The game of baseball has continued to evolve since I was a youngster captivated by Vin Scully and Duke Snider. The designate hitter was adopted by the American League in 1973. Free agency was born in 1976 with Andy Messersmith of the Dodgers and Dave McNally of the Montreal Expos considered to be the first […]

During the course of the year the Dodgers honor many different groups with their own special day or night at Dodger Stadium – some are civic related, some are health industry related, some are church related and some are cultural related (to name only a few), and they are all very special for those who are […]

The Dodgers have announced their coaching staff for the 2014 season with manager Don Mattingly and nine coaches returning, Tim Wallach shifting roles to become bench coach and the addition of Lorenzo Bundy as the club’s third base coach. General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement. 2014 Dodger Coaching Staff: Don Mattingly – Manager (fourth […]

Anyone fortunate enough to have seen Yasiel Puig in person during spring training 2013 immediately knew that the kid was special. And even though nearly every sports writer, talk show host, baseball analyst and even his own manager and general manager called Puig “too raw,” there was absolutely no doubt whatsoever that we were watching […]

Here’s an unpleasant thought – a 2015 Dodgers team without Clayton Kershaw. Think it can’t happen? Think again. For the past couple of years, several of the regulars over on the ThinkBlueLA forum have repeatedly said words to the effect of: Sign Clayton Kershaw to a long-term contract extension right now because Kershaw will never be any cheaper […]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article entitled ‘How badly does Ricky Nolasco really want to be a Dodger?‘ In that article I suggested that the Dodgers most likely would not re-sign Nolasco, who is now a free agent, unless he would be willing to give the Dodgers a hometown discount, which I […]

Camelback Ranch, the spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox in Glendale, AZ, has released the preliminary schedule for all 2014 spring training home games to be held at the Ranch. Because the Dodgers are kicking off the 2014 season early with a two-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Sydney, […]

We all know it’s coming – the last thing left between old-fashioned real baseball and the so-called modern era baseball. I am, of course, referring to the designated hitter rule coming to the National League. The writing is on the wall and actually has been for quite some time – over a hundred years, in fact. […]

It was almost a year ago – December 11, 2012 to be exact. The Stadium Club at Dodger Stadium was packed with media from across the country for a nationally televised press conference announcing that the Dodgers had just signed former AL Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke to a record setting 6-year/$147 million contract – a […]

After spending 17 seasons in the major leagues as a third baseman and first baseman, Tim Wallach knows a thing or two about baseball. During his brilliant MLB career Wallach was a five-time All-Star, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. While attending college at Cal State Fullerton, the […]