The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers' Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse (45 page)

NLDS and,
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CBS,
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,
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Cespedes, Yoenis,
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Chase Field,
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–80,
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swimming pool at,
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Chass, Murray,
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Chattanooga Lookouts,
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Chavez Ravine,
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Cherington, Ben,
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Chicago Cubs,
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–29,
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Friedman and,
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during regular season,
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Ryu and,
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Soler and,
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–44,
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trading of,
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Chicago Tribune
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Chicago White Sox,
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Cincinnati Reds,
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during regular season,
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Clemente, Roberto,
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Cleveland Indians,
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Close, Casey,
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Kershaw’s contract and,
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–5,
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–68,
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Cohen, Steve,
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Colletti, Ned,
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–46,
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baseball background of,
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–41,
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Cortés story of,
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Dodgers’ finances and,
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,
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end of season press conference of,
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–37,
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Ethier and,
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,
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Gonzalez and,
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–50,
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gossip about,
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Greinke and,
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hiring of,
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Honeycutt and,
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Kasten and,
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–49,
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Kemp and,
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–45,
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–24,
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Kershaw and,
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League and,
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Mattingly and,
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,
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–73,
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NLCS and,
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in player development system,
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players’ contracts and,
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–42,
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–46,
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–60,
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–72,
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Puig and,
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Ramirez and,
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during regular season,
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–35,
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removed from GM position,
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trading of,
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–50,
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–92,
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Uribe and,
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Wilson acquisition and,
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Collmenter, Josh,
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–32,
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Colorado Rockies,
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during regular season,
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Constanza, Jose,
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Conte, Stan,
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–47,
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Cortés, Hernán,
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Crane, Jim,
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Crawford, Carl:

anonymity of,
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contracts of,
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–58,
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injuries of,
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–58,
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NLCS and,
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NLDS and,
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Rays and,
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–56

Red Sox’s signing of,
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–57

during regular season,
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150
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250
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return of,
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trading of,
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–54,
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–59,
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,
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Cruz, Luis,
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–84,
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Cuban, Mark,
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–28,
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Dallas, Tex.,
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–74,
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Dallas Cowboys,
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–36,
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DeJesus, Ivan,
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De La Rosa, Rubby,
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Dempster, Ryan,
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Denorfia, Chris,
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DePodesta, Paul,
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Despaigne, Yunior,
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Detroit Lions,
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Detroit Tigers,
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during regular season,
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–4,
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DiMaggio, Joe,
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Disney,
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,
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Dodgers Dream Foundation,
26

Dodger Stadium,
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–48,
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–59,
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–74,
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assault of fan at,
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Dugout Club at,
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end of season press conference at,
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NLCS and,
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NLDS and,
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216
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ownership and value of land surrounding,
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Puig and,
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during regular season,
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–48,
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renovation of,
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repairs needed by,
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–14

Scully’s drive to,
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season ticket prices at,
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Dominican Republic,
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in WBC,
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Dreifort, Darren,
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Drew, J. D.,
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Drysdale, Don,
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Eckersley, Dennis,
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Elbert, Scott,
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Ellis, A. J.,
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batting of,
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brawls and,
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Greinke and,
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on Honeycutt,
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injuries of,
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on Kershaw’s focus,
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Kershaw’s home run and,
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Kershaw’s pregame routines and,
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–71

Kershaw’s relationship with,
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–70,
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,
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Kershaw’s slider and,
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minor league career of,
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NLCS and,
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NLDS and,
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during regular season,
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Ellis, Audrey Elizabeth,
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Ellis, Cindy,
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Ellis, Luke,
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Ellis, Mark,
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–43,
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departure of,
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injuries of,
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NLCS and,
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–20,
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NLDS and,
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Puig and,
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during regular season,
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Ellsbury, Jacoby,
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Ely, John,
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Eovaldi, Nate,
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Epstein, Theo,
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signing Crawford and,
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trading of,
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ESPN,
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–18,
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Ethier, Andre,
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awards and honors of,
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comparisons between Gonzales and,
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–32

comparisons between Kemp and,
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contract of,
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–37,
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250
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271
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drafting of,
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injuries of,
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,
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Mattingly and,
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–30,
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,
250
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NLCS and,
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–21,
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during regular season,
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92
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–34,
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–97,
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Excel Sports Management,
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Falsone, Sue,
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Federowicz, Tim,
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172
–73,
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Fenway Park,
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Fife, Stephen,
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Figgins, Chone,
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Forbes
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Ford, Whitey,
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Fox, Fox Entertainment Group,
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–20,
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Dodgers’ media deals with,
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–27

Francona, Terry,
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Freeman, Freddie,
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Freese, David,
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Friedman, Andrew,
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–71

hiring of,
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–68,
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Mattingly and,
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–76

press conference of,
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–70

Rays and,
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–70,
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trading of,
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–68,
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Garcia, Freddy,
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–15

Garcia, Yimi,
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Garfinkel, Tom,
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Gibson, Kirk,
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–60,
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brawls and,
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Dodgers-Diamondbacks rivalry and,
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World Series and,
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,
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Girardi, Joe,
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Glavine, Tom,
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Goldschmidt, Paul,
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Gomez, Carlos,
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–65

Gonzalez, Adrian,
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