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Dynamic duo’s strides driving Dodgers

Dynamic duo’s strides driving Dodgers
After they lost to Philadelphia in last year’s National League Championship Series, the Dodgers had to know that to make it to the Fall Classic and win a long-awaited ring, they’d need to come of age. They’ve done it this year, and two huge reasons for it are the budding stars in their outfield. Their names are Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier, both are having career years for a first-place club that figures to be a major player in the postseason, and both are young, charismatic, very talented a

Piniella wants more runs from No. 5 spot
Lou Piniella has not talked about next season with the Cubs’ front office. Once he does, the discussion will center on one issue. “We’ve got to figure out a way to get back up close to the number of runs we scored last year,” Piniella said. Heading into Monday’s series opener against the Brewers, the Cubs are on pace to score about 140 fewer runs in 2009 than they did in 2008. Piniella believes the culprit is the fifth spot in the lineup. “That’s a spot that needs to be solved this winter

Matsui keeps Sabathia rolling past O’s
These days, feel free to pick a flattering statistic out of a hat. The Yankees hold a .681 winning percentage since the All-Star break, easily the best mark in the bigs. They have scored more than a dozen runs four times this season, winning those games by a combined margin of 61-20. Their starting pitcher for Sunday’s game, CC Sabathia, leads the American League with 17 wins. Yet perhaps most impressive — or at least up there with all that other black ink — is this: the Yankees have not been

Lincecum returning for Wild showdown
Tim Lincecum believes that the Giants need added motivation as they cling to the fringes of postseason contention. “We’ve been pretty lax the last couple of days,” Lincecum said on Sunday, after the Giants lost the first two games of their critical series against the Los Angeles Dodgers by a combined score of 19-4. “I think it’s time for something to kick us in the butt. … We have to turn something on. This is where it counts.” Lincecum might help provide that spark. The right-hander, who

Lenny Dykstra’s Ring From ‘86 World Series For Sale
A bankrupt Lenny Dykstra is selling his world championship ring to help pay debts. How much will Lenny Dykstra’s Ring go for? Find out here. One of the amazin’ Mets from the 1986 World Series Championship team appears to be amazingly broke. He recently filed for bankruptcy, and has since been auctioning off some of his [...]