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The Dugout: Backhanded Compliment

Blind Item! Which Los Angeles Dodger was spotted canoodling with a pop princess at Italian eatery Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California? Sources say that the two lovebirds groped their mutual tree branch and didn't stop to come up for air! Someone send out an "SOS!" Dear God I'm terrible at that. I...

Roto Rush: Fasten Your Seatbelts, It's Call-Up and Shut Down Time

Poppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Before we get our heaping of box score browsing, let's look at a related subject: The fantasy baseball stretch run. With the annual ushering in of September baseball, we see roster...

Baseball Brunch: Youth Served in L.A.

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.Yes, the Dodgers' solar system revolves around Manny Ramirez. He's their star on the field and their main attraction.But they wouldn't have Ramirez, nor many of the players who carried the team in his absence, were it not for a farm system that has been...

Mannywood Reeling Minus Manny

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers were enjoying a magical start to the season. Best record in baseball. Longest season-opening home winning streak of the modern era.And then "it was like somebody punched a hole in the balloon," manager Joe Torre said.In the hours between Wednesday night's victory and Thursday morning, word got...

Opening Day Observations

Ahhhhhhh... Opening Day! It's one of the finest days in professional sports. Free agents have been signed. Rookies have busted their humps to make the big club. And now we get to see where the chips will fall. Now that just about every team has one game in the books, let's look back and talk about some fantasy implications...

MattKemp News From the Web

05/30/12 Federer sets record...Spurs keep streak... Source: CBS - KMOV - St. Louis MO Third-seeded Roger Federer beat 92nd ranked Adrian Unger of Romania 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 in the second round of the French Open for his record-breaking 234th Grand Slam match victory.
05/30/12 Brewers' 2-1 win over Dodgers Source: Daily News - West Bend WI Ryan Braun became the player Los Angeles Dodgers fans love to hate after he beat out Matt Kemp for the NL MVP award last season.
05/30/12 Lawrie, Romero lead Blue Jays past Orioles Source: The Chronicle Herald Brett Lawrie had three hits and three RBIs, and Ricky Romero won for the seventh time in nine starts against Baltimore to lead Toronto.
05/30/12 Sports âº Sanchez stays perfect against Washington,... Source: Japan Today Anibal Sanchez allowed only an unearned run in seven innings to remain unbeaten in 19 starts against Washington, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Nationals 3-1 Tuesday to break the club record for victories in a month.
05/30/12 Dodgers lose to Brewers in Kemp's return from DL Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK Matt Kemp's goal all along has been to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to the World Series.