Zack Greinke

They said it: Quotes from the world of baseball

2013-05-25 19:17:00

"I don't write speeches or have someone write them for me. I speak from the heart." —Don Mattingly, on calling out his team publicly for the first time in three years as Dodgers manager. "I think at times he tries too hard to justify his...

Dodgers' bosses get points for patience

2013-05-23 19:37:00

I don't know Mark Walter, the Guggenheim guy who runs the Dodgers. We had one phone conversation, and I'd rather talk to Jamie McCourt. I've written off Stan Kasten as a blowhard, and while I really like Ned Colletti, we have our disagreements. But...

Dodgers' Zack Greinke returns to Miller Park, where he is 15-0

2013-05-21 10:55:00

If the Dodgers and Manager Don Mattingly dream of building momentum off Monday’s 3-1 victory in Milwaukee, they just may have the right guy on the mound Tuesday night. Right-hander Zack Greinke is returning to one of his former haunts, and...

Clayton Kershaw does job for Dodgers amid questions about manager's job

2013-05-20 22:09:00

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Don Mattingly is worth saving, but who among Dodgers can do it?

2013-05-22 00:00:00

From the moment Don Mattingly made his Dodgers managerial debut in the spring of 2011, he has made it his mission to protect his players. He shielded them from the distractions of the end of the Frank McCourt era, allowing the talents of Matt Kemp and...

Zack Greinke has first loss to Brewers at Miller Park, 5-2

2013-05-21 20:30:00

Not even Mr. Perfect could save the Dodgers. Fresh off a dominating performance by left-hander Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers sent right-hander Zack Greinke out Tuesday against the Brewers in hopes of building a little momentum. It seemed like a good...

Dodgers misfire in Milwaukee as Brewers win, 5-2

2013-05-21 23:01:00

MILWAUKEE — Unable to send Clayton Kershaw to the mound for a second consecutive night, the Dodgers went back to being the Dodgers on Tuesday. With Zack Greinke giving up five runs in four-plus innings, the Dodgers had no chance against the...

Dodgers put Josh Beckett on disabled list, activate Zack Greinke

2013-05-15 17:06:00

One comes back, one heads out. It’s the early story of the Dodgers’ season. The Dodgers activated right-hander Zack Greinke as expected Wednesday, but made room for him by placing right-hander Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list with...

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 are reaching: sign Jonathan Sanchez to minor league deal

2013-05-15 18:49:00

Ugh, it’s come to this. The Dodgers, rich with starting pitching when the season began, are now so decimated they’re fishing in the baseball scrap heap. Brace yourself: The Dodgers have signed Jonathan Sanchez.��...

'No plans' for Dodgers to fire Don Mattingly, club official says

2013-05-20 06:00:00

The Dodgers have "no plans" to fire Manager Don Mattingly when the team returns home Thursday or any time before then, a club official said late Sunday night. Mattingly's status has appeared tenuous since the Dodgers were swept in San Francisco two...

Owner Arte Moreno willing to take blame for Angels' slow start

2013-05-15 19:40:00

Arte Moreno has placed blame for the team's brutal 2013 start, its failure to make the playoffs for three straight years and several high-priced moves that have paid minimal dividends on the one person the Angels owner can't fire: Himself. "If you'...

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke spent a season and a half with the Brewers.

2013-05-21 10:39:37

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke drives in a run against the Nationals with a single to right field in the second inning Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

The Dodgers' theme for this season, as proclaimed on their website, is "A WHOLE NEW BLUE." With Magic Johnson as the face of a new ownership group, the team is trying to distance itself from the McCourt regime, and spirits were high heading into this season. But so far the Dodgers have struggled.

2013-04-13 00:00:00