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Friday Headlines/Open Thread Shattered dreams Who took good Marmol and switched him out? From the Daily Herald: Now, real concern is creeping in about Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol. Marmol faced only one batter Thursday. That batter, Rich Aurilia, hit a pinch 3-run homer in the seventh inning, enabling the San Francisco Giants to pad their lead from 4-3 on the way to an 8-3 victory and a series split. Manager Lou Piniella conceded the Cubs will have to take some sort of action with Marmol. Before the game, Piniella . MLB tickets.

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National League Bail Bait baseball, Just as I did with American League Bail Bait, I shied away from most pitchers. There just isn't enough season passed to think they will still be considered very valuable on September 30th. However, I did make an exception for a few pitchers. Edinson Volquez of the Cincinnati Reds makes the list even if his last two starts end-up beign closer to his second half efforts than his first dozen plus. With 9.7 K/9 and a 1.6 GB/FB rate, I am comfortable believing he will still be valuable in 2009.

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Valley voted against Dodger Stadium Fifty years ago this week, Los Angeles voters narrowly OK'd a ballot measure approving the city's gift of land near Chavez Ravine for the Dodgers' Walter O'Malley to build his stadium. Proposition B only passed.785 votes out of more than 677,000 cast, after a campaign in which opponents called it a give-away of public funds to benefit a private interest. The argument worked in the Valley, where all of the city council districts voted against the measure. The Valley hadn't even hit a millio. MLB.

Where are the Best Fireworks in Los Angeles? Photo by Zeroth57, used with permission The use of fireworks and explosives are prohibited in the City of Los Angeles, but that doesn't stop people. The city estimates illegal fireworks caused a total of over $380,000 in property damages in 2007. Eeek! However, for most residents, it's all about enjoying the fireworks displays around town. Tonight, there will be about eight fireworks shows from Altadena to the Hollywood Bowl (Go Dodgers!) to Norwalk. On Saturday, shows are in Boyle Heights . major league baseball tickets.

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4th of July fireworks: Google map, favorite shows, pet tips & more baseball tickets, Did you know that fireworks shows start July 3? Don't worry if your Fourth of July plans were starting to overlap ? you can start watching fireworks tonight, and then hit up another show Friday night, and the next night too. Here's the 411 on where fireworks are happening, a map of where fireworks are allowed in L.A. and Orange counties and tips for pet owners. Where: The Los Angeles Fire Department has a website, safejuly4th.org, devoted to fireworks displays big and small throughout Los .