On Saturday, the gorgeous grounds of Santa Anita Park in Arcadia hosted sports’ second richest day, the Breeder’s Cup. Over $17 million in prize money was handed out on Saturday, which is about $16.5 million more than you’d typically find being handed out on pretty much any other Saturday in Santa Anita. The Breeder’s Cup, however, is not like any other Saturday at the track. Typical Saturdays at the track do not bring out the......

For baseball fans under the age of 35, reading the Mitchell report should be like taking repeated shots to the groin without the Nutty Buddy. With 75 names and guys who get shipped all over the country, you know your idols didn't escape. Me? I grew up in NorCal. Matt Williams? He was our hero on the hot-corner. Glenallen Hill? The only pro player from the small town I was growing up in. That's a......

With the Dodgers playing a rather boring series at the Washington Nationals, it’s time to take care of some housecleaning. All Star Voting Yesterday, Major League Baseball released the preliminary results of the first period of fan voting for the All Star Game. The fan votes will determine which position players start the game. According to the results, My Boyfriend is running a distant fourth to the fiery whoring gambler Paul Lo Duca (former......

The Dodgers got rocked in many ways last night in muggy New York; the weirdest was when former Dodger hero Paul LoDuca tagged out both Jeff Kent and J.D. Drew after Russell Martin hit a blast off the right-field wall with no outs. It turned into a bizarre double play that led to the Mets' 6-5 victory. "As I was about to hold Jeff up, I said, 'Uh-ohhh,' " LA third base coach Rich......

Flights into Los Angeles International Airport were disrupted this morning after an instrument landing system failed on one of the airport's runways, authorities said. - LA Times The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating 19-year-old Jessica Edwards, who is autistic and has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old child. - LAPD Blog Hospitals in Los Angeles County overall lag behind the statewide average when it comes to in-hospital......

Since the Dodgers controversial trades three weeks ago, their only problem has been what was arguably the best bullpen in baseball. We've discussed the Dreifort/setup role extensively, but after last last night's 6-5 loss to the Braves we are suddenly worried about the "invincible" Eric Gagne. It is absolutely inconceivable that Eric Gagne could lose two straight games, and three games in the span of a week. And the Dodgers division lead has dwindled......

LAist has been in a bit of a quandary of late. Should we write about the Dodgers as if they are postseason bound or as if they are in a pennant race? Well, we're getting closer to the former each day, as the Dodgers looked like a playoff team in rallying from behind and beating the Cubs 8-5 yesterday. Without Brad Penny, and with all the other adversity LA has faced this season, the......

That gust of wind you just felt coming from Silver Lake was actually Paul DePodesta heaving a huge sigh of relief. ESPN's Peter Gammons is reporting that Brad Penny will miss just one start, after an MRI revealed a stretched nerve in his right bicep. That's great news for Dodgers fans because--there's no other way to spin this--if Penny's injury had been any worse then it would have been a total disaster for the......

The media whines as Paul DePodesta makes his first bold moves as GM of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers traded away fan favorite Paul Lo Duca, superlative set-up man Guillermo Mota, and, in an addition-by-subtraction, the contract of OF Juan Encarnacion. Let's have an LAist moment of silence for Lo Duca. ... In return, L.A. gets First Baseman Hee Seop Choi and Pitcher Brad Penny, two young and promising impact players. DePo also picked......

Paul DePodesta pulled off his first trading deadline deal as Dodgers GM, and we like it. According to ESPN.com, the Dodgers will send Guillermo Mota, Paul Lo Duca, and Juan Encarnacion to the Florida Marlins for Brad Penny, Hee Seop Choi, Double-A pitcher Bill Murphy. There are rumors circulating again that the Dodgers might be back in the Randy Johnson sweepstakes, or might acquire Steve Finley, but we'll leave that aside for now.......

As the baseball season has reached its halfway point, the Dodgers are surprisingly in first place, playing great baseball recently. As we will do every year here at LAist, it’s time for the Dodgers midseason report card: C- Paul Lo Duca After a great start, he predictably regressed in June, but he’s picked it up in the first half of July. Lo Duca’s a gritty player who always overachieves. He’s not entirely deserving of......