It is important to take a look at the big picture, especially during a season that involves 162 games. Accordingly, Dodger fans shouldn’t assume that the sky is falling after getting handed the broom by our freeway foes. However, a crucial stretch of road games (12 out of the next 15 on the road) begins against the 1st place Reds on Tuesday and the Dodgers, half a game back of the Padres in the NL West, will hand the ball to sizzling Hiroki Kuroda against the 1st place Reds.
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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 remaining players who were eligible for arbitration, and have a few of them locked up for the next few years.

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 arbitration, which is certainly good news for a team that can’t afford to lose any more top players.