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Tag Archives: Joe Torre
A Dodger Tradition That Lives On: The June Swoon
In their five and one-half decades in Los Angeles, the Dodgers have had many great season starts. Many of them, however, have been short-lived, meeting head-on with reality, occasionally in May, but often in June. This year, the “June Swoon” … Continue reading
Posted in Major League Baseball
Tagged Andre Ethier, Don Mattingly, Joe Torre, LA Dodgers, Matt Kemp, NY Yankees, Tim Wallach
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Worst Dodger Season in Years Ending on Actions that Make Future Look Far Worse
In a season that began with such promise, but that as summer began to wain fell apart both on the field and in the front office, today’s revelations that Joe Torre would not be back as manager, and that his … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Mattingly, Joe Torre, LA Dodgers, Mike Scioscia, Tim Wallach
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Joe Torre, the Dodgers, and Angels, and More
Throughout his tenure with the NY Yankee scumstripes, Joe Torre was perhaps criticized more for his handling of his pitching staff, and in particular his bullpen, than for any other aspect of his game. As the Dodgers looked like they … Continue reading
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Tagged Clayton Kershaw, Joe Torre, Kendrys Morales, LA Angels, LA Dodgers, NY Yankees, scumstripes
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A Felon With a Gun Gives Billions to Monkeys – Monkeys Get it Right This Time
Convicted felon George Steinbrenner has for years used the gunpower of the family fortune he inherited to enable those trained monkeys he hires, the ones that could – given enough time and paper – reproduce Shakespeare, to buy every free … Continue reading
Posted in Major League Baseball
Tagged 2009 MLB Playoffs, Joe Torre, scumstripes, the dead Steinbrenner
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Sporting News’ 50 Greatest Coaches List – Some Hits, Some Misses
The Sporting News pretty much stays out of the news these days, but they did raise some controversy this week when they released their poll of the 50 greatest coaches of all time. I absolutely agree with their choice of … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Torre, Just Plain Stupid, LA Dodgers, scumstripes, UCLA, usc brain surgeons
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Here Yesterday, Gone Today
At this time last evening, the Dodgers, led on the field, as well as emotionally and spiritually, by Manny Ramirez, possessed the best 2009 won-lost record in baseball, the record for most home wins at the start of a season, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andre Ethier, Joe Torre, LA Dodgers, Manny, Matt Kemp
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Numbers Game Means Goodbye to Some, Hello Again to Other Former Dodgers
The numbers game has apparently hit the 2009 Dodger outfield hard, as it looks like Joe Torre will be carrying only four outfielders to start the season. Starters Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier will be joined by only … Continue reading
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Tagged Andre Ethier, Jason Schmidt, Joe Torre, LA Dodgers, Manny, Matt Kemp
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