Brandon League

Should the Dodgers fire Don Mattingly? [Poll]

2013-05-23 08:35:00

It has been a tough season so far for Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly. His team is underperforming, his contract runs out at the end of the season, and upper management hasn't exactly given him a lot of glowing endorsements publicly. But should he be...

Brandon League struggles, but so does most of the Dodgers' bullpen

2013-05-21 22:53:00

addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); MILWAUKEE — Asked on Tuesday who was the Dodgers' closer, Manager Don Mattingly replied, "I don't know." Brandon League, who started...

Not time for Dodgers to have knee-jerk reaction on Don Mattingly

2013-05-20 12:31:00

And so we’re back to this, back to the easy way, the quick solution -- not that it is necessarily a solution at all. Fire Don Mattingly. The most expensive team in baseball history is in last place in the division, and there is understandable...

Dodgers blow another late lead, are swept by Braves with 5-2 loss

2013-05-19 20:37:00

ATLANTA – Clayton Kershaw will pitch for the Dodgers in their series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday at Miller Park. If he wants to win, he should probably be prepared to pitch nine innings, maybe even more. Over the last three...

Dodgers' Don Mattingly uses Kenley Jansen as needed not as wanted

2013-05-18 20:05:00

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Clayton Kershaw leads the way in Dodgers 2-0 win over Nationals

2013-05-14 21:43:00

Now if only the Dodgers could pitch Clayton Kershaw every day. As it is, they are plenty thankful they can start him every five games. He is the closest thing to a lock they could imagine. He was all they hoped for and more on Tuesday, holding the...

Zack Greinke gets victory for Dodgers, no charge

2013-05-16 00:00:00

When Zack Greinke made his last start for the Dodgers before Wednesday, the team had a winning record and was only half a game out of first place in the National League West. Then Greinke wrestled with the Padres' Carlos Quentin, breaking his collarbone,...

Do not read my lips: Kenley Jansen looks like Dodgers' new closer

2013-05-15 06:20:00

Perhaps you noticed it was Kenley Jansen,�and not the struggling Brandon League, who came in to get the final out and the save Tuesday against the Nationals. Which naturally indicated that Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly has decided to change closers...

Dodgers' Brandon League gets tepid backing as the closer

2013-05-13 21:43:00

addCustomPlayer('1drr8hgbwtwc61k2k1o5yw4ec9', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1drr8hgbwtwc61k2k1o5yw4ec9', 'eplayer15'); After watching Brandon League struggle through another tough outing in the series finale with the Miami Marlins, Dodgers Manager Don...

Chris Capuano, Scott Van Slyke lead Dodgers past Marlins, 5-3

2013-05-12 16:10:00

The Dodgers are rolling now. Hey, when you’re coming off an eight-game losing streak, you embrace anything resembling positive momentum. That ripple of momentum arrived on a warm Sunday afternoon when the Dodgers downed the Miami Marlins, 5-3,...

Back-of-bullpen struggles could leave opening for Paco Rodriguez

2013-05-11 08:18:00

On the list of things not going well for the Dodgers, the back end of the bullpen might not rate at the top, but it is unexpectedly in contention. Five of the Dodgers’ eight consecutive losses have been by one run. Games go late and tight, and...

Dodgers president feels for fans

2013-05-09 00:53:00

addCustomPlayer('1drr8hgbwtwc61k2k1o5yw4ec9', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1drr8hgbwtwc61k2k1o5yw4ec9', 'eplayer15'); The Dodgers' president said Wednesday that the team's paying customers deserve a better on-field product than they've seen so far. "They've...

Dodgers' Brandon League is the team's closer for now.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

LA Dodgers' Brandon League pitches the ball to Tobinworld students during the Dodgers 10th annual Community Caravan "Pitching in the Community," which took place at Tobinworld in Glendale on Friday, January 25, 2013.

2013-01-25 16:41:00

Mariners closer Brandon League put Orioles third baseman Mark Reynolds on his back twice with high inside pitches before striking him out in the ninth.

2011-05-31 00:00:00