10/29 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Tyler Moore : You almost felt bad for the kid, having to deal with the inevitable wordplays on his name, the puns in headlines, the declarations ...
10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates : The Pirates will look to add offense and acquire pitching depth in the hopes of ending their streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons.
Guaranteed ...
10/26 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers 2012 Season Review- Starting Rotation : Even though the Dodgers lost Ted Lilly in the early start of the 2012 season, they lost Chad Billingsley with a torn elbow ligament ...
10/25 Rising Apple: Glory Days: Angel Pagan : Angel Pagan made a major splash in his World Series debut last night for the Giants, lashing out two doubles and scoring twice. ...
10/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: If Matt Kemp Hadn’t Been Allowed to Play Through Injury… : I’m not a doctor. Neither are you. (Well, only most of you, as it turns out.) And more than ever this season, I’ve ...
10/23 Lasorda's Lair: A Glance at the Free Agent Pool- Starting Pitchers : The Fall Classic is about to start, and once the Tigers hopefully take the 2012 crown the free agent market will begin to heat ...
10/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians : The Indians will add starting pitching and consider trading some established arbitration eligible stars.
Guaranteed Contracts
Carlos ...
10/20 Kings of Kauffman: Dayton Moore’s Itchy Trigger Finger : Earlier today, the Oakland A’s, Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins agreed to a deal that moved outfielder Chris Young ...
10/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Rotation :
Aside from Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers' rotation -- despite posting decent numbers -- was generally underwhelming in 2012. ...
10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Dodgers : The Dodgers will seek pitching in their first offseason under new ownership.
Guaranteed Contracts
Matt Kemp, OF: $150MM ...
10/11 MLB Dirt: My Manager of the Year Award Ballot : As a proud member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance I get the privilege of voting on all of the regular season awards in addition ...
10/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #2: C Matt Treanor : .175/.281/.282 122pa 2hr -0.1 fWAR D- 2012 in brief: Card-carrying member of International Brotherhood of Backup Catchers may ...
10/3 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodger’s Season Painfully Comes To an End At The Hands of Hated Rivals : Giants 4 10 0 Dodgers 3 10 1 WP-Zito-15-8 LP-Capuano-12-12 SV-Romo-14 HR-Posey-24-Arias-5-A.J. Ellis-13 I write this ...
10/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Call it Quits With Excruciating Loss : Choose the more appropriate caption for Shane Victorino being shocked: 1) “What do you mean none of us could hit Barry F’ing ...
10/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants @ Dodgers October 2, 2012: Zito vs Capuano : Just all kinds of fun going on today, isn’t there? Chris Capuano, starting tonight in yet another must-win game (though ...
10/2 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Face Elimination Again Tonight as Chris Capuano Makes Final Start : Chris Capuano (12-11, 3.69) vs. Barry Zito (14-8, 4.19) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Giants M.Ellis 4 Victorino 7 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez ...
10/2 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Yankees can clinch a tie for the AL East with a win as David Phelps hosts Jon Lester and the Red Sox. Lester’s ERA is ...
News -- September 2012
9/30 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchups Vs. Los Angeles Dodgers : Monday: Giants’ Matt Cain (16-5, 2.77) vs. Aaron Harang (10-10, 3.68), 7:10 p.m. Tuesday: Giants’ Barry Zito (14-8, ...
9/29 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 158: Loss to Braves : Braves 2 Mets 0 And now, back to reality. Mets Game Notes What a difference a day makes. Just 24 hours earlier, the Mets looked ...
9/28 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Stop Monkeying Around as They Cruz to a Series Win in San Diego : Dodgers 8 14 1 Padres 4 10 2 WP- Capuano (12-11) LP- Kelly (2-3) The Cardinals were off today, and that made today’s ...
9/27 Reviewing the Brew: Former Brewers Abound In Playoff Races : Major League Baseball is coming down the home stretch in this year’s playoff race. And it’s every bit as exciting ...
9/27 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hope To Achieve Winning Road Season in Rubber Game at Petco : Dodgers Lineup vs. San Diego Punto 4 Ethier 9 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez 6 Victorino 7 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Capuano 1 Chris Capuano-11-1—vs. ...
9/27 Kings of Kauffman: All in with a pair of threes? : We’ve all seen the comments from David Glass. The Royals position players and bullpen stack up with anyone in the division. ...
9/20 District On Deck: Nationals Clinch First Playoff Birth In 79 Years After 4-1 Win Over Dodgers : I am praying that my tears of joy won’t ruin my computer before this recap is over. I’m actually crying right now ...
9/20 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Taken To School By Real Playoff Team In Series Loss To Washington : Dodgers 1 4 1 Nationals 4 7 1 WP-Detwiler-10-6 LP-Capuano-11-11 SV-Storen-3 HR-M.Ellis-7 The Dodgers desperately needed ...
9/20 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look to Postpone the Nationals From Claiming Their Playoff Spot with Series Win : Chris Capuano (11-10, 3.60) vs. Ross Detwiler (9-6, 3.16) Lineup: M. Ellis 2B Victorino LF Kemp CF Gonzalez 1B Ramirez SS Ethier ...
9/19 Lasorda's Lair: If money is no object… : What can we expect for 2013. Not to get ahead of ourselves, but 2012 has been somewhat of a disappointment. Which is odd to ...
9/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: CanPredictBall: Dodgers will sign Zack Greinke to mega contract this
winter : Figure I should get this out there now because it's all but a sure thing. The Dodgers, which tried to acquire Zack Greinke before ...
9/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Cardinals @ Dodgers September 16, 2012: Live Free or Fife Hard : So the immutable laws of nature hold true: I drop off the grid, and good things happen. In this case, that’s two wins and ...
9/16 Baseball News Source: Clayton Kershaw – Season Could Be Lost With Hip Injury : Dodgers Rotation Without Kershaw and Billingsley Already without right-hander Chad Billingsley and left-hander Ted Lilly, who ...
9/15 Lasorda's Lair: Cochito’s Three-Run Jack Saves The Dodger’s Bacon : Cardinals 5 8 0 Dodgers 8 9 1 WP-Tolleson-2-1 LP-Rosenthal-0-2 HR-Molina-19-Carpenter-6-Holiday-27 Ethier-18-Cruz-5 Just ...
9/14 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look to Break Out Offensively Behind Chris Capuano : Chris Capuano (11-10, 3.59) vs. Joe Kelly (5-6, 3.51) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Cardinals Victorino 7 Ethier 9 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez ...
9/14 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Pirates desperately need a win as they send James McDonald against the Cubs and Chris Rusin. With McDonald coming into the ...
9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Carlos Villanueva : When Carlos Villanueva throws his first pitch to Red Sox tomorrow afternoon, he'll set a career high in games started. For some ...
9/14 El Maquino: LYNN LEAVES NO ROOM FOR DOUBT, WINS PIVOTAL GAME ONE VS. DODGERS : THE BIG PIECE It just wasn’t the same. The Angels were getting besten up by the Oakland A’s, who are fending them ...
9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Saturday: September 8, 2012 :
September has really gotten off to a rocky start for the Game Picks. On the one hand, the Game of the Day feature has been correct ...
9/9 Baseball News Source: Dodgers’ Kershaw Scratched from Start With Sore Hip : Losing Kershaw would be devastating to Dodgers Already reeling from the loss of right-handed starter Chad Billingsley for ...
9/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants September 9, 2012: Are You Kershawking Kidding Me? : So here’s a list of Dodgers who have made it through 2012 without being DL’d, optioned, traded, suspended, or scratched ...
9/8 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants’ Bullpen Flutters, Offense Stutters In Loss To Dodgers : It was a scene all too reminiscent at AT&T Park this afternoon as Matt Cain was, well, Cain’d. The Giants’ horse ...
9/8 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Finally Come Up Clutch, To Even Series : Dodgers 3 8 0 Giants 2 6 0 WP-Belisario-5-1 LP-Affeldt-1-2 SV-League-11 Tootblan-Ramirez-Ethier Before the game, the ...
9/8 Raising Matt Cain: It Slipped Away Today : If you had told me, before the game, that Matt Cain would pitch into the 8th inning and allow only two runs, I'd have said "Giants ...
9/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Narrowly Escape With 3-2 Win : Maybe it’s just the residue of the last week or so, but even when today’s game was tied at 2 after eight innings, ...
9/8 Lasorda's Lair: 23 Games Remain as Chris Capuano Draws Matt Cain in Game Two vs. SF : Chris Capuano (11-10, 3.63) vs. Matt Cain (13-5, 2.98) Lineup: Mark Ellis 2B Victorino CF Gonzalez 1B Ramirez SS Ethier RF Cruz ...
9/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants, September 8, 2012: Kempless : You want to know how rough things are right now? Dylan Hernandez reported a short time ago that Matt Kemp would miss the remaining ...
9/7 Giants Nirvana: The Upcoming Dodgers Series : Tonight, the Giants begin a three-game series against the Dodgers. San Francisco currently has a four and a half game lead in ...
9/7 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2012 Giants Are 77-60: Beat LA! : The Giants have been up and down lately, but so has the D-gers, unable to lift off the ground, as they had expected, when they ...
9/7 Mets360.com: Josh Edgin is no Byrdak, Hairston’s hitting, Niese draws walks : If you were a young Mets fan who just started following baseball when the team hired Terry Collins, you would no doubt be under ...
9/6 AroundTheFoghorn: Series Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers (73-65) vs. San Francisco Giants (77-60) : Since August 30th, the number “4.5″ has been involved in many-a-sentence when talking about the NL West since that’s ...
9/6 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Rotation Will Be Tested Without Billingsley : Right-hander Chad Billingsley was shut down As they prepare for a critical three-game weekend series at San Francisco, the team ...
9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Is The Loss of Chad Billingsley Going to Sink the Season? : Yesterday, in “news that is horrendously disappointing yet in no way surprising…” we learned that Chad Billingsley ...
9/5 Lasorda's Lair: Planning for the Postseason: The West and the Wild Card : If I was Don Mattingly, I would begin to start strategizing for a potential postseason run. Even though we still have 25 games ...
9/2 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Go Gonzo In Walk-Off Win Over Snakes : Dbacks 4 8 0 Dodgers 5 11 0 WP-Belisario-4-1 LP-Putz-1-5 HR-Kemp-18-Mcdonald-5-Montero-15 On a beautiful sunny Southern ...
9/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Diamondbacks @ Dodgers September 2, 2012: Welcome Back, Bobby : Just barely over a month after being DFA’d when the Dodgers acquired Shane Victorino, 38-year-old Bobby Abreu is back. He ...
9/2 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers and D-backs Wrap Up Slithery Series : Chris Capuano (11-10, 3.58) vs. Wade Miley (14-9, 2.85) Lineup: TBA The Dodgers finally hung on to win one against the ...
9/1 Lasorda's Lair: The 4th Out: Are The Dodgers an arm away from the World Series? – by Nick Hamilton : After the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off a blockbuster trade that included top notch first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, and pitcher ...
News -- August 2012
8/29 RoxPile: Series In Colorado Reminding Dodgers They Better Get Serious : In professional sports there is a cliche that goes something like this: “They play the games for a reason.” That ...
8/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Rockies August 29, 2012: See You In Hell, Coors Field : So the Dodgers desperately need to avoid being swept in Colorado this afternoon… and they get to do it with Joe Blanton ...
8/29 Lasorda's Lair: Last Game at Coors Field Couldn’t Come Any Sooner : Joe Blanton (8-12, 5.02) vs. Drew Pomeranz (1-7, 4.78) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Colorado M.Ellis 4 Victorino 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez 6 ...
8/29 Lasorda's Lair: Another Gutless Loss Sinks Dodgers Further In The Standings : Dodgers 4 7 0 Rockies 8 14 0 WP-Chatwood-4-3 LP-Capuano-11-10 HR-Rosario-22-Ramirez-21 It seems to me that we are slowly ...
8/28 mlbreports.com : Josh Beckett: Will The Change Of Scenery Deliver A Hollywood Ending For the Struggling Veteran? : Tuesday August 28th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: Josh Beckett, or more formerly known as the most hated man in Boston, won’t nearly ...
8/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Kemp, Dodgers Knocked Out in Colorado : You may be wondering why the photo that accompanies this post is a jokey take on a relatively unimportant ball which fell between ...
8/28 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Not Done Trading – Spending : Dodgers Looking For More Pitching Seemingly operating on an unlimited budget, the Los Angeles Dodgers are evidently not content ...
8/28 Lasorda's Lair: Can the Newly Refurbished Dodgers Pull it Together to Make a Postseason Run? : Chris Capuano (11-9, 3.37) vs. Tyler Chatwood (3-3, 4.98) Lineup: Mark Ellis 2B Victorino LF Kemp CF Gonzalez 1B Ramirez SS ...
8/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Rockies August 28, 2012: Capuano vs Chatwood : In an effort to shake things up, Don Mattingly has swapped Mark Ellis & Shane Victorino at the top of the order for tonight. ...
8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Seek Starting Pitcher : Eight of the 25 players on the Dodgers’ active roster have been acquired in trades since the end of July and they may not be ...
8/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Would A-Rod make sense for the Dodgers? : In the wake of the mega-deal that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto from the Red Sox to the Dodgers, ...
8/25 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers – Win Now and Win at All Costs Approach : New Ownership Wants to Win it all in 2012 Funded by the deep pockets of their new ownership, the Los Angeles Dodgers did not ...
8/25 MLBTradeRumors: The Dodgers' Future Payroll Obligations : Considering the contracts changing hands, the Dodgers and Red Sox completed the largest player transaction in baseball history ...
8/25 Baseball News Source: Dodgers – Red Sox – Trade Analysis and Impact : One of the biggest blockbuster trades in recent baseball history is designed to dramatically help both teams. As Baseball News ...
8/24 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Awarded Claim On Beckett – Bigger Deal Brewing? : On Thursday, Baseball News Source speculated about a potential deal between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers involving ...
8/23 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes : @Rays 5, Royals 3 / @White Sox 2, Yankees 1: I went to a coronation, and a pennant race broke out! Tampa’s surge has shaved ...
8/23 Lasorda's Lair: Rubby De La Rosa Returns, but Dodgers Get Swept By Giants : Dodgers 4 12 0 Giants 8 8 0 WP- Cain (13-5) LP- Capuano (11-9) HR- Arias (3) For the first time since 2007, the Dodgers were swept ...
8/23 Baseball Musings: The Unpredictable : The Giants faced the Dodgers Wednesday night without the suspended Melky Cabrera and the sore Buster Posey. They had Matt Cain ...
8/22 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Try To Avoid Sweep-Defeat SF! : Dodgers Lineup vs. Giants Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez 6 Loney 3 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Capuano 1 Matt Cain-12-5 vs. ...
8/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Marlins and Diamondbacks play the first ever doubleheader in Phoenix. A scheduling issue forced a change from a Thursday game ...
8/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants @ Dodgers August 21, 2012: Welcome Back, Rubby : Good news is always good, even when it’s unexpected: more than a year after Rubby De La Rosa blew out his arm against Arizona ...
8/20 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2012 Giants are 66-55: Downward Dog Position : I haven't done this in a long while, but Richard from Canada mentioned his wish for my daily notes at another site. I assume ...
8/20 Lasorda's Lair: The Eerie Similarities Between the Dodgers And The Giants In 2012 : The Dodgers and Giants are more alike then you might think. What I mean is, if you compare the two teams, they are very evenly ...
8/19 Tomahawk Take: An Ugly Ending To The Dodgers Series : After squeaking out a win on Friday night, the Braves lose the last two games against the Dodgers, really struggling on ...
8/18 Lasorda's Lair: Braves Get to Dodger Bullpen in Eleventh for Walk-Off Win : Dodgers 3 9 1 Braves 4 10 1 F/11 WP- Venters (5-3) LP- League (0-6) HR- Jones (13), Ethier (12) The Dodgers sure let a gem pitched ...
8/18 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Dodgers 3 (11 innings) : Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 17, 2012 – ESPN. Well, that’s another win. ...
8/18 Tomahawk Take: Braves Win In Eleven & Sign A Lefty : Braves Outlast Capuano – Come Back To Win The first game of the series with the NL West leading Dodgers started off with ...
8/17 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hope to Stop the Chop During Weekend Set in Hotlanta : Dodgers Lineup vs. Braves Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez 6 Loney 3 Cruz 5 Treanor 2 Capuano 1 Chris Capuano-11-8 ...
8/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Braves August 17, 2012: Capuano vs Hanson : Matt Kemp remains in the lineup for the Dodgers tonight, and no one should have expected otherwise; even if Kemp is suspended ...
8/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Tigers look to gain ground in the AL Wild Card race as they host the Orioles Friday night. Tommy Hunter faces the tough Justin ...
8/17 The Baseball Page: Los Angeles Dodgers may cut corners but not the hair :
Maybe they should call it the Solid Seven. It certainly hasn’t been ...
8/13 Rising Apple: Jonathon Niese: As Good as He Needs to Be : Jonathon Niese did his part last night to make sure the Mets weren’t swept out of Citi Field by the Atlanta Braves, tossing ...
8/13 High Heat Stats: Sunday summary : @White Sox 7, Athletics 3: H.R. Pierzynski broke a tie in the 6th with his 23rd HR, touching off a 5-run uprising, and Chris ...
8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano fans 10: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano flirted with a no-hitter until the seventh inning and struck out 10 in his win over the Miami ...[+]
Marlins Sunday, Aug. 12. He allowed two hits and three walks in eight shutout innings.
8/12 Lasorda's Lair: Cappy (The Fisherman) Flirts With No-No And Wrangles 10 Fish in Dodger Win : Dodgers 5 11 0 Marlins 0 2 0 WP-Capuano-11-8 LP-LeBlanc-1-2 Today’s rubber game against the Dodgers and the Fish, was a ...
8/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chris Capuano Does it All As Dodgers Top Marlins : What’s the best way to overcome a disappointing offense? Chris Capuano decided the best way around that problem was to simply ...
8/12 Baseball Musings: Capping the Marlins : Chris Capuano held the Marlins hitless through six innings. He walked three and struck out seven as only nine Marlins put the ...
8/12 Lasorda's Lair: Series Win Still in Sight for Chris Capuano and Dodgers : Chris Capuano (10-8, 3.29) vs. Wade LeBlanc (1-1, 1.50) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Miami Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ramirez 6 Ethier ...
8/9 Rising Apple: Glory Days: Justin Turner : After today’s encouraging bounce-back win over the Marlins, the Mets have the rest of the night off. What better time to introduce ...
8/7 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes – expanded : Added games are above the solid line. @Orioles 3, Mariners 1: Chris Tillman won his 4th straight start, beating the team that ...
8/7 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Get Another Chance to Reclaim Top Spot in NL West : Aaron Harang (7-6, 3.76) vs. Alex White (2-6, 6.16) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Colorado Victorino 7 Hairston 5 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez ...
8/7 Lasorda's Lair: With First Place on the Line, Dodgers Shutout by Rockies at Home : Dodgers 0 5 0 Rockies 2 11 1 WP- Ottavino (3-1) LP- Capuano (10-8) S- Betancourt (18) Earlier in the day we learned the ...
8/6 RoxPile: Rockies Line-up: August 6, 2012: West Coast Swing : After a horror homestand which finished with a 1-8 record, the Rockies, who have lost 16 out of their last 20 games, head west ...
8/6 Lasorda's Lair: Jerry Sands Gets His First Chance To Impress Tonight For The Dodgers : Drew Pomeranz-1-6 vs. Chris Capuano-10-7 Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ramirez 6 Rivera 3 Sands 9 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Cappy 1 The ...
8/5 Lasorda's Lair: Joe Blanton To Make His Debut in Blue : Joe Blanton (8-9, 4.59) vs. Justin Germano (1-1, 1.98) Lineup: TBA The Dodgers will try to finish off the series with the Chicago ...
8/3 Baseball News Source: Dodgers awarded claim on Phillies’ Cliff Lee : The Los Angeles Dodgers’ new ownership group continues to show that it is committed to winning it all in 2012. After acquiring ...
8/3 Baseball News Source: Phillies Trade Joe Blanton to Dodgers – Continue Roster Purge : Continuing their roster purge in the midst of a disappointing season that has seen their roster depleted by injuries, the Philadelphia ...
8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Acquire Joe Blanton : The Dodgers acquired Joe Blanton from the Phillies for a player to be named later or cash considerations, the Phillies announced. The ...
8/1 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Trade Analysis – Add Victorino, Ramirez Without Losing Top Pitching Prospects : The future is now for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fueled by the deep pockets and exuberance of a new ownership group that includes ...
8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Have the Dodgers Sacrificed Pitching for Lineup Depth? : Stephen Fife (0-0, 1.46) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-4, 4.15) Lineup:TBA The Dodgers have always been a baseball organization ...
8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Stung by Snakes in Second Straight Blowout : Dbacks 8 9 0 Dodgers 2 5 1 WP-Capuano-10-7 LP-MIley-12-6 HR-Goldschmidt-15-Montero-12-M.Ellis-4 The Dodgers made one last ...
8/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Capuano & Dodgers Downed by Diamondback Dingers : Over the course of the day, I’ve written four posts (two from two different airports), spent three hours on a plane, saw ...
News -- July 2012
7/31 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Fail to Land Dempster at Trade Deadline, but They Add Victorino : Chris Capuano (10-6, 3.13) vs. Wade Miley (11-6, 3.11) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Airzona Hairston 7 M. Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez ...
7/27 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Need Top of the Rotation Arm to Join Clayton Kershaw : Watching their crosstown rivals boast about the acquisition of Zack Greinke, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still in need of a starting ...
7/27 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball: Places to be careful down the stretch :
Fantasy Baseball: Places to be careful down the stretchAfter the trade ...
7/27 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes (light schedule) : Mets 3, D-backs 1: Matt Harvey was 4 for 15 with a HR at Buffalo, so I guess he’s not just kidding around up there. ...
7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Cardinals July 26, 2012: Capuano vs Westbrook : And today’s trade rumor of the day is… *spins wheel*… James Shields! According to CBS’ Danny Knobler, ...
7/26 Lasorda's Lair: Redbirds Rock Dodger Pitching For 18 Hits And Series Win : Dodgers 4 8 1 Cardinals 7 18 1 WP-Westbrook-9-8 LP-Capuano-10-6 SV-Motte-22 HR-Holliday-17 After last night’s crapfest ...
7/26 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Places to be careful down the stretch : After the trade deadline of July 31, your fantasy team is going to begin to take a different shape. Many of the players you’ve ...
7/26 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: Cardinals earn series split with late inning win : The Cardinals and Dodgers infused a little drama into their game last night with some extra inning baseball. After going stroke ...
7/26 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hope to Split Series with St. Louis Before Clashing With San Francisco : Chris Capuano (10-5, 2.81) vs. Jake Westbrook (8-8, 3.60) Lineup: Gwynn LF Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Ramirez 3B Rivera 1B Cruz ...
7/22 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Unleash Feastmode Upon New York, Helping Cappy to Tenth Win : Dodgers 8 11 0 Mets 5 10 0 WP-Capuano-10-5 LP-Batista-1-3 SV-Jansen-18 HR-uribe-2-Cedeno-2 Sorry for the delay ...
7/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 94: Loss to Dodgers : Dodgers 8 Mets 5 For the first time since April 26, the Mets reach .500. Mets Game Notes Miguel Batista pitched like Johan Santana ...
7/21 Lasorda's Lair: Grab a New York Bagel and a Cup of Coffee for Some Early Dodger Baseball : Chris Capuano (9-5, 2.75) vs. Miguel Batista (1-2, 4.33) Lineup: Abreu LF Kennedy 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Loney 1B Uribe 3B Cruz ...
7/20 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 93: Loss to Dodgers : Dodgers 7 Mets 6 In a rare role reversal, the Mets starter shat the bed and the bullpen gave the team a chance to win. It was ...
7/20 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head Home, Try To Stay Alive In Playoff Hunt Against Dodgers : The Mets begin another critical series tonight against the Dodgers at 7:10. The Mets and Dodgers are both currently in the hunt ...
7/19 Call to the Pen: Los Angeles Dodgers Have Proposed a Trade for Ryan Dempster : According to Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago, the Dodgers have made a trade proposal to the Chicago Cubs for Ryan Dempster. Levine ...
7/16 Lasorda's Lair: Phillies Come To Town, and Why I Think The Dodgers Should Stand Pat at Trade Deadline : Joe Blanton-7-8 vs. Nathan Eovaldi-1-5 Lineup: Hairston 3B Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Rivera LF Loney 1B Cruz SS Ellis C Eovaldi ...
7/16 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Dodgers, July 16-18 : The Phillies (39-51) continue their road trip when they begin a three-game series against the Dodgers (48-42) on Monday night.Both ...
7/15 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Make Five Errors, and Lose Series to Padres : Padres 7 12 2 Dodgers 2 7 5 WP-Marquis-4-9 LP-Capuano-9-5 HR-Headley-10 The loserfest at Dodger Stadium continued today ...
7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chad Billingsley did not disclose injury: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chad Billingsley (elbow) did not disclose his injury in a timely manner, according to manager Don Mattingly. ...[+]
The skipper is hopeful Billingsley won't need to miss any future starts, and the pitcher even tried to convince his manager to let him go Sunday, July 15. 'My only issue with it all, and we talked with Chad about it, is just not letting somebody know, so we can kind of be paying attention to it,' Mattingly said. SP Chris Capuano started in Billingsley's absence Sunday.
7/13 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Begin Second Half, Fully Locked and Loaded…Well Almost : Dodgers Lineup vs. San Diego Hairston 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Rivera 3 Ellis 2 Uribe 5 Cruz 6 Kershaw 1 Clayton Richard-6-9 ...
7/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers' midseason analysis and grades :
This has been one of the stranger Dodger seasons I have ever witnessed. They've gone from baseball's best team to possibly ...
7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Manager sees Chris Capuano as No. 2 SP: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he believes SP Chris Capuano is now the teams No. 2 starter because of the inconsistency ...[+]
SP Chad Billingsley has shown this season.
7/9 Lasorda's Lair: Juan Uribe Has Become a Liability : As we embark on the second half of the 2012 season, we should reflect back and try to analyze what has worked well and what has ...
7/8 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look to Remain in First-Place Going into All-Star Break : Chris Capuano (9-3, 2.62) vs. Trevor Bauer (0-1, 9.82) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Arizona Gwynn8 M.Ellis4 Abreu7 Rivera3 Hairston5 Herrera9 ...
7/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Glass half-full or half-empty for 2012 Dodgers thus far? : Okay, Los Angeles Dodgers fans, here is the question of the year: Are you happy about where the Dodgers are as the All-Star break ...
7/6 StlSportsMinute.com: Has Lance Lynn pitched himself out of an All-Star selection? :
With Lance Lynn's recent struggles, it will be hard for National League All-Star manager Tony La Russa to select him ...
7/5 The "Mc" Effect: The Pirates Last Four Game Sweep... : 2006 May 29: Pirates 14 Brewers 3 WP: Zach DukeLP: Doug Davis Jose Bautista: 3/5, HR, 2 RBIJack Wilson: 3/6Sean Casey: ...
7/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: The New York Mets – For Real or Newest Ride at Six Flags? : If the Yankees are like the post office, “Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall” impede their inevitable playoff ...
7/4 Lasorda's Lair: Late Rally Moves Dodgers Within Half Game of First Place : Reds 1 7 0 Dodgers 3 7 0 WP-Elbert-1-1 LP-Cueto-9-5 SV-Jansen-13 There is only five games remaining until the all-star ...
7/3 Lasorda's Lair: Matt Kemp Begins Rehab Assignment; Capuano and Cueto Collide : Chris Capuano (9-3, 2.69) vs. Johnny “Kickin’” Cueto (9-4, 2.26) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Reds Gordon 6 Ellis 2 Abreu ...
7/3 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : First place teams meet in Washington as the Giants send Tim Lincecum against Jordan Zimmermann. Tim comes off his first consecutive ...
7/1 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw to represent Dodgers in All-Star Game :
Matt Kemp was voted in by the fans and Clayton Kershaw was selected by National League Manager Tony LaRussa to represent ...
News -- June 2012
6/29 Rising Apple: Rising Apple Player of the Week: David Wright : The Rising Apple staff will be starting a weekly feature where one player will be chosen and highlighted on our site for ...
6/29 Rising Apple: Game Recap: David Wright Powers Mets to 2-1 Victory : So, the Mets couldn’t take care of business against the Cubs in Wrigley Field, and now had to deal with the first place ...
6/29 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Can’t Do Anything Wright These Days : Mets 3 6 0 Dodgers 2 7 1 WP-Young-2-1 LP-Capuano-9-3 SV-Parnell-1 HR-Wright-9 The Dodgers can’t do anything ...
6/28 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Murphy, Capuano, Dickey, Fish, Phils : The Mets and Dodgers could help each other with a trade of Daniel Murphy for a reliever, speculates ESPN's Buster Olney. While ...
6/28 Lasorda's Lair: Home is Where the Runs Are? : Chris Capuano (9-2, 2.60) vs. Chris Young (1-1, 3.42) Lineup: Gordon SS Herrera 3B Rivera LF Loney 1B Van Slyke RF Kennedy 2B ...
6/28 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers : The Mets (40-36, 3rd place in the N.L. East) begin a 4-game set with the Dodgers (43-33, 1st place in the N.L. West) in Los Angeles ...
6/28 Mets360.com: Ike Davis breaking out of slump in big way : Well, that 17-1 trouncing of the Cubs on Wednesday was exactly what the Mets desperately needed in more ways than one. First, ...
6/27 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 76: Win Over Cubs : Mets 17 Cubs 1 In a big way, Mets unleash their frustration over losing a series to the worst team in baseball. Mets Game Notes ...
6/27 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Daniel Murphy Hits Two Homers in 17-1 Rout : Terry Collins was rendered speechless after last night’s loss to the Cubs, their second in a row and fourth overall. Today, ...
6/24 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Defense Does in the Angels : Well you can’t win em all. Ervin Santana pitched well for his second consecutive outing, but Chris Capuano out-dueled him ...
6/24 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Rally from Five Down to Win : Sometimes you need to make a comeback to get a win. That’s what the Angels did last night, as they came back from down five ...
6/23 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Snap Losing Skid and Tie Up Series in Anaheim : Dodgers 3 4 0 Angels 1 8 2 WP- Capuano (9-2) LP- Santana (4-8) S- Jansen (12) The Dodgers desperately needed a win tonight. After ...
6/23 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hope Cappy Can End Skid in Anaheim : Dodgers Lineup vs. Angels Gordon 6 Hairston 4 Ethier 9 Abreu DH Rivera 7 Loney 3 Herrera 8 Uribe 5 Ellis 2 Chris Capuano-8-2 vs. ...
6/22 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Freeway Series Part Two : Round two of the Freeway Series begins tonight as the Angels and Dodgers will wrap up interleague play for the 2012 season. ...
6/21 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights-Weaver Returns; Shuts Down Giants : It’s almost like he never left. Jered Weaver came off the DL and pitched six shutout innings as the Angels beat the Giants ...
6/19 Baseball Reality Tour: 20 under 20% : Faithful readers will know this is the fourth time we've looked at ballplayers with favorable prospects and are under-owned in ...
6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano continues hot streak: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano yielded a run and eight hits over eight innings and had a season-high 12 strikeouts, after ...[+]
going 5-0 with a 1.66 ERA in his six previous home starts. The Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox, 2-1, in 10 innings on Sunday, June 17.
6/17 Baseball Musings: No Way, Jose : It looked like Jose Quintana and the White Sox were headed to a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers Sunday afternoon. Quintana battled ...
6/17 Lasorda's Lair: Father’s Day at Dodger Stadium : Chris Capuano (8-2) vs. Jose Quintana (2-1, 1.98) Dodgers Lineup: vs. White Sox Gordon 6 Herrera 7 Rivera 3 Ethier 9 Hairston ...
6/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : I just got home from New York, so here’s quick and dirty games of the day. The Reds send Johnny Cueto against the Mets and ...
6/12 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes : (Three outta four ain’t bad…?) Nationals 6, @Red Sox 4: Washington is 5-2 in interleague play, with a scoring margin ...
6/12 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes : SUNDAY @Pirates 3, Royals 2: Ladies and gentlemen, your first-place Bucs! Winning 12 of 15 (including 4 of 6 from Cincinnati), ...
6/12 Lasorda's Lair: L.A. Kings Win Their First Stanley Cup; Dodgers Drink From the Cup of Offensive Deficiency : Dodgers- 2 6 0 Angels- 3 10 2 WP- Isringhausen (2-0) LP- Jansen (4-1) S- Frieri (5) HR- Trout (6) Kings win, but Dodgers ...
6/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano reeling: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano is 1-1 with a 5.86 ERA and hasn't lasted longer than 5 1/3 innings in each of his June starts ...[+]
after going 7-1 with a 2.14 ERA through the end of May.
6/11 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Brandon Morrow is a shutout machine in 2012. Photo: © Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE The Major Leagues scheduled just four games tonight, ...
6/11 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: June 11 – June 17 Interleague play is in full swing this week, which means even more unpredictability when it comes to pitching....
6/8 FanSided: Breaking Down the Nats Season by Division : As the Washington Nationals begin their annual stretch of interleague match-ups, it seems like a decent time to check back and ...
6/6 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Edge Out Phillies and Take Series : Dodgers 6 7 0 Phillies 5 7 1 WP- Capuano (8-2) LP- Kendrick (2-5) S- Jansen (9) HR- Victorino (7), Wigginton (6), Rollins (3) ...
6/6 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Dodgers (35-21) vs. Phillies (28-29) : Los Angeles Dodgers (35-21) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (28-29) Chris Capuano (7-2, 2.50) vs. Kyle Kendrick (2-4, 4.02) Time: 7:05, ...
6/4 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: June 2012 : Monday June.4, 2012 Douglas ‘Chuck’ Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)-We are going to bring you ...
6/4 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Dodgers at Phillies, June 4-6 :
Fresh off a series loss to division rival Miami, the Phillies (28-27) will host the team with the best record in the National ...
6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano suffers loss Friday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano (7-2) allowed seven runs (four earned) on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the ...[+]
Colorado Rockies Friday, June 1, with four walks and three strikeouts.
6/1 Lasorda's Lair: Slumping Dodgers Embark on Ten Game Roadtrip : Dodger Lineup vs. Colorado-Coming soon. Chris Capuano-7-1 vs.Slumping Dodgers Embark on Ten Game Roadtrip - Lasorda's Lair ...
News -- May 2012
5/31 The "Mc" Effect: Where Does the Pirates "Big Three" Stack Up? : The Pirates have watched their top three starting pitchers have fantastic starts to the 2012 season. Through two months, James ...
5/30 mlbreports.com : Don Mattingly has managed The Dodgers to the ‘Best Record in the MLB’ : Wednesday, May.30/2012 Douglas “Chuck” Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)-At first glance at the ...
5/30 Baseball Reality Tour: Change of Pace : We did this a few times last year, and it seems to have fairly decent predictive qualities for future success.We are looking at ...
5/29 Roto Think Tank: Valuations to Date: N.L. Pitchers : Last week I took at peek at what American League pitchers have earned to date. Today, I'll take a gander at what their National ...
5/28 Through The Fence Baseball: A year later, Los Angeles Dodgers reverse fortunes : When the Los Angeles Dodgers started 2012 as the hottest team in Major League Baseball over the first 10 games of the season, ...
5/28 PaulLebowitz.com: The Dodgers Are Lucky And There’s Nothing Wrong With That : Are you wondering how the Dodgers are 32-15 and 7 ½ games in front in the National League West? Here’s how. Journeyman utility ...
5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano continues rolling: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano allowed a run on two hits and two walks while fanning eight in seven innings to beat the ...[+]
Houston Astros Sunday, May 27. He's 5-0 with a 1.36 ERA at home this season.
5/27 FanSided: Astros come close but lose series with 5-1 defeat Justin Maxwell came within a fingertip, literally, of making one of the best catches of the season but instead ...
5/27 Lasorda's Lair: Chris Capuano Goes For Seventh Win in Rubber Game With Astros : Chris Capuano (6-1, 2.25) vs. J.A. Happ (4-3, 4.56) Lineup: A.J. Ellis slammed a three-run walk-off homerun last night just as ...
5/23 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Podcast: 'Dugout Blues' No. 6 -- Dodgers' hot streak, top offensive prospects, plus other news and notes :
In this episode, Jared Massey and I talk about the Dodgers' current hot streak (before last night's epic comeback victory), ...
5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano makes it six wins: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano allowed one run on four hits in six innings, striking out five and walking one, in a 6-1 ...[+]
win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
5/22 Baseball Musings: No Stopping the Dodgers : The Dodgers are now a juggernaut. Don Mattingly gave most of the regulars a night off on Monday, and the team of subs goes out ...
5/21 Lasorda's Lair: Brief Road Trip Sends Dodgers to the Snake Pit : Chris Capuano (5-1, 2.34) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-2, 5.74) Lineup: Gwynn CF Herrera 3B Ethier RF Van Slyke 1B Sands LF DeJesus 2B ...
5/21 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: May 21 – 27 After a little bit of inter-league play, its back to a NL and AL only schedule this week....
5/18 Padres Trail: Random Thoughts on the Dodgers series : It has been a long time since I watched an entire regular season series between two teams. Any two teams. Maybe it happened in ...
5/16 FanSided: Dodgers Use Forfeit Lineup and Lose to San Diego, to No One's Suprise Dodgers 2 5 1...
5/16 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Dodgers' lineup is going to suck for a couple weeks; get over it :
Hurry back, Matt.
Look, we all know the Dodgers' lineup was going to suffer without Matt Kemp. But the overreaction to ...
5/14 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Podcast: 'Dugout Blues' episode 5 – Dodgers, Van Slyke, Lemmerman, Capuano, Lilly and bunting :
The newest episode of "Dugout Blues" is up, but it's on a new hosting website now. This time around, Jared Massey (LA Dugout) ...
5/13 Lasorda's Lair: Lucky Bloopers Help Dodgers Edge Out Rockies : Dodgers 2 7 0 Rockies 1 4 0 WP- Harang (2-2) LP- Outman (0-1) S- Jansen (3) HR- Tyler Colvin (3) The Dodgers look to lengthen ...
5/12 High Heat Stats: Saturday Precap : A few day-game notes and assorted leftovers, but first: Happy 87th Birthday, Yogi! Number 8 usually enjoyed his day during his ...
5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano earns fifth win Friday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano (5-0) allowed one run on four hits over seven innings in a victory over the Colorado Rockies ...[+]
Friday, May 11, with no walks and three strikeouts. He has posted a 1.46 ERA over his last six starts.
5/11 Lasorda's Lair: Southpaw Showdown Features Chris Capuano and Jamie Moyer : Chris Capuano (4-0, ERA) vs. Jamie Moyer (1-2, 4.01 ERA) Lineup: Gordon SS Mark Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Abreu LF Uribe 3B ...
5/6 Lasorda's Lair: Rubber Match at Wrigley : Aaron Harang (1-2, 5.72) vs. Travis Wood (0-0, 0.00) Lineup: Gordon SS Mark Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Rivera LF Hairston 3B Loney ...
5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano extends scoreless streak: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano posted his fourth consecutive quality start Saturday, May 5, against the Chicago Cubs, and ...[+]
he extended his personal scoreless streak to 18 2/3 innings across three starts. 'It was a lot of fun out there. Me and (C Matt Treanor) had a pretty good game plan, and for the most part we were making our pitches,' Capuano said.
5/5 Lasorda's Lair: Amo Béisbol y Chris Capuano es Muy Bueno en Cinco de Mayo : Dodgers 5 6 1 Cubs 1 5 2 WP- Capuano (4-0) LP- Volstad (0-4) The Dodgers snap a two-game losing streak with the help ...
5/5 Baseball Musings: The New Capuano : Chris Capuano throws seven shutout innings against the Cubs, giving up three hits and two walks while striking out seven. That ...
5/2 MLBTradeRumors: Carlos Villanueva Explains Role With MLBPA : There’s not much overlap between the skills that earned Carlos Villanueva a spot in the Major Leagues and the skills that enabled ...
5/1 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats Come Home After Adding New Faces to Slumping Offense : After the euphoric start to the 2012 season, and a decidedly failing grade on their first major test, the Nationals are limping ...
News -- April 2012
4/30 High Heat Stats: Sunday recap (4/29) : – Wade Miley held the Marlins hitless into the 6th inning, picked up his third win and dropped his ERA to 1.29. Joining ...
4/30 Through The Fence Baseball: How “sweep” it is: Dodgers’ winning ways continue against Nats : After pulling off an impressive three-game sweep of the NL East-leading Washington Nationals on Sunday, I wonder how many baseball ...
4/29 Baseball Musings: Blowing Away the Competition : The Nationals and Dodgers came into action on Sunday one and two in the National League in pitcher strikeouts, but it was the ...
4/29 Lasorda's Lair: Chris Capuano Will Try to Put Cap on Series with Washington : Chris Capuano (2-0, 3.52) vs. Gio Gonzalez (2-0, 1.52) Apr 28, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder ...
4/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Bryce Harper to make MLB debut against the Dodgers, plus other news :
It's not often baseball's best prospect makes his debut against the Dodgers -- and that's exactly what's going to happen tomorrow ...
4/24 Lasorda's Lair: Juan Uribe’s Bat Comes Out of Hibernation in Dodger Win : Dodgers 7 15 0 Braves 2 7 0 WP- Capuano (2-0) LP- Jurrjens (0-2) HR- Ross (1), Uggla (3) Chris Capuano made his longest ...
4/24 Braves Journal: Dodgers 7, Braves 2 : Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Box Score – April 23, 2012 – ESPN. The Braves have problems — ...
4/23 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: April 23 – April 29 : Heading into week 4, we are starting to get a better idea as to which teams possess the good offenses (St. Louis, Atlanta, Los ...
4/14 The Baseball Page: Los Angeles Dodgers are no Angels Los Angeles Dodgers are no Angels...
4/13 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 6: Pirates vs. Dodgers Recap : It did not take very long for a large portion of the optimism surrounding the Pittsburgh Pirates to plunge out of the city. When ...
4/13 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 6 Recap - Dodgers 3, Pirates 2 : A better effort from the Pirates tonight, for half of the game, but the result stayed the same as they got swept in Los Angeles ...
4/13 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Aaron Miller's big night encouraging, Dodgers win, minor-league news : Former supplemental 1st-round pick Aaron Miller has battled injuries in his minor-league career. Tonight was glimpse into what ...
4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano picks up win: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano allowed two runs and six hits with no walks in 5 1/3 innings Thursday, April 12, against ...[+]
the Pittsburgh Pirates. Capuano struck out five of his first eight batters, four of them on called third strikes.
4/13 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup : Ian Kennedy only lasted six innings, but they were a strong six innings as he and the Diamondbacks beat the Padres 3-1. Kennedy ...
4/12 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 6 - Dodgers : Pirates (2-3) at Dodgers (5-1)10:10 PM ETTV: ROOT Sportsmore after the jumppppppDodger Stadium - Los Angeles, CaliforniaStarting ...
4/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Avoiding the sweep – Pirates at Dodgers : Pirates (2-3) at Dodgers (5-1) 10:10 PM EST–Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The ...
4/12 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Game 6 : Yuck, huh? What a crappy night for Pittsburgh Sports. The Pirates need to start hitting. I know it’s obvious but that’s ...
4/10 The Baseball Page: Pittsburgh Pirates-Los Angeles Dodgers Series Preview Pittsburgh Pirates-Los Angeles Dodgers Series Preview...
4/10 The Baseball Page: Los Angeles Dodgers week in review: As good (and bad) as advertised Los Angeles Dodgers week in review: As good (and bad) as advertised...
4/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Selective Sabermetrics & Steve Berthiaume : Yesterday, Baseball Tonight anchor and SweetSpot blogger, Steve Berthiaume posted a pretty straightforward argument, headlined ...
4/8 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dee Gordon at his best as Dodgers win 6-5, plus minor-league notes : If you're wondering how good Dee Gordon can be, just look at what he did tonight. He helped to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0) ...
4/7 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' news and notes from around the Web : Chris Capuano (right) makes his Dodger debut today against the Padres at 5:35 p.m. He's the No. 3 starter right now because Ted ...
4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers : The Dodgers spent aggressively on veteran free agents and locked up their top position player in their final offseason under ...
News -- March 2012
3/31 Baseball Musings: Lilly to the Disabled List : Ted Lilly will start the season on the disabled list: The current plan calls for Lilly to pitch a simulated game on Monday and ...
3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Has spring 2012 answered the Dodgers’ burning questions? : As opening day in Major League Baseball quickly approaches, it’s time for the Los Angeles rubber to meet the Dodgers’ road! ...
3/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Three groups remain in bid to be next Dodgers' owner, plus other news : Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reported Friday there are three groups left in the Dodgers' ownership race: the Magic Johsnon/Stan ...
3/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Look Out, World: Here Come the Dodgers : It’s been almost exactly 24 hours since news broke of the Guggenheim group being selected by Frank McCourt, and as you can ...
3/23 Mets360.com: For Mets it all comes down to pitching : With all of the talk in the offseason about Bernie Madoff, losing Jose Reyes and how much other teams in the division improved, ...
3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Mets :
The Mets rebuilt their bullpen and lost Jose Reyes this offseason, lowering payroll by a record $50MM in the process.
Major ...
3/18 Lasorda's Lair: Rain Rain Go Away, Come Around Another Day : Hi Dodger Fans! I hope everyone had a fun and safe, and dry St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. After last night’s tie in ...
3/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Dodgers’ Spring Numbers Cause Trip To The Doctor : As much as I hate to admit it, I think I might need to visit the doctor. I don’t know too many grown men who relish a trip to ...
3/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Wrapping up the first week of Dodgers' Spring Training : The Dodgers finished their first week of Spring Training with a 5-1-2 record, which obviously means they're going to the World ...
3/9 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 13 - Los Angeles Dodgers : For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis. I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note ...
3/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chris Capuano Gets Off to a Good Start : Chris Capuano succeeded where Ted Lilly & Aaron Harang could not, becoming the first of the three over-30 Dodger starters ...
3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano has nice debut: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano hurled two scoreless innings with three strikeouts in his Cactus League debut Thursday, March ...[+]
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3/8 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Los Angeles Dodgers : In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their ...
3/8 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Young bullpen guns make spring debuts : Despite Ned Colletti's infatuation with over-the-hill middle relievers, the Dodgers are relying on quite a few youngsters in the ...
News -- February 2012
2/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Finally Get Their (Old, Old) Men : Via Ken Gurnick, we’ve learned that for the Dodgers, signing Aaron Harang and Jamey Wright this winter was actually the ...
2/24 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 27 - New York Mets : For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis. I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note ...
2/22 Optimistic Mets Fan: Will The Mets Be Better Than 2011? : Optimism starts small; will the Mets improve on 2011′s record? Are they a better team? Will they perform better? ...
2/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: News From the First Day of Dodger Spring Training : Plenty of news coming in on this first official day of camp, and isn’t that a lovely feeling? Pitchers & catchers have ...
2/21 MLBTradeRumors: The 10 Best Minor League Deals Of The Offseason :
Some quality free agents may yet sign minor league deals, but let's take a look at the ten best of the offseason so far.
Jeff ...
2/18 Baseball Musings: Changes, Los Angeles Dodgers : The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the 2011 season 82-79 good for third place in the NL West. Team played well down the stretch, ...
2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Seven NL players to grab in fantasy baseball drafts : With football season officially over and spring training a few weeks away, it’s time we start looking toward the baseball ...
2/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Grading the 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season : Now that pitchers and catchers are reporting soon and any major transactions will likely wait until the trade deadline, I'll take ...
2/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Seven NL players to grab in fantasy baseball drafts : With football season officially over and spring training a few weeks away, it’s time we start looking toward the baseball ...
2/3 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers To Sign Todd Coffey : The Dodgers agreed to sign Todd Coffey, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets. The deal, which is pending a physical, is worth ...
2/2 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Ownership Links: Cohen, Claire : Frank McCourt's final offseason at the helm of the Dodgers has been a busy one. GM Ned Colletti & Co. have signed Aaron Harang, ...
2/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We Survived January : January is traditionally the slowest month of the baseball calendar, and this year was no exception. We still have to survive ...
News -- January 2012
1/31 More Mariners: Is Hector Noesi the next Cliff Lee? : Is Hector Noesi the next Cliff Lee?Follow @MoreMariners
Hector Noesi, acquired with Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda and Jose ...
1/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Hiroki Kuroda wanted to stay and the possible Rams-Dodgers connection : Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times caught up with former-Dodger-turned Yankee Hiroki Kuroda and confirmed what a lot of Dodger ...
1/24 Giants Nirvana: Dodgers Season Preview Q&A: 2012 : Next up in the series of NL West season preview Q&As: the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chad Moriyama (you can find him on Twitter ...
1/22 60ft6in.com: It Still Pays To Be Left-Handed : I guess it’s old news…. If you are left-handed and can reach home plate with a baseball, someone will give you a shot ...
1/20 NY Baseball Digest: Jeff Francis: A Good Value for the Mets : Reports indicate the Mets have some interest in free agent starter Jeff Francis. When you take a quick glance at Francis’ 6-16, ...
1/20 Mets360.com: Did Mets err by picking Mike Pelfrey over Chris Capuano? : Following the 2011 season, the Mets had to make a decision whether to retain the services of two starting pitchers going forward ...
1/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Good Luck in the Bronx, Hiroki : As you’ve probably seen just about everywhere on the planet by now, the Yankees have had a **** night, signing former Dodger ...
1/13 Mets360.com: Was the 2011 Mets staff really lucky with injuries? : Recently, I discussed the projected offense for the 2012 Mets. Today, let’s talk about the pitching. Most fans’ top concern ...
1/12 The Daily Catch: The Under-Represented Middle Class of FA Pitchers : This article is courtesy of Pirates Prospects Written by: Kevin Creagh On Tuesday, Paul Maholm signed with the rival Cubs for ...
1/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: How Would Hiroki Kuroda Have Fit Back Into Dodgers’ Rotation? : ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne caught up with Ned Colletti yesterday, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, Colletti said ...
1/4 Raising Matt Cain: Twelve for 2012: Ryan Vogelsong : Ryan Vogelsong was selected by the Giants in the 5th round of the June 1998 draft. He was the 158th player chosen. Aubrey Huff ...
1/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Chattanooga Lookouts will be stacked in 2012 : The 2012 Chattanooga Lookouts, the Dodgers' Double-A affiliate, looks like it will begin the season as one of the most stacked ...
1/4 Crashburn Alley: A Lesson in Playing the Market [Addendum] : Last week, I wrote about both Ryan Madson and the Phillies looking less-than-stellar so far this off-season. Madson is a Scott ...
1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining One-Year Deal Starters :
So far this offseason, starting pitchers Erik Bedard, Freddy Garcia, Chien-Ming Wang, and Jason Marquis have signed one-year ...
News -- December 2011
12/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: For Dodgers, Lack of International Spending Is Beginning to Show : Regular posting will resume next week. For now, a thought… With the starting rotation of Clayton Kershaw / Chad Billingsley ...
12/27 MLBTradeRumors: The 80-89 Win Club : Approximately one quarter of the teams in baseball won between 80 and 89 games last year. None of the seven clubs made the playoffs, ...
12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which Team Will Sign Hiroki Kuroda? :
As we approach the New Year, Hiroki Kuroda stands as one of the most attractive starters remaining on the open market. ...
12/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Sure Is Nice of ESPN Chicago to Let Scott Boras Write Their Articles : Over the last 12 hours or so, I’ve been getting a bunch of questions from people via Twitter and email about the surprising ...
12/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The 2012 Dodgers Want You To Stay Off Their Lawns, You **** Kids : Earlier this month, I noted how troubling it was that just about all of the Dodger shopping spree so far this winter has focused ...
12/14 MetsToday.com: Mets Need Starting Pitching Depth : We looked at the projected Mets lineup, now let’s look at the projected starting rotation. In no particular order: 1. R.A. ...
12/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Tony Gwynn Gets Two Years : So much for wondering if Tony Gwynn was going to get tendered: Tony Gwynn Jr.’s deal with the #Dodgers is for $2 million ...
12/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rumor: Yankees have made offer to Kuroda. UPDATE: Well, maybe not :
UPDATE (h/t to MLBTR):
8:55am: The Yankees haven't made Kuroda an offer, tweets MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.
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12/8 The Perpetual Post: Capuano or Marquis? :
CHRIS PUMMER: Nobody is likely to remember Chris Capuano as the one that got away for the Mets, but the lefty did strike a pretty ...
12/6 Lasorda's Lair: Should the Dodgers move Nathan Eovaldi to the Bullpen? : With the signings of Chris Capuano, and Aaron Harang, the Dodgers have now finally set their rotation for 2012. Here is a question, ...
12/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Ned Colletti has a problem and he needs our help : Listen up, people. It’s time for a baseball intervention. For those who don’t know, Ned Colletti is the general manager of ...
12/6 Brotherly Glove: Transactionalysis: Reyes, Hairston, Floyd, Sherrill : The Phillies didn’t make any moves on Day One of the Winter Meetings, but caused a stir when they emerged as major players ...
12/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Someone please help me, I’m starting to understand Ned Colletti! : “Twas a short time before Christmas, and all through L.A., Magic Johnson and Mark Cuban were planning to pay. Matt Kemp was ...
12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings Day Two: Aaron Harang Heads North : When we left off last night, the Aaron Harang signing wasn’t yet official, since it appeared Harang might be holding out ...
12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers To Sign Aaron Harang : The Dodgers and Aaron Harang have agreed to a two-year deal worth roughly $12MM, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (on Twitter). ...
12/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Add Jerry Hairston, Jr. : So much for a slow first day of the winter meetings, right? As if jettisoning Jamie Hoffmann wasn’t enough, the Dodgers ...
12/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers sign Jerry Hairston two 2-year deal : The Dodgers' busy, but not especially successful, off-season continued today as they agreed to terms with utility man Jerry Hairston ...
12/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Aaron Harang close to signing with Dodgers : Jim Bowden of ESPN L.A. tweeted today the Dodgers and Aaron Harang are close to a deal. Jon Paul Morosi tweeted the deal is expected ...
12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers, Aaron Harang Making Progress On Deal : The Dodgers are making progress on a deal with starter Aaron Harang, tweet Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The ...
12/5 MetsToday.com: Dodgers Sign Chris Capuano : Perhaps lost in the excitement of Jose Reyes joining the Miami Miracle is the fact that a few days earlier, the Mets also lost ...
12/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Measuring the Best Option : The offseason is still young, but there have already been changes to the market. Early on I thought Mark Buehrle would be the ...
12/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Musing on Hiroki Kuroda : Back in October, I wrote about the possibility of adding Hiroki Kuroda. At the time, it seemed unlikely. Waaaaay back then, we ...
12/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Hiroki Kuroda open to playing elsewhere : With the Dodgers singing Chris Capuano on Friday, the door effective shut on Hiroki Kuroda's chances of returning to the Dodgers.Now, ...
12/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Small Needs to Fill At the Winter Meetings : While the rest of the baseball world heads to the winter meetings and focuses on C.J. Wilson, Jose Reyes, and Prince Fielder, ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Kuroda Seeking $12-$13MM Deal : With his landscape reportedly "wide open," Hiroki Kuroda is seeking a $12-$13MM salary, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney, who feels ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lincecum, Bailey, Marlins, Dodgers : Sunday afternoon linkage..
The Giants are seeking middle ground with Tim Lincecum in their contract talks, tweets Jon Heyman ...
12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano financial details: Updating previous reports, Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano is expected to make $3 million during the 2012 season and $6 million ...[+]
in 2013. His contract includes a $1 million buyout clause.
12/4 PaulLebowitz.com: The Dodgers Spending and the Market for Hiroki Kuroda : There are things to admire about Ned Colletti. He’s decisive and unapologetic as to what he believes in building a team; ...
12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Options shrinking for Hiroki Kuroda?: Free-agent SP Hiroki Kuroda (Dodgers) is unlikely to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, as they have effectively replaced him ...[+]
with SP Chris Capuano. He is likely no longer wanted by the Boston Red Sox or Detroit Tigers, as he used his no-trade clause last July to block deals to those two clubs, according to major league sources. The Arizona Diamondbacks have shown interest in him in the past, and the Colorado Rockies are said to be interested in him now. He also has a deal on the table from the Hiroshima Carp of the Japanese League.
12/3 Call to the Pen: 2012 MLB Free Agents: Twins Interested in Edwin Jackson, Jeff Francis : Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan has been on the hunt for rotation upgrades this offseason. One of his options to ...
12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Quietly Pursuing Hiroki Kuroda : Yesterday we heard that the Rockies are out of the running for Roy Oswalt, but today Troy Renck of The Denver Post reports that ...
12/2 Up Along First: #SoMuchNews: Bell signs, so does Cap, Omar gets new job, Bobby V introduced : Wow today has been one of the biggest days of the offseason so far. Here’s a rundown of the action so far today: According ...
12/2 Baseball Analytics: Dodgers Get Bargain with Capuano : The Dodgers added a starter coming off a deceptively good 2011 season, signing left-hander Chris Capuano to a two-year, $10 million ...
12/2 This is Getting Old: Pirates Went After Chris Capuano : Let me just preface this quickly. Capuano has been really good at times. The problem is those times were five years ago. That’s ...
12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Interested In Jeff Francis And Edwin Jackson : The Twins were among the finalists for Chris Capuano before the left-hander signed with the Dodgers, and now they're turning ...
12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Twins | Made offer to Chris Capuano: The Minnesota Twins made a two-year contract offer to SP Chris Capuano before he decided to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. ...[+]
12/2 Call to the Pen: Los Angeles Dodgers sign Chris Capuano : The Los Angeles Dodgers are continuing their small free agent signings with their most recent addition. The Dodgers have ...
12/2 Call to the Pen: 2012 MLB Free Agents: Dodgers Sign Chris Capuano : The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their busy, early offseason today, as the club has reached an agreement with free agent starter ...
12/2 Rising Apple: Chris Capuano Signs Two-Year, $10 Million Deal with Dodgers : The “mystery team” is no longer a mystery. The Los Angeles Dodgers inked former Mets starter Chris Capuano to a two-year, ...
12/2 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers sign Chris Capuano to 2-year dea, world is NOT ending : The Dodgers signed left-handed pitcher Chris Capuano today to a 2-year, $10 million deal, according to multiple reports.The deal ...
12/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes : As we move in to December, free agency is starting to heat up… The Dodgers signed Chris Capuano (2 years, $10 million). ...
12/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Report: Dodgers to Sign Chris Capuano to a 2/$10m Deal : Per Jim Bowden, and now picked up by several others, the Dodgers are closing in on a 2/$10m deal with lefty Chris Capuano to ...
12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Capuano, Fielder, Marlins, Red Sox :
The Twins offered Chris Capuano a two-year deal before he accepted the Dodgers' offer, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports ...
12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | More on Chris Capuano: Updating a previous item, Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chris Capuano's two-year, $10 million deal includes a $1 million incentive package. ...[+]
He is expected to the team's No. 4 starting pitcher next season. The fifth spot will go to either SPs Dana Eveland or Nathan Eovaldi.
12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano agrees: Updating a previous report, the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with free-agent SP Chris Capuano (Mets) ...[+]
Friday, Dec. 2.
12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Dodgers | Chris Capuano close to deal: The Los Angeles Dodgers are close to signing free-agent SP Chris Capuano (Mets) to a two-year, $10 million deal. The signing would ...[+]
all but officially end a chance of the team re-signing SP Hiroki Kuroda.
12/2 Puckett's Pond: Thinking about Pitchers: Chris Capuano, Carl Pavano, Bruce Chen, and Alex Burnett : Good morning! Let’s start the day off with some thoughts about pitchers. One guy the Twins could sign, one guy the Twins ...
12/2 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Interested In Chris Capuano : When the Chicago Cubs announced the signing of outfielder David DeJesus, the belief resulting from president of baseball operations ...
12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Chris Capuano Agrees To Terms With Unknown Team : Left-hander Chris Capuano has agreed to terms with an unknown team, reports Jim Bowden of MLB Network Radio (on Twitter).
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12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Interested In Chris Capuano : The Twins are interested in free agent left-hander Chris Capuano, reports La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune ...
12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Twins | Interested in Chris CapuanoThe Minnesota Twins have shown interest in free-agent SP Chris Capuano (Mets)....[+]
The Minnesota Twins have shown interest in free-agent SP Chris Capuano (Mets).
12/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Fishing At the Bottom of the Starting Pitching Market : As the days go by, we’re hearing little about Hiroki Kuroda’s plan for 2012, and the longer we go, the less likely ...
News -- November 2011
11/30 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Saunders, Dodgers, Giants : The Rockies have grabbed the headlines tonight, trading Chris Iannetta to the Angels for Tyler Chatwood and agreeing to terms ...
11/30 The "Mc" Effect: What's Next for the Pirates Offseason? : The Pirates have made two moves in free agency already this offseason with the additions of Rod Barajas and Clint Barmes. In ...
11/26 Rising Apple: 2011 Season in Review: Chris Capuano : The New York Mets went 77-85 in 2011. As suggested by the sub-par record, there were a fair share of ups and downs throughout ...
11/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Royals 2012 starting staff is filled with question marks and expectations : Who here likes to read bad news? That question proves your kindergarten teacher wrong — there are such things as stupid ...
11/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Matt Kemp Officially Agrees to New Contract : Right about now at Dodger Stadium, the team is preparing to make the announcement we’ve been waiting for all week – ...
11/17 Call to the Pen: 2012 MLB Free Agents: Dodgers Targeting Veteran Starter : This afternoon, the Los Angeles Dodgers were told that they had the best starting pitcher in the National League in 2011. While ...
11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Prefer Kuroda, Harang, Capuano, Francis : The Dodgers have narrowed their search for starting pitching, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times (on Twitter). Free ...
11/16 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers meet with Aaron Harang's agent : Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com reported today the Dodgers' General Manager Ned Colletti met with Aaron Harang's agent. However, Hiroki ...
11/16 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Should Look at Wakefield : There appeared to be some uncertainty by Tim Wakefield‘s agent, Barry Meister, earlier today about whether the knuckleballer ...
11/16 Obstructed View: Cubs news and rumors : Manager
MILWAUKEE -- The Cubs will meet Wednesday with Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum about their vacant managerial position. ...
11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Interested In Jason Marquis : The Mets have interest in signing Jason Marquis to replace Chris Capuano in their starting rotation, writes Ken Davidoff of ...
11/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers looking to pickup Matt Treanor, plus other tidbits : Well, we knew Ned Colletti wouldn't go into the season with A.J. Ellis and Tim Federowicz as the team's only catchers, so he's ...
11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Big Bat Looking Less Realistic For Dodgers :
Asked about adding a big bat this winter, Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told reporters including Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times, ...
11/15 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Phillies, Hamels, Mets, Reyes, Capuano : The Phillies made waves with their four-year, $50MM signing of Jonathan Papelbon, but now they must look at how that deal and ...
11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Fielder, Madson, Jurrjens, Capuano : In addition to Albert Pujols, Jose Reyes, and Mark Buehrle, the Marlins made an offer to free agent closer Ryan Madson, reports ...
11/13 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 11/6/11 - 11/12/11 : Time to take a look back at some of the original content produced by the MLBTR Team over the past week:
Tim Dierkes analzyed ...
11/13 Boston Globe: The search for a few new starting pitchers : By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff
The Red Sox should have their new manager in place sometime in the next 10 days. A new coaching ...
11/11 Mets Merized: What About Gio Gonzalez? : First off, I’d like to say **** to the MetsMerized fan base. My name is Andrew Wyrich and I am a rabid Mets fan who has bled ...
11/10 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 Mets pitching: A staff on the rebound or one in transition? : I’m going to go out on a limb and state that the Mets will not make the playoffs in 2012. This is a team that’s going ...
11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Chris Capuano : Free agent left-hander Chris Capuano seeks a multiyear deal this offseason and, as improbable as it would have seemed two years ...
11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano won't re-sign: The New York Mets have ended negotiations with SP Chris Capuano, who is seeking a two-year deal, which the Mets aren't interested ...[+]
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11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Trade And Free Agent Market For Starting Pitchers : The Braves, Rays, Cardinals, Brewers, and Diamondbacks probably will not be in the market for starting pitching this offseason, ...
11/6 Operation Shutdown: Free Agent Preview: Pitchers : Thanks to Rumbunter for the picWith Paul Maholm now gone, there is now a major hole to fill in the top of the rotation. Maholm ...
11/3 Operation Shutdown: Free Agent Preview: Pitchers : Thanks to Rumbunter for the picWith Paul Maholm now gone, there is now a major hole to fill in the top of the rotation. Maholm ...
News -- October 2011
10/31 MetsToday.com: 2011 Analysis: Chris Capuano : Way back in 2008, I wondered if the Mets would consider Chris Capuano as a “low-risk” free-agent pickup. I wondered ...
10/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Of Reyes And Agendas : I make no secret of reveling in the fact that Moneyball and Billy Beane are, by now, incongruent; that I find it funny that Beane ...
10/19 NY Baseball Digest: Joe Saunders: An Interesting Case : Both local teams will be looking for pitching this offseason. While the Yankees will be playing in the deep end of the free agent ...
10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Mets : The Mets' attempt to re-sign Jose Reyes will dominate their offseason and determine how much they can spend on other areas of ...
10/14 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Epstein, Votto, Sabathia : Seven years ago today, the Brewers claimed Derrick Turnbow off waivers from the Angels. The then-27-year-old emerged as Milwaukee's ...
10/13 The "Mc" Effect: Were the Pirates Smart to Part Ways with Maholm? : The big news this week in Pirates world is that Paul Maholm will see his 2012 option go un-picked up by his former team. That ...
10/12 Mets360.com: Five reasons the Mets should not re-sign Chris Capuano : One year ago one of the debates surrounding the Mets was what they should do with Angel Pagan (though, it was for extremely different ...
10/2 Up Along First: 2011: The season in review : The Mets ushered out the 2011 season in an afternoon win against the Reds on Tuesday. They finished up with a 77-85 record, “earning” ...
10/1 Mets360.com: Whatever happened to Hisanori Takahashi? : This time last year one of the big player personnel moves facing the Mets was what to do with Hisanori Takahashi. It was complicated ...
News -- September 2011
9/30 Rising Apple: The Case Against Signing C.J. Wilson : With the exception of Mike Pelfrey (4.55 xFIP), the rest of the Mets rotation was pretty darn solid in 2011. Jonathon Niese posted ...
9/28 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 161: Loss to Reds : Reds 5 Mets 4 Strange … nowhere in the Mets media guide, nor in the scorebook, nor on the Mets.com website does it say “September ...
9/28 B-R Blog: Wild Card Recap for Tuesday 9/27/11: 4 teams, 2 spots, 1 day : -- Red Sox 8, Orioles 7 / Rays 5, Yankees 3 -- Phillies 7, Braves 1 / Cardinals 13, Astros 6 In the woolliest of wild-card ...
9/28 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Rumors: Lawsuit, Reyes, Offseason :
The Mets close out their season this afternoon at Citi Field, with Miguel Batista facing the Reds' Edinson Volquez. The ...
9/27 Diamond Hoggers: Jay Bruce hits Milestone Home Run #100 : We didn’t want to say anything because we weren’t too sure he was going to get it this year–but Jay Bruce hit ...
9/26 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 160: Loss to Reds : Reds 6 Mets 5 A tough loss for the Mets, but they did go down fighting and they are guaranteed not to finish in last place. Mets ...
9/26 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Don't Expect To Trade For Starter : The Red Sox could use pitching depth, but it doesn't appear that they're going to get any. GM Theo Epstein doesn't expect to ...
9/25 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 9/18/11 - 9/24/11 : Just three days remaining in the season following today, and plenty of drama surrounding both Wild Card races, but let's take ...
9/25 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Fielder, Orioles, Wilson, Capuano : Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe discusses player conditioning and expanded rosters in his latest column, before sharing a few ...
9/24 Mets360.com: Chris Capuano’s 2011 season: A success? : With one more expected start to go, Chris Capuano will accomplish something no one ever thought possible at the beginning of the ...
9/23 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Rollins, Nunez, Capuano, Reyes : The Nationals have won nine of their last eleven games, including a three-game sweep of the Phillies. They'll try to keep their ...
9/23 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 156: Win Over Cardinals : Mets 8 Cardinals 6 It took 156 games, but finally, the Mets accomplished THE MOST UNLIKELY VICTORY OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!! (So said ...
9/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Taking the Pulse of Red Sox Nation :
Oh Red Sox Nation, I love you, but you are a fickle bunch. All summer you’ve been like the **** high school jock strutting ...
9/23 Mets360.com: Mets Notes: Capuano’s value, Wright’s double-switch, Thole’s hot bat : Recently news came out that the Red Sox wanted to acquire Chris Capuano but that the Mets turned them down. Now, this was not ...
9/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox VI: Winless in the Bronx : The Yankees are 0-6 at home against the Red Sox this year, having first suffered the ignominy of being swept at New Yankee Stadium ...
9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Boston’s Starting Pitching Options : Boston’s late-season slide isn’t so shocking when you consider that Red Sox pitchers have allowed 6.5 runs per game this month. ...
9/22 Boston Globe: Their kingdom for a starter : By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff
Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, John Lackey, Tim Wakefield, Andrew Miller and Kyle Weiland have ...
9/22 MetsToday.com: Today’s Mets Lineup vs. Cardinals : Here is the lineup the Mets send to bat against Cardinals pitcher Jake Westbrook: Jose Reyes – SS Ruben Tejada – 2B ...
9/22 C70 At The Bat: Could It Be? :
On August 25th, the Cards stood 10.5 out of the wild card race. The team had never put together any kind of run and ...
9/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Cardinals try to make up a win this afternoon as they host the Mets in the final game of their series. A victory puts them ...
9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Tried For Capuano; Deal Unlikely : The slumping Red Sox are looking for pitching reinforcements and spent many days trying to obtain left-hander Chris Capuano from ...
9/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 155: Loss to Cardinals : Cardinals 6 Mets 5 It’s official: the Mets will finish the 2011 season with a losing record. Great job, guys. Don’t ...
9/16 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 151: Win Over Braves : Mets 12 Braves 2 In four innings against the Wild Card leading Braves, the Mets score double the amount of runs they mustered ...
9/16 MetsToday.com: Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Braves : The Mets begin their starring role as spoilers in September with a three-game set against Atlanta. Here is the lineup the Mets ...
9/15 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 150: Loss to Nationals : Nationals 10 Mets 1 The Nationals sweep the Mets in Citi Field and as a result, leapfrog over them and into third place in the ...
9/15 Mets360.com: Free agency, Arbitration, and the Rule 5 Draft : With the official end of the 2011 MLB regular season fast approaching, the Mets once again find themselves playing out the string ...
9/14 Mets360.com: Comparing Mike Pelfrey and Javier Vazquez : In their history the Mets have selected a pitcher with a first-round draft pick 18 times and have grabbed a hurler seven more ...
9/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 145: Win Over Cubs : Cubs 5 Mets 4 This contest resembled a college basketball game, in that it was pretty boring and uneventful until the last few ...
9/10 NY Baseball Digest: Mets FA’s and Arb Eligible: Who Should Stay or Go? : The Mets have twelve players that are either free agents or arbitration eligible this offseason. Let’s take a look at each and ...
9/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 144: Win Over Cubs : Mets 5 Cubs 4 Back in competition with other second-division clubs, the Mets re-assert their dominance as the elite among the ...
9/9 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (62-81) at New York Mets (70-73) : Have the Cubs even played the Mets this year? I can't remember (laughing). Apparently the Cubs took two out three from them behind ...
9/8 Mets360.com: Making the case for and against Johan Santana pitching this year : For roughly five months, the Mets have been plugging along without their ace Johan Santana in the rotation. This much was mostly ...
9/7 Mets360.com: A look back at Sandy Alderson’s first year as GM : Last October immediately after the end of the season the Mets fired general manager Omar Minaya. Before Halloween, they hired ...
9/6 Up Along First: Thread: Mets (68-72) at Nationals (65-74) : Here is tonight’s Met lineup: Jose Reyes SS Justin Turner 2B Lucas Duda RF David Wright 3B Angel Pagan CF Willie Harris ...
9/5 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 139: Loss to Marlins : Marlins 9 Mets 3 The game started out ugly, and got uglier with each succeeding inning. Mets Game Notes For the first time this ...
9/5 Up Along First: Thread: Mets (68-70) at Marlins (62-77) : Here is tonight’s Met lineup: Jose Reyes SS Ruben Tejada 2B Lucas Duda RF David Wright 3B Angel Pagan CF Jason Bay LF Nick ...
9/5 Up Along First: Series preview: at Marlins : The Mets start a three-game set against the Marlins tonight at Sun Life Stadium. Here are the projected pitching matchups: Tonight ...
9/5 MetsToday.com: Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Marlins : It’s been a long time since the Mets have faced the Marlins — an entire weekend, in fact — yet not much has ...
9/4 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 138: Win Over Nationals : Mets 6 Nationals 3 By taking two of three from Washington, the Mets solidify their third-place spot in the standings, separating ...
9/4 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Notes: Manager, 2012 Payroll, Offseason : MLB.com's Joe Frisaro has a host of Marlins-related news as the team draws ever closer to its brand new stadium in 2012:
It ...
9/2 MLBTradeRumors: 1993: The Year September Trades Mattered : My colleague Ben Nicholson-Smith pointed out, rightly, that September trades haven't amounted to much in the past decade. But ...
9/1 Up Along First: Series Preview: vs. Braves : On Friday, the Mets start a series at Citi Field against the Wild Card-leading Atlanta Braves. Here are the pitching matchups: ...
9/1 Rising Apple: Game 134 Recap: Mets Edge Marlins, 3-2 : Luckily for the Mets, the Marlins did all of their minimal damage in the first inning. Chris Capuano held the Marlins offense ...
9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Links: Einhorn, Payroll, Herrera, Capuano : Earlier today we learned that Wilpons' deal with David Einhorn is dead, so now let's recap the rest of the news surrounding the ...
News -- August 2011
8/31 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 134: Win Over Marlins : Mets 3 Marlins 2 It took most of the year, but the Mets finally figured out how to beat the Fish. And with this win, they just ...
8/30 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 132: Loss To Marlins : Marlins 6 Mets 0 so much depends upon a read wheel play dazed with over thinking beside the florida marlins Mets Game Notes Mike ...
8/29 Rising Apple: Game 130 Recap: Mets, Capuano Shut-Out Braves, 6-0 : Why can’t the Mets always play like this? Chris Capuano hurled the game of his career, going the full 9 innings, allowing ...
8/29 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Michael Bourn :
Top 1: Michael Bourn struck out swinging against Chris Capuano
Top 4: Bourn struck out swinging against Capuano
Top 7: Bourn ...
8/29 NY Baseball Digest: Chris Capuano’s Unique Place in Mets History : With everyone preparing for Hurricane Irene you might have missed a dominant pitching performance by Chris Capuano on Friday. ...
8/27 Mets360.com: How Dan Uggla saw Chris Capuano : On Capuano, you seen him that good before? “Oh, yeah. If you look at my numbers against him, he’s that good all the time. ...
8/27 Mets360.com: Just what is Jose Reyes’ and David Wright’s future with the Mets? : A lot has been made this week about David Wright being placed on waivers. The thing is many players-and even stars- go through ...
8/27 B-R Blog: Some things that happened Friday 8/26 : -- Chris Capuano made the last pre-Irene game in this area memorable with a 2-hit, no-walk, 13-K shutout. His 96 Game Score was ...
8/26 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 130: Win Over Braves : Mets 6 Braves 0 Irene may have been on everyone’s minds, but it was Chris Capuano who blew away the Braves like a hurricane. ...
8/26 Braves Journal: Mets 6, Braves just sort of there : Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – August 26, 2011 – ESPN. What an embarrassment. The Braves were ...
8/26 Baseball Musings: Tip of the Capuano : Chris Capuano pitches his best game of the season as the Mets defeat the Braves 6-0. Chris allowed just two hits while striking ...
8/24 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 129: Win Over Phillies : Mets 7 Phillies 4 Just when you were ready to write off Mike Pelfrey, he mans up at Citizens Bank Park and gives you a glimmer ...
8/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 125: Loss to Brewers : Brewers 11 Mets 9 It was one of the most exhilarating and exciting comebacks of the year for the 2011 Mets. And then it wasn’t. ...
8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Links: K-Rod, Capuano, Pelfrey :
The Mets roared back from a 7-1 deficit through 6 1/2 innings today, scoring eight runs in two frames against Milwaukee at ...
8/20 MetsToday.com: Today’s Mets Lineup vs. Brewers : Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Brewers pitcher Randy Wolf: Angel Pagan – CF Justin Turner – 2B ...
8/18 Up Along First: Series Preview: vs. Brewers : The Mets start a three-game series against the Brewers Friday at Citi Field. Here are the pitching matchups: Friday Night (7:10 ...
8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Won't Trade Izzy, Byrdak, Hairston : Relievers Jason Isringhausen and Tim Byrdak, and outfielder Scott Hairston will remain with the Mets for season's balance, ...
8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Phillies Seek Veteran Lefty Relievers : The Phillies and Yankees are searching for veteran left-handed relievers, reported ESPN's Jayson Stark yesterday. Let's take ...
8/16 MetsToday.com: More Mets Clear Waivers : According to a source referenced to by ESPNNewYork.com’s Adam Rubin Jason Bay, Chris Capuano, D.J. Carrasco, Willie Harris ...
8/16 Baseball Reality Tour: The Best of the Scrapheap : The month of August is a good time to keep tabs on Ben Nicholson Smith's continuously updated Players Who Cleared Waivers post.
Reading ...
8/15 Up Along First: More Mets clear waivers… : According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, four more Mets have reportedly cleared waivers. Yesterday, Buster Olney reportesd that ...
8/15 Rising Apple: Game 120 Recap: D’backs Sink Mets Late, 5-3 : Chris Capuano had a very Chris Capuano outing (a lot of hits, a few too many runs, not many walks, and a solid amount of strikeouts). ...
8/14 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Links: Nimmo, Capuano, Igarashi : Having dropped five in a row, the Mets are in line for the 14th overall draft pick next year, but they could certainly make a ...
8/14 Up Along First: Capuano struggles, Mets lose 5-3 : Notable performances: Chris Capuano- (L, 9-11) 6 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 6 SO, 98 pitches (68 strikes) Angel Pagan- 3-5, R Lucas Duda- ...
8/14 Up Along First: Capuano has cleared waivers : According to Buster Olney (via Twitter) Chris Capuano has cleared waivers: This means that no team claimed Capuano and the Mets ...
8/14 MetsToday.com: Today’s Mets Lineup vs. Diamondbacks : Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Marquis: Angel Pagan – CF Justin Turner ...
8/14 Up Along First: Pre-game: Mets (58-60) at D-Backs (66-53) : Here is this afternoon’s Met lineup: Angel Pagan CF Justin Turner 2B David Wright 3B Lucas Duda 1B Jason Bay LF Josh Thole ...
8/14 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 119: Loss to Diamondbacks : Diamondbacks 6 Mets 4 There was a point early in this game when I thought the Mets had a genuine chance to win. They fought back ...
8/14 NY Baseball Digest: The Real **** Mike Pelfrey Statement, Thoughts on Posada’s Turn Back the Clock Day, Prepare for Postseason, Laga’s Foul Ball Out of Busch Stadium, Mike From Whitestone, Sabathia is RH : We “peeled the onion” on Brian Cashman’s comments regarding A.J. Burnett yesterday. Today, Mike Pelfrey is ...
8/13 Mets360.com: Would a Jason Bay for A.J. Burnett trade make sense? : As fans, we always like to propose trades as if we’re acting GM’s. We love flooding airwaves, posting on blogs and message ...
8/12 Up Along First: Series preview: at Diamondbacks : Tonight at 9 p.m., the Mets start a three-game series in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. Here are the pitching matchups: Tonight ...
8/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 115: Win Over Padres : Mets 5 Padres 4 The cardiac kids strike again, and push themselves up and over the Flushing .500. Mets Game Notes For the 22nd ...
8/9 Up Along First: Pre-game: Mets (57-57) vs. Padres (51-65) : Here is tonight’s Met lineup: 1. Angel Pagan CF 2. Justin Turner 2B 3. David Wright 3B 4. Lucas Duda 1B 5. Jason Bay LF ...
8/9 MetsToday.com: Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Padres : Here is the lineup the Mets will send to bat against Padres pitcher Wade LeBlanc: 1-Angel Pagan CF 2-Justin Turner 2B 3-David ...
8/5 Mets360.com: What do the 2011 Mets lack in SP? : Entering the 2011 season one of the biggest question marks was how the Mets’ SP were going to do with Johan Santana on the shelf. ...
8/4 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 110: Loss to Marlins : Marlins 4 Mets 3 I don’t even know where to begin. Mets Game Notes So, the crazy thing is, I look at Justin Turner and think, ...
8/2 MetsToday.com: Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Marlins : Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Marlins pitcher Brad Hand: Jose Reyes – SS Justin Turner – 2B David ...
8/2 Rising Apple: All Quiet on the Eastern Front : The trade deadline, as a baseball fan, was exhilarating. Major players like Ubaldo Jimenez, Mike Adams, Hunter Pence, Michael ...
News -- July 2011
7/30 Up Along First: The Mets could win three major awards and miss the postseason : It has never happened before. No team in major league history has ever missed the playoffs and won three of the four major awards ...
7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Rumors: Available Players : The Mets are currently 6.5 games out of the wild card, with Dillon Gee opposing Chien-Ming Wang tonight in Washington, D.C. ...
7/28 MetsToday.com: More Mets On the Move? : With the trading deadline less than three days away, and Carlos Beltran off to San Francisco, one has to believe that the Mets ...
7/28 MetsToday.com: Where to Shop Chris Capuano : Carlos Beltran has been traded — now what? Is Chris Capuano next? It’s questionable whether the Mets will trade Capuano ...
7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Alderson: Mets Unlikely To Make More Trades : After snagging Zack Wheeler for Carlos Beltran, Mets GM Sandy Alderson is probably done dealing this month. He told reporters ...
7/27 Up Along First: Met offense pounds Arroyo, Pelfrey brilliant, Mets win 8-2 : Notable performances: Mike Pelfrey- (W, 6-9) CG, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 SO, 108 pitches (75 strikes) Dan Murphy- 4-5, RBI, R David Wright- ...
7/27 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 104: Win Over Reds : Mets 8 Reds Who needs Carlos Beltran? I mean, other than the Giants? Mets Game Notes Mike Pelfrey gave one of his best performances ...
7/27 Mets360.com: R.A. **** is the tallest dwarf among Mets pitchers : The 2011 Mets do a lot of little things well. They get lots of baserunners, they excel at hitting with two outs and they have ...
7/26 Rising Apple: To Trade Or Not To Trade: Chris Capuano : Despite talks earlier in the season of a firesale, recent reports indicate that the Mets are unlikely to move anyone on their ...
7/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Poll: Which Prospect is “Untouchable”? : This week’s poll goes hand-in-hand with the forthcoming trade deadline. While it seems nothing is eminent and team owner ...
7/24 Redbird Dugout: MLB Trade Deadline Decision : It's this time of year that trade rumors are flying left and right and rarely do any of them get executed. GM's all across ...
7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Slowey, Cardinals, Paulino, Brewers : Let's check in with the latest from the middle of the MLB map....
The Pirates are not interested in Twins right-hander Kevin ...
7/23 Up Along First: Reyes, Duda go back to back, come up short 8-5 : Notable performances: Jose Reyes- 3-5, 3 R, HR in 9th Justin Turner- 3-4, 2 2B, R Chris Capuano- (L, 8-10) 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 ...
7/23 Up Along First: Pre-game: Mets (50-49) vs. Marlins (47-53) : Here is tonight’s Met lineup: 1. Jose Reyes SS 2. Justin Turner 2B 3. Carlos Beltran RF 4. David Wright 3B 5. Dan Murphy ...
7/23 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 100: Loss to Marlins : Marlins 8 Mets 5 This is not the kind of “fifty-fifty” that suggests hope or puts a windfall of money in someone’s ...
7/23 MetsToday.com: Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Marlins : Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Florida Marlins pitcher Clay Hensley: Jose Reyes – SS Justin ...
7/23 NY Baseball Digest: Hughes/Nova Swap, Last Look at ’06, Wright’s Future at 3b, DH as a Skill : Phil Hughes was handed a 14-2 lead last night and couldn’t make it out of the fifth. Nothing would frustrate me more as ...
7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: K-Rod, Starters, Capuano :
Carlos Beltran is getting most of the attention, but there are still plenty of other Mets that could be dealt before the deadline. ...
7/23 Up Along First: His back is better than ever: Wright comes back, Mets win 7-6 : Notable Performances: David Wright- 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B Jose Reyes- 2-6, R Dan Murphy- 2-4, R, 2 RBI Mike Pelfrey- (ND) 6 IP, ...
7/22 Baseball Moves: 2nd Half Breakout Candidates (Starting Pitcher) : Felipe Paulino has seemed to figure something out and has the internet buzzing. Paulino is a horse standing at 6-2/180. ...
7/22 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters July 23rd Check daily for suggested spot starts...
7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Mets: Paulino, Pelfrey, Capuano : In his latest blog post regarding Carlos Beltran, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com also has some interesting notes on some of the ...
7/19 Rising Apple: GAME 1 RECAP: Marlins Down Injury-Plagued Mets, 4-1 : No David Wright, Ike Davis, Jose Reyes, or Carlos Beltran. And then we lost Scott Hairston. The Mets rolled out the B-squad against ...
7/18 Up Along First: Hensley, Marlins Beat Mets 4-1 : The Mets were defeated by the Marlins 4-1 at Citi Field tonight. Here are the notable performances: Chris Capuano- (L, 8-9) 7.2 ...
7/18 Up Along First: Pre-game: Mets (47-47) vs. Marlins (46-49) : Here is tonight’s Met lineup for their game against the Marlins at 7:10: 1. Angel Pagan CF 2. Willie Harris 2B 3. Dan Murphy ...
7/18 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 95: Loss to Marlins : Marlins 4 Mets 1 May the battle for the NL East cellar begin. Mets Game Notes Chris Capuano pitched an admirable ballgame, going ...
7/18 MetsToday.com: Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Marlins : Here is the lineup the Mets will send to bat against Marlins pitcher Clay Hensley: Angel Pagan – CF Willie Harris – 2B Dan ...
7/18 Up Along First: Mets mount comeback, but Phillies hold on to win 8-5 : The Phillies took the final game of the three-game set against the Mets by the score of 8-5. Here are the notable performances: ...
7/17 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters July 18 : Spot Starters: Spot Starters will be an article with suggested probable pitchers for tomorrow. These Spot Starters will be owned ...
7/16 Mets360.com: Who else could be dealt if Mets raise white flag? : With the Mets’ 7-2 loss to the Phillies on Friday night, combined with the Braves win over the Nationals, the Mets are now eight ...
7/15 MetsToday.com: Why Carlos Beltran Will Get Traded : MetsToday commenter “hart” had this to say in regard to the Carlos Beltran situation: Surprised how many people seem to be ...
7/15 Mets360.com: How will Terry Collins deploy his catchers in 2nd half? : Last year at the All-Star break the Mets were 48-40 and in second place in the NL East. They were a game behind the Dodgers in ...
7/13 Rising Apple: Five Players Who Might See More Playing Time in the Second Half : Come the July 31 non-waiver deadline, the New York Mets might be a pretty different looking team. Players such as Carlos Beltran, ...
7/13 NY Baseball Digest: Alderson’s First Coup, The Beard, NBC Cuts Francesa, Play For DH in World Series : Sandy Alderson has received accolades to date more for what everyone anti**** him doing versus actual accomplishments. The front ...
7/12 MetsToday.com: Who Will the Mets Shop This Month? : Through the first 91 games of the season, Mets are one game over .500, 11 games behind the NL East-leading Phillies, and 7.5 games ...
7/12 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 89: Win Over Giants : Mets 5 Giants 2 The Mets beat the reigning World Champion Giants on their home turf, and in dramatic fashion. Mets Game Notes ...
7/12 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 15 : Before I get started I just wanted to say big ups to Fenam for handling last weeks’ waiver mavens. Now that I’ve returned ...
7/12 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters July 9 Check daily for suggested spot starts and winning analysis. ...
7/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Capuano, Rodriguez, Reyes : The Mets are a game over .500 now, but they were 46-37 on this date last year. Here's the latest on the Mets before they take ...
7/5 Rising Apple: GAME 1 RECAP: Mets Pull Past Dodgers, 5-2 : After a demoralizing almost sweep by the Yankees last series, the Mets needed to get off on the right foot against the Dodgers. ...
7/5 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup : Texas took their bats to the Orioles pitching staff Monday night and knocked out seven doubles, a triple and two home runs, winning ...
7/3 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 84: Win Over Yankees : Mets 3 Yankees 2 The Mets eke one out and return to the Flushing .500. Mets Game Notes Gotta love the fight in the 2011 Mets, ...
7/3 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 14 : Mat is out of the country for the holiday weekend so I’ll be taking a swing at Waiver Mavens today. Batters: Cameron ...
7/3 MetsToday.com: Would Reyes Injury Take Sandy Off the Hook? : We are all hoping that Jose Reyes‘ “tight” hamstring is not going to be a major issue. And all of the early ...
News -- June 2011
6/30 Rising Apple: GAME 2 RECAP: Mets Defeat Tigers in Hit Parade, Win 16-9 : The final score makes the Mets/Tigers hit parade look more like a JV girls high school basketball game–but don’t be ...
6/29 Rising Apple: GAME 2 PREVIEW: Mets at Tigers, 7:05 PM : STARTING PITCHERS: Chris Capuano (6-7. 3.99 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 2.96 K/BB): Capuano has been giving up a lot of hits this season (10.8 ...
6/28 mlbreports.com : Dillon Gee, Mets: The Toast of New York : Tuesday June 28, 2011 MLB reports: Our last feature was on Danny Espinosa, the Nationals rookie second baseman who ...
6/27 NY Baseball Digest: The Heart vs. the Head When It Comes to Mets Run : The Mets wake up on their off day today to a .500 record, and only a 4.5 game deficit in the National League Wild Card. An outsider’s ...
6/24 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 3 RECAP: Mets Take Game and Series from A’s, Win 4-1 : The Mets continued their winning ways, behind a superb start by Chris Capuano. Capuano hurled six shutout innings, giving-up just ...
6/23 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters June 23 Check daily for suggested spot starts and analysis....
6/23 Baseball Musings: Giving the A’s a C : Chris Capuano struck out seven Athletics in six innings of work without a walk as the Mets won the game 4-1. Capuano did not allow ...
6/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mets Game 76 : 1:01PM EDT: The A’s wrap up their series in Flushing with Graham Godfrey taking the hill in a rainy (looks like another ...
6/23 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 3 PREVIEW: Athletics at Mets, 1:10 PM : STARTING PITCHERS: Chris Capuano (5-7, 4.29 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 2.67 K/BB): After a rough start, Capuano has been exactly the kind ...
6/19 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens Week 12 – It’s Ackley Time : Batters Austin Jackson, Detroit Tigers (CF, OF) owned in 38% of Yahoo! Leagues. Jackson’s been enjoying some increased success ...
6/18 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 1 RECAP: Angels Edge Mets, 4-3 : Chris Capuano pitched a solid game for the Mets, hurling six innings, giving-up eight hits, two earned-runs (three total), three ...
6/17 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 1 PREVIEW: Angels at Mets, 7:10 PM : STARTING PITCHERS: Chris Capuano (5-6, 4.40 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 2.81 K/BB): After a rough start, Capuano has been exactly the kind ...
6/16 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters June 17 : Spot Starters: Spot Starters will be an article with suggested probable pitchers for tomorrow. These Spot Starters will be owned ...
6/16 Mets360.com: Who is the Mets’ ace? : As the Mets once again climbed back to .500 on the year after last night’s 4-0 victory over the Braves, the Mets have been winning ...
6/16 MetsNews.net: Should Gee get a starting job? : While the Mets wait for Chris Young to come back, their starting rotation is up in the air. By that, I mean that we are all unsure ...
6/14 Mets360.com: The 2011 Mets: Ride The Rollercoaster : You would think that after 40 years of watching the Mets’ brand of baseball, I’d be used to it by now. I was about six-years-old ...
6/13 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 3 RECAP: Mets Romp Pirates (Again), 7-0 : It was the Mets second wide-margin win of the series. Chris Capuano pitched a seven inning shutout (just three hits and two walks), ...
6/13 Mets360.com: Capuano makes case to stay in rotation : The Mets have received strong pitching performances recently. With four of the five starting pitchers you can point to a definite ...
6/12 Baseball Musings: Capping the Pirates : Chris Capuano pitched seven shutout innings, giving the Mets a chance to get their offense in gear. New York did not score until ...
6/12 The "Mc" Effect: Capuano'd : I don't think too many people are surprised to see the Pirates get shut out with the lineup they sent out today. Brandon Wood, ...
6/12 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 3 PREVIEW: Mets at Pirates, 1:35 PM : STARTING PITCHERS: Chris Capuano (4-6, 4.86 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 2.84 K/BB): While Capuano didn’t fare well against the Pirates ...
6/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Meek’s Labrum, Stetson to the Spikes, Cutch extension talks : Mets (31-33) at Pirates (31-32) 1:35 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, SNY Lots of ...
6/9 Mets360.com: What to do with Murphy and Turner? : Just in case you’re not buying into Jon Heyman’s prediction of 75-87, or most other writers’ pre-season abysmal expectations, ...
6/8 Mets360.com: Mets Notes: Capuano’s value and extra-base hits : It’s easy to overlook with his 4-6 record and 4.86 ERA but Chris Capuano has been a nice addition to the Mets’ staff. In his ...
6/8 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 1 RECAP: Mets Score Two to Top Brewers, Win 2-1 : The Mets couldn’t touch starter Shaun Marcum, but they did do some damage about the ‘pen. Jose Reyes drove-in two ...
6/7 Baseball Musings: Capuano Caps the Brewers : Long time Milwaukee pitcher Chris Capuano returned to Miller Park and picked up the victory in a 2-1 Mets win over the Brewers. ...
6/7 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 1 PREVIEW: Mets at Brewers, 8:10 PM : STARTING PITCHERS: Chris Capuano (3-6, 5.19 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 2.88 K/BB): His season stats aren’t particularly impressive, ...
6/3 That Ball's Outta Here: Series Recap: Mets and Pirates Split Series : The Mets seemed to be in-line for a productive series against the Pirates after handling the Pirates in Game 1. However, the Mets ...
6/2 Baseball Musings: Seven and Seven : The Mets came back from a 7-0 deficit, scoring three runs in the third and four in the sixth to tie the game. It’s still ...
6/2 Mets360.com: Amid the rubble, Collins shows he’s no Manuel : When a man’s right, he’s right. Terry Collins finally had one of the meltdowns for which he’s so famous on Wednesday night ...
6/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Mets : Pirates (26-28) at Mets (25-30) 1:10 PM EST–Citi Field, New York Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, SNY, MLB Network ...
6/2 That Ball's Outta Here: Game 3 Recap: Pirates Win Another Game, 9-3 : It was an ugly one in Flushing tonight. Initially, Chris Capuano was un-scored upon through six innings, however, the pitcher ...
6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano struggles in loss: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano allowed five earned runs and eight hits over six innings in a loss Wednesday, June 1, against the ...[+]
Pittsburgh Pirates. Capuano is winless in three straight starts, going 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA.
6/1 That Ball's Outta Here: Game 3 Recap: Pirates Take Final Game from Mets, 9-3 : It was an ugly one in Flushing tonight. Initially, Chris Capuano was un-scored upon through six innings, however, the pitcher ...
6/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: An (infield) hit parade : Before recapping this game, three absolutely incredible facts need to be addressed: Kevin Correia leads the majors in wins–outright–with ...
6/1 That Ball's Outta Here: Game 3 Preview: Pirates at Mets, 7:10 PM : STARTING PITCHERS: Chris Capuano (3-5, 4.94 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 2.94 K/BB): Capuano pitched a brilliant game against the Phillies ...
6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Starting Pitchers : There could be as many as a dozen sellers when the trade deadline approaches in late July. Almost everyone else will be seeking ...
6/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Going for road win #17 : Pirates (25-28) at Mets (25-29) 7:10 PM EST–Citi Field, New York Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, SNY Tonight, ...
News -- May 2011
5/31 Mets360.com: Dillon Gee has been great but can he keep it up? : OK, how many of you out there thought that Dillon Gee could be this good? I see a few hands raised. Ordinarily, I might be inclined ...
5/28 Mets360.com: **** health will be key to Mets’ rotation success : While R.A. **** is having a hard time replicating his success of last year, his health will still be critical to any success the ...
5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano feels great after start: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano, who has been plagued by injuries over the past three seasons, said after his start Friday, May ...[+]
27, that he felt 'great.' Capuano allowed two runs - one earned - and four hits over six innings with eight strikeouts in the 78-pitch no-decision.
5/27 Baseball Musings: Better Start, Worse Finish : Roy Oswalt and Chris Capuano both lasted six innings in the Phillies/Mets game. Capuano out-pitched Oswalt except in runs. Chris ...
5/23 Mets360.com: How do you feel about the 2011 Mets? : I realize that coming off a loss of a winnable game in the rubber match against the Yankees is not the best time to ask this question ...
5/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Win 1st Round of the Subway Series :
After overpowering the Mets on Saturday with a four-homer barage, the Yankees used an eight run 7th inning to show their rivals ...
5/23 Baseball Musings: Quality Loss : Jordan Zimmermann took the loss Sunday as the Nationals fell to the Orioles 2-1. Zimmermann earned a quality start, lasting 6 ...
5/22 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Need Swisher to Return to Form : The Yankees offense isn’t struggling, but it’s clearly not in peak form. Many apologists, in the form of team centric ...
5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano serves up four homers: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano allowed six earned run, six hits and no walks over 5 1/3 innings in a loss Saturday, May 21, against ...[+]
the New York Yankees. He also served up a career-high four home runs. 'I think we are a little spoiled at Citi (Field). Especially me, I tend to give up more fly balls,' Capuano said.
5/21 Stealing First Base: Yankees reign thunder on Mets 7-3 on the last day of life : By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Mark Teixeira homered for the third straight game, Alex Rodriguez also connected ...
5/21 Stealing First Base: Yankees reign thunder on Mets 7-3 on the last day of life : By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Mark Teixeira homered for the third straight game, Alex Rodriguez also connected ...
5/21 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Mets Game 44 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Mets Jose Reyes – SS Dan Murphy – 1B Carlos Beltran – RF Jason Bay – LF Fernando Martinez – ...
5/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Drop 1st Game of Subway Series :
The Yankees offense apparently didn’t make their train as they wasted a strong performance from Freddy Garcia and lost ...
5/21 Mets360.com: Mets pitching at forefront of recent surge : Don’t look now, but the Mets are finally back at .500. They have raced out in May with a 11-6 record, and despite some major ...
5/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees snap three game win streak; lose 2-1 to hapless Mets. : I’m not going to spend a whole lot of time with tonight’s recap. Frankly, there isn’t a much to say at this point. The Yanks ...
5/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Mets I: Die Interleague Play, die : Longtime readers know I am no fan of Interleague Play, and to me nothing is more emblematic of how pointless it is than the six ...
5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano's blister not a problem: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano's (finger) blister that developed in his last start against the Houston Astros will not be a problem ...[+]
in his next start against the New York Yankees Saturday, May 21. 'I've had it in the past. I've never had it develop into anything serious,' Capuano said.
5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano leaves early due fear of blister: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano (blister) was pulled from his start Sunday, May 15, after five innings due to a developing blister. ...[+]
'Sometimes on one of your fingers it'll start feeling hot,' Capuano said. 'Sometimes you worry that might turn into a blister.' Capuano allowed two earned runs, six hits and three walks over five innings while striking out six, improving to 3-4.
5/14 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters May 15th Check daily for suggested spot starts and analysis....
5/13 Mets360.com: Trade talks surrounding the Mets should be stalled : As the Mets inch closer to .500, all this talk amongst the blogosphere of the Mets blowing up the team at the trade deadline has ...
5/10 Mets360.com: Revisiting the decision to sign Chris Young : News hit Monday that Chris Young “essentially” has the same shoulder injury that Johan Santana suffered. This means his 2011 ...
5/10 NY Baseball Digest: Give Me Back the Old Coors Field : Everyone gets nostalgic when they talk about baseball from their childhood. Brooklyn Dodgers fans always bring up Gil Hodges, ...
5/9 PaulLebowitz.com: The Hindrance Of Chris Young : When the Mets signed 6’10″ righty Chris Young, it was an absolutely worthwhile risk for both sides. Young, when he’s ...
5/5 22gigantes.com: Lincecum fans 12 as Giants shut out Mets 2-0 : Tim Lincecum struck out 12 over seven innings Wednesday and combined with four relievers to give the San Francisco Giants a 2-0 ...
5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano pitches well in loss: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano allowed two earned runs, eight hits and three walks over 6 1/3 innings in a loss Wednesday, May ...[+]
4, against the San Francisco Giants. Capuano also struck out five batters in the 105-pitch quality start.
5/4 22gigantes.com: Giants' offense comes alive in 7-6 win over Mets : "I might actually get some sleep tonight." That's what came out of Aubrey Huff's mouth when asked how he felt after hitting a ...
5/2 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: New York Mets : The Mets are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season:
Eligible For Free ...
5/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Accountability Or Posing : There was talk—specifically from Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen—that the club should consider demoting Mike Pelfrey. ...
News -- April 2011
4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano dinged for 10 hits: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano allowed four earned runs and 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings in a loss Thursday, April 28, against the ...[+]
Washington Nationals. Capuano has allowed four of more runs in three of his four starts this season.
4/28 Mets360.com: Full Count: Mets Pitching Report Week 4 : How about that for a turnaround? Since my last blog, the Mets have flipped the switch and are currently on a six-game winning ...
4/28 Baseball Press: State of the Union - The Underachievers :
Come back, Johan. The Mets really miss you. (Getty)As April comes to a close, it's easy enough to glance at the standings today ...
4/23 MetsNews.net: Should Gee get a starting job? : While the Mets wait for Chris Young to come back, their starting rotation is up in the air. By that, I mean that we are all unsure ...
4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano gets win: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano handled the Houston Astros with ease Thursday, April 21, allowing one run on six hits through seven ...[+]
innings while striking out four and walking two, according to The Associated Press.
4/20 Mets360.com: Full Count: Mets Pitching Report Week 3 : The more things change, the more things stay the same. The Mets’ pitching staff is in a tailspin with seemingly no end in ...
4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Milwaukee Brewers : The Brewers are next in our Offseason In Review series.
Major League Signings
Takashi Saito, RP: one year, $1.75MM.
Craig ...
4/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Lines Of Office : I repeatedly tried to assuage the fears of Braves fans that Fredi Gonzalez was a strategically poor manager who got the job to ...
4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Two starters throw in relief Sunday: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano pitched one-third of an inning and SP R.A. Dickey pitched one inning against the Atlanta Braves ...[+]
Sunday, April 17, reports Charles Odum, of The Associated Press. Manager Terry Collins said both were scheduled to pitch in the bullpen anyway and decided to use them in the game.
4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano, R.A. Dickey could be used in relief Sunday: New York Mets manager Terry Collins said SPs Chris Capuano and R.A. Dickey would be available out of the bullpen Sunday, April ...[+]
17, if necessary, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. Both pitchers would have normally thrown between-starts bullpen sessions on Sunday anyway.
4/17 Mets360.com: Mets turn to Dillon Gee to stop the bleeding : The Mets called up Dillon Gee to start today’s series finale against the Braves. To make room on the roster for Gee, the Mets ...
4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano battered: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano was lit up by the Colorado Rockies for eight hits and seven runs in 5 2/3 innings Thursday, April ...[+]
14, to raise his season ERA to 8.76. Capuano walked two and struck out five while throwing 101 pitches.
4/14 Mets360.com: Full Count: Mets Pitching Report Week 2 : You know the old adage if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it all? Well, sometimes I can’t help it. Sometimes ...
4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | R.A. Dickey, Chris Capuano to work in doubleheader: New York Mets SP R.A. Dickey will work in Game 1 of a doubleheader Thursday, April 14, against the Colorado Rockies, while SP ...[+]
Chris Capuano will work in the nightcap, reports Troy E. Renck, of The Denver Post. Thursday's doubleheader is the result of a rainout Tuesday, April 12.
4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano secures first victory: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano allowed four earned runs, seven hits and a walk over six innings in a win Saturday, April 9, against ...[+]
the Washington Nationals. Capuano also struck out eight batters in the 97-pitch outing.
4/9 Mets360.com: Capuano thrown into pressure cooker : With the Mets losing their home opener to the Nationals 6-2 on Friday, the luster from their positive start is quickly eroding. ...
4/7 Mets360.com: Full Count: Mets Pitching Report Week 1 : A week into the season the Mets starting rotation has been a case of going one step forward and two steps back. The Mets have ...
4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano throws bullpen session: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano threw about 65 pitches in a bullpen session Tuesday, April 5, reports Zach Berman, of The Star-Ledger. ...[+]
Capuano remains on schedule to start Saturday, April 9 against the Washington Nationals. Capuano was not available out of the bullpen Wednesday, April 6.
4/3 MetsNews.net: Mets score early and often, beat the Marlins 9-2 : A day after the Mets offense surged in the late innings, they continued to today in Florida against the Marlins. The Mets jumped ...
4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano available out of the bullpen: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano, the team's fifth starter, will be available out of the bullpen over the weekend with a fifth starter ...[+]
not needed until next weekend, reports Anthony DiComo, of MLB.com. Capuano will make his first regular season start Saturday, April 9 against the Washington Nationals.
4/1 Mets360.com: Predictions for the 2011 Mets : My first go round at Opening Day predictions at Mets360 did not go so well. So, I could go one of several ways: A. Try to make ...
News -- March 2011
3/29 Redbird Dugout: UCB Project: National League East : Will a healthy Chipper Jones make a difference for the Braves?(Photo: Keith Allison/Flickr)Each month the United Cardinal Bloggers ...
3/28 MetsNews.net: Projected Opening Day roster March 28 : Here's what the roster would look like right now if today were the first day of the season.
Catchers:
Josh Thole
Mike Nickeas
Infielders:
Ike ...
3/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano may be skipped in rotation: New York Mets SP Chris Capuano has apparently won a job in the starting rotation, but MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reports that turn ...[+]
could be skipped the first time around so SP R.A. Dickey can start the home opener on Friday, April 8.
3/26 Mets360.com: My reverse Mike Pelfrey jinx : We all have our blind spots. Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog wanted to put Chris Capuano in the bullpen. Manager Terry Collins wants ...
3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Mets : The Mets are next in our Offseason In Review series.
Major League/International Signings
Jose Reyes, SS: one year, $11MM. ...
3/19 MetsNews.net: Hairston, Evans lead Mets past Nats : The game:
Today, the first day after the Luis Castillo era ended, the Mets played well. Against the Nationals in Port Saint Lucie, ...
3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano, Pat Misch fighting for rotation spot: New York Mets manager Terry Collins still considers SP Pat Misch viable as a fifth starter, although SP Chris Capuano remains ...[+]
the favorite, reports Andy McCullough, of The Star-Ledger.
3/18 Mets360.com: Why not the Mets? Why not now? : Assuredly you have read the news that this is a lost season for the New York Mets? With Cliff Lee signing with Philadelphia, the ...
3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Midseason Trade Candidates: National League : We outlined our American League trade candidates here; let's head over to the National League.
The Mets and Pirates strike me ...
3/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Paul Lebowitz’s 2011 Baseball Guide—An Excerpt : The following is a full excerpt from my now available book, Paul Lebowitz’s 2011 Baseball Guide. A full analysis and predictions ...
3/14 Mets360.com: Odds stacked in favor of Mets : In yesterday’s New York Post, Joel Sherman wrote a column entitled, “Odds stacked against Mets.” In the piece, Sherman laid ...
3/13 MetsNews.net: Sources: Santana out for season : Yes, I know what you're thinking: No!!!! According to The Record, Johan Santans's season is in danger. He had surgery on his let ...
3/11 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2011: New York Mets : Two years ago, I started a series I called Playing Pepper, where I asked questions of bloggers of each major league team about ...
3/11 Mets360.com: Tankersley dominating LHB in Grapefruit League : Every year you hear some variant of the theme that “Spring Training stats are useless.” Yet, each year countless jobs are ...
3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Young, Chris Capuano look to have rotation spots: New York Mets SPs Chris Young and Chris Capuano look to have the No. 4 and No. 5 rotation spots locked down, SI.com's Jon Heyman ...[+]
reports.
3/9 Mets360.com: Mets SP off to a strong start this Spring Training : Last year the Mets got strong pitching from their whole staff, particularly their starters. Many felt they overachieved, and with ...
3/9 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : NL Central Preview: Milwaukee Brewers : Team: Milwaukee Brewers
Predicted Finish: 2nd
Key Additions: Zack Greinke, Shaun Marcum, Yuniesky Betancourt, ...
3/9 NY Baseball Digest: Perez Should Volunteer for Minor League Assignment : If Oliver Perez were smart he would stick around the Mets organization the remainder of the season. Regardless of whether he pitches ...
3/7 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Roster Update : Last week, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York predicted the Mets roster to be the following: Rotation Mike Pelfrey Jonathon Niese R.A. ...
3/7 NY Baseball Digest: Is the Mets Starting Pitching Really That Bad? : Last season, the Mets pitching staff ranked sixth in the NL in ERA at 3.73. Going into this year many pundits believe the starting ...
3/4 NY Baseball Digest: Is Santana Really in Decline? : A constant theme in the media is the Mets received damaged goods when they acquired Johan Santana from Minnesota. Yes, they haven’t ...
3/4 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Rodriguez, Damon, Montero : One year ago today, the Mets signed Kiko Calero, who was coming off of a season in which he posted a 1.95 ERA with 10.4 K/9 for ...
3/4 Mets360.com: Mets need a big year from Jon Niese : For the Mets to have a successful 2011 season, it once again has to get the most it can from the starting rotation. After all, ...
3/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Seattle Mariners : The Mariners are next in our Offseason In Review series.
Major League/International Signings
Miguel Olivo, C: two years, ...
News -- February 2011
2/27 MetsNews.net: Mets win both games, Perez struggles...again :
(Noah K. Murray/The Star-Ledger)
Today, the Mets played two games. One half of the team played at Disney's ...
2/27 MetsNews.net: National League East preview : Here are my National League East for 2011 along with the player and pitcher for each team that will have the biggest impact ...
2/26 Mets360.com: Isringhausen: Potential Feel Good Story of 2011 or Waste of Time? : There are many who seem to be enamored by the arrival of Jason Isringhausen to the New York Mets spring training facilities. Others ...
2/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Young, Chris Capuano looking good: New York Mets manager Terry Collins said SPs Chris Young (shoulder) and Chris Capuano (elbow) have put their previous injuries ...[+]
behind them and are pitching well in camp, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin. 'I've seen too many back-to-back bullpens or batting practices from them to think that there is any discomfort,' Collins said. 'Now, as we'll all see through spring training, there is going to be a time (when) that dead-arm period will set in. I'm not going to get too caught up in that, because they certainly are very, very sound.' Young and Capuano are front-runners for the fourth and fifth spots in the rotation.
2/22 MetsNews.net: Why the Met Rotation Could Surprise this Year : Last year, everybody thought that the weak area for the Mets would be the rotation. It didn't look good going into last year. ...
2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Pat Misch could be long man: New York Mets SP Pat Misch could be the team's primary long reliever this year with SPs Chris Young and Chris Capuano the favorites ...[+]
for the final two spots in the rotation, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin.
2/21 Mets360.com: Talking Mets and ZiPS with Dan Szymborski : Fans tend to be either overly optimistic or pessimistic. That is why it is important to look at unbiased, systematic approaches ...
2/19 Caught Looking: The Mets rotation and R.A. **** : Are the Mets really relying this heavily on R.A. **** this upcoming season? The Mets signed **** to a two-year deal worth about ...
2/15 Mets360.com: Why Capuano should start over Gee : The famous saying is that the only two things that are certain in life are death and taxes. One thing in baseball that approaches ...
2/15 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Rotation: Question Marks and the Gee Factor : In Tampa the talk will be about how the Yankees have no depth at starting pitching, but if they really want to see starting pitching ...
2/15 Crashburn Alley: Mets 2011 Season Preview with Joe Janish : Baseball is officially under way as pitchers and catchers report to spring training. Every team goes into spring training with ...
2/14 NY Baseball Digest: Enough of the Winter of Discontent : I realize, in what has been a legitimate Winter of Discontent for both Yankees and Mets fans, my writing has been, for the most ...
2/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Concessions : Trades and no-trades: Michael Young has formally and publicly requested a trade from the Texas Rangers. This is fine. Getting ...
2/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Impressed with Chris Capuano: New York Mets manager Terry Collins was impressed with what he saw in SP Chris Capuano's bullpen session Tuesday, Feb. 8, and ...[+]
said everything Capuano threw was down in the zone. 'Chris has great action on his changeup; I just love how he moves the ball around,' said C Josh Thole. 'He uses his sinker to both sides of the plate. He's a very precise guy; that helps. And I feel Citi Field is going to play to his advantage. He's a fly-ball pitcher. He's a guy that's been there.'
2/7 NY Baseball Digest: Mets In On Millwood? : If Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe is correct, it’s not just the Yankees who are interested in Kevin Millwood. Cafardo names ...
2/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | 27 players working out: Updating earlier reports, the New York Mets have 27 players working out at the spring training complex Monday, Feb. 7, ESPNNewYork.com's ...[+]
Adam Rubin reports. 3B David Wright, SP Chris Capuano and SP Dillon Gee are also among them.
News -- January 2011
1/31 Mets360.com: An interview with Mets LHP Taylor Tankersley : One of my freelance jobs is working as the official scorer for the Copperheads in the Coastal Plain League, a summer collegiate ...
1/31 Mets360.com: Johan Santana is the most essential Met : With the 2011 season likely shaping up to be growing pains for the future, most agree the New York Mets chances of seriously contending ...
1/31 NY Baseball Digest: How Many Games the Mets Will Win in ’11? : As of right now, I’ll put the Mets at 85 wins for the upcoming season. That win total puts them in contention to compete for ...
1/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | To be cautious with Chris Capuano: New York Mets manager Terry Collins said SP Chris Capuano (elbow) must prove he's 100 percent before he'll be allowed to start ...[+]
in spring training, ESPNNewYork.com's Ian Begley reports.
1/21 Mets360.com: What to expect from Mets’ newest pitching additions : The unanimous feeling amongst Mets fans this offseason was that the franchise needed to acquire more arms to compete, especially ...
1/20 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Chris Young Signs With the Mets :
If healthy, Young could be a solid starter for the Mets. (Getty)
The New York Mets continued their trend of finding reclamation ...
1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Rotation looks to be complete: The New York Mets' 2011 starting rotation appears to be complete with the signing of SP Chris Young, according to ESPNNewYork.com's ...[+]
Adam Rubin. The rotation will consist of SPs Mike Pelfrey, R.A. Dickey, Jonathon Niese, Chris Capuano and Young. P Dillon Gee will be a safety net, but will likely start the year at Triple-A Buffalo.
1/20 Mets Merized: Chris Young Signs For $1.1MM, Can Earn $4.5MM : Adam Rubin of ESPN New York is now reporting that Mets have completed the signing of Chris Young . He can earn a total of $4.5 ...
1/20 Mets Merized: Chris Young Deal Complete, Can Earn $4.5 Million : Adam Rubin of ESPN New York is now reporting that Mets have completed the signing of Chris Young . He can earn a total of $4.5 ...
1/20 NY Baseball Digest: Gee Not Buying Into the “Verducci Effect” : Yesterday, the Mets showed the “Citi Field Kids” for a tour around the clubhouse as part of their community outreach ...
1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Mets To Sign Chris Young : The Mets agreed to sign Chris Young to a one-year deal, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. The deal is pending a physical. ...
1/17 NY Baseball Digest: Joba For Pelfrey : Though the two New York teams seldom make deals with one another, a straight-up, one-for-one trade of Joba Chamberlain for Mike ...
1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Rotation taking shape: The New York Mets are hoping SP Mike Pelfrey can become the team's No. 1 starter this year, followed by SPs R.A. Dickey and Jonathon ...[+]
Niese, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Andrew Marchand. SPs Chris Capuano and Dillon Gee are the favorites to round out the rotation. SP Jenrry Mejia is expected to open the season in Class AAA.
1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Igarashi, Capuano, Reyes : On this date in 2005, the Mets signed Carlos Beltran to a seven-year, $119MM deal. There's just one season left on Beltran's ...
1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: **** Capuano, Young, Reyes : Mets GM Sandy Alderson spoke with ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin yesterday to address a number of questions concerning the club. ...
1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Dave Bush On Mets' Radar : Dave Bush is among the starting pitchers on the Mets' radar, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter). As Crasnick ...
1/9 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/2/11 - 1/8/11 : Lots of headlines made over the past week, so let's dive right into our recap of the first full week 2011 had to offer:
In ...
1/9 Mets360.com: Rick Peterson on Chris Capuano : “I really believe, personally, this is his time. I’d be very confident that if he continues on the path he finished ...
1/7 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Andruw Jones, Buchholz, Pettitte : The MLBTR team sends its condolences to the friends and family of Ryne Duren, the hard-throwing right-hander who passed away today ...
1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | More on Chris Capuano: Updating previous reports, New York Mets SP Chris Capuano will receive a $1.5 million base salary in 2011 and could make as much ...[+]
as $4.5 million, ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin reports. He'll earn $125,000 for 15 starts, $150,000 for 20 starts, $75,000 for each start from 21 to 31, $100,000 for 32 starts, and $100,000 each for 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 relief appearances.
1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Contract Details: Saito, Beltre, Capuano, Hudson : Here are some recent updates on contracts from around the majors:
Reliever Takashi Saito will earn a base salary of less ...
1/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Silent And Achy : As opposed to “silent and deadly”… Teams have made acquisitions that aren’t earth-shattering; nor are ...
1/4 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: Pavano, Young, Cubs, Brewers : Some notes from the senior circuit...
Carl Pavano is still "entertaining interest" from a handful of teams according to ...
1/4 NY Baseball Digest: Two Arms Are Better Than One : The usual reaction flowed from the news Tuesday night that the Mets signed Chris Capuano and Taylor Buchholz to low-cost, one-year ...
1/4 Mets360.com: Alderson & Co. Listen To The Right Voices: Their Own : Seems to me… …the Mets are finally getting it. Let’s face facts: our orange & blue heroes probably won’t be contending ...
1/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | More on Chris Capuano: Updating a previous item, the New York Mets signed SP Chris Capuano to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million plus incentives Tuesday, ...[+]
Jan. 4, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin.
1/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Mets | Chris Capuano signs: The New York Mets have signed free-agent SP Chris Capuano (Brewers), according to SNY's Kevin Burkhardt. No financial terms were ...[+]
announced for the deal, which is believed to be one year.
1/3 The Biz of Baseball: Mets Sign Chris Capuano and Taylor Buchholz :
The New York Post's Mike Puma tweets that the Mets have picked up free agent pitchers Chris Capuano and Taylor Buchholz to ...
1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Sign Capuano And Buchholz : The Mets have signed pitchers Chris Capuano and Taylor Buchholz to one-year deals, tweets Mike Puma of the New York Post. In ...
News -- December 2010
12/29 Baseball Reality Tour: Coal for the Hot Stove : The **** weather around the northern part of Earth has been so cold lately that we feel it's only right to huddle around the hot ...
12/28 Philly Phanatics: Available MLB/MiLB free agents : AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS, listed by position, ranked, and with projected 2011 contract value NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • ...
12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano talks break off: The Milwaukee Brewers have broken off talks to re-sign free-agent SP Chris Capuano, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt ...[+]
reports. 'Chris wants to be a starting pitcher and we don't see a match at this time,' Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said.
12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Break Off Talks With Capuano : Brewers GM Doug Melvin says the team agreed to stop negotiations with Chris Capuano, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee ...
12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Rumors: Weeks, Capuano, Francis, Webb : The Brewers have had some trade discussions about Prince Fielder, and inquired on Matt Garza. Here are the rest of the details ...
12/7 The Biz of Baseball: Joaquin Benoit Named 2010 Tony Conigliaro Award Recipient : Right-handed pitcher Joaquin Benoit, who overcame a torn right rotator cuff to pitch for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010, has been ...
News -- November 2010
11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Reach out to two: The Milwaukee Brewers have made formal offers to free-agent P Chris Capuano (Brewers) and IF Craig Counsell (Brewers), according ...[+]
to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.
11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers, Braves Pushing For Eric Hinske : The Brewers and Braves are making early pushes for outfielder/first baseman Eric Hinske, tweets Tim Brown of Yahoo. On Friday, ...
11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Notes: Bush, Capuano, Counsell, Dillard : The Brewers introduced new manager Ron Roenicke at a press conference on Thursday, and GM Doug Melvin spoke to the media about ...
11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Three declare free agency: Milwaukee Brewers IF Craig Counsell, SP Dave Bush and RP Chris Capuano have declared free agency, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+]
11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Left-handed Starters : The free agent market for right-handed starters mainly offered innings eaters. Here's a look at the available southpaws.
Baseball's ...
11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Recent Non-Tenders : About a month from now, a new class of non-tenders will hit the free agent market. We've been breaking down the cases for and ...
News -- September 2010
9/27 Wezen-Ball: The Won/Loss Record of the Brewers' Racing Sausages : This afternoon, I went to the final home game of the season for the Brewers. Behind two home runs by Ryan Braun and a solid performance ...
9/27 Wezen-Ball: The W/L Record of the Brewers' Racing Sausages : This afternoon, I went to the final home game of the season for the Brewers. Behind two home runs by Ryan Braun and a solid performance ...
9/26 Pirates Property: Around the AL Central – Capuano making **** start : The Milwaukee Brewers’ starting pitching this season has never been better than it has in September. It’s only **** that ...
9/25 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Sign Mark DiFelice : The Brewers have signed righthander Mark DiFelice to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training ...
9/21 B-R Blog: Can Brett Myers Match Schilling’s 2002 Streak? : Since 1996, how many starting pitchers had 15+ games in a row, to start a season, where they pitched at least 6 innings in each ...
9/21 Baseball Musings: Half a Dozen : The Reds now own four players with 20 home runs as Scott Rolen and Drew Stubbs each homer to reach the nice round numbers, and ...
9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano picks up Wednesday win: Milwaukee Brewers SP Chris Capuano (3-3) scattered four hits Wednesday, Sept. 8, according to The Associated Press' Colin Fly, ...[+]
in his longest outing since 2007 after missing the last two seasons because of his second Tommy John surgery. Capuano earned the win as Milwaukee beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1.
9/9 Baseball Musings: Not in the Cards : Albert Pujols gave the Cardinals a 1-0 lead in the first inning with his 36th home run of the season, but that was the only run ...
9/8 El Maquino: Righties Gear Up for Capuano : Matt Pagnozzi will make his first ML start behind the plate. Colby Rasmus is the only lefty being paid to hit tonight against ...
News -- August 2010
8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano inserted into rotation: Milwaukee Brewers SP Chris Capuano will start Saturday, Aug. 28, after SP Manny Parra was demoted to the bullpen, The Associated ...[+]
Press reports.
8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Skipper pleased with Chris Capuano's stuff: Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha is pleased with the life returning to P Chris Capuano's fastball and the progress he has made ...[+]
with his slider, MLB.com's Adam McCalvy reports.
8/11 MLBTradeRumors: The Brewers’ 2011 Rotation : The Brewers made the 2008 playoffs thanks, in large part, to a rotation led by C.C. Sabathia and Ben Sheets. Yovani Gallardo has ...
News -- July 2010
7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano wins first game in three years: Milwaukee Brewers SP Chris Capuano allowed a run on three hits and a walk while fanning four in five innings to beat the Pittsburgh ...[+]
Pirates Monday, July 19, The Associated Press reports. It was his first win since May 13, 2007.
7/19 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 19 : Position Players:
c Geovany Soto – Still available in 37% of leagues, facing a lefty today.
ss Jason Bartlett – ...
7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano to start Monday: Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha said RP Chris Capuano will start Monday, July 19, reports The Associated Press. Capuano has ...[+]
been used out of the bullpen.
News -- June 2010
6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano moving to pen: Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha said he will move SP Chris Capuano to the bullpen after just one start, according to the Milwaukee ...[+]
Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt. The decision was made in order to keep SP Manny Parra in the rotation.
6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Manny Parra to make another start: Milwaukee Brewers P Manny Parra will make another start in the rotation, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Anthony ...[+]
Witrado. SP Dave Bush will start Saturday, June 12. SP Chris Capuano also has not been ruled out for another start.
6/4 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Release Claudio Vargas : The Brewers released Claudio Vargas, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (via Twitter). The team designated ...
6/3 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 3, 2010 : Some matinees and a few under the lights, maybe we'll even see more perfection
Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees
Kevin ...
6/1 TetreaultVision: Resource Allocation: Cutting Starting Pitching Losses : No position warrants more concern and offseason planning than starting pitching. As valuable as home run hitting middle infielders ...
6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Melvin On The Brewers' Search For Pitching : Brewers GM Doug Melvin told reporters that he asked his staff about Dontrelle Willis, but did not pursue the lefty, who the Tigers ...
News -- May 2010
5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano to start Thursday: Milwaukee Brewers SP Chris Capuano will come up and start Thursday, June 3, after missing more than two years due to elbow injuries, ...[+]
the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt.
5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano's contract selected: The Milwaukee Brewers have selected the contract of SP Chris Capuano from Triple-A Nashville, according to team vice president ...[+]
of communications Tyler Barnes.
5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Designate Claudio Vargas For Assignment : Milwaukee has designated righthander Claudio Vargas for assignment, according to the Brewers VP of Communications Tyler Barnes ...
5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Recall Chris Capuano : The Brewers have summoned lefthander Chris Capuano to the big leagues, according to Tom Haudricourt of The Journal Sentinel. Capuano ...
5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Capuano, Brewers Push Back Opt-Out Date : Tom Haudricourt of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
reports that the Brewers and left-hander Chris Capuano have mutually
agreed ...
5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Chris Capuano promoted: The Milwaukee Brewers promoted SP Chris Capuano (elbow) from Single-A Brevard County to Triple-A Nashville Tuesday, May 11, according ...[+]
to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Capuano is scheduled to start Thursday, May 13.