Blake Lovell

Blake was the Senior Editor at Busting Brackets from March 2011 to March 2012. He has since returned as a staff writer, in hopes of once again providing interesting stories on all the happenings in college basketball.

Latest Updates

Ausmus and Belliard to Return to LA

The Dodgers made a few moves yesterday, but nothing that will wow any of the fans, or make a world championship look more possible. Both Brad Ausmus and Ronnie Belliard re-signed with the club, and both…Read More

Dodgers Add Vicente Padilla to the Rotation

If there was one guy that it seemed like you could count on in the stretch run last season, it was Vicente Padilla. So it’s good news that the Dodgers have officially signed Padilla to a 1-year deal,…Read More

New Deals for Ethier, Broxton, and Martin

We discussed the new deals for James Loney, Hong-Chih Kuo, and George Sherrill yesterday, and today, there’s even more good news coming out of Los Angeles. The Dodgers have landed deals with the…Read More

No Arbitration for Loney, Sherrill, or Kuo

Here’s a nice little update from Dodger land this morning, as three of the top talents on the squad have signed new deals with the team. James Loney, Hong Chih-Kuo, and George Sherrill have all avoided…Read More

Dodger Arbitration Updates

The main focus the last few days around Dodger-land has been arbitration, and seeing who would and wouldn’t file for arbitration. We got news on some big-time Dodger players yesterday, so let’s…Read More

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Assessing the Dodgers’ Place in the NL West As of Now

So since there’s not a whole lot going on in Dodger land right now in terms of improving the roster,…Read More

Dodgers “Looking” At Noah Lowry

Notice the emphasis on “looking” there. That’s all this team has been doing since the…Read More

Are the Dodgers Interested in Joel Pineiro?

I apologize for the lack of Dodger talk here lately, as well, the Dodgers haven’t exactly given…Read More

Merry Christmas Dodger Fans!

I wanted to take the time to wish all you Dodger fans out there a very Merry Christmas, and hope that…Read More

The Dodgers Still Searching for Pitching

And the search continues. That’s pretty much become the motto these days when we talk about the…Read More

Dodgers Sign Jamey Carroll, Exploring Trade for Aaron Harang?

Several noteworthy things to pass along here on Lasorda’s Lair, as the Dodgers are starting to…Read More

Juan Pierre Headed to Chicago

Some breaking news to pass along here, as Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports is reporting that Dodger “do-everything”…Read More

Gauging the Dodgers’ Interest in Chien-Ming Wang

There have been some rumors heating up that the Dodgers could have some type of interest in former Yankees’…Read More

What Are the Dodgers Waiting For?

The winter meetings are officially over, and Dodger management has left with pretty much the same thing…Read More

It Doesn’t Look Like Wolf Will Be a Dodger Next Season

Some big news today regarding the Dodgers’ pitching staff, as the Milwaukee Brewers have officially…Read More

Could the Dodgers Acquire Alfredo Amezaga?

Some interesting off-season news today, as there are rumors out there that the Dodgers have inquired…Read More

Teams Exploring Deals for Juan Pierre

Well I just saw a story that will probably get a mixed reaction from Dodgers’ fans, although I…Read More

Dodgers Free Agency Update

As free agency moves forward this off-season, there will undoubtedly be some questions and concerns when…Read More

If Not Halladay, Then Who?

As the days progress, it’s seeming more and more like free agent Roy Halladay will sign with someone…Read More

Will the Dodgers Land Roy Halladay?

The speculation has already begun that the two teams who are very interested in the Blue Jays’…Read More