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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:57:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/dodgers-james-loney-and-the-dui-that-never-was/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/dodgers-james-loney-and-the-dui-that-never-was/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:17:02 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164859323 TMZ released court papers documenting a 4 car accident involving Los Angeles Dodgers' James Loney that put him in the hospital under police restraints, but never amounted to an arrest. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/dodgers-james-loney-and-the-dui-that-never-was/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/manny-ramirez-seeks-mlb-reinstatement/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/manny-ramirez-seeks-mlb-reinstatement/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:27:12 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164857856 After less than a full season of retirement, would-have-been-Hall of Famer, Manny Ramirez is now talking comeback, and seeking reinstatement to Major League Baseball.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/manny-ramirez-seeks-mlb-reinstatement/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/mvp-kemp-vs-fielder/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/mvp-kemp-vs-fielder/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:45:12 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164857510 The MLB playoffs are almost upon us, and it’s time to start talking most valuable players. In the National League, the two realistic contenders are Milwaukee Brewers' first baseman, Prince Fielder, and Los Angeles Dodgers' center fielder, Matt Kemp. The conventional stipulation always seems to be that a player is more valuable if he is on a winning team, but look at it this way: ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/mvp-kemp-vs-fielder/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/dodgers-fans-buying-mark-cuban-t-shirts-to-spite-frank-mccourt/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/dodgers-fans-buying-mark-cuban-t-shirts-to-spite-frank-mccourt/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:11:16 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164856784 WeWantCuban.com is selling these t-shirts to Dodger fans who are sick of the Frank McCourt divorce disaster, to show support for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban in acquiring the team....]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/dodgers-fans-buying-mark-cuban-t-shirts-to-spite-frank-mccourt/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/hiroki-kuroda-will-only-consider-being-traded-to-yankees-or-red-sox/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/hiroki-kuroda-will-only-consider-being-traded-to-yankees-or-red-sox/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:56:02 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164856571 Really, Hiroki? You've made the executive decision that your services will only be dealt to New York or Boston and that's that, huh? Well lemme tell you something, Hiroki, if that's even your real name. This isn't the NL West anymore sister. You're asking to go from AAAA to the MLB, and I'm not so sure you're ready.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/hiroki-kuroda-will-only-consider-being-traded-to-yankees-or-red-sox/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/two-dodgers-fans-arrested-for-stow-beat-down-other-one-let-go/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/two-dodgers-fans-arrested-for-stow-beat-down-other-one-let-go/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:46:05 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164856519 As it turns out the last chingon arrested for putting Giants fan, and father, Bryan Stow in a comma, was telling the truth and about his innocence. The LAPD arrested two more vatos in connection with the attack and have exonerated pinche punto number one]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/two-dodgers-fans-arrested-for-stow-beat-down-other-one-let-go/feed/ 3 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/frank-mccourt-takes-dodgers-to-bankruptcy-court/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/frank-mccourt-takes-dodgers-to-bankruptcy-court/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:42:29 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855820 In the game of baseball, this would be the bottom of the 9th inning and Frank McCourt is coming to the plate with one good eye, and a baseball bat made of hand-blown glass.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/frank-mccourt-takes-dodgers-to-bankruptcy-court/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/mark-cuban-talks-about-buying-the-dodgers-on-tmz-video/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/mark-cuban-talks-about-buying-the-dodgers-on-tmz-video/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:15:31 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855673 Mark Cuban calls the Dodgers a mess, but says if the franchise is "fixable" he'd be very interested in buying.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/mark-cuban-talks-about-buying-the-dodgers-on-tmz-video/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/l-a-dodgers-go-to-sudden-death-mccourts-agree-to-one-day-trial-over-ownership/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/l-a-dodgers-go-to-sudden-death-mccourts-agree-to-one-day-trial-over-ownership/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:49:57 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855627 The worst divorce in pro sports history might finally be coming to an end as Jamie and Frank McCourt, owners of the Dodgers, have agreed to settle ownership terms of the team in a one-day free for all courtroom smackdown trial.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/l-a-dodgers-go-to-sudden-death-mccourts-agree-to-one-day-trial-over-ownership/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/matt-kemp-we-need-more-fan-support-video/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/matt-kemp-we-need-more-fan-support-video/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:54:11 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855342 With no real support in the LA Dodger lineup Matt Kemp has put the LA Dodgers on his back with 17 HR's, 50 RBI's, 14SB's, and a .317 BA. Apparently that's not enough. They want him to be their team promoter as well.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/matt-kemp-we-need-more-fan-support-video/feed/ 1