The Dodgers will open its regular season home schedule tomorrow in the first of four games against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium as part of Opening Week, presented by Bank of America. The Boys in Blue began the 2024 campaign internationally by splitting two games against the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South […]
(Read More)Witnessing History
Any bets on who the best player in Major League Baseball is right now? * * * “The boy said my name’s Johnny MookieAnd it might be a sinBut I’ll take your betAnd you’re gonna regret‘Cause I’m the best there’s ever been.” (The Charlie Daniels Band) * * * * On Tuesday night […]
Who Woulda Thunk
Looking in the rear-view mirror, 2022 was the beginning of a turbulent time for the Dodgers starting pitching. In 2021, the team signed Trevor Bauer to a three-year/$102M contract, but his off-field problems limited him to a total of 17 starts and 107 innings pitched. He did not throw a single pitch for the team […]
Walks Kill You
It’s a sayings that has been around as long as the game of baseball itself: “Walks kill you.” Not the physical type of walks, which are good for you, but the base on balls type of walks, which are not. On a rain delayed game at Chavez Ravine on Sunday afternoon, walks killed the Dodgers, […]
Phillips Continues Rich Dodgers Tradition
Saturday night’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium was one for the books. Not only did it almost not happen because of significant rain which caused a two hour and 15 minute delay, but at one point, both benches cleared between the division rivals over a pitch […]
Dodgers Lose ‘Dinger Day’
* * * “It’s Dinger Day at Dodger Stadium.” – Dodgers Broadcaster Stephen Nelson * * * * If “Chicks Dig the Long Ball,” there were alot of happy chicks at Dodger Stadium on Friday night, where the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres hit a combined eight of them, four apiece. […]
Dodgers Sign Smith to 10-Year Extension
Under the category of ‘Great News,’ it was reported on social media early Wednesday afternoon that the Dodgers had signed extremely popular catcher Will Smith to a 10-year / $140 million contract extension. The report was confirmed a short while later by the Dodgers. Over his thus far six seasons with the Dodgers (including the […]
(Read More)Boy Did He/We Need That
Twenty-six-year-old Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux entered Tuesday’s final 2024 Spring Training game against the Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium having appeared in 12 of the Dodgers 20 Spring Training games, with 35 at-bats. And even though he had 10 hits in those 35 ABs for a .257 batting average with seven runs scored […]
(Read More)Meaningful
Spring Training games have long been referred to as meaningless games, and understandably so. They have no bearing whatsoever on the MLB regular season standings or stats, nor on who will ultimately represent their respective leagues in the World Series. But prior to Monday’s meaningless Spring Training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los […]
(Read More)It’s Miller’s Time
If there were any doubts about 24-year-old Dodgers right-hander Bobby Miller being ready for the 2024 regular season, there certainly shouldn’t be now. All the Elk Grove Village, IL native and Dodgers first round draft pick in 2020 out of the University of Louisville did in his final tune-up of the Spring in Game-1 of the […]
(Read More)Some Days It Rains
As Angelenos know all too well, 2024 has been among the wettest on record, especially for those living in the Palos Verdes region of the Southland. And wouldn’t you know it, there is a chance of rain, albeit slight, in today’s forecast right around 4 p.m., when the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles and […]
(Read More)A Ride for a Ride
During Wednesday’s 2024 regular season opener between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome in South Korea, former Dodgers outfielder and current Dodgers AM 570 radio broadcaster Rick Monday told listener that whoever hits the first home run of the new season would win a brand new Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric car, […]
(Read More)Two Games Does Not A Season Make, But…
It would be ludicrous to judge a Major League Baseball team after only two regular season games. But it would also be negligent to ignore some potential early warning signs; not for the purpose of reassignment or DFA-ing, but hopefully to work on and correct those early warning sign issues – say, like, committing two […]
(Read More)Finally…
“It’s Tiiiiime For Dodgers Baseball!” Play Ball! * * * * * *
(Read More)Takin’ It To The Max
Fact: Baseball was never intended to be watched at 3 a.m., unless, of course, it is to continue watching an extra inning game that began during normal baseball-watching hours. Fact: South Korea’s Kiwoom Heroes were no match for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who bested them by a score of 5-2 at the beautiful Gocheok Sky […]
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