Dodgers fans must boo Houston Astros for stolen World Series
1 year, 6 months ago

Dodgers fans must boo Houston Astros for stolen World Series

LA Times  

Jose Altuve of the Astros is greeted by boos as he returns to the dugout after striking out against the Dodgers on Aug. 3, 2021, at Dodger Stadium. This is the second time the Astros will play in front of fans here since they were found guilty of stealing signs while stealing that 2017 World Series championship from the Dodgers. In the Astros’ first post-scandal visit here in front of fans in August 2021, Dodger Stadium was intense, fans taunting and booing every Astros’ step, constantly chanting “Cheater” and going overboard by littering the field with inflatable trash cans. × Dodgers fans in 2021 talk about whether they will ever stop booing the Houston Astros for their role in the MLB cheating scandal. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts after giving up a three-run home run to the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series.

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Dodgers are a lock to finish off Mets and advance to World Series
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers are a lock to finish off Mets and advance to World Series

LA Times  

In the heart of election season, Los Angeles’ favorite candidate fittingly just pushed their opponent past the breaking point. Coming soon, the World Series beckons, whether it is clinched Friday night here in Game 5 or next week at Dodger Stadium, it’s happening, the Dodgers are winning one more game against a Mets team that has quit. “I’d like us …

‘You didn’t get the icing on the cake.’ Dodgers recall muted celebration of 2020 title
1 year, 5 months ago

‘You didn’t get the icing on the cake.’ Dodgers recall muted celebration of 2020 title

LA Times  

Ask the Dodgers what they did to celebrate their 2020 World Series championship, and everyone will offer a similar answer. “I wouldn’t say it was anticlimactic,” he said of the postgame restrictions placed on the team, “but in a sense it was.” On Friday, the Dodgers will be back in Texas for the first time since, returning to the stadium …

MLB embracing 'flukes' and added revenue this postseason
2 years, 2 months ago

MLB embracing 'flukes' and added revenue this postseason

LA Times  

Houston’s Jose Altuve walks on the field during the Astros’ win in Game 5 of the World Series on Thursday. There was no angst because, in the end, the World Series featured the team with the best record in the American League against the team with the best record in the National League. “The enthusiasm for the new postseason format …

Forgive and forget? Astros should embrace their villainy
2 years, 2 months ago

Forgive and forget? Astros should embrace their villainy

LA Times  

The Houston Astros celebrate with the American League Championship trophy after defeating the New York Yankees in Game 4 on Sunday. “I will never get 2017 back.” Neither will the Dodgers, who lost to the Astros in the World Series. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said this month the 2017 championship was “stolen from us.” Before this year’s All-Star Game at …

Dodgers fans should always view the Astros as cheaters
2 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers fans should always view the Astros as cheaters

LA Times  

Those suddenly lovable Houston Astros have become the universally respected favorites to win the upcoming World Series. Those newly embraceable Houston Astros are led by beloved manager Dusty Baker, impressive slugger Yordan Alvarez, timeless pitcher Justin Verlander, and a collection of tough players who have regained a nation’s admiration. Hinch is gone, general manager Jeff Luhnow is gone, and some …

Inside the Dodgers’ collapse: Why baseball’s winningest team isn’t in the World Series
2 years, 2 months ago

Inside the Dodgers’ collapse: Why baseball’s winningest team isn’t in the World Series

LA Times  

Dave Roberts walked out to the mound once, then again, in the seventh inning, two lonely treks with his team’s season on the brink. “If you’re asking me if I think the best team wins the World Series every year, I would say no,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said at an end-of-season news conference last week. “I think …

Astros don’t want to talk about cheating or the 2017 World Series, just this one
3 years, 2 months ago

Astros don’t want to talk about cheating or the 2017 World Series, just this one

LA Times  

Houston manager Dusty Baker listens to a question during a news conference Monday, the day before his Astros begin the World Series against the Atlanta Braves. Said shortstop Carlos Correa: “I don’t think we’re playing here in the World Series because we’re motivated to prove people wrong.” Third baseman Alex Bregman: “I’m not worried about narratives. Because after a while, …

Houston Astros advance to World Series after beating Boston Red Sox in ALCS
3 years, 2 months ago

Houston Astros advance to World Series after beating Boston Red Sox in ALCS

CNN  

CNN — The Houston Astros are headed to World Series for the third time in five seasons after defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 in Houston on Friday night. The Astros haven’t won the Series since being embroiled in a sign-stealing controversy after their 2017 championship season, which ended with them beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in a seven-game World …

Houston Astros advance to the World Series, await winner of Dodgers-Braves series
3 years, 2 months ago

Houston Astros advance to the World Series, await winner of Dodgers-Braves series

LA Times  

Houston’s Kyle Tucker, right, celebrates with Carlos Correa after hitting a three-run home run against the Boston Red Sox in a 5-0 win in Game 6 of the ALCS on Friday. Rookie Luis Garcia showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, …

2020 NLCS: Look back at every game of the Dodgers’ dramatic series win over the Braves
3 years, 2 months ago

2020 NLCS: Look back at every game of the Dodgers’ dramatic series win over the Braves

LA Times  

During a title drought that began in 1989, Dodgers fans dreamed of the day they’d see their team lift the Commissioner’s Trophy and bring a World Series celebration back to Los Angeles. It might have only been the National League Championship Series, but the Dodgers’ comeback from a three-games-to-one hole against the Atlanta Braves last year was every bit as …

Column: Yu Darvish has a message for Dodgers fans: He will not be offended by your boos
3 years, 8 months ago

Column: Yu Darvish has a message for Dodgers fans: He will not be offended by your boos

LA Times  

The Padres’ Yu Darvish, delivering a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 12, is scheduled to start against the Dodgers on Friday. “I do think I’ve become emotionally stronger since then, but not because I was strong,” Darvish said. “I think I was able to be on that stage last week because Kershaw and other people on the Dodgers …

Dodgers 2020 memorable moments: A lot of Betts and a huge October payoff
4 years ago

Dodgers 2020 memorable moments: A lot of Betts and a huge October payoff

LA Times  

The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 of the World Series to win their first championship since 1988. Betts scored the Dodgers’ first run of the season, but his decision to kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice before the game drew the most attention. OCT. 27: URÍAS CLOSES OUT WORLD …

MLB won’t punish Dodgers’ Turner for celebrating after positive coronavirus test
4 years, 2 months ago

MLB won’t punish Dodgers’ Turner for celebrating after positive coronavirus test

LA Times  

Major League Baseball on Friday announced that it will not discipline Justin Turner for returning to the field to celebrate the Dodgers winning the World Series after testing positive for the coronavirus. MLB initially placed blame solely on Turner in a statement released the day after the Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays for their first championship in 32 years, …

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gets a World Series ring—and overdue respect
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gets a World Series ring—and overdue respect

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts celebrates with the team after clinching the World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday. Roberts heard the Game 5 boos again, this time in Sunday’s World Series game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Dodgers Photos: Dodgers defeat Rays to capture World Series title Photos from the Dodgers’ World Series championship win over …

Seven Dodgers become free agents a day after winning the World Series
4 years, 2 months ago

Seven Dodgers become free agents a day after winning the World Series

LA Times  

Dodgers second baseman Kiké Hernández celebrates with the World Series trophy after Tuesday’s championship victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Hours after the Dodgers won their first championship since 1988, the players’ union announced that 147 players, including seven Dodgers, were declared free agents Wednesday. Turner, 35, is a free agent after seven seasons with the Dodgers, which culminated with …

Dodgers’ celebration produced one last unprecedented moment in pandemic-era season
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers’ celebration produced one last unprecedented moment in pandemic-era season

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw raised his fists and allowed himself a deep sigh of relief. When that moment finally arrived Tuesday, the Dodgers claiming the World Series in six games at Globe Life Field over the Tampa Bay Rays, it played out unlike anything they could have possibly dreamed. “But I’m just happy we finally did it.” Manager Dave Roberts celebrates after …

Dylan Floro goes from forgotten to integral Dodgers’ bullpen piece
4 years, 2 months ago

Dylan Floro goes from forgotten to integral Dodgers’ bullpen piece

LA Times  

Dave Roberts had to have a difficult conversation at the start of the postseason with Dylan Floro. “He was upset,” Roberts said at the time, “and he had every right to be upset.” Three weeks later, Floro is not only on the Dodgers’ World Series roster, but pitching key innings. Plenty of Dodgers fans were in attendance for Game 2 …

Clayton Kershaw, cheated by Astros, regains World Series edge
4 years, 2 months ago

Clayton Kershaw, cheated by Astros, regains World Series edge

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers during an 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday. Kershaw dominated the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series, just as he did the cheating Houston Astros in 2017. But I think that’s what I have to do.” There was a similar excitement …

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw grateful for opportunity to start Game 1 of the World Series
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw grateful for opportunity to start Game 1 of the World Series

LA Times  

There were moments of doubt and stretches of brilliance, a full circle bringing Clayton Kershaw back to the last mountain he has yet to conquer. On Tuesday, he will take the mound for Game 1 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field at 5:08 PDT, determined to add “World Series champion” to a resume …

Why Dodgers will win World Series for first time in 32 years
4 years, 2 months ago

Why Dodgers will win World Series for first time in 32 years

LA Times  

The NL title trophy is handed around by players after the Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in Game 7 at Globe Life Field on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas. “This year is our year!” manager Dave Roberts declared Sunday night after the Dodgers secured their passage to the World Series, which will be played at Globe Life Field in …

Dodgers fans make themselves at home in Globe Life Field, and the players notice
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers fans make themselves at home in Globe Life Field, and the players notice

LA Times  

Dodgers fans try to get the attention of players during batting practice at Game 3 of the NLCS at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. “I’d like to thank all of our fans who are here tonight,” the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations shouted into a microphone Sunday night while standing atop a makeshift stage at Globe Life Field in …

Hernández: Astros could break Dodgers' fans hearts again
4 years, 3 months ago

Hernández: Astros could break Dodgers' fans hearts again

LA Times  

Carlos Correa touched home plate and pointed to the heavens, as if there was a higher power deranged enough to side with the Houston Astros. Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa celebrates after hitting a home run against the Oakland Athletics on Monday at Dodger Stadium. When Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger remarked that Jose Altuve stole an MVP award from Aaron Judge, …

Dodgers’ bullpen delivers full-game relief in win over Astros
4 years, 3 months ago

Dodgers’ bullpen delivers full-game relief in win over Astros

LA Times  

The Houston Astros, clawing for playoff contention, deployed their best pitcher at Dodger Stadium on Sunday night. The Dodgers boarded a bus after Sunday’s game to begin the season’s final road trip in San Diego, where the surging Padres waited after sweeping a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants. After Sunday, they are just 2½ games out of first place …

Dodgers fans cheer Mike Fiers, who blew the whistle on the Astros’ sign stealing
4 years, 10 months ago

Dodgers fans cheer Mike Fiers, who blew the whistle on the Astros’ sign stealing

LA Times  

Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers delivers a first inning pitch against the Cincinnati Reds during a spring training game at Goodyear Ballpark on Feb. 28 in Goodyear, Ariz. As their own team’s lineup was introduced over the Hohokam Stadium public-address system Thursday, traveling Dodgers fans politely applauded ahead of an exhibition against the Oakland Athletics. “You can’t please everybody.” Added …

Carlos Correa lashes out at Cody Bellinger: Astros won their rings ‘fair and square’
4 years, 10 months ago

Carlos Correa lashes out at Cody Bellinger: Astros won their rings ‘fair and square’

LA Times  

Carlos Correa has a message for Cody Bellinger: The Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series “fair and square.” Bellinger made headlines Friday by ripping the Astros, who defeated the Dodgers in seven games to win that championship but have since been exposed for using a sign-stealing scheme in 2017 and part of 2018. “We didn’t steal it.” According to …

Do the Houston Astros Know Why They’re Supposed to Be Sorry?
4 years, 10 months ago

Do the Houston Astros Know Why They’re Supposed to Be Sorry?

Slate  

The Houston Astros players had lots of time to think about how they would address their sign-stealing, trash can–banging scandal before spring training opened, even if they weren’t all in the same place until this week. Astros hitters Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman provided roughly two minutes of insincere, vague remarks, while Crane issued a strange denial that the team’s …

Cheating Astros are villains on par with Barry Bonds and the 20th century Yankees
4 years, 10 months ago

Cheating Astros are villains on par with Barry Bonds and the 20th century Yankees

LA Times  

The Astros swarm pitcher Charlie Morton after he held the Dodgers to one run over the last four innings to preserve the win during the 2017 World Series. Dodgers Dodgers reportedly alerted Nationals to Astros’ sign-stealing ahead of World Series The Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scheme was an “open secret” for several years, according to a Washington Post report. The Los …

Boo the Astros at Angel Stadium? Yankees fans to join thousands of Dodgers fans
4 years, 11 months ago

Boo the Astros at Angel Stadium? Yankees fans to join thousands of Dodgers fans

LA Times  

Fans wait for a ball during batting practice before Game 1 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees in October. Last month a Dodgers fan group purchased 800 tickets to the Angels’ home opener on Friday, April 3, against the Astros. Dodgers fans account for the bulk of the tickets, of course, …

Dodgers fan group ready to let the Astros hear it — at Angel Stadium
4 years, 11 months ago

Dodgers fan group ready to let the Astros hear it — at Angel Stadium

LA Times  

Dodger fans cheer before Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 3. To those fans that believe the Dodgers came within one game and one cheating opponent of the first World Series parade in Los Angeles since 1988, the pain had not subsided 12 days after Major League Baseball sanctioned …

Dodgers react to Astros sign-stealing scandal: ‘They cheated. They got away with it’
4 years, 11 months ago

Dodgers react to Astros sign-stealing scandal: ‘They cheated. They got away with it’

LA Times  

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner says the team has no interest in being awarded the 2017 World Series title. #Dodgers — Jorge Castillo January 25, 2020 Dave Roberts won’t say if MLB should strip Astros of 2017 title: “ We have a certain biased viewpoint. all of my mental energy is focused on the 2020 season, not the 2017 season.” …

Column: You thought the Dodgers lost the 2017 and 2018 World Series? Not according to the L.A. City Council
4 years, 11 months ago

Column: You thought the Dodgers lost the 2017 and 2018 World Series? Not according to the L.A. City Council

LA Times  

Hey Dodgers fans, hold on a minute. “WHEREAS…the Astros put a camera in center field, stole the catcher’s signals to the opposing pitcher and then conveyed the signs to the batter by banging on a garbage can or sending texts” blah blah blah blah blah. And if all it would have taken to win the crown was a clever bit …

MLB commissioner responds to Dodgers World Series resolution from L.A. City Council
4 years, 11 months ago

MLB commissioner responds to Dodgers World Series resolution from L.A. City Council

LA Times  

The commissioner of Major League Baseball politely but logically rebuked the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, saying the league is not interested in the council’s resolution calling for the Dodgers to be awarded the World Series championship trophies for 2017 and 2018. “I think there’s a long tradition in baseball of not trying to change what happened,” Rob Manfred …

L.A. City Council votes to ask MLB to award 2017, 2018 World Series titles to Dodgers
4 years, 11 months ago

L.A. City Council votes to ask MLB to award 2017, 2018 World Series titles to Dodgers

LA Times  

L.A. City Councilmen Gil Cedillo, left, and Paul Koretz speak to reporters before Tuesday’s vote calling on Major League Baseball to award the Dodgers the 2017 and 2018 World Series championships. The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ask the commissioner of baseball to award the Dodgers the 2017 and 2018 World Series titles after Major League Baseball …

Column: Astros’ appalling lack of remorse for sign-stealing is another affront to the Dodgers
4 years, 11 months ago

Column: Astros’ appalling lack of remorse for sign-stealing is another affront to the Dodgers

LA Times  

A Dodgers fan shows his frustration during the fifth inning og Game 7 of the 2017 World Series, where the Houston Astros went on to beat the Dodgers 5-1 win their first title. Astros owner Jim Crane is introduced during Houston’s World Series victory parade on Nov. 3, 2017. Bregman, in fact, wouldn’t even acknowledge anything was wrong, saying, “The …

Feeling robbed by Astros cheating scandal, Dodgers fans demand justice
4 years, 11 months ago

Feeling robbed by Astros cheating scandal, Dodgers fans demand justice

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw leaves the mound in the third inning of Game 7 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 1, 2017. Joshua Zonni said his heart shattered as he sat in Dodger Stadium during Game 7 of the 2017 World Series and watched his hometown team lose to the Houston Astros. But that’s not nearly enough …

L.A. City Council to seek World Series titles for Dodgers amid cheating scandal
4 years, 11 months ago

L.A. City Council to seek World Series titles for Dodgers amid cheating scandal

LA Times  

The Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote within the next week on a resolution urging Major League Baseball to recall the championship trophies presented to the Houston Astros in 2017 and the Boston Red Sox in 2018 “and award them to the Los Angeles Dodgers.” Councilman Gil Cedillo, one of the sponsors of the resolution, said he expects …

It's official: Dodgers cheated out of 2017 World Series title
4 years, 11 months ago

It's official: Dodgers cheated out of 2017 World Series title

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw reacts after giving up a three-run home run to the Astros’ Yuli Gurriel during Game 5 of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park. How did the Houston Astros’ hitters so easily pound three of the Dodgers’ hottest pitchers in two key games in Houston in the 2017 World Series? Most cruelly, perhaps, the report notes that …

MLB winter meetings: Sting from Astros' cheating lingers for Dodgers
5 years, 1 month ago

MLB winter meetings: Sting from Astros' cheating lingers for Dodgers

LA Times  

Houston Astros manager A.J. “Right now, I think it’s unfair for me to make any comment on it,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Speaking at a 20-minute roundtable session that immediately followed Roberts’, Hinch wouldn’t even say whether he felt the use of electronic devices to steal signs constituted cheating. Upon taking his seat, Hinch joked, “Not sure I’ve ever …

Dodgers suspected Astros’ sophisticated sign-stealing prior to 2017 World Series
5 years, 1 month ago

Dodgers suspected Astros’ sophisticated sign-stealing prior to 2017 World Series

LA Times  

Dodger pitcher Yu Darvish looks on after giving up a two-run homer to the Astros’ George Springer during Game 7 of the 2017 World Series. Angels general manager Billy Eppler declined to address the accusations levied against Houston but said his organization’s players “are just mindful in any environment” that an opponent could steal signs in non-traditional ways. “It just …

Opinion: Why the Dodger blues? Blame greed, fickle fans and hindsight heroes
5 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Why the Dodger blues? Blame greed, fickle fans and hindsight heroes

LA Times  

Pitcher Clayton Kershaw walks back to the dugout after giving up two solo home runs to the Nationals on Wednesday. The biggest target of our readers’ criticism was the Dodgers’ six-year-long TV blackout for most Southern California fans; a few even trained their sites on the L.A. Times’ sports punditry. Roger Schwarz of Los Angeles wonders about God and greed: …

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