http://www.club-dodgers.com Los Angeles Dodgers Blogs and Forums Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:13:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a Dodgers fan I must finally not only vent my frustration with the 2008 squad, but also contemplate a trend I have noticed with the Dodgers in that of disappointment. First for the frustration. We can't hit the ball to save our lives and we can barley pitch. In ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/snakes-take-are-the-dodgers-the-bosox-of-old/ LOS ANGELES (AP)—The Angels got another outstanding pitching performance, and this time they even won. John Lackey held the Dodgers to three hits for 8 2-3 innings, then Francisco Rodriguez finished off a nervous ninth Sunday afternoon to give the Angels a 1-0 victory. The previous night, Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/no-run-support/ LOS ANGELES (AP)—In a span of about 24 hours, Blake DeWitt hit his first two home runs in the big leagues. He had to hustle a lot more to get the second one. DeWitt hit a drive in the fifth inning that right fielder Ryan Church just missed catching at the ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/dodgers-on-a-roll/ LOS ANGELES (AP)—Jeff Kent and Russell Martin homered, James Loney extended his season-opening hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI single, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Pittsburgh 11-2 on Tuesday night to end the Pirates’ four-game winning streak. Esteban Loaiza (1-2) got the victory in relief of starter Hong-Chih ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/offensive-spark/ LOS ANGELES (AP)—Nate McLouth extended his season-opening hitting streak to 13 games with a two-out, three-run homer off closer Takashi Saito in the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the stunned Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Monday night for their fourth straight victory. Saito (1-1) was trying to save the win ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/early-struggles/ The Dodgers started a season with two victories for the first time since 2000, when they won a pair of 10-4 decisions at Montreal. Rafael Furcal scored from second on pinch hitter Young’s infield hit with two outs in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2 victory ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/hot-start/ Yesterday March 31, 2008: The 2008 campaign started with a great shutout win from our ace Brad Penny. With festivites hovering around the 50th anniversary of Dodger blue in L.A. From Saturday's Coliseum game to Opening Day's pre-game of having Dodgers alumni on the field. This season is poised to ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/50-years-on-the-field/ To the average eye, Spring Training for the Dodgers was a failure. There exists a silver lining however, and that is what we are going to look at today. It is true that the Dodgers record was below .500 (11-18-4) but there are a few good things about it. One ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/spring-wrap-up/ Feb. 28th 2008: Welcome to the 50th Anniversary of Dodgers Blue in Los Angeles. Spring training kicked off today with Andruw Jones facing his former team and Joe Torre making his debut. It looked dire for a while as the Dodgers trailed for most of the game. The pitching was ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/blue-is-back/ Today is January 1st 2008. What a great day, a new year, a new slate, a new season for the LA Dodgers. Some may not realize just how close the season is. Tentative schedules show the first spring training game is scheduled for February 28th. That means as of today, ... http://www.club-dodgers.com/snakes-take-offseason-brings-options-and-post-season-hopes/