Chad Billingsley, a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, sustained a broken leg after falling on ice. Billingsley was at his home in Reading, Pennsylvania when he got injured.
The broken bone, which was specifically the fibula in his left leg, required surgery, however the good news is that Billingsley should be ready to pitch at the beginning of spring training.
In 2008, he had the best season of his young career. The 24-year-old right-hander was 16-10 with a 3.14 ERA. Billingsley also had 201 strikeouts in 200.1 innings pitched.
It’s been a rough stretch for Billingsley on and off the field …read more

The Philadelphia Phillies, a team that always had the talent but hadn’t put it together in the postseason, are headed to the 2008 World Series. With a 5-1 victory on Wednesday night over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Phillies needed only five games to win the NLCS.
Jimmy Rollins got the Phillies off to a fast start when he hit a lead off homer. Ryan Howard also had a big night at the plate, as he went 3-4 with a run and an RBI. The Dodgers got their lone run on a Manny Ramirez solo shot in the sixth.
Arguably the star …read more

The 100 year curse looks to be alive and breathing. The Chicago Cubs lost their first playoff game in 2008 by a final score of 7-2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
At first, things looked fine for Chicago. They got up 2-0 by scoring two in the bottom of the second inning. But then James Looney of the Dodgers hit a grand slam in the top of the fifth inning to put Los Angeles up for good.
Not surprisingly, Manny Ramirez shined for the Dodgers. He was 2-4 with a walk, two runs, an RBI and a homer run. Derek …read more

You won’t see many games like the one we saw on Saturday. The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t get a hit against the Los Angeles Angels. However, the Dodgers won the game. Since the Dodgers won, the Angels don’t get credited for the no-hitter.
The Angels pitchers were Jared Weaver and Jose Arredondo. The Angels had two errors on the day, which combined to let the Dodgers score a run on a sacrifice fly. Weaver was taken out of the game after six innings of no-hit ball. Arredondo threw two more innings of no-hit ball, however …read more