In July I attempted to predict which players in the Dodger minor league system would win the Dodger Pride Awards at each minor league level. I successfully selected eight of the fourteen which was not quite as successful as I had hoped. I found the experience to be a bit frustrating without a spread sheet […]

When play began in the California League on Sunday, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes were in position to win the final Wild Card berth even before the first pitch was thrown in their game against the defending Cal League champion Lancaster Jethawks. All they needed was for the Lake Elsinore Storm to sweep a doubleheader against […]

Remember when the Washington Nationals shutdown superstar pitcher Stephen Strasburg in 2012 just prior the playoffs because of an innings limit they had set for their former number one draft pick? More to the point, remember what happened to the Washington Nationals in the playoffs because of it? Although they may not have realized it at […]

During the 2013 baseball season I have listened to and watched the Great Lakes Loons nearly as much as I have watched the Dodgers who play so many games on the west coast four time zones away from me. The Loons have had an unusual season with a disastrous first half and then gaining a […]