Jose Says...
Chris SprowSome 28 days ago, Jose Canseco hopped onto his Twitter account and wrote this: Of the 103 unnamed players on the list who tested positive for steroid...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2009Greinke Now Statistically Absurd
Chris Sprow...or lower: Walter Johnson for the 1913 Senators (0.35 ERA) and Fernando Valenzuela for the 1981 Dodgers (0.33 ERA). Valenzuela was something of an oddity, with his sky-searching delivery, and Johnson was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2009Manny Ramirez's Crude Free Agency
Chris Sprow...it's the market for Manny Ramirez. He even predicted it. Assessing his own market after the Dodgers were eliminated, Manny said, "Gas is up, and so am I." He may have been right that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009Buy High ... Ask Questions Later
Chris SprowThere's a difference between raw wealth and sound investing, and the Yankees, today and historically, are a prime example of the former. Not content t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...Jones tells Oprah her career will be tarnished. Will be? Um, it ain't already? Video of Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny getting into a brawl. Why not? Horse-donkey mixes make an Iowa golf course...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2008SECOND LOOK: HIRED GUNS
Chris SprowWell, so much for the massive trade deadline deal as World Series currency. When the deadline hit, we took a look at the big names on the move. Obviou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2008WHAT'S IN A NAMING RIGHT?
Chris Sprow...Thirty-four, in under 15 years. The week, in the midst of their faled NLCS bid, the Dodgers announced they might sell off the naming rights to their bullpens, of all places. Red Bull appears...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008CHOKING ... BY THE NUMBERS
Chris Sprow...numerous Wild Card teams as World Series champs and a pitiful 83-win Cardinals title team. The Dodgers, even with the undeniable benefit of adding Manny, are now favored by many experts to represent the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008THE MORNING ACCORDING TO US
Chris Sprow...off for new calendar. And oh, what a Canadian stir it causes. Man accused of posing as Dodger on field. A 47-year-old man faces four years in prison for burglary, trespassing charges. We...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2008THE MLB SEASON ... BY THE NUMBERS
Chris Sprow...his 23 Major League seasons 2.0 — Games behind the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks that the Dodgers were when Manny Ramirez played his first game in Dodger Blue. Currently, the Manny-led team is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008WAITING HIS TURN
Chris SprowWhen Justin Cassel got the call, he was stunned. After years of waiting in the wings, toiling beyond the scope of the camera, his older brother had fi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2008SECOND LOOK: ASSESSING K-ROD
Chris SprowWe all knew this was coming. When a guy seems to start the season with 30 saves, it's only a matter of time before he eclipses the briefly-great Bobby...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2008OUR FAMOUS FRIENDS ... WILLIE O'REE
Chris Sprow...says O'Ree, who stopped by The Mag offices last week. The first time was when the Dodger great showed up to greet a team of a Canadian All-Stars at a tournament. O'Ree...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 20, 2008CHEECH MARIN: BASEBALL GURU
Chris Sprow...to be a big baseball fan, but Cheech Marin was born in East LA, a.k.a. Dodger country. There he grew up a fan of the Brooklyn, then L.A.. Dodgers. Still is, in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "dodgers" make the list?
