Anyone who has followed Yasiel Puig closely since his arrival with the Dodgers less than a month ago (or even before) has undoubtedly noticed something interesting about him when he is kneeling in the on-deck circle – he writes something in the dirt with his finger. And then as he approaches the home plate circle, […]

A new all-time record was set on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Unfortunately it is not one of those records that will be reflected upon many years from now with fondness. Instead it is a record that will be recalled with a head shake or an eye roll. According to the Dodgers official post-game notes, […]

Okay, I confess – it was me. I’m the guy who was silently praying for Skip Schumaker to strike out in the bottom of the 7th inning with the bases loaded for the second out – not because I have any ill-will towards Skip Schumaker or because I wanted to see his batting average dip […]

Let me just state my opinion right up front: I don’t like All-Star Games. I don’t find them very compelling or interesting. It feels like a fake game and the players don’t try very hard – and why would they? Who wants to get hurt in an All-Star Game? The game usually fails to hold […]

I have to admit that I was quite surprised when I heard it. “Do you believe Yasiel Puig’s arrogance?” said a fan in the Left Field Pavilion about the guy who is quite possibly “…the best baseball player to come along in 30 or 40 years…” (a direct quote from Giants manager Bruce Bochy). “He’s […]

Rather than write what has already been written by everybody in the northern hemisphere, I will simply show you Yasiel’s Puig’s 3 for 4 night in the Dodgers 3-1 win over the hated Giants on Monday night as seen through my camera. First Inning Sixth Inning Eighth Inning We are witnessing history, my friends. Viva […]

It’s something that we’ve heard since opening day – the Dodgers need production out of the middle of their line-up to be successful. The problem, of course, is that it hasn’t happened – not even a little bit. When the middle of your line-up includes the names Kemp, Gonzalez, Ramirez and Ethier, opposing pitchers are […]

When you look at Saturday’s Dodger box score, there are two things that jump out at you – the first and perhaps most obvious is that Yasiel Puig struck out twice; but the second and more important thing is that he also walked twice. And while going 0 for 3 with two strikeouts, two walks […]

I had to laugh, what else could I do. Bloggers and beat writers were in a panic over Dodger sensation Yasiel Puig only going 1 for 4 on Thursday night with three strikeouts (the one was a solo home run). OMG! – opposing pitchers have figured him out, found his weakness. The Dodgers need to […]