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| Bonds wins fifth NL MVP |
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11/12/2002 |
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| ayer in baseball history to compile a batting average of at least .300, 30 homers and 100 RBI in his first two seasons. The 2001 NL Rookie of the Year batted .314 with 34 homers last season. Montreal outfielder Vladimir Guerrero came in fourth in the voting, followed by Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jeff Kent of the Giants and Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Johnson was named the NL Cy Young Award winner for a fourth straight time last week. The American League MVP will be handed out Tuesday. |
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| Scioscia named AL Manager of the Year |
MLB Baseball |
11/06/2002 |
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| orld Series, Anaheim came back from a 3-2 deficit to beat Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants in seven games to capture the championship. The 43-year old Scioscia, who was in his third season as manager of the Angels, is a former catcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played 1,441 games in his 13 years with the Dodgers. Scioscia was a lifetime .259 hitter and had 68 homers and 446 RBI. He was also a two-time All-Star. Howe guided the A's to a 103-59 record, as Oakland captured its second American League divis |
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| Prokopec agrees to terms with Dodgers |
MLB Baseball |
11/04/2002 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers signed pitcher Luke Prokopec to a two-year minor league contract on Monday. The 24-year-old Prokopec was 2-9 with a 6.78 ERA in 22 appearances for Toronto in 2002. He finished the season on the disabled list and underwent surgery on September 14, 2002 to repair a slap lesion in his right shoulder. Prokopec returns to the Dodgers after pitching for the organization from 2000-2001. The Australia native posted a 9-8 record with a 4.63 ERA in 34 games during |
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| Dodgers' Jordan demands trade |
MLB Baseball |
10/30/2002 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Brian Jordan has formally demanded a trade, as is his right for being traded during the term of a multi-year contract. Jordan batted .285 in 2002 with 18 homers and 80 RBI in 128 games. He was traded to the Dodgers from Atlanta last January along with pitcher Odalis Perez and a minor league pitcher in exchange for outfielder Gary Sheffield. The 35-year-old Jordan was allowed to file a trade demand during the 15 days following the World Series. If n |
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| World Series position-by-position breakdown |
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10/16/2002 |
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| rrendering just seven hits and one run over six innings of work. The 32-year-old Nen has struck out five and walked two in the postseason. Overall, Percival has the better stuff. ADVANTAGE: Angels. MANAGER The World Series re-unites a pair of former Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in the Giants' Dusty Baker and the Angels' Mike Scioscia. When they played together the circumstances were similar, as Baker was the veteran and Scioscia was a rookie. Baker is the veteran manager with postseason experience and has proven |
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| Report: Mondesi to retire after 2003 season |
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10/08/2002 |
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| in about $11 million this season, told the Los Angeles Daily News next year will be his last in the majors. He is scheduled to earn $13 million in 2003. Mondesi, the National League Rookie of the Year in 1994, spent his first seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers before going to Toronto for two seasons and then joining the Yankees earlier this year after a mid-season trade from the Blue Jays. Mondesi had 30 home run and 30 stolen base seasons three times with the Dodgers. He has a career .276 batting average |
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| Brewers will not bring Royster back |
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10/02/2002 |
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| wo major front office moves last week. Attorney Ulice Payne replaced Wendy Selig-Prieb as president and Melvin took over for Dean Taylor. Royster also has managerial experience with the San Diego Padres' organization from 1996-98, leading the Las Vegas Stars to the Pacific Coast League playoffs in 1996 when he earned the Padres Manager of the Year award. He also managed in the minor league system of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1990-92. Milwaukee hasn't had a winning season since 1992 when the Brewers went 92-70. |
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| Jordan, Johnson and Chavez honored for September performances |
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10/01/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Brian Jordan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks were named National League Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for September. Additionally, Montreal Expos outfielder Endy Chavez was named NL Rookie of the Month. Jordan hit .347 with 30 RBI for the Dodgers last month. He finished 34-for-98 with five homers and 10 runs. His 30 RBI tied Mike Marshall for the second highest monthly total in Los Angeles history. Johnson threw 41 innings i |
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| Dodgers open series against San Diego |
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09/26/2002 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will hope for some good fortune while winning their fourth game in five tries tonight in the opener of a four-game series against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. On Wednesday, Brian Jordan's RBI single capped a two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Dodgers downed the Colorado Rockies, 3-2. Marquis Grissom had an RBI double in the ninth for LA, which remains three games behind San Francisco for the NL wild card lead with four games |
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| Colon takes aim at 21st victory |
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09/26/2002 |
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| s ago and did not factor into the decision after giving up a pair of runs on six hits over three innings. He walked one and fanned four. The start was the righthander's first since August 22, when a blister forced him to leave his outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers and eventually landed him on the disabled list. Beckett last threw more than 61 pitches in a game on August 17 and is expected to be on a strict pitch count. This will be the 22- year-old hurler's 12th appearance -- 11th start -- of the season on th |
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