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Bill Shaikin

@BillShaikin

Covering baseball on and off the field for the Los Angeles Times.

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linkhttp://www.latimes.com/sports calendar_today13-01-2011 07:38:57

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We finally know how much it cost USC to hire Lincoln Riley as its coach.

USC spent almost $20 million in 2022 on Lincoln Riley, according to federal tax forms obtained by Los Angeles Times.

Of that total, Riley was paid $10 million in salary and benefits: latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…

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Congrats to Torii Hunter, whose Texas BBQ joint ranks 16th on this list of best BBQ spots in America.

(Note for next spring: the #3 spot is 3 miles from Camelback Ranch.)

yelp.com/article/top-10…

(H/T: newballpark)

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Mexican League All-Stars include former Yankees Robinson Cano and Luke Voit, former Dodgers Trevor Bauer and Yasiel Puig, and former Angels Alexi Amarista and Franklin Barreto.

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'It's tough.' Slumping Chris Taylor's playing time cut, as Dodgers roster questions arise latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

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Can Nevada voters overturn public funding for A's ballpark? Not this year, maybe not ever latimes.com/sports/story/2…

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The Angels have almost no organizational depth.

The organization has become a second-chance haven. Players that wouldn't have a shot elsewhere, are getting one in Anaheim.

Cool for them. Not ideal for the Angels.

'I thought I was probably done.'

Read: theathletic.com/5487815/2024/0…

The Angels have almost no organizational depth. The organization has become a second-chance haven. Players that wouldn't have a shot elsewhere, are getting one in Anaheim. Cool for them. Not ideal for the Angels. 'I thought I was probably done.' Read: theathletic.com/5487815/2024/0…
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MLB just announced the Pioneer League - home to the expansion Oakland Ballers - will use automated ball-strike calls this season (AKA robot umps).

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College baseball’s most decorated team plays home games an hour from campus. Two hours, with traffic.

At USC, a season on the bus:

latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…

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Dave Roberts did his job today. He protected Shohei Ohtani from himself.

On how Roberts took a small but critical step to create a different kind of relationship with Ohtani than the one the Angels had: latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

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If y’all are gonna be talking about Pantone 294, then read/watch my story of following them to the DMZ in Korea, dammit. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

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College baseball’s most decorated team, plays home games an hour from campus. Two hours, with traffic.

At USC, a season on the bus: latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…

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