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 Los Angeles Dodgers : Professional MLB Team
In 2000, the Dodgers established a club record for home runs with 211, but the team finished the season in 2nd Place with an 86-76 record, even though the performance and scores of Sheffield were spectacular.
The Dodgers fans have always given their tremendous support to the team and have always attended the Dodgers games with joy and pride.
The Dodgers in their 87 years of playing reached the cellar for the first time in 1992.
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 Los Angeles Dodgers : Professional MLB Team
In 2000, the Dodgers established a club record for home runs with 211, but the team finished the season in 2nd Place with an 86-76 record, even though the performance and scores of Sheffield were spectacular.
The Dodgers fans have always given their tremendous support to the team and have always attended the Dodgers games with joy and pride.
The Dodgers in their 87 years of playing reached the cellar for the first time in 1992.
www.geocities.com /losangleslosangles   (464 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Dodgers demote Ward to Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES -- Daryle Ward may be making $1.35 million this season, but that wasn't enough to keep his spot on the Los Angeles Dodgers roster.
The Dodgers got Ward in a trade with Houston in January.
Reliever Steve Colyer was optioned to Las Vegas and the Dodgers purchased the contract of Rodney Myers.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/births/2003/jul/24/515384333.html   (479 words)

  
 Juan Castro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castro played for the Dodgers through the 1999 season, and for the Cincinnati Reds from 2000 to 2004.
Castro made his Major League debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 2, 1995.
Juan Castro (born Juan Gabriel Castro in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on June 20, 1972) is a Major League Baseball infielder.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juan_Castro   (234 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - MLB Baseball - Shawn Green tries on his Dodger Blue - Monday January 10, 2000 08:18 PM
It didn't come close to turning out that way; the Dodgers were 77-85 and fell out of contention in the NL West midway through the season.
Green believes the Dodgers' disappointing season can only help this year.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Wearing Dodger Blue for the first time, right fielder Shawn Green certainly didn't look like an $84 million player.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/news/2000/01/10/green_blue_ap   (234 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Stadium/tickets
First winning pitcher: Chan Ho Park, Los Angeles Dodgers
First opponent starting pitcher: Chan Ho Park, Los Angeles Dodgers
The debut of San Francisco's 40,800-seat Pacific Bell Park for the 2000 season made quite a splash around the league.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/giants/stadium.htm   (504 words)

  
 Women'Sports Wire
Don Drysdale, her late husband, who was a former great pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He went on to broadcast for several baseball teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 2000 Women’s NCAA Final Four was the last broadcasting job before the WNBA season began.
www.womensportswire.com /archived_profile/drydale/body_drydale.htm   (504 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Wilson Alvarez agrees to terms with LA
Wilson Alvarez agrees to terms with LA Left-hander Wilson Alvarez, a surprise last season after spending the first two months in the minors, agreed Thursday to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Alvarez pitched 25 scoreless innings from Sept. 7 to Sept. 23, the longest streak by a Dodgers pitcher since Chan Ho Park pitched 25 scoreless innings to finish the 2000 season.
Alvarez was 6-2 with a 2.37 ERA in 12 starts and nine relief appearances last season.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2003/12/18/wilson_alvarez_agrees_to_terms_with_la   (298 words)

  
 About Me
Last season saw Lasorda once again take his baseball and motivational expertise to Japan when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Orix Buffaloes agreed to a fourth year in their "friendship" agreement that centered around Lasorda consulting with the Buffaloes in all aspects of baseball.
Before the association with the Dodgers and Lasorda, the Buffaloes had finished last the previous two seasons but in 2001 they won their first pennant in 10 years and 2002 and 2003 saw them finish second.
On May 5, 2000, he was named to manage the United States Olympic Baseball Team for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
tommy.mlblogs.com /about.html   (298 words)

  
 Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
LOS ANGELES -- Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda, the only manager in baseball history to win a World Series and an Olympic gold medal, has been appointed special adviser to Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt.
Lasorda, 77, is beginning his 56th season in the Dodgers organization.
The Dodgers had a 1,599-1,439 record and won two World Series, four National League pennants and eight division titles during his managerial career.
cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/8207377   (298 words)

  
 Sarah's Dodger Place: Sarah's View
At the end of the season, nobody in Los Angeles would be surprised if Tracy won the National League's Manager of the Year honors.
Though Tracy was the Dodgers' bench coach in 1999 and 2000, most Dodger fans did not know much about Tracy.
When Kevin Malone was forced to resign, the Dodgers could have lost focus on their task on the field.
www.members.tripod.com /spunkydodgers/7-30-01v.html   (489 words)

  
 AllSports' MLB News - Rangers sign OF Brian Jordan
Jordan played in just 66 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season before undergoing left knee surgery on July 11.
Jordan, who also played football with the Atlanta Falcons, spent three seasons with the Braves before he was traded to the Dodgers.
The Rangers also indicated that they are close to signing outfielder David Dellucci, who played for manager Buck Showalter in Arizona from 1998-2000.
www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=47063   (354 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Indians' Elarton turns career around
Scott Elarton bounced his 11-month-old son, Kenan, on his knee while discussing his latest spring training effort: six shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers that raised his record to 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA.
Elarton went 0-6 with a 9.80 ERA in eight starts last season before the Rockies finally released him.
A first-round draft pick by Houston in 1994, Elarton won 17 games for the Astros in 2000 and seemed destined for stardom before a series of injuries and surgeries slowed, then nearly stopped, his progress.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2005/03/25/indians_elarton_turns_career_around?mode=PF   (354 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds News
Most recently, he was the senior vice president and general manager for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2000-2002 and spent last season scouting Major League players and evaluating the minor league system as a baseball operations consultant for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Taylor is the second former general manager to join the Reds' baseball operations department this off-season.
She was the executive assistant to the general manager for the Baltimore Orioles from 1989-95 and held that same position with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1996-97.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/cin/news/cin_press_release.jsp?ymd=20031222&content_id=622042&vkey=pr_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin   (441 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News : Major League Baseball News
The Dodgers will host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Saturday night and Sunday, while showing off the $20 million upgrade of the 43-year-old ballpark that was accomplished despite the heavy rains of the winter.
Dodger Stadium, which opened for the 1962 season, was renovated for the 2000 season with the installment of the Dugout Club, additional field level seats and suites on the Club Level.
In addition to the Baseline Field Boxes, the project includes an expansion and renovation of the Dugout Club, a LED scoreboard along the base of the Loge Level, the reconstruction of the dugouts closer to the field and the replacement of the rubberized warning track with a dirt warning track.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050329&content_id=979764&vkey=spt2005news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb   (441 words)

  
 Travel, Recreation
The Great Falls Baseball Club, Inc., formerly operated farm clubs of the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, and many former Dodgers have advanced to play in the major leagues.
The Great Falls Americans were a Junior A hockey club that played here for the past 10 years, but the franchise was moved to North Dakota after the 2002-2003 season.
The University of Great Falls brought intercollegiate athletics back to campus in 2000 after a 15-year absence, and the school sponsors both men's and women's basketball, plus women's volleyball.
cityguide.greatfallstribune.com /fe/Sports/search.asp   (715 words)

  
 Albuquerque Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.
Albuquerque Sports Stadium, built in 1969, was the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ top affiliate from 1972 to 2000.
The Calgary, Alta., club moved to Albuquerque for 2003, after Albuquerque voters agreed to a plan to renovate the Sports Stadium, a job that lasted through the 2002 season.
This tenure is admirable, but the Dodgers started to make waves because this park had become the second-oldest in the Pacific Coast League (behind Cheney Stadium in Tacoma).
home1.gte.net /charliesballparks/stadiums/albuq.htm   (229 words)

  
 FirstCoast News.com - Print Article
Jordan, a former All-Star who missed the second half of last season after knee surgery, became a free agent when the Los Angeles Dodgers didn't exercise a $10.5 million team option for 2004, and paid him a $2.5 million buyout.
Millen has two years left on a five-year, $15-million contract he signed after the 2000 season.
Annika Sorenstam capped her year when she was voted Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year by more than double the margin over Connecticut basketball star Diana Taurasi.
www.firstcoastnews.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=12616   (229 words)

  
 Tech Hecklers To Host Second-Annual First Pitch Luncheon; Orel Hershiser To Be Featured Guest :: Former Dodger Great Orel Hershiser To Be Featured Guest
Hershiser played for the Dodgers from 1983 until 1994 when he was traded to Cleveland for three years then to San Francisco and the New York Mets before ending his major league career with the Dodgers in 2000.
Former Los Angeles Dodger great and current Texas Ranger pitching coach Orel Hershiser will be the featured guest at the luncheon and will address those in attendance.
Hershiser was named Major League Baseball's Player of the Year in 1988 and won the N.L. Golden Glove and Cy Young Awards that same season.
texastech.collegesports.com /sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/010303aab.html   (370 words)

  
 list of canadians
Eric Gagne, (born 1976), baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers closer, 2003 National League Cy Young Award
Maurice Richard, (1921-2000), ice hockey player, "The Rocket," first to score 50 goals in a season
Bobby Hull, (born 1939), The "Golden Jet" first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /list_of_canadians.html   (370 words)

  
 Articles - New York Mets
This was the first Subway Series since 1956, when the Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in what would be the Dodgers' last appearance before moving to Los Angeles.
Since the 2000 World Series the Mets have struggled significantly on the heels of several poor player acquisitions, including Mo Vaughn, Roberto Alomar, Roger Cedeño and Jeromy Burnitz.
These acquisitions were made by then General Manager Steve Phillips, who was fired during the 2003 season.
free-biz.org /articles/New_York_Mets   (370 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Sports Report - Up Close With The Pittsburgh Sports Report: Jim Tracy
Tracy, 49, spent the past five years managing the Los Angeles Dodgers, recording a 427-383 (.527) regular season record in that time.
Prior to joining the Dodgers on November 1, 2000, Tracy served as Bench Coach for four seasons under Montreal Expos manager Felipe Alou.
Jim Tracy became the 37th manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 11.
www.pghsports.com /2005-Issues/psr0512/05120103.html   (1552 words)

  
 Red-letter day for Marty
Brennaman has had offers from the New York Yankees, the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox.
Brennaman goes into the Hall as the winner of the 2000 Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually to a baseball broadcaster.
Brennaman has done 4,084 regular season games in all.
reds.enquirer.com /2000/02/04/red_red-letter_day_for.html   (974 words)

  
 Los Angeles Dodgers News
At the close of the 2004 Japanese Pro Baseball season, the ORIX Blue Wave and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes merged to form the ORIX Buffaloes.
Prior to the official 2001 signing with the Buffaloes, five ORIX Blue Wave officials visited Dodger Stadium in 2000 and engaged in a seminar led by Dodger executives on such areas as baseball operations, marketing, ticketing and stadium operations.
The new ORIX team will be managed by Japan Hall of Fame inductee Akira Ohgi, who previously managed both the Blue Wave and the Buffaloes.
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/la/news/la_press_release.jsp?ymd=20041211&content_id=920664&vkey=pr_la&fext=.jsp   (974 words)

  
 Los Angeles Dodgers News
At the close of the 2004 Japanese Pro Baseball season, the ORIX Blue Wave and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes merged to form the ORIX Buffaloes.
During the four-year relationship with the Dodgers, the Buffalos have finished first or second in three of those years including a trip to the Japan Series for the first time in 10 years in 2001.
Prior to the official 2001 signing with the Buffaloes, five ORIX Blue Wave officials visited Dodger Stadium in 2000 and engaged in a seminar led by Dodger executives on such areas as baseball operations, marketing, ticketing and stadium operations.
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/la/news/la_press_release.jsp?ymd=20041211&content_id=920664&vkey=pr_la&fext=.jsp   (517 words)

  
 Sports Hollywood - Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
An architect's 1957 drawing envisioned enclosing the field for use by the Dodgers, with double-decked stands in left and right, and center field bleachers, very much like the Polo Grounds.
The pro batters loved those Wrigley power alleys: 248 home runs were hit there, more than in any other ballpark in Major League history during a single season -- an average of more than three a game.
The Albuquerque Dukes then moved in 2000, and are now the Portland Beavers.)
www.sportshollywood.com /lawrigley.html   (2872 words)

  
 The Sporting News : Where Have You Gone...
Clark played 10 seasons for the rival San Francisco Giants (1975-84), but what Clark did with one swing of the bat while playing for the Cardinals is enough to make most Dodgers fans cringe.
After one year with the Rascals, Clark was hired by the Los Angeles organization and was the hitting instructor for Class A San Bernardino, which won the California League championship in 2000.
Clark was out of professional baseball from 1993-98 before he heard about the expansion River City Rascals, a minor-league team that was scheduled to play its inaugural season in 1999 in O'Fallon, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis.
www.sportingnews.com /features/wherearethey/clark   (2872 words)

  
 ISU Athletics: baseball press release
Barmes will officially join the Rockies today as the team returns from a five-game road trip to face the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Barmes spent one season as a Sycamore in 2000 after spending the first two years of his collegiate career at Olney Central College.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Former Indiana State shortstop Clint Barmes was called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League to the big league parent club Colorado Rockies on Tuesday and added to the roster.
web.indstate.edu /athletics/baseball/pros.html   (2872 words)

  
 MyWestTexas.com - Cedric Benson arrested on drugs charges
Benson was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 12th round.
Benson, a freshman at UT-Austin, was a member of the Lee High School football teams that captured three state titles in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
He became the first UT freshman to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and set or tied 13 freshman records.
mywesttexas.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=3982469&BRD=2288&PAG=461&...   (469 words)

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