For those who are unfamiliar with longtime Dodger fan Bobby Crosby, you really need to know about him. Crosby is the originator of the popular YouTube videos under the name ‘dodgerfilms‘ and although most of Crosby’s filming involves himself catching batting practice fly balls (something that I strongly discourage people from trying), he also captures key moments from almost […]
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‘dodgerfilms’ captures classic moment between Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen
Down on the Farm – Three Loons Selected to Midwest League All-Star Game
The 2014 Midwest League All-Star Game will be played at Fifth-Third Ballpark, the home of the West Michigan Whitecaps on Tuesday, June 17. The game features the best players from the Eastern and Western Divisions of the league. The all-stars are selected by the league’s managers. The Great Lakes Loons will be represented by Kyle Farmer, […]
(Read More)Dodgers select high school RHP Grant Holmes in first round of 2014 MLB Draft
It should come as no surprise to anyone that the Dodgers selected a starting pitcher in the first round of the 2014 First Year Player Draft when their number 22 pick came up on Thursday evening. But what is a surprise is that 18-year-old Conway High School (South Carolina) fireballer Grant Holmes was still available when it […]
(Read More)Beckett deserved a better fate than he received from teammates
No one honestly expected Dodgers right-hander Josh Beckett to throw another no-hitter in Wednesday night’s series and home stand finale against the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium, but with the complete lack of Dodgers offense lately, he pretty much had to if he had any hopes of collecting his fourth win of the season. It […]
(Read More)Frustration reaches season high as Dodgers reach season low
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly surprised the gathered media during his post game interview after Wednesday night’s painful 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox, thus bringing an end of yet another losing (4-6) home stand. After being asked several times in a variety of ways why his $239 million team could muster only one run and two […]
(Read More)Yasiel Puig’s other one-year anniversary
Over the past several days much has been written and said about June 3 being the one year anniversary of Yasiel Puig’s call-up to the major leagues. And while many Dodger fans will never forget the incredible (if not impossible) throw that Puig made in his MLB debut on a deep fly ball to right field by […]
(Read More)A Kershaw record that (possibly) went unnoticed – even by Kershaw
There’s an old saying that we are all familiar with: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” While this old saying makes about as much sense as the refrigerator light staying on when the door is closed saying, it brings up an interesting point – did […]
(Read More)Puig named May NL Player of the Month
Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, who made his Major League debut exactly one year ago today, has been voted the Budweiser Presents National League Player of the Month for May. In 28 May contests, Puig led the Majors with a .398 batting average (43-for-108) and a .492 on-base percentage. His 43 hits paced the N.L. and […]
(Read More)Crawford making excellent progress in recovery from ankle injury
When Dodgers left fielder Carl Crawford rolled his left ankle running down a ball in the corner on May 27, it look bad – real bad. The fact that the 32-year-old Houston, TX native was even able to get to the ball and make the throw back to the infield was in itself a miracle. […]
(Read More)June 3 – One of the biggest anniversaries in Dodger history
If you’re a Dodger fan you love him. But if you’re a fan of any other team in baseball you absolutely loathe him – not because he is bad, but because you are jealous that he is not on your favorite team. He is, of course, Yasiel Puig and Tuesday, June 3 marks the one […]
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