Dodgers gift mound, dirt to Arrieta for no-hitter

Dodgers send rubber, dirt from mound to Jake Arrieta to honor no-hitter

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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff Writer CloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers the Chicago Cubs for ESPNChicago.com and ESPN Radio 1000.Follow on Twitter

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CHICAGO -- Not only was Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta showered with gifts from his own team the day after throwing a no-hitter. His opponent in the game also honored him.

"Really nice gesture," Arrieta said of the Los Angeles Dodgers. "They sent a bucket of dirt from the mound, and they dug up the pitching rubber, which weighed 60 pounds. That's…