We often read that Dodgers fans have suffered through the past twenty-five years. I think suffering is a bit of an overstatement as we still had “Dodgers” scripted on the front of our favorite jerseys. We still had the memories of the years the Dodgers showed the way to all MLB franchises and became known […]

By now most Dodger fans are aware that left-handed reliever Scott Elbert signed a one-year/$575,000 contract extension on Friday, thus avoiding arbitration. The contract also guarantees an additional $25,000 for each of 15, 20, 25 and 30 MLB appearances, which should be doable for the 28-year-old Joplin, MO native – if he gets and stays healthy. Therein lies […]

Until very recently, I must admit I had not heard the term “crosschecker” used in connection with MLB. The term has always been used frequently in hockey. A cross check is a dirty hit in which a player uses the shaft of the hockey stick between the two hands to forcefully check an opponent. Perhaps […]

It’s no secret that over the past three years some of the biggest names in major league baseball are players who defected to the U.S. from Cuba. We’ve all heard the horrific stories of what some of these guys went through to finally achieve their lifelong dreams (and financial security) of playing in the MLB […]

Anyone who has ever been to Chase Field to watch a game between the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers has undoubtedly noticed two things – One: Chase Field is a really nice ballpark complete with a TGI Fridays and a Fatburger, in addition to many other great food choices (not to mention their wonderful “community” swimming pool); and […]

There are so many things in life that I miss and to which I would gladly return. One that I especially miss is the “Dodger Way”. Following Branch Rickey’s lead Al Campanis wrote “The Dodger Way to Play Baseball” in 1954 . In short, his book became the Dodger organization bible. Campanis’ commandments included pride […]

For those old enough to remember, there was actually a time when us common, hard-working, blue-collar baseball fans could actually look at an upcoming Hall of Fame ballot and could easily pick who the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) would vote into the sacred halls of Cooperstown – guys like Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, […]

It’s no secret that Zack Greinke loves to hit. In fact, he loves it so much that he actually spends a lot of time in the cage working on his hitting – which probably accounts for that shiny new Silver Slugger trophy on his mantle. But are you aware that the newest Dodger, 33-year-old right-hander […]

The very mention of Ryan Braun’s name causes most Dodger fans to see red. After all, the admitted cheater (albeit he admitted it two years later and only after being confronted with irrefutable evidence) not only cost Matt Kemp his place in baseball history as the real 2011 NL MVP, but he attacked the integrity […]