When the court of public opinion – aka: social media – weighed in following Friday’s announcement that Mets right-hander Jenrry Mejia had received a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball after a third failed PED test, the verdicts ranged from “sad” all the way up to “good riddance.” But the one common denominator among those chiming in […]

I’ll be the first to admit it. When a new video clip shows up online of a pitcher getting hit in the head by a line drive, I refuse to watch it. It’s not that I’m squeamish about such things – Heaven knows, having spent a career as a robbery/homicide detective I have seen more than […]

We’ve been hearing about it for over a year now – Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi want to “get younger” as a team. On Thursday morning the two Dodger execs finally saw the fruits of their efforts as the Friedman-Zaidi-led Dodgers were recognized by Baseball America as having […]

It’s a well known fact that the wheels of government turn very slowly. But if the government were run by Google – and many of today’s Generation-Y and Millennials believe that it is – then LA’s new Vin Scully Avenue is already ancient history. The truth of the matter is that much like getting potholes fixed […]

When Giants catcher Buster Posey had his left ankle broken in a violent collision at home plate with Marlin’s outfielder Scott Cousins, it was clearly Posey’s fault for putting himself in a bad fielding position. Yet judging by the reactions of Giants fans and Giants manager Bruce Bochy – a former catcher himself – you’d have […]

Zach Lee has been in the Dodgers organization for six years. And even though he is still only 24 years old, spring training 2016 will be the most important of his professional career. It may also be his last with the Dodgers.

Yulieski Gurriel and his brother Lourdes Gurriel Jr. have defected from Cuba and will seek major league deals according to a report from MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez. The 31-year old Yulieski is the older brother and has been likened to Derek Jeter. He has played mostly third base in the past four seasons but has also […]

Howie Kendrick is a Dodger again. His new manager is happy, his coaches are happy, his teammates are happy and most Dodger fans are very happy. And although Kendrick himself is happy to be back with his old team after signing a deferred two-year / $20 million contract last Thursday, he definitely isn’t happy with the system that got […]

I began following the Brooklyn Dodgers in the spring of 1952. As often mentioned, I was captured by the voice of Vin Scully when by chance I turned the dial of my radio and picked up a Dodger broadcast out of Brooklyn. Duke Snider sealed the deal with a home run that evening. For me […]

When a team brings a former player back into the fold it is often done as a feel-good, public relations move – especially if that former player was once endeared by fans. I mean really, how are guys in their 60s, 70s and even 80s really going to teach today’s Millennials anything, right? Now this certainly isn’t […]