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LA Dodgers 2005 Season Schedule

What opposing teams had to say about the 2005 Dodgers: "This is a team in a state of confusion. They win the division a year ago for two reasons: Adrian Beltre's bat and their infield defense. Then they spend the offseason erasing the strengths. Not only does Beltre leave as a free agent, but they don't even tender Alex Cora. Now they are talking about having Jef Kent at second instead of Cora and Jose Valentin at third instead of Beltre. A shaky pitching staff to begin with just got worse. And where's the durable lineup threat that Beltre created? Don't tell me J.D. Drew. How many days is he going to be able to play thinanks to the comfort of a five-year contract? The only thing standing between them and .500 is Eric Gagne." Despite all of that, the Dodgers opened the season with their best start since the 1981 World Series campaign!
2005 First Half Schedule
Apr. '05 OPPONENT RESULT
Tue. 5 at San Francisco L 4-2
Wed. 6 at San Francisco W 10-4
Thu. 7 at San Francisco W 6-0
Fri. 8 at Arizona W 8-7
Sat. 9 at Arizona W 12-10
Sun. 10 at Arizona L 5-4
Tue. 12 San Francisco W 9-8
Wed. 13 San Francisco W 4-1
Fri. 15 San Diego W 4-0
Sat. 16 San Diego W 8-3
Sun. 17 San Diego W 6-0
Mon. 18 at Milwaukee W 7-3
Tue. 19 at Milwaukee W 8-6
Wed. 20 at San Diego W 3-1
Thu. 21 at San Diego L 6-1
Fri. 22 at Colorado L 9-1
Sat. 23 at Colorado L 8-6
Sun. 24 at Colorado W 8-6
Mon. 25 Arizona L 4-2
Tue. 26 Arizona L 3-2
Wed. 27 Arizona L 6-3
Fri. 29 Colorado 10:40 PM
Sat. 30 Colorado 10:10 PM
May. '05 OPPONENT TIME (ET)
Sun. 1 Colorado 4:10 PM
Mon. 2 Washington 10:10 PM
Tue. 3 Washington 10:10 PM
Wed. 4 Washington 10:10 PM
Fri. 6 at Cincinnati 7:10 PM
Sat. 7 at Cincinnati 1:15 PM
Sun. 8 at Cincinnati 8:05 PM
Mon. 9 at St. Louis 8:10 PM
Tue. 10 at St. Louis 8:10 PM
Wed. 11 at St. Louis 8:10 PM
Thu. 12 at St. Louis 1:10 PM
Fri. 13 Atlanta 10:40 PM
Sat. 14 Atlanta 10:10 PM
Sun. 15 Atlanta 4:10 PM
Mon. 16 Florida 10:10 PM
Tue. 17 Florida 10:10 PM
Wed. 18 Florida 3:10 PM
Fri. 20 LA Angels 10:40 PM
Sat. 21 LA Angels 4:05 PM
Sun. 22 LA Angels 4:10 PM
Tue. 24 at San Francisco 10:15 PM
Wed. 25 at San Francisco 10:15 PM
Thu. 26 at San Francisco 10:15 PM
Fri. 27 at Arizona 9:40 PM
Sat. 28 at Arizona 9:40 PM
Sun. 29 at Arizona 4:40 PM
Mon. 30 Chicago Cubs 8:10 PM
Tue. 31 Chicago Cubs 10:10 PM
Jun. '05 OPPONENT TIME (ET)
Wed. 1 Chicago Cubs 10:10 PM
Thu. 2 Milwaukee 10:10 PM
Fri. 3 Milwaukee 10:40 PM
Sat. 4 Milwaukee 10:10 PM
Sun. 5 Milwaukee 4:10 PM
Mon. 6 Detroit 10:10 PM
Tue. 7 Detroit 10:10 PM
Wed. 8 Detroit 10:10 PM
Fri. 10 Minnesota 10:40 PM
Sat. 11 Minnesota 10:10 PM
Sun. 12 Minnesota 4:10 PM
Tue. 14 at Kansas City 8:10 PM
Wed. 15 at Kansas City 8:10 PM
Thu. 16 at Kansas City 8:10 PM
Fri. 17 at Chicago Sox 8:05 PM
Sat. 18 at Chicago Sox 7:05 PM
Sun. 19 at Chicago Sox 8:05 PM
Mon. 20 at San Diego 10:05 PM
Tue. 21 at San Diego 10:05 PM
Wed. 22 at San Diego 10:05 PM
Thu. 23 at San Diego 3:35 PM
Fri. 24 at LA Angels 10:05 PM
Sat. 25 at LA Angels 10:05 PM
Sun. 26 at LA Angels 4:05 PM
Mon. 27 San Diego 10:10 PM
Tue. 28 San Diego 10:10 PM
Wed. 29 San Diego 3:10 PM
Jul. '05 OPPONENT TIME (ET)
Fri. 1 Arizona 10:40 PM
Sat. 2 Arizona 4:05 PM
Sun. 3 Arizona 10:10 PM
Mon. 4 at Colorado 8:05 PM
Tue. 5 at Colorado 9:05 PM
Wed. 6 at Colorado 9:05 PM
Thu. 7 at Colorado 3:05 PM
Fri. 8 at Houston 8:05 PM
Sat. 9 at Houston 1:15 PM
Sun. 10 at Houston 2:05 PM
2005 Second Half Schedule
Jul. '05 OPPONENT TIME (ET)
Thu. 14 San Francisco 10:10 PM
Fri. 15 San Francisco 10:40 PM
Sat. 16 San Francisco 4:05 PM
Sun. 17 San Francisco 4:10 PM
Tue. 19 at Philadelphia 7:05 PM
Wed. 20 at Philadelphia 7:05 PM
Thu. 21 at Philadelphia 1:05 PM
Fri. 22 at NY Mets 7:10 PM
Sat. 23 at NY Mets 3:05 PM
Sun. 24 at NY Mets 1:10 PM
Mon. 25 Cincinnati 10:10 PM
Tue. 26 Cincinnati 10:10 PM
Wed. 27 Cincinnati 10:10 PM
Thu. 28 Cincinnati 3:10 PM
Fri. 29 St. Louis 10:40 PM
Sat. 30 St. Louis 4:05 PM
Sun. 31 St. Louis TBD
Aug. '05 OPPONENT TIME (ET)
Tue. 2 at Washington 7:05 PM
Wed. 3 at Washington 7:05 PM
Thu. 4 at Washington 7:05 PM
Fri. 5 at Pittsburgh 7:05 PM
Sat. 6 at Pittsburgh 7:05 PM
Sun. 7 at Pittsburgh 1:35 PM
Tue. 9 Philadelphia 10:10 PM
Wed. 10 Philadelphia 10:10 PM
Thu. 11 Philadelphia 10:10 PM
Fri. 12 NY Mets 10:40 PM
Sat. 13 NY Mets 4:05 PM
Sun. 14 NY Mets 4:10 PM
Tue. 16 at Atlanta 7:35 PM
Wed. 17 at Atlanta 7:05 PM
Thu. 18 at Atlanta 7:35 PM
Fri. 19 at Florida 7:35 PM
Sat. 20 at Florida 6:05 PM
Sun. 21 at Florida 1:05 PM
Mon. 22 at Florida 1:05 PM
Tue. 23 Colorado 10:10 PM
Wed. 24 Colorado 10:10 PM
Thu. 25 Colorado 10:10 PM
Fri. 26 Houston 10:40 PM
Sat. 27 Houston 10:10 PM
Sun. 28 Houston 4:10 PM
Mon. 29 at Chicago Cubs 8:05 PM
Tue. 30 at Chicago Cubs 8:05 PM
Wed. 31 at Chicago Cubs 2:20 PM
Sep. '05 OPPONENT TIME (ET)
Fri. 2 at Colorado 9:05 PM
Sat. 3 at Colorado 8:05 PM
Sun. 4 at Colorado 3:05 PM
Mon. 5 San Francisco 8:10 PM
Tue. 6 San Francisco 10:10 PM
Wed. 7 San Francisco 10:10 PM
Fri. 9 San Diego 10:40 PM
Sat. 10 San Diego 4:05 PM
Sun. 11 San Diego TBD
Mon. 12 Colorado 10:10 PM
Tue. 13 Colorado 10:10 PM
Wed. 14 Colorado 10:10 PM
Thu. 15 at San Francisco 10:15 PM
Fri. 16 at San Francisco 10:15 PM
Sat. 17 at San Francisco 4:05 PM
Sun. 18 at San Francisco 4:05 PM
Tue. 20 at Arizona 9:40 PM
Wed. 21 at Arizona 9:40 PM
Thu. 22 at Arizona 9:40 PM
Fri. 23 Pittsburgh 10:40 PM
Sat. 24 Pittsburgh 10:10 PM
Sun. 25 Pittsburgh 4:10 PM
Mon. 26 Pittsburgh 10:10 PM
Tue. 27 Arizona 10:10 PM
Wed. 28 Arizona 10:10 PM
Thu. 29 Arizona 10:10 PM
Fri. 30 at San Diego 10:05 PM
Oct. '05 OPPONENT TIME (ET)
Sat. 1 at San Diego 10:05 PM
Sun. 2 at San Diego 4:05 PM

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Eric Gagne - LA Dodgers Closer
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Saves by Eric Gagne since 2002, most by any closer in a three-year period.
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Rookie to Watch
Rookie: Joel Guzman
SHORTSTOP (6-4, 198)

One of the biggest shortstops you'll find, Joel Guzman is coming off the kind of offensive season that has long been predicted of him. He has impressive bat speed and shows plus power potential, but a long swing and marginal plate discipline (0.28 BB/K) make him susceptible to breaking pitches. Between Double-A and high Class A, he hit .297 with 23 home runs and a .540 slugging percentage. He is a good athlete with plenty of agility, but he has already seen a reduction in his speed (4.4 seconds to first base).

In addition to his offensive outburst in 2004, he improved his defensive play at shortstop, practically cutting his error total in half (20 versus 39) by not rushing his throws. He has plus arm strength and above-average hands, but his range is average and will only worsen as he matures.
Long-term, Guzrnan will likely wind up at third base, a position that Adrian Beltre's departure for Seattle has opened up in Los Angeles.
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