March 2010
11 posts
“Tiger Woods was fantastic for me.”
– L.A. drama: Ownership of club at stake in McCourts’ split - USATODAY.com
“DePodesta said he’s a fan of Hill’s work in “Knocked...”
– PADRES NOTES: Padres get chance to meet ‘The Greatest’
Dodgers might run into billionaire in Taiwan
Lions Jia Yo: Who’s the New Guy?: Matt White
The estimated monetary amount of this rare mineral on White’s property is 2.5 billion dollars. Without having seen this guy pitch, I already wholeheartedly endorse this signing for the Lions. In the gangster friendly, corruption ridden environment that is the CPBL, foreign players have always been easy targets. The guys who come here...
WatchLincecum wears a snuggie
February 2010
10 posts
“The Golden Baseball League (GBL) announced today that the Los Angeles Dodgers...”
– Golden Baseball League
Random facts: Dustin’s the son of Robin and joins cousin Austin in camp.
Oh, and Seth Etherton is in minor league camp as well.
“Kershaw took himself off the personal free-agent market when he proposed to...”
– Kershaw looking ahead to life without limits | MLB.com: News
“One word of caution, Madison. If you’re riding a horse too fast on Hayden...”
– SFGate: San Francisco Giants : The Splash : Renteria “embarrassed” by performance last year; other camp notes
“Eric Gagne arrived and is wearing his familiar #38. Ramon Troncoso gave us his...”
– Inside the Dodgers: Pitchers and catchers and then some…
CHARACTER IS NOT A STATISTIC: The Legacy and... →
Book on the former senior advisor to Dodgers GM Ned Colletti:
Though the modern era has seen the depersonalization of scouting via statistics and radar gun readings, Lajoie was immensely successful through five decades by emphasizing what a player had inside him. His belief in a player’s humanity and character persists to this day.
“Brian Wilson went to Australia with Brad Penny.”
– Inside the Giants Clubhouse: The Giants - Back Together Again
January 2010
14 posts
“Team spokeswoman Shana Daum says, “We love how Tim dresses and looks as...”
– Tim Lincecum’s look not such a curveball
“Ted Robinson: What position do you like most? Pablo Sandoval: “Hit.”...”
– Twitter / Henry Schulman: Ted Robinson: What positio …
“Andruw Jones is said to be in the best shape he’s been in for a decade.”
– Tim Lincecum and San Francisco Giants should compromise - Jon Heyman - SI.com
“I love all the songs. She has some great music.”
– Matt Kemp after being asked by Jim Bowden on SIRIUS XM what’s his favorite Rihanna song.
Billingsley talks about his struggles
Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley was interviewed last week on SIRIUS XM, and here is how he explained his second-half struggles:
“It was a great learning experience. I’ve had some success early on, and just the second half I tweaked my hamstring and had that little nagging problem. Sitting out a couple starts, I wasn’t really doing a whole lot because you can’t really get...
“The Giants’ signing of Bengie Molina probably means that Buster Posey will...”
– Twitter / Buster Olney: The Giants’ signing of Ben …
December 2009
85 posts
Off to ESPN.com
I’m happy to announce that on Monday, I’ll start my new job covering college basketball for ESPN.com. I’ll mainly be writing about the West Coast hoops scene at the new College Basketball Nation Blog.
I want to say thanks to everyone who took the time to read Diamond Notes for giving a down-on-his-luck ball writer a reason to stay in the game. What began in March as an outlet to...
Dodgers sign nine to minor-league contracts
Dodgers are inviting Justin Miller, John Lindsey, Prentice Redman, Francisco Felix, Juan Perez, Josh Towers, Doug Mientkiewicz, Luis Ayala and Angel Berroa to spring training.
Rachel: This is a list of players that I want to invite to Spring Training this year.Board Member #1: I’ve never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime.Charlie: Most of these guys...
PADRES: Kouz's other trade value extends to garage →
“Jamey Carroll is accepting a two-year deal with the Dodgers, pending a physical.”
– Twitter / Buster Olney: Jamey Carroll is accepting …
“Let’s just say I started hating the Dodgers the second I put on a Giants...”
– Inside the Giants Clubhouse: From the Horses’ Mouths
WatchMatt Kemp staying fit.
“Eri Yoshida Joins Arizona Winter League 1st Female to Play Pro Ball in Japan to...”
– Winter League Baseball
Steroid user Bigbie makes Ball State Hall of Fame... →
“One of the concerns we had as a committee was we didn’t have complete knowledge of the Mitchell Report, nor could we find it on the Web where we could read it in its entirety. We knew bits and pieces and heard rumors of what happened with Larry Bigbie’s career, but overall, I think his athletic career at Ball State and what he had done as a Major League Baseball player far...
H-F grad Ely still with White Sox - for now :: The... →
The Juan Pierre OutWatch: Bon Voyage →
