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LA Observed

It's Time for LA Baseball

The first games of the regular season are today and tonight for the Dodgers and Angels.

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By Kevin Roderick • Apr 4, 2016 • 4m Listen

The Boys in Blue already on the field at Petco Park in San Diego, playing the Padres. The Halos have their home opener at the Big A in a couple of hours against the Cubs. Hope springs eternal for players and fans – that it'll be their year to go all the way. But for the Dodgers, there are a few things working against them, and it’s not just the fact that the biggest cable player in SoCal can’t seem to sell its Dodgers channel to other carriers. Kevin Roderick has more on baseball's opening day in Southern California.

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    Kevin Roderick

    LA Observed

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