The Sports World Sends Thoughts and Prayers to Oklahoma Tornado Victims

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The sports world reacted to the devastating tornadoes that bouldered through Oklahoma City suburbs yesterday. Here are a few messages from twitter: OKC Thunder, Kevin Durant… Praying for the victims of the Tornadoes in OKC these last few days..Everybody stay safe! — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) May 20, 2013 New York Mets, Jeremy Hefner…   Oklahoma [...]

2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 12

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Another week closer to the half-way mark of the 2012 MLB season and teams are battling all over baseball. In the NL West the 2nd place Dodgers have hit just 6 homers, and the 1st place SF Giants made them miss Matt Kemp. In the AL West the Halos are leading almost every hitting category for the [...]

2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 8

And the baseball drama continues, as no division is safe in the 2012 season. Competition is ridiculously fierce, but the injuries are getting out-of-hand. Teams have to continue on without their stars, like the Phillies sans ace Roy Halladay; the dominating Dodgers without their dominator Matt Kemp; and the Cardinals add Lance Berkman to the [...]

2012 MLB Team Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers

Last season the Los Angeles Dodgers dominated headlines for everything other than baseball. The team was still at the mercy of now ex-owner Frank McCourt, whose divorce was a literal soap opera and the team took the fall too. Still, the team put up an 82-79 record thanks to a great second-half of 2011, and [...]

Athlete Sighting: Matt Kemp

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Los Angeles Dodger slugger Matt Kemp was spotted at The Grove in Los Angeles today taping an appearance for the entertainment show EXTRA.
Nice shades Matt!
Photo: WENN

MLB: Steroids Are Still Baseball’s Dirty Mistress

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When ESPN reported the news that 2011 NL MVP Ryan Braun had tested positive for PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) it reminded me that baseball still had a dirty mistress. I knew back on January 11, 2010 that MLB commissioner Bud Selig might have spoken too soon about the end of the steroid era, when he told NY Time’s Mike [...]

NL MVP To Ryan Braun Screw You Matt Kemp

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The BBWAAvoters really screwed up this time. I mean the AL MVP debate was at least passable, but everybody knew who the NL MVP for the 2011 season was going to be. It would seem that the BBWAA’s blunders are coming from letting their wishes interpret all duties by having an open mind. It was [...]

Dodgers Hold Press Conference Announcing Matt Kemp’s Eight-Year Deal

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Matt Kemp shook hands with the most hated LA sports owner, Frank McCourt, this weekend at a press conference at Dodgers Stadium announcing the landmark eight-year $160 million deal between the team and the slugger. Concerns about how a bankrupt team can afford to pay a player so much were addressed by Kemp’s agent who [...]

Matt Kemp Agrees To $160 Million Deal With Dodgers

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Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp has agreed to a deal that will become the most expensive in team and NL history. The 8-year, $160 million deal is equal to Mark Teixeira‘s deal with the Yankees which is the fifth-richest contract ever signed. Ironically, the Dodgers are in bankruptcy and are up for sale. However, moves made [...]

Dodgers And Red Sox Dominate In Gold Glove Awards

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The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers were both big winners in the 2011 Gold Glove awards, winning the most titles of any team in their respective leagues. Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp, and Andre Ethier of the Dodgers were all named NL Gold Glove winners, while Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, and Jacob Ellsbury [...]