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Playoff Pulse: Wild Ride to NLCS for Dodgers

In the Playoff Pulse series, our MLB editor takes on a hot October topic.These aren't your daddy's Dodgers, you know the franchise that had one playoff win in the last 20 years. Heck, these Dodgers barely resemble the team that was lagging behind the Diamondbacks and below the .500 mark in the NL West three months ago. The...

All Signs Point to Clayton Kershaw

The feeling you get out of Los Angeles, at least on the Dodger side of the monorail tracks, is that Clayton Kershaw, a.k.a. Public Enemy Number One, needs to be called up now. That guy who yells a lot on ESPN everyday at 5:30 inked a column about it a while back and now Esteban Loaiza is disabled list bound, which will...

On Deck: The Mets Are Running Away

On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchupsNew York Mets (82-61) vs. Atlanta Braves (73-71)-7:05PM Est.It wasn't too long ago that the Mets were barely holding on in the NL East. They'd just been swept by the Phillies, and it looked as if everything was falling apart around them. Now?...

Dodgers Take Loaiza Off Oakland's Hands

After picking up David Wells last week, the Dodgers added another aging starting pitcher whose better years are behind him. From Ken Rosenthal on FOX Sports:The Dodgers have added another starting pitcher to their rotation, claiming right-hander Esteban Loaiza on waivers from the A's.The teams did not complete a trade for...

Another Day, Another Oakland Injury

Was there a chapter in Moneyball that I missed that talked about injured players leading to division championships? I don't remember myself, but then again that happens a lot when the books I'm reading don't have a lot of pictures.The newest Athletic to be headed toward a date with the disabled list is Mike Piazza....