I will be the first to admit that when Dodgers right-handed reliever J.T. Chargois gave up the game-winning three-run walk-off home run to Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday night, I was absolutely livid – perhaps even more so than I was the night before […]
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Catching lightning – and baseballs – in a bottle
It is the dream of every fan who has ever attend a major league baseball game, regardless of age – getting, or more specifically, catching a home run ball. It is a dream that 55-year-old Keith Hupp of San Gabriel, California has fulfilled. … many times. And whether they realize it or not, every Dodger […]
(Read More)Pedro Baez may have thrown his last pitch as a Dodger
Anyone who has been around the game of baseball for any period of time knows that it is a confidence-based game at every level, from tee-ball to the MLB. The primary job of coaches and managers is to constantly encourage, support and complement their players in hopes of helping them keep a positive attitude and, […]
(Read More)Dodgers begin ‘must-win’ series with Rockies
With 47 games still remaining in the 2018 regular season, it’s tough to say that the upcoming four-game series with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field is a ‘must-win’ series, but the simple truth is that it is. Let’s face it, any head-to-head series with a division rival, especially one that is currently only 2.5 […]
(Read More)2018 Special Ticket Package Nights winding down
When the Dodgers return home following their four-game series with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, there will be exactly six home stands remaining in the 2018 regular season; SIX. Among those six homestand will be a variety of stadium giveaway items, such as a Rich Hill Bobblehead (Aug. 14), a Chase Utley Bobblehead (Aug. […]
(Read More)Pantone 294 – The 10th Man
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or on an extended vacation to another planet for the past several years, every Dodger fan on this planet knows who – and what – the Pantone 294 are. By definition, Pantone 294 is the official color code for the color that we all affectionately call Dodger Blue. […]
(Read More)Could Seager’s health issues change the Dodgers position on Machado?
When the Dodgers acquired 26-year-old four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove shortstop Manny Machado from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for five very good prospects following the 2018 Midsummer Classic, it was fully understood and generally accepted that he would be a three-month rental to try to help the Dodgers return to the World Series […]
(Read More)SportsNet LA to present ‘Dodgermentary: 1988‘ beginning on Wednesday night
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Dodgers 1988 World Series Championship season, Spectrum SportsNet LA will air Dodgermentary: 1988, a special three-part original series created for Dodgers fans, set to premiere on Wednesday, August 8 at 11 pm. The hour-long episodes will be narrated by actor and lifelong Dodger fan Jason Bateman. The first episode of Dodgermentary: 1988 will take […]
(Read More)Rawlings puts the ball in baseball
Most die-hard baseball fans are well aware that Rawlings has been the official and exclusive supplier of baseballs for Major League Baseball for over a quarter-century. They may even know that each Rawlings Official Major League Baseball (ROMLB) is made in Costa Rica. But what most baseball enthusiasts might not know is the extreme scrutiny and the […]
(Read More)Seager to undergo hip surgery
As if things couldn’t get any worse for 24-year-old Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, it was being widely reported on Monday afternoon that the Charlotte, North Carolina native and Dodgers 2012 first-round draft pick – who is already on the shelf recovering from May 4, 2018 Tommy John surgery – will now have arthroscopic surgery on his […]
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