Rafael Furcal

Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle, Andre Ethier drove in four runs with a pair of homers and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants 11-1 to win their home opener on Monday. Johnson lost at Dodger Stadium for the first time in his 22-year career, falling to 7-1 in just his second start in Los Angeles since 2004. He was denied his 296th career victory, although the 45-year-old left-hander earned his 4,800th strikeout in the third inning against James Loney. Hudson completed the majors' first cycle this season with a sixth-inning triple off Brandon Medders. He slid into ... Read Full Story

The fact that several executives and scouts are talking about Rafael Furcal suggests that almost every team in need of a shortstop has their on eye on him. Although Furcal is on the DL, he has hit .366 with 5 HR, 16 RBI, and 8 SB in 32 games this season. He is the best shortstop on the market this upcoming offseason and will make at least thirteen million dollars, his current salary this year. Furcal has averaged 14 homeruns from 2003 to 2006 and has hit for a .288 average. In 2007, he suffered from back problems and his numbers were affected by ... Read Full Story

MiamiHerald.com Dodgers win their fifth in a row Los Angeles Times Rafael Furcal hits a leadoff home run and LA batters Giants starter Barry Zito for six runs in five-plus innings. Associated Press Rafael Furcal hit a leadoff home run and the Dodgers went on to beat the San Francisco Giants, 7-2, Thursday night at ... Dodgers beat Zito, Giants 7-2 The Associated Press Dodgers complete sweep of Giants at Chavez Ravine CBS 47 United Press International  - SFgiants.com  - San Jose Mercury News  - MLB.com all 291 news articles Read Full Story

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night MLB NLCS Game One : At the end of the fifth inning we were gushing to our girlfriend how great Rafael Furcal glove work was. Errrrrrrrrrrr . Furcal's error in the sixth let the Phiilies put Carlos Ruiz on second and was followed up by a Chase Utley home run that was shortly followed up by a Pat Burrell homer. Those three runs were the difference and it's all Rafael Furcal's fault. Okay, not really, but still. Phillies 3, Dodgers 2 [ Philly.com ] More news you may have missed while wondering how to get more Tina Fey ... Read Full Story

Yes, Rafael Fucal; the Sky is Blue! It’s widely rumored that Rafael Furcal accepted a contract with the Dodgers for 3 years for 30 million dollars today. I believe this is a good move on the Dodger’s part since he’s the best shortstop on the market. There’s deep concern by many critics and coaches about Furcal’s reliability since he’s been out for a large portion of time the last several years. The Dodgers probably took this into consideration, but his potential far exceeds it. The Dodger’s off-season moves has kept last year’s team together with the exception of Manny Ramirez whom the Dodger’s are ... Read Full Story