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10.23.2009 8:00 am

LA Story: Dodgers Ownership Implosion

Some organizations reload after postseason disappointment. And some organizations implode.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are veering toward the latter category. The husband-and-wife ownership team, Frank and Jamie McCourt, appear headed for Splitsville.

Frank is the franchise chairman. Jamie was, until recently, the team’s…

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10.22.2009 8:12 am

Will Bradford Return Sooner Or Later?

Should Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford sit out the rest of this season, undergo surgical repairs, then play one final year of college football to reestablish his NFL value?

Should Bradford try to come back from his shoulder injury by the end of…

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10.21.2009 8:04 am

Putting the “Ugh” In Umpire

Major League Baseball puts two extra umpires on the field for postseason play, but it doesn’t seem to be helping.

Arbiters are missing obvious calls RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR NOSE. Not that it mattered Tuesday night, but umpire Tim McClelland…

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10.10.2009 7:24 pm

Dodgers Strike Again, Lead 5-0

The latest two-out RBI came from Manny Ramirez, this time with a seventh-inning single off reliever John Smoltz.

Andre Ethier’s gave ManRam that opportunity with a two-out triple. Ethier has seven total bases so far in this game while Manny Ramirez…

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10.07.2009 7:59 am

Tough Times In Mannywood

Say, what happened to Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez this season?

We read all about his 50-game suspension for flunking a drug test. We were puzzled by the early reports on the masking agent Manny reportedly used.

Was it really a fertility drug?

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08.20.2009 7:36 am

National League Offers Safe Haven

Could John Smoltz help the Cardinals?

Tipsheet raised this questions with USA Today/Baseball Weekly scribe Bob Nightengale recently, since Bob covers both leagues and would have an unbiased opinion about such things. His answer: Smoltz can still pitch — but only in the…

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08.06.2009 8:24 am

The Wright Way To Retaliate?

The Mets aren’t too happy with Brad Thompson.

The mild-mannered Cardinals pitcher sent Mets star David Wright sprawling with a runaway pitch Wednesday afternoon. This brushback came after Mets reliever Nelson Figuerora hit Albert Pujols in the wrist with a pitch.

Here was some…

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08.03.2009 7:11 am

Pedro Unwilling To Return World Series Title

Tipsheet favorite Pedro Martinez is willing to forgive steroid cheats Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, two of his favorite teammates from his Red Sox days.

“They’ve got my total support,” Martinez told MLB.com. “They weren’t the only ones. There were a lot of…

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07.31.2009 6:30 am

Is Big Papi A Big Fraud?

Tipsheet was shocked – SHOCKED – to read that both Manny Ramirez and David “Big Papi” Ortiz were among the players testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.

This is the latest revelation in baseball’s slow-drip steroid scandal. A lot of folks…

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07.06.2009 5:43 am

Dissension Within Brew Crew

Why are the Brewers struggling? Blame the starting pitching.

After all, that’s what outfielder Ryan Braun does. Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly out-pitched somebody named Mike Burns Sunday.

“Their starting pitching is a lot better than ours,” Braun told reporters after the Brewers succumbed 8-2.…

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