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Jeff Spiegel

Jeff Spiegel was raised in California but currently resides in Portland, Oregon. After graduating from the University of Oregon, he worked in sports before entering journalism full time — first as a Sports Reporter and then as the Associate Editor of a local newspaper. Online, he has been writing about both the Dodgers and Raiders since 2012 — having written for DodgersNation.com and SBNation.com prior to joining both DodgerBlue.com and RaidersNation.com. He left full-time journalism in 2012 to become a pastor. Jeff can be found on Twitter at @JeffSpiegel. Favorite Dodger I'm going past and present (sort of) on this one. Recently, I was a die hard Yasiel Puig guy. The energy he played with was amazing and the hope and expectation he brought every single night was captivating. Whether it was a rifle from the warning track to throw a guy out at second, an aggressive bat flip or licking his bat, I was here for ALL of the Yasiel Puig era. Past tense, I'd go with Eric Gagné. This wasn't so much about Gagné himself as it was the experience of cheering for him. Yes, he was on steroids — but the dude was unlike any pitcher I've ever seen — he was NASTY. I still stand by the claim that if I needed one out and my life depended on it, and could choose any pitcher from any era to get me that out, I'm taking roided up Gagné in a heartbeat. Favorite Dodger Moment A few jump to mind immediately. Being born in November of 1988, I missed the last World Series by weeks — which also meant I didn't get to see the Dodgers win a playoff game until I was nearly 16. They had made the playoffs in 1995 and 1996, but were swept both times. In 2004, though, I got to see them win behind a complete game shutout from Jose Lima, and that was pretty freaking special. The next in-person moment that came to mind was the Manny Ramirez bobblehead night pinch-hit grand slam from 2009. Vin Scully claimed it was the loudest he had heard Dodger Stadium in 20 years, and it's hard to disagree. As far as ones I didn't get to see live, I'll throw one more out there: the back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs that tied a game against the Padres in 2006 (plus the walk-off from Nomar Garciaparra in extra innings) was an all-timer. Obviously, the impending Dodgers World Series will quickly jump to the top of this list...
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State of the Dodgers: Depth In The Outfield

PAGES: 1 | 2 In a new series of posts over the next few weeks, we’re taking a look at each of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ position groups; analyzing which players are gone, which players are returning and which free…

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State Of The Dodgers: Evaluating The Bullpen

PAGES: 1 | 2 In a new series of posts over the next few weeks, we’re examining each of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ position groups; analyzing which players are gone, which players are returning and which free agents might be…

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Dodgers’ Manager Finalists Present Interesting Theory

It was reported on Friday that the Los Angeles Dodgers narrowed down their list of managerial candidates to four. The four finalists were to be selected from a pool of five. The group was initially said to be composed of…

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State of the Dodgers: Evaluating The Starting Pitching

PAGES: 1 | 2 In a new series of posts over the next few weeks, we're going to take a look at each of the Los Angeles Dodgers' position groups; analyzing which players are gone, which players are returning and…

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Dodgers Managerial Candidate Profile: Darin Erstad, The Out-Of-Nowhere Option

When the Los Angeles Dodgers managerial search began, a number of names surfaced as possible candidates. Interestingly enough, however, one of the most intriguing candidates wouldn't have been found on anyone's list: former Angels outfielder and current University of Nebraska head…

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