Following a three-city / 10-game roadtrip to open the season’s second half, the first place Dodgers return home Monday to open a seven-game homestand against the Milwaukee Brewers (July 30-Aug. 2) and Houston Astros (3-5) in a rematch of the 2017 World Series. The Brewers series will be highlighted by four-time All-Star Manny Machado’s Dodger […]
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Braves broadcasters miss perfect opportunity to keep their mouths shut
Perhaps it was nothing more than being homers, or perhaps nothing more than their frustration at their team having their asses handed to them (again) by a far superior Dodgers team, but when Atlanta Braves Fox South broadcasters Chip Caray and Joe Simpson went on their minute and a half rant blasting the apparel that […]
(Read More)Make no mistake about it, Yasiel Puig is back
A lot has happened since Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig was placed on the disabled list on July 8. There was a Home Run Derby, an All-Star Game, the Dodgers acquired a new superstar shortstop, their third baseman returned to the disabled list, Andrew Toles was called up and sent back down, Alex Verdugo was […]
(Read More)Here today, gone tomorrow
Baseball can be a cruel sport. One day you’re laughing and joking around with fellow major leaguers in a spacious major league clubhouse feasting like kings and traveling from city to city on chartered jets, and the next you’re back in a cramped minor league clubhouse eating sack lunches and spending countless hours traveling from […]
(Read More)Are Dodgers rethinking their bullpen situation?
With the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline rapidly approaching and with several of the biggest bullpen pieces already off the trading block, Dodger fans are getting a little anxious over initial reports that Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi have every intention of going after a top-tier reliever (or […]
(Read More)The hottest Dodger might not be who you think it is
Quick – without looking it up, name the Dodger player who has been the hottest hitter since the All-Star break. If you answered Dodgers newcomer and four-time All-Star Manny Machado, you’d be wrong. Since being acquire the day after the 2018 Midsummer Classic, the 26-year-old Hialeah, Florida native and Baltimore Orioles 2010 first round draft pick […]
(Read More)Dodgers to honor Andre Ethier
The Dodgers will celebrate the 12-year career of former All-Star outfielder Andre Ethier in a pregame retirement ceremony on Friday, August 3 prior to their 7:10 p.m. game with the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium. The ceremony will be emceed by actor Jason Bateman and will include tributes from Ethier’s teammates past and present. “I look forward […]
(Read More)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 […]
(Read More)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 […]
(Read More)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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