How would you like to own an autographed 1965 Sandy Koufax game-worn Dodgers home jersey, the year that the Hall of Famer won baseball’s pitching triple crown, his second NL Cy Young Award, threw his perfect game and led the Dodgers to their fourth World Series title? Or how about a pristine Jackie Robinson autographed […]
(Read More)Archive for April, 2014
All is well in the universe – Paco is back
It’s hard to describe and there’s no way you can put your finger on it because it’s an intangible. It’s a feeling – a peaceful, tranquil, warm and fuzzy feeling knowing, just knowing that 23-year-old left-hander Paco Rodriguez is available in the Dodgers bullpen whether he is needed or not. Maybe it’s his unorthodox delivery, […]
(Read More)What more must Dee Gordon do to play everyday?
Yesterday, ESPNLA’s Mark Saxon ran a great piece on Dee Gordon’s difficult road to success as the Dodgers (almost) everyday second baseman. In Saxon’s article he details what the 26-year-old Windermere, FL native went through this past off-season and of his total commitment to the Dodgers in what was most likely his last shot at making it to the big […]
(Read More)Chris Perez – A quiet Dodger with a loud arm
When Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti signed former Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez to a one-year/$2.3 million contract* last December, he took a lot of flack over the deal in the local media. After all, it was pretty well known that Perez (and his wife and dog) had a little run-in with the law that was, well, pretty ugly. […]
(Read More)Caughel’s Kershaw-like performance puts Quakes back in win column
Only 24-hours after Dodgers ace and two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw wowed a sell-out crowd at LoanMart Field during his rehab assignment with the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, right-hander Lindsey Caughel picked up right where Kershaw left off with a dominating performance of his own in front of a near sell-out […]
(Read More)New Dodger Stadium plazas a huge hit with fans
Anyone who has been to Dodger Stadium this season has undoubtedly noticed the two new plazas located at the Left Field and Right Field entrances to the stadium. And anyone who has checked out these new plazas has quickly discovered that they are THE place to hang out before and after the games. While the Bullpen Overlook […]
(Read More)It’s time for Brian Wilson to come clean – again
He did it once before with the Dodgers this season and it appears that he is doing it again. Dodgers reliever Brian Wilson withheld the fact that he felt pain in his twice surgically repaired right elbow when he pitched the 8th inning of the Dodgers U.S. opener in San Diego on March 30 – a game […]
(Read More)Matt Kemp’s performance lost in Wednesday night’s win
There were a lot of great things that happened in Wednesday night’s exciting 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Most notably was the outstanding pitching performance by Zack Greinke, who held the Phillies to only two runs on five hits while walking two and striking out 11. There was also Hanley Ramirez’s 2 for 4 […]
(Read More)Kershaw’s pending rehab assignment full of surprises
Barring the unforeseen, defending NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will begin his rehabilitation from a strained teres major muscle this coming Friday with the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at LoanMart Field. And while this is absolutely great news for everybody involved, especially for the Dodgers and their fans, there is nobody, and I mean absolutely […]
(Read More)Kershaw hit by line drive during batting practice – apparently uninjured
Several Dodgers season ticket holders are reporting that that they witnessed Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw being struck in the left thigh by a hard line drive during batting practice on Monday afternoon shortly before the Dodgers faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the first of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. Kershaw, who is currently nursing […]
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