The buzz had already begun around Los Angeles well before March 12, when a Los Angeles Times column implored the Dodgers to sign free agent right-hander Pedro Martinez and right a 15-year-old wrong. 

Decked out in a chinstrapped red helmet, padded gloves and pillowy shinguards, Manny Ramirez watched from the side as a bowler warmed up. 

While the rest of his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates took a day off, pitcher Chad Billingsley worked five innings in a minor league intrasquad game Wednesday. 

--LF Manny Ramirez will miss a week after his right hamstring became sore while playing in the outfield on Sunday. 

The Dodgers' offseason was almost as much about "goodbye" as it was "hello. 

The buzz had already begun around Los Angeles well before March 12, when a Los Angeles Times column implored the Dodgers to sign free agent right-hander Pedro Martinez and right a 15-year-old wrong. 

What started as a touchy subject is about to develop into a full-blown controversy. 

Losing 15 pounds in the offseason has already been paying off for Carlos Zambrano. 

The wife of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt's is now the team's chief executive officer. 

The wife of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt's is now the team's chief executive officer. 

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Pedroia. 

Manny Ramirez is having a hard time getting started because of a sore left hamstring. 

Manny Ramirez has aggravated his sore left hamstring while playing the outfield for the first time this spring. 

Bill Hall's nerves began getting to him as he was driving to the park.