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Pitcher slips on an ice-covered step outside his Pennsylvania home. The injury adds another question mark to a depleted rotation.  Chad Billingsley fractured a bone in his lower left leg when he slipped on an ice-covered step outside his Pennsylvania home Friday night, adding another question mark to a depleted Dodgers rotation that is set to lose Derek Lowe and Brad Penny this winter. Continue reading on L.A. Times

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Cash that would go to the free-agent outfielder could be used to shore up team in other ways.  Scott Boras was right, the Dodgers failed to make Manny Ramirez a “serious financial offer.” Continue reading on L.A. Times

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Blake DeWitt’s three-run triple is the key hit in a five-run first as Dodgers take Game 3 on a strong outing by Hiroki Kuroda and cut Philadelphia’s series lead to 2-1. Teams nearly brawl in the third inning. The Dodgers revived their World Series hopes tonight by defeating the Phillies, 7-2, in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, thanks largely to a five-run first inning. Continue reading on L.A. Times

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James Loney hits a grand slam, Manny Ramirez and Russell Martin add homers and Dodgers win second playoff game since 1988.
CHICAGO — James Loney’s grand slam led the Dodgers to a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday in the opening game of the National League division series.
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The mighty Cubs are taking it on the chin from the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Having won both games so far (thru Thursday) against the NL leading Chicago Cubs, the Dodgers are about to show …

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It could be the Mets, Phillies or Cubs, but East Coast weather could delay the end of regular season. Now that the Dodgers are champions of the National League West, they will open the playoffs Wednesday in …
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The Los Angeles Dodgers completed their rise to the NL West crown earlier this week when the Arizona Diamondbacks were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals. The division championship comes on the heels of the Manny Ramirez trade in August and the fall …

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Lowe holds Pirates to five singles in seven innings, and Blake contributes a triple and home run in the early innings as Dodgers win for the 14th time in 16 games.
Derek Lowe held Pittsburgh to five singles over seven effective innings to remain unbeaten in his career against the Pirates, and the Dodgers edged closer to the NL West title with a 6-2 victory Tuesday night.
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They win for the 11th time in 12 games behind Billingsley’s pitching.
James Loney drove in three runs, Chad Billingsley pitched six solid innings and the surging Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies, 7-2, Friday night.
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LA continues to solidify their position on the NL West division title w/ each win and Arizona loss.  The teams have reversed roles recently, with the D-Backs going on a major skid and the resurgent Dodgers pushing towards the postseason.  Manny Ramirez is a big difference maker for LA, …

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He hits a pair of two-run home runs as the Dodgers extend their NL West lead to 3 1/2 games.
Manny Ramirez hit two two-run homers, giving him 524 for his career, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Wednesday night.
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Manny Ramirez continues to tear up the National League, after being traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers a few months ago.  Ramirez, a legitimate MVP candidate for the NL, even though he’s only …

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L.A. takes over lead in the NL West by pounding Brandon Webb again. Manny Ramirez has five RBIs in the Dodgers‘ seventh win in a row.
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I am a D-Backs fan and this weekend’s series against the Los Angeles Dodgers was supposed to be our “coming out party”, our chance to show that we belong in 1st place.  Unfortunately, the teams & players don’t agree with me as evidenced by the Arizona Diamondbacks failure to keep 1st place in their division after two …

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Manny Ramirez, Andre Ethier, Blake DeWitt hit home runs to back up Clayton Kershaw in 8-4 win. Dodgers are 11/2 games out of first place.
Clayton Kershaw heard a voice call his name from halfway down the locker room.
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Slugger makes an impact at the box office.
Escorted by six security guards and Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda, Manny Ramirez made his way to a podium set up behind home plate at Dodger Stadium on Friday, the dozen or so cameramen around him impeding his movement.
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Manny didn’t drive in any runs in his first appearance as a Dodger, but he was 2-4 w/ 2 singles.  Unfortunately, the team lost to the D-Backs.  Not quite the performance of Jason Bay in Boston, …

Manny Ramirez Trade Details:
They give up two minor leaguers, including Andy LaRoche, in three-way deal involving the Pirates. Jason Bay goes to Boston.
The Dodgers acquired outfielder Manny Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox today in one of the boldest trade deadline moves in their history. More
Oh My!!! The Boston Red Sox have traded superstar outfielder Manny Ramirez across the country to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Often temperamental and unpredictable, Ramirez went through one of his regular season “I don’t wanna be here” syndromes and Boston finally took …