Without question – ever since I read The Big Chair by Ned Colletti – I have loved hearing the man simply talk baseball. Therefore, when he was a guest on MLB.com’s ‘Chatting Cage’; I jumped on the opportunity to scribe what he had to say. Of course, Colletti talked on a wide range of topics and […] More
Ned Colletti spent a long-time building the roster of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moreover, his wisdom gives him the right to speak on things like roster construction and personnel of a big league club. Colletti has strong feelings about the 2019 Dodgers – and their lack of need for free agent Manny Machado. Colletti feels […] More
“The big chair isn’t a recliner. It’s a hot seat that never relents.” Ned Colletti, Former GM of the Los Angeles Dodgers Colletti’s Legacy On November 16th, 2005, Ned Colletti was hired as the tenth General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He would ultimately serve in that role over the course of the next […] More
It’s 6:45am on a Tuesday morning in April, and Ned Colletti is on his way to Pepperdine University to teach one of his Sports Communication classes. He should arrive there in about 30 minutes or so, but this is southern California traffic, so it could be an hour and 30 minutes too. Teaching is just […] More
The following is excerpted from The Big Chair, by Ned Colletti. This book is a baseball lover’s dream, and chronicles many of the times inside the Dodgers front office during Colletti’s reign as general manager. This is an excerpt from the chapter titled ‘The Wild Horse’ and details the early days of Yasiel Puig. The […] More
Ned Colletti, former Dodgers’ General Manager from 2005 to 2014, was on The Rich Eisen Show recently and talked about his time in the front office and some of the decisions that he made. Colletti’s name can be connected to many great Dodgers over the years, but he focused on Justin Turner, Corey Seager, Cody […] More
As the regular season draws closer, there have been plenty of changes surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers. The roster continues to be trimmed down in preparation for Opening Day, and new food options and security measures at Dodger Stadium have been announced in recent days. As the Dodgers have hit the homestretch of their preparation […] More
[new_royalslider id=”342″] The Los Angeles Dodgers wasted no time moving forward following their playoff elimination. After spending years as the Tampa Bay Rays’ general manager, Andrew Friedman agreed to join the Dodgers on Tuesday and became the team’s president of baseball operations. Friedman was officially introduced Friday during a press conference. With his move, Ned […] More
[new_royalslider id=”75″] After two seasons of winning the National League West division and falling short of reaching the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a significant change in the front office with the hiring of Andrew Friedman as president of baseball operations. With Friedman now in the picture, Ned Colletti relinquished his role as […] More
After nine years Ned Colletti is no longer the general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, he will stay as a special advisor to CEO and team president Steve Kasten. Kasten asserts the reassignment is not a demotion and Colletti beleives he can still have a positive impact on the team. As GM, Colletti […] More
[new_royalslider id=”97″] Ned Colletti’s nine-year tenure as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers came to an end Tuesday, but his time with the Dodgers marches on. Colletti will now serve as a special advisor to CEO and team president Stan Kasten, and what exactly that entails isn’t yet known. Colletti may still have a […] More
[new_royalslider id=”97″] After the disappointing end to the Los Angeles Dodgers season in the NLDS, it was rumored that the team would be making changes to the front office. Many believed that Ned Colletti’s days as general manager would be coming to an end and that manager Don Mattingly could also be on the hot […] More
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