Brian Giles was one of those guys the Dodgers always seemed interested in but never got until it was too late. Giles just received a minor-league contract and Camelback Ranch invitation, according to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com.
Giles' .854 OPS in 2008 for San Diego slid to .548 last season.
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Andrew T. Fisher of Purple Row reviews the starting pitching in the National League West from 2009. It's almost like he knew the Rockies would fare well before he began the assignment ...
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Vin Scully, Chick Magnet. The Left Field Pavilion comes through with some Scully pictures I had never seen before.
Giles' .854 OPS in 2008 for San Diego slid to .548 last season.
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Andrew T. Fisher of Purple Row reviews the starting pitching in the National League West from 2009. It's almost like he knew the Rockies would fare well before he began the assignment ...
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Vin Scully, Chick Magnet. The Left Field Pavilion comes through with some Scully pictures I had never seen before.
ABOUT THIS BLOG
A native of Los Angeles, Jon Weisman has been writing about the Dodgers at Dodger Thoughts since 2002 and thinking deeply about them since the 1970s. He is the author of 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, published in 2009. Weisman began covering sports professionally in 1985, complemented by adventures in writing for and about the screen that have culminated in his current position as a features editor at Variety. Any downtime he can muster will be happily spent with his wife and three young children.
TEAM LEADERS
| WINS LEADER | ||||||||||||
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Chris Capuano
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| OTHER LEADERS | ||||||||||||
| BA | M. Kemp | .359 | ||||||||||
| HR | M. Kemp | 12 | ||||||||||
| RBI | A. Ethier | 40 | ||||||||||
| R | M. Kemp | 29 | ||||||||||
| OPS | M. Kemp | 1.173 | ||||||||||
| ERA | C. Kershaw | 1.90 | ||||||||||
| SO | C. Kershaw | 51 | ||||||||||
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