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A long look back at Hideo Nomo
David Zalubowski/APWith raindrops falling, Hideo Nomo winds up to pitch to Rockies leadoff batter Eric Young on September 17, 1996, unaware that 27 outs later, he would have a Coors Field no-hitter....
View ArticleOctober 23 playoff chat
Giants at Phillies, 4:57 p.m. * * * Part 3 of Robert Whiting’s series on Hideo Nomo has been published in the Japan Times.
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In starting rotation, sometimes questions beat answers
Jeff Gross/Getty ImagesFor 4 1/2 seasons, the Dodgers never knew what they were going to get in Odalis Perez. In the wake of the Jon Garland signing, Eric Stephen of True Blue L.A. looked at the most...
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O’Malley, Nomo, Park, Seidler to help run old Dodgertown in Florida
Doug Benc/Getty ImagesA view from the final Dodger Spring Training game at Holman Stadium, March 17, 2008. Former Dodger owners Peter O’Malley and sister Terry Seidler and former pitchers Chan Ho Park...
View ArticleRemembering Nomonia
A nice look back at Hideo Nomo’s career is provided by Jay Jaffe at SI.com, serving as a reminder of Nomo’s importance as a cross-continent pioneer.
View ArticleIn case you missed it: Farewell, Stan Chambers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWkz9zq9y0A By Jon Weisman The only broadcaster with a longer tenure in Los Angeles than Vin Scully was Stan Chambers. Chambers, who joined KTLA in December 1947, mere...
View ArticleHideo Nomo remembers first day in Dodger uniform, 20 years ago
[mlbvideo id=”31217635″ width=”550″ height=”308″ /] By Jon Weisman Today is the 20th anniversary of Hideo Nomo’s first day in a Dodger uniform: March 3, at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. Four months later,...
View ArticleJoc Pederson officially named NL All-Star starter
As I sensed a couple of weeks ago, the winds of change (and injury) have pushed Joc Pederson into the National League All-Star starting lineup, replacing the injured Matt Holliday. The 23-year-old...
View ArticleDave Roberts and the Dodgers’ lost 2002 season
By Jon Weisman Dave Roberts made his Los Angeles debut with the 2002 Dodgers, a mostly forgotten squad whom a couple of weeks ago I called the best third-place team in Dodger history. Those Dodgers won...
View ArticleMaeda, Stripling to join rare group of 26-and-older starting pitchers to...
Dodgers at Padres, 6:10 p.m. Chase Utley, 2B Corey Seager, SS Justin Turner, 3B Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Yasiel Puig, RF Carl Crawford, LF Joc Pederson, CF A.J. Ellis, C Kenta Maeda, P By Jon Weisman Kenta...
View ArticleMaeda faces Marlins, Ichiro, Fernandez, history
Marlins at Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Chase Utley, 2B Corey Seager, SS Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Yasmani Grandal, C Yasiel Puig, RF Carl Crawford, LF Howie Kendrick, 3B Joc Pederson, CF Kenta Maeda, P By Jon Weisman...
View Article#VinTop20: No. 14, Nomo’s No-No
Between now and Vin Scully Appreciation Day on September 23, the Dodgers are revealing the results of the fan vote ranking Scully’s top 20 Dodger calls of all time, one at each home game. Here’s No....
View ArticlePreviewing Brothers in Arms … Part Six: The International Rotation
Our journey through Brothers in Arms: Koufax, Kershaw, and the Dodgers’ Extraordinary Pitching Tradition (pre-order now!) takes us to what I suppose serves as the beginning of dark days for the modern...
View ArticleWho pitched the Dodgers’ top games each year in the 2000s? Some names will...
Clayton Kershaw is by far the most dominant pitcher for the Dodgers — if not all of Major League Baseball — in the 21st century. Not surprisingly, he has pitched the game of the year for the Dodgers...
View ArticleThe Hall of Fame, the Dodgers and the Harold Baines effect
So now Fernando Valenzuela has to get in. So now Gil Hodges has to get in. So now Orel Hershiser has to get in. So now Steve Garvey has to get in. So now … Many a Dodger fan, understandably, said...
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