The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will play host to more than 300 pre-selected schoolchildren from the community surrounding Dodger Stadium for a day of fun and games at their annual Children’s Holiday Party. WHO: Austin Barnes, Dodger catcher Joc Pederson, Dodger outfielder Dennis Powell, Billy Ashley and Matt Luke, […]
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Friedman admits Dodgers were never really in on Stanton
Contrary to the wishes, hopes and dreams of Dodger fans that Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton might actually return to Southern California to play for his hometown Dodgers, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman intimated in his first press conference of the 2017 MLB Winter Meetings on Monday that the Dodgers were never really in […]
(Read More)Cubs pull Brandon Morrow out from under Dodgers
Among the very first reports to come out of Orlando, Florida on Day-1 of the 2017 Winter Meetings on Sunday was that 2017 Dodgers star reliever – and free agent – Brandon Morrow was nearing a multi-year deal. …but not with the Dodgers. And then first thing on Monday morning, FOX reporter Ken Rosenthal tweeted this out: Although this is […]
(Read More)Dodgers missing out on Stanton wasn’t first time
Woulda, shoulda, coulda. We hear it all the time in just about every walk of life. If only I had done this or had done that. But we also hear things like There’s no sense in crying over spilled milk, and on rare occasions we may be fortunate enough to say Second time’s a charm. […]
(Read More)Could Stanton and Judge be the next Mantle and Maris?
It was a great time to be a kid. The year was 1961 and Yankee teammates Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were locked in an epic and historic battle to break the single-season home run record set by yet another former Yankee – that of the 60 home runs hit by the great Babe Ruth […]
(Read More)The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes is over – He’s going to Disneyland
It was short, sweet and to the point, and it sent Twitter into an absolute frenzy. Shortly before noon on Friday morning, Japanese superstar pitcher / slugger Shohei Ohtani announced through his agent Nez Balelo that he had made his decision on which team he would sign with. While this announcement may have come as a […]
(Read More)A happy/sad day for one Scott Barlow fan
Lost in the hype and hoopla of Thursday afternoon’s MLB hot stove action that saw former Angels and Rockies right-hander Tyler Chatwood sign a three-year / $38 million contract with the Chicago Cubs and former Dodgers second baseman Dee Gordon and his 5-year / $50 million contract traded from the Miami Marlins to the Seattle Mariners was […]
(Read More)What will AGon’s role be in 2018?
Quick – Who will be the Dodgers everyday first baseman in 2018? How about 2019 or 2020? The answer is blatantly obvious. It will be 22-year-old 2017 NL Rookie of the Year first baseman Cody Bellinger. In fact, barring injuries, it is quite possible that Bellinger will be the Dodgers everyday first baseman until he […]
(Read More)Brandon Morrow – We’re waiting, Dodgers…
It was nearly a month ago – November 9, 2017 to be exact – that Dodgers flame-throwing right-hander Brandon Morrow was a guest on MLB Network Radio’s Inside Pitch with show hosts Brad Lidge and Cliff Floyd. During that interview, the 33-year-old Santa Rosa, California native, who was drafted by the Seattle Mariners two spots ahead […]
(Read More)Expansion – Baseball’s other hot topic
While much of the baseball world is holding its collective breath over where Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani and 2017 NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton will eventually end up, there is another hot topic that has, for the most part, remained under the radar for the past four months. Expansion. During a dinner meeting with baseball writers […]
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