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Names: Colletti, Ned, author. | Reaves, Joseph A., date.
Title: The Big Chair : the smooth hops and bad bounces from the inside world of the acclaimed Los Angeles Dodgers general manager / Ned Colletti, with Joseph A. Reaves.
Description: New York : G. P. Putnams Sons, 2017.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017021965 (print) | LCCN 2017031155 (ebook) | ISBN 9780735215733 (epub) | ISBN 9780735215726 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Colletti, Ned. | Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team)ManagementBiography. | Sports general managersUnited StatesBiography. | Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team)History20th century. | Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team)Anecdotes.
Classification: LCC GV865.C6426 (ebook) | LCC GV865.C6426 A3 2017 (print) | DDC 796.357092 [B] dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017021965
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This book is dedicated to those who dream and wonder if lifes dreams will ever blossom into realities. And to those who mentor, lead, and teach us dreamersthose who provide selfless opportunity and allow us to flourish and believe that all things are, indeed, possible.
November 16, 2005 Ned Colletti hired as the tenth general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
December 8, 2005 Hires Grady Little to manage Dodgers.
December 13, 2005 Makes first trade, acquiring Andre Ethier from the Oakland As for Milton Bradley and Antonio Perez.
December 14, 2005 Signs Bill Mueller to a two-year contract.
December 19, 2005 Signs infielder Nomar Garciaparra to a one-year contract.
December 20, 2005 Signs outfielder Kenny Lofton to a one-year contract.
February 7, 2006 Signs Japanese RHP Takashi Saito to a minor-league contract and invites him to Spring Training.
March 29, 2006 Signs second baseman Jeff Kent to a one-year contract extension with an option for 2008.
July 25, 2006 Trades Odalis Perez to Kansas City Royals.
July 31, 2006 Acquires Cy Youngwinning pitcher Greg Maddux from the Cubs for infielder Cesar Izturis.
September 30, 2006 Greg Maddux outpitches Matt Cain to lead the Dodgers to a 42 win over the San Francisco Giants that puts Collettis first team into the playoffs.
October 7, 2006 The New York Mets complete a three-game sweep to eliminate the Dodgers from the National League Division Series (NLDS).
November 22, 2006 Signs free agent outfielder Juan Pierre to a five-year contract.
December 8, 2006 Former Giants ace Jason Schmidt signs a three-year contract. Former Diamondbacks All-Star Luis Gonzalez signs a one-year deal.
August 24, 2007 Signs former New York Yankees and San Diego Padres star pitcher David Wells to a contract for the remainder of the season.
November 1, 2007 Announces hiring of Joe Torre as manager of the Dodgers.
November 8, 2007 Signs Korean star Chan Ho Park to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
December 12, 2007 Signs free agent Andruw Jones to a two-year contract.
December 16, 2007 Signs Japanese star Hiroki Kuroda to a three-year contract.
May 25, 2008 Future superstar Clayton Kershaw makes his major-league debut at age twenty against the St. Louis Cardinals in Dodger Stadium. Kershaw goes six innings, strikes out seven, walks one, and allows two earned runs. He gets a no-decision in a 43 L.A. win in ten innings.
July 28, 2008 The Dodgers acquire Casey Blake from Cleveland.
July 31, 2008 The Dodgers acquire Manny Ramirez at trade deadline.
August 19, 2008 The Dodgers acquire Greg Maddux from the San Diego Padres for a second time, the only two times in Madduxs career he was traded.
September 15, 2008 Brad Penny makes his final appearance for the Dodgers, giving up two runs on two hits in one inning of relief against the Pirates. Two days later, he is in the clubhouse showing a rookie pitcher how to shoot a hunting bow and arrow when Joe Torre is looking to put the rookie in the game. When the team comes off the road, Penny refuses to meet with team officials and is sent home. The media doesnt find out for nearly a month.
September 26, 2008 The Dodgers clinch NL West.
October 4, 2008 Hiroki Kuroda gets the win and Jonathan Broxton the save as the Dodgers complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS.
October 15, 2008 Chad Billingsley gets the loss as the Philadelphia Phillies eliminate the Dodgers four games to one in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). Greg Maddux pitches two innings in relief of Billingsley, striking out three, walking one, and allowing two unearned runs. It is the last appearance of his Hall of Fame career.
December 9, 2008 Re-signs shortstop Rafael Furcal to a three-year contract with a vesting option for 2012.
January 15, 2009 Releases Andruw Jones.
January 20, 2009 Signs closer Jonathan Broxton and catcher Russell Martin to one-year contracts, avoiding arbitration.
May 7, 2009 Manny Ramirez suspended fifty games for using a banned substance.
October 10, 2009 Andre Ethier homers for the second time in the series as he leads the Dodgers to a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS.
October 14, 2009 Frank and Jamie McCourt announce they are separating after nearly thirty years of marriage.
October 21, 2009 For the second year in a row, the Philadelphia Phillies eliminate the Dodgers from the NLCS in five games.
October 22, 2009 Frank McCourt fires his wife.
October 27, 2009 Jamie McCourt files for divorce.
September 17, 2010 Joe Torre announces he will step down as manager of the Dodgers and be replaced by Don Mattingly at the end of the season.
November 30, 2010 Signs free agent Juan Uribe to a three-year contract.
December 7, 2010 Divorce court judge invalidates a postnuptial agreement that Frank McCourt claimed made him sole owner of the Dodgers.
December 8, 2010 The Dodgers named Topps Organization of the Year.
April 20, 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) takes control of the Dodgers. Tom Schieffer appointed monitor.
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