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Baseball Teams - National League West
Los Angeles Dodgers
Team's name: LA Dodgers
League: National League
Division: West 
Location:
Los Angeles, California
Nickname:
The Boys in Blue,
Blue Crew,
The Bums
Mascot:
Emmett Kelly
Team Colours:
Blue and White
Joined the League: 1884
Team's President:
Frank McCourt
Manager: Joe Torre
General Manager: Ned Colletti
Baseball Field: Dodger Stadium
Current Capacity: 56,000
First Year of Baseball: 1883
League Titles:
NL Pennants: 1890, '99, 1900, '16, '20, '41, '47, '49, '52, '53, '55, '56, '59, '63, '65, '66, '74, '77, '78, '81, '88
West Div: 1974, '77, '78, '81, '83, '85, '88, '95, 2004
Wild Card berths: 1996, 2006
World Series: 1955, '59, '63, '65, '81, '88 |
The Dodgers were first established during the 1880’s; throughout their history the team has been one of the most successful ones in the professional league.
The Dodgers have won 21 Pennant titles; 9 division titles and 6 World Series titles being the first one in 1955 as the Brooklyn Dodgers.
A couple of years later in 1958 the Dodgers moved to the West side they moved to Los Angeles, California and remained there.
The team’s main rivalry is with the Giants; this competition has been known for more than a century since both clubs played in the New York area.
More recently, the LA Dodgers' most important rivals are: San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Angels.
Some of the most well-known and remembered Dodgers players are; Nomar Garciaparra, Don Newcombe, Fernando Valenzuela, Eric Karros, Tom Lasorda, James Loney and Brad Penny. |
For the 2008 season the LA Dodgers are preparing to celebrate their Golden Anniversary in Southern California as they will try to capture the National League West title for the first time in a period of 14 years.
L.A. Dodgers 2008 Roster
| Pitchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 97 |
Joe Beimel |
RP |
L |
L |
30 |
6-3 |
215 |
| 51 |
Jonathan Broxton |
RP |
R |
R |
23 |
6-4 |
290 |
| 61 |
Chan Ho Park |
RP |
R |
R |
34 |
6-2 |
210 |
| 45 |
Scott Proctor |
RP |
R |
R |
31 |
6-1 |
198 |
| 44 |
Takashi Saito |
RP |
R |
R |
38 |
6-2 |
214 |
| 38 |
Ramon Troncoso |
RP |
R |
R |
25 |
6-2 |
200 |
| 58 |
Chad Billingsley |
SP |
R |
R |
23 |
6-1 |
245 |
| 56 |
Hong-Chih Kuo |
SP |
L |
L |
26 |
6-1 |
235 |
| 18 |
Hiroki Kuroda |
SP |
R |
R |
33 |
6-1 |
190 |
| 21 |
Esteban Loaiza |
SP |
R |
R |
36 |
6-2 |
228 |
| 23 |
Derek Lowe |
SP |
R |
R |
34 |
6-6 |
230 |
| 31 |
Brad Penny |
SP |
R |
R |
29 |
6-4 |
260 |
| 29 |
Jason Schmidt DL |
SP |
R |
R |
35 |
6-4 |
210 |
| Catchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 26 |
Gary Bennett |
C |
R |
R |
35 |
6-0 |
208 |
| 55 |
Russell Martin |
C |
R |
R |
25 |
5-10 |
210 |
| Infielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 13 |
Tony Abreu DL |
3B |
B |
R |
23 |
5-11 |
200 |
| 33 |
Blake DeWitt |
3B |
L |
R |
22 |
5-11 |
175 |
| 15 |
Rafael Furcal |
SS |
B |
R |
30 |
5-9 |
195 |
| 5 |
Nomar Garciaparra DL |
3B |
R |
R |
34 |
6-0 |
190 |
| 14 |
Chin-lung Hu |
SS |
R |
R |
24 |
5-11 |
191 |
| 12 |
Jeff Kent |
2B |
R |
R |
40 |
6-2 |
210 |
| 28 |
Andy LaRoche DL |
3B |
R |
R |
24 |
6-1 |
223 |
| 7 |
James Loney |
1B |
L |
L |
23 |
6-3 |
220 |
| 22 |
Mark Sweeney |
1B |
L |
L |
38 |
6-1 |
215 |
| Outfielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 16 |
Andre Ethier |
LF |
L |
L |
25 |
6-2 |
210 |
| 25 |
Andruw Jones |
CF |
R |
R |
30 |
6-1 |
210 |
| 27 |
Matt Kemp |
RF |
R |
R |
23 |
6-2 |
230 |
| 9 |
Juan Pierre |
LF |
L |
L |
30 |
5-11 |
180 |
| 3 |
Delwyn Young |
LF |
B |
R |
25 |
5-10 |
209 |
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