It’s no secret that the Dodgers have had every intention of having Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda return to the Dodgers starting rotation as their one and. to this point, only righty in their left-hand-dominant rotation for the 2018 season for quite some time now. In fact, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts even said so on the […]

When Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes informed trainers and manager Dave Roberts that he was experiencing what is officially being called “elbow discomfort” – a condition that the 28-year-old Fullerton, California native admitted has been bothering him throughout the entire off-season – it created an unexpected opportunity for third-string catcher Kyle Farmer. It also explains why Roberts […]

Quick – What baseball accomplishment is rarer than a no-hitter or even hitting for the cycle? If you guessed an immaculate inning, you’d be correct. Since 1876, there have been 296 no-hitters thrown and 319 cycles hit. Yet to date, there have been only 89 immaculate innings thrown. Ironically (but not surprisingly), Dodgers Hall of Fame left-hander […]

For Dodger fans still caught in the five-year-long crossfire between Charter Communications, which includes Dodgers Spectrum SportsNet LA, and their rivals DirecTV, AT&T U-verse, and DISH Network, don’t expect a reprieve any time soon. That being said, those within the Spectrum SportsNet LA blackout areas were thrown a bone this past week; albeit a very small […]

Remember when we, collectively as Dodger fans, rallied behind Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp when he was robbed of the 2011 National League MVP title by Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, even though it was later confirmed that Braun was an admitted performance enhancing drug user? But despite our protests and those of many major […]

Although there are many, it’s hard to argue that Dodgers right-hander Ross Stripling and back-up catcher / utility infielder Kyle Farmer are two of the absolute nicest guys on the team. They both have something else in common as well. They are both on the bubble for making the Dodgers Opening Day 25-man roster. But […]

We’ve heard for years, decades even: “Spring training games are meaningless games.” And even though there is an element of truth to this in that winning or losing games before the actual regular season begins have no bearing whatsoever on which two teams will eventually make it to the World Series, you’ll have a hard […]

It was brief but it is a memory that 25-year-old Auburn, New York native Tim Locastro will cherish for the rest of his life. The date was September 29, 2017 when the  6′-1″ / 200-pound utility infielder / outfielder received the phone call he had been waiting his entire young life for – he was going to […]

Dodger fans who have made the annual trek across the desert to Camelback Ranch this spring have been rewarded with what is arguably one of the most remarkable displays of power during batting practice in recent memory. Granted, hitting a 60-70 MPH batting practice meatball right over the middle of the plate is a lot different than trying […]

With the Dodgers having completed their first full week of spring training, both Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman made one thing perfectly clear – they plan to go with an opening day starting rotation of left-handers Clayton Kershaw, Rich Hill, Alex Wood, Hyun-Jin Ryu and right-hander Kenta Maeda; in […]