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Phillies Advance to NLCS After Stunning Rally

Will McCahill — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:29:20 CDT

The Philadelphia Phillies rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth inning then held on to beat the host Colorado Rockies, 5-4, tonight and advance to the National League Championship Series opposite the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ryan Howard drove in the tying runs with a double off Rockies...

Manny to Dodgers: Sorry

Harry Kimball — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:35:38 CDT

Manny Ramirez met with his Dodgers teammates today to personally apologize for flunking a drug test and drawing a 50-game suspension, the Los Angeles Times reports. Team management had encouraged the outfielder to talk with the squad. “He knows he made a mistake. I forgive him,” third baseman Casey Blake...

'Embarrassed' Manny 'Beat Up' Over Test: Torre

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:43:20 CDT

Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez is "embarrassed" and "still beat up" over his failed drug test and 50-game suspension, Joe Torre told the Los Angeles Times . "It's not that he thinks it's unfair," Torre added. The Dodgers skipper talked to Ramirez yesterday. A source said Ramirez may finally face his teammates...

Torre Tell-All Has Yanks Mulling Gag Rule

Harry Kimball — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:26:01 CST

Joe Torre’s new book about his tenure as Yankees manager has the franchise in such a tizzy that the front office is considering a “non-disparagement clause” in future contracts, Newsday reports. Unlike other teams, the Yankees have never insisted on confidentiality agreements with players and management. “Up to now, we...

Yankees Call A-Rod 'A-Fraud,' Torre Claims

Laurel Jorgensen — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:12:32 CST

Former Yankees skipper Joe Torre takes aim at his old team in a new tell-all, the New York Post reports. In the 477-page book, The Yankee Years , Torre says many Yankees, prima donnas themselves, mock star slugger Alex Rodriguez as “A-Fraud" for being obsessed with Derek Jeter and asking for...

Bizarre Video Review Tips Giants Game

Wesley Oliver — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:10:54 CDT

There’s no crying in baseball, but there are plenty of furrowed brows today after last night’s bizarre Dodgers-Giants game. Los Angeles was leading 2-0 in the sixth when Giants catcher Bengie Molina hit a home run that was ruled a single. The Giants replaced him with pinch runner Emmanuel Burriss,...

Manny Brings Special Bat, Special Headache to LA

Kevin Spak — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:00:46 CDT

Look out, LA—Manny Ramirez is coming. The ex-Red Sox outfielder brings "510 career home runs inside 510 pounds of baggage,” writes Bill Plaschke of the LA Times . And "the only thing that flops around more than his trademark dreadlocks are his moods." But the deal was a no-brainer for...

Dodgers Beat Rockies on Loney Single in 10th

Mike Buss — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:38:06 CDT

James Loney singled home the winning run in the 10th inning, and the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of NL champion Colorado with a 3-2 victory on Sunday. It's the first three-game winning streak of the season for the Dodgers under new manager Joe Torre, who used his 24th different...

Dodger Pitching Silences Giant Bats in 5-0 Win

Doug Sweeney — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:42:00 CDT

Four Dodgers pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over the Giants. Brad Penny (1-0), making his first ever opening-day start, tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings. "Pitching is what it's all about, and today was a very easy game to watch," Joe Torre said about his...