Don Mattingly talked about moving furniture around, though the way the Dodgers have played this season there must be a couple of chairs missing in Chavez Ravine. Two six-game losing streaks and sole possession of last place in the National League West isn't exactly what Magic Johnson and company had in mind when they coughed up $2 billion for the team and $215 million for their first opening-day roster.
Don Mattingly talked about moving furniture around, though the way the Dodgers have played this season there must be a couple of chairs missing in Chavez Ravine. Two six-game losing streaks and sole possession of last place in the National League West isn't exactly what Magic Johnson and company had in mind when they coughed up $2 billion for the team and $215 million for their first opening-day roster.
Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton says his wife had to call for security before his first game against the Texas Rangers because fans of his former team were shouting obscenities and personal insults at his family.
Texas Rangers fans cheered loudly for Josh Hamilton _ when he struck out.
Longtime Texas Rangers fan Robbie Parker grabbed former star catcher Ivan Rodriguez in a long embrace and didn't seem to want to let go.
Josh Hamilton was booed his last game at Rangers Ballpark and that's when he was still playing for Texas.
There's one certainty in the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup: Ryan Howard will bat cleanup as usual.
I'll admit that watching baseball late at night from Taiwan interested me, if only for an inning or so. Not so much for the product on the field, which was minor league at best, but for the fans banging their thunder sticks together in synchronized precision.
