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Colletti Agrees to Stay as Dodgers GM 'A Long Time'

Ned Colletti hasn't been perfect in four seasons as the Dodgers' general manager. But he promises he has learned from his mistakes. The team announced Tuesday that Colletti had agreed to a "long-term" extension. "I think that some of the decisions we made that didn't work out particularly well were out of impatience on...

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...

Jarrod Washburn Tied to Dodgers in Trade Rumors

As Eric Milton eyes his return to the Dodgers' starting rotation, general manager Ned Colletti has been out watching some of their minor-league affiliates recently. It's no secret the Dodgers would like to upgrade starting pitching before the trade deadline, and reportedly Colletti is checking out which minor leaguers in...

Fans Soulless Dopes If They Elect Manny

The most inane drug-related rule in my sportswriting life? Back in the old, wacky Continental Basketball Association, naturally. Upon walking through a hallway of weed fumes at the Holiday Inn in Bangor, Maine, where I was doing a feature on a traveling minor-league team obviously participating in cannabis exploration, I...

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...

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05/29/12 NL Manager of the Year Rankings: Fredi Gonzalez Falls... Source: Bleacher Report No change at the top, as the Los Angeles Dodgers keep winning.
05/24/12 Dodgers owners' hopes go beyond Fall Classic to Winter... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA As hockey fever grips Los Angeles, Dodgers President Stan Kasten said he plans to explore whether the Kings could play in an NHL Winter Classic game at Dodger Stadium.
05/19/12 : Dodgers expect to be buyers as trading deadline... Source: SceneDaily The surprising Los Angeles Dodgers have the majors' largest division lead and no longer are dealing with the tightest purse strings.
05/18/12 Ned Colletti expects to have more flexibility to... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Based on his conversations with the Dodgers ' new owners, General Manager Ned Colletti expects to have more financial flexibility at the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline than he's had in recent years.
05/08/12 The Dodgers won't discuss an extension with Clayton... Source: Comcast SportsNet Dodgers GM Ned Colletti said yesterday that he won't discuss a long-term deal with Clayton Kershaw until the offseason, saying "Nothing will happen with us and Clayton this season."