Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda delivers against the Philadelphia Philles in the first inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda delivers against the Philadelphia Philles in the first inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.

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  1. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (R) gives the ball to manager Joe Torre (L) as Kuroda is taken out of the game in the second inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009. Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake in at center.
  2. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (L) looks at a two-run home run hit by Philadelphia Phillies Jayson Werth (C), as Phillies first base coach Davey Lopes celebrates in the first inning of Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.
  3. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda delivers against the Philadelphia Philles in the first inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.
  4. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda delivers against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.
  5. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda walks off the field, as he is taken out of the game in the second inning inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.
  6. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (L) gives the ball to manager Joe Torre as Kuroda is taken out of the game in the second inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.
  7. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre leaves the dugout in an empty Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  8. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  9. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  10. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  11. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ramon Troncoso walks under a sign over a door leading to the dugout from the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  12. Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez locker is shown in the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  13. Hong-Chih Kuo, Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  14. Yung Chi Chen, an infield prospect with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  15. Hong-Chih Kuo, Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  16. Fu-Te Ni, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.

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