Archive for July, 2018

Everyone gets it … almost

Prior to last Sunday’s series finale between the Brewers and Dodgers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was finally asked the question which, to this point, had not been asked by members of the media. It’s not that the question wasn’t on all of their minds, it’s just that they hadn’t asked […]

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The most important at-bat that wasn’t

If you had to pick the single most important at-bat in Monday night’s rollercoaster ride that was the Dodgers exciting 7-6 win between the NL West first place Dodgers and the NL East first place Phillies, you’d have many to choose from. There were the back-to-back solo home runs by Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy […]

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Machado exceeding expectations of even biggest skeptics

Let’s face it, we all knew that 26-year-old former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado was good. I mean, if you are among those who follow Home Run Tracker (@DingerTracker) on Twitter, it seems as though his name appeared almost nightly for hitting another home run. But it’s probably fair to say that even the biggest skeptics […]

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Dodgers loses ‘a clunker’

Several years ago after a particularly bad outing, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw referred to it as “a clunker.” On Saturday night against the NL Central second place Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers lost a clunker. That’s the bad news. The good news, if you can call a 4-2 loss good news, is that it wasn’t Kershaw’s […]

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It’s hard not to like the new Cody Bellinger

While nearly all of the attention in Friday night’s 6-4 Dodgers win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park was on Dodgers superstar newcomer Manny Machado, and rightfully so, there was one almost insignificant at-bat that went completely under the radar for all but the most savvy of Dodger fan. It occurred in the top […]

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Dylan Floro happy to be a Dodger

There’s a pretty good chance that few Dodger fans had ever heard of Dylan Floro before he was traded to the Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds along with Zach Neal and international bonus slot money in exchange for Dodgers minor leaguers James Marinan and Aneurys Zabala on July 4th. There’s an even better chance that few Dodger fans have not heard of him since. Although Floro […]

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When the going gets tough, the tough (and smart) turn off their cellphones

When news began spreading that Baltimore Orioles superstar shortstop Manny Machado had been traded to the Dodgers in exchange for several Dodger prospects during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, it created a wide spectrum of excitement and emotion for a great many people. And even though the so-called  “done deal” rumor wouldn’t actually be so for […]

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UPDATE: Machado to Dodgers a ‘done deal’

Updated: July 18,2018 at 6:10 p.m. (PT) After a late morning tweet from former MLB general manager and current MLB Network Radio show host Steve Phillips reporting that there was a “snag” in the trade between the Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles for All-Star shortstop Manny Machado, it was confirmed several hours later, albeit not […]

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Dodger fans can thank Chris Taylor for Manny Machado

By now, every Dodger fan on the planet has heard that, although still unconfirmed, a trade for Baltimore Orioles All-Star shortstop Manny Machado by the Dodgers is imminent. And even though buying into unconfirmed trade rumors is always risky, Machado himself did not deny the trade while being interviewed live by Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal […]

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Is there another Yasiel Puig on the horizon for Dodgers?

His name is Miguel Vargas. He is 18 years old and is the son of 53-year-old Lazaro Vargas, who played 22 years for the Havana Industriales in Cuba’s Serie Nacional and won two Olympic gold medals while a member of the Cuban national team. So revered was Lazaro Vargas in his homeland, he was featured on the country’s 15 […]

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