The Dodgers hadn't smelled 1st place since the start of the season but everything was lining up for them. Jake Peavy had cold cocked the struggling Diamondbacks and Chan Ho Park had out dueled Barry Zito. Headed into the top of the 7th, they had a 2 - 1 lead with runners on 2nd and 3rd thanks to two bloopers with  Andy LaRoche a head in the count 2 -0, and  a tiring Barry Zito on the moun...

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Mark Shapiro made his mark when he traded Colon for Philips, Lee, and Sizemore on June 27th 2002. It was a grand rebuilding effort and if he'd had a little more patience with Brandon Philips it might have resulted in a World Series appearance instead of capping with last years collapse to the RedSox in the ALCS.  Now he faces the same scenario with CC Sabathia. He has a better nucleus right no...

Since Juan Pierre played his last game as a Dodger on June 29th, the Dodgers have gone 4-1 and look like a competitive team for the first time since Rafael Furcal went down. As much blame as Pierre (mostly deservedly) gets for the team being unable to score runs, his absence has nothing to do with the Dodgers recent success. Pierre has been replaced in the lineup by Delwyn Young and Andru...

Not that long ago the Dodgers had a centerfielder who seemingly struck out 3 times a game and yet they found ways to win. When Andruw Jones took off six weeks to have surgery for his knee the Dodgers had a winning record and little credit for the winning could be place upon his wide shoulders.On July 4th, the Dodgers proved once again that they can have a hole in the middle of the lineup but as lon...