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By this morning you have no doubt read countless stories about Gary Carter, his playing career, and his character both on and off the field. The links came flying furiously yesterday, because his passing had been a foregone conclusion for quite awhile. S
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2011 was the ultimate roller coaster ride for Dodgers fans. By July 6th they were a season worst 14 games under .500, and really all fans had to look forward to were the amazing exploits of MVP Matt Kemp & Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw. Then some
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On August 27, 2011, the Dodgers were playing Colorado at home in the second game of a three game set. This late in the season we had long since given up on actually making the playoffs, and at this point we’re just hoping for a .500 finish. This game was
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The Yankees enjoyed above average production from Paul O’Neill for the better part of a decade, but they had a bit of a hole in right field after his retirement following the 2001 season. They opened 2002 with Shane Spencer getting the majority of the pl
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Posted by Alan Nathan On April 29, 2011, during the top of the fifth inning of a Toronto at New York game, Yankee pitcher Freddy Garcia threw a split-fingered fastball to the Jay's Juan Rivera. A video of the pitch was captured by YES-MO, the high-speed
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Because they play in a division where there is always hope. Every season, for most every team. Like it's required. Parity hasn't simply arrived in the National League West, it's taken up residence. Not some shingle temporarily hung on the wall, but carve
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Entering this offseason, many Dodgers fans hoped general manager Ned Colletti would finally solve the offensive problems that have plagued the club since 2009. After all, the free-agent market had several great hitters available. In the past, the Dodgers
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Here’s what I remember about this date last winter… No way was it going to happen. We all needed to move on. January 13 started as another day of waiting for Andy Pettitte to make a decision. Andruw Jones was clearly on the Yankees radar, but he hadn’t s
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So, what can we* expect out of Vernon Wells for 2012? Allow me to put on my optimist hat (I'm seeing a bowler/derby type) and skip down gumdrop avenue for a brief moment. Vernon Wells was the 'unluckiest' hitter in the majors last year. Since 2000, there
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Greetings Lasorda’s Lairians! Yes I am alive and well and back from my 2 month hiatus. Writing about the Dodgers nearly every day, plus starting a “real” job took it’s toll on me, but Scott and Stacy have done a great job running the show and I’m excited
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2011 was a roller-coaster of a season that started out abysmal, but finished somewhat better. We witnessed both arguably the best player in baseball, Matt Kemp, and surely the worst player in baseball, Eugenio Velez. We suffered major rustiness and were
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LOS ANGELES -- There's nothing good when baseball and bankruptcy are in the same sentence, and that's the bottom line looking back on the Dodgers' 2011 season. They were already 9 1/2 games out of first place in late June when the papers were filed, but
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The Dodgers re-signed Juan Rivera in November, and they have been in contact with free agent Coco Crisp, and both players are p
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It would be difficult -- no, impossible -- to find two more honest, high-profile figures in one Major League Baseball operation than Kevin Towers and Kirk Gibson in Arizona. Towers, the general manager, and Gibson, the manager, are in the mold of Timothy
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While I’m sure Nick Swisher doesn’t need defending among RAB’s audience, his name has continued to arise this offseason due to a variety of factors: (a) As the Yankees’ only position-player free agent among the starting nine next offseason, he would seem
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In 2011, the Dodgers scored 644 runs, ninth in the National League. The offense was powered, of course, by Matt Kemp, who just missed the batting Triple Crown. The next most significant offensive contributions after Kemp came from veteran infielder Jamey
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We continue our question and answer series with our National League West cohorts. This time we chat with Rox Pile writer Michelle Hoag. Michelle: With a Cy Young and a should’ve-been MVP, what else can the Dodgers possibly need to get back to the postse
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Given that the Dodgers have 12 position players locked in for 2012, it seemed like Ned Colletti's work for the winter was pretty much done. Which makes the report that the club is interested in outfielder Coco Crisp, from Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors,
About Juan Rivera
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Juan Luis Rivera (born July 3, 1978 in Guarenas, Miranda State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Full Article
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera follows through on his RBI single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in San Diego. Dodgers' Jamey Carroll scored on the play.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: (L-R) Juan Rivera #33, Aaron Miles #6 and Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate Rivera's two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Dodger Stadium on September 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Juan Rivera #33 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Dodger Stadium on September 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera, right, is forced out at second as San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford tries to throw out Jamey Carroll at first during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Los Angeles. Carroll was safe at first.
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Tom Lasorda, right, congratulates Juan Rivera after Rivera hit a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Los Angeles. Rookie manager Don Mattingly asked Lasorda to serve as an honorary coach for the...
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera hits a two-run home run during the first inning of the Dodgers' baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera, center, watches his two-run home run along with San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner, left, and catcher Chris Stewart during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: Juan Rivera #33 and Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers fail to catch a bloop single off the bat of Brett Pill #6 of the San Francisco Giants during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on September 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Juan Rivera #33 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two run double in the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 18, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 15-1.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers signals Juan Rivera #33 as both score on James Loney's two run double in the second inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 18, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: James McDonald #53 of the Pittsburgh Pirates looks on after giving up a two-run home run to Juan Rivera of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning at Dodger Stadium on September 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers defeated the Pirates 6-1.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera (33) high-fives teammate Matt Kemp (27) after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: (L-R) James Loney #7 and Matt Kemp #27 congratulate Juan Rivera #33 of the Los Angeles Dodgers after hitting a two run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third inning at Dodger Stadium on September 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Juan Rivera #33 of the Los Angeles Dodgers slides into second with a stolen base as second baseman Neil Walker #18 of the Pittsburgh Pirates can't handle the throw in the third inning on September 16, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Juan Rivera #33 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is called safe at second base beating the throw to Jeff Keppinger #8 of the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning during an MLB baseball game AT&T Park on September 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Juan Rivera #33 of the Los Angeles Dodgers gets an infield hit for an RBI against the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning during an MLB baseball game AT&T Park on September 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Juan Rivera #33 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with Clayton Kershaw #22 after scoring on a balk against the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning during an MLB baseball game AT&T Park on September 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera follows through on his swing after hitting an RBI single off San Francisco Giants' Ryan Vogelsong during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in San Francisco.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera drives in a run with a single against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera follows through on a two-run double to left field during the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Washington.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera (33) is welcomed into the dugout after hitting in Dee Gordon for the winning run during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, in Atlanta. Los Angeles won 2-1.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera drives in the winning run against the Atlanta Braves during the 10th inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, in Atlanta. Los Angeles won 2-1.
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 02: Shortstop Alex Gonzalez #2 of the Atlanta Braves turns a double play while left fielder Juan Rivera #33 of the Los Angeles Dodgers slides to try to break it up during the game at Turner Field on September 2, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera, right, is congratulated by teammate Matt Kemp after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, in St. Louis. The Dodgers won 9-4.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera, right, scores ahead of the tag from St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird during the third inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, in St. Louis. The Dodgers won 9-4.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera follows through on his RBI single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in San Diego. Dodgers' Jamey Carroll scored on the play.
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