The Cincinnati Reds, in town the past 3 days, were in 2nd place in the Central Division and 1st place in the Wild Card standings when the series started. They have a formidable line-up that includes future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey, Jr., slugger Adam Dunn, former Dodger David Ross, gruff and hard-nosed player Ryan Freel, and rookie phenom Edwin Encarnacion. Fortunately, these Reds were no match for the mighty men in Blue this week. Cincinnati was swept and they now find themselves a game and a half behind the Padres in the Wild Card race. The Blue Crew earned a 5 game winning streak. more ›

LAist confesses that its always been a Derek Lowe fan. The guy has great stuff, and rose to the occasion in the postseason this year for the Red Sox. But $36 million for Lowe seems excessive for a guy who has basically had one good year as a starter. So why are the Dodgers guaranteeing him four years? more ›

First off, it is curious that the Dodgers have been so eager to get rid of Green's contract. Yes, he's getting paid $16 million. But it's only for this one last season. Normally, rich teams just write off that loss. The Dodgers though seeem desperate to unload Green NOW. Never mind that Darren Dreifort's and Jeff Weaver's outrageous salaries also expire after this season. With most every major free agent except Carlos Beltran signed, LAist is very curious to see how the Dodgers use this freed up money. They could pursue a trade for a starting pitcher, but what team will give one up now that there are few free agent replacements to sign? Does this trade mean the eratic Derek Lowe will be a Dodger? more ›

We've stated before that it's a little odd that the Dodgers couldn't pony up $2 million more a year to get Adrian Beltre instead of Drew. In reality, after losing Beltre, the Dodgers became desperate for some form of offense and probably felt compelled to overpay for the Boras-represented Drew. more ›

It is absolutely inconceivable that Eric Gagne could lose two straight games, and three games in the span of a week. And the Dodgers division lead has dwindled down to 4.5 games as a result. more ›