The new Guggenheim ownership group, flush with revenue from a staggering Time-Warner local television contract and their own substantial resources set out to make the Dodgers the shining jewel of a franchise they had been in previous eras.

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"It was up to me to go out and earn a contract, to show the coaches I had the ability to mature, learn and make myself a better player, " said Lamb.

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