When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts informed the media that right-hander Walker Buehler had been optioned to Single-A Rancho Cucamonga last Friday, it raised a few eyebrows. Generally, in fact nearly always, when a Dodger player is still under team control and has options remaining, he is sent back down to Triple-A Oklahoma City, not Single-A […]
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Dodgers add five games to SportsNet LA / KTLA5 simulcast schedule
The Dodgers have announced that Spectrum Networks will simulcast five additional Dodgers games on KTLA5 this season, beginning Saturday, August 4 when the Dodgers host the Houston Astros at 6:10 pm. The simulcast schedule on KTLA5 will feature five home contests, four games in August and one in September. In addition to the matchup vs. […]
(Read More)Have a night, Matt Kemp
It’s probably safe to say that there has never been a Dodger player who has sparked more emotion from Dodger fans than (now) 33-year-old current former Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp. I mean let’s face it. No other Dodger has been loved, hated, adored, or despised at one time or another more so than the 6′-4″ […]
(Read More)Dodgers second base situation clear as mud
Struggling Dodgers second baseman Logan Forsythe continued his offensive downward spiral on Sunday afternoon when he struck out in his one and only (pinch-hit) plate appearance, thus further dropping his batting average dangerously close to Mendoza line at .203 – this to go along with his horrible .253 on-base percentage and .304 slugging percentage for […]
(Read More)The ‘Wild Horse’ has grown up
For those who were fortunate enough to see a very young, very raw, 21-year-old Cuban defector by the name of Yasiel Puig when he made his minor league debut – first with the Arizona Rookie League Dodgers (nine games) and then with the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (14 games) – in 2012, they knew […]
(Read More)Is Yimi Garcia the new Pedro Baez?
Fact: The Dodgers are in desperate need of bullpen help as the July 31 trade deadline is rapidly approaching. Fact: Acquiring said bullpen help will undoubtedly cost the Dodgers several of their top prospects; but then, this is how that trade thing works. The good news is that the Dodgers have quite a few top […]
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