Archive for 2018

Dodgers hoping to improve starting rotation from within

During Thursday’s season-in-review press conference at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman was asked if he and Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi are planning to seek additional starting pitching help from what figures to be an interesting – and expensive – free agent market this off-season. Although there is no disputing that […]

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The 30-second press conference you didn’t see

Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke is a very interesting guy. To put it mildly, you either really really like him, or you really really don’t. He is, hands down, among the greatest antagonists of all time. He is also an award-winning journalist who does not pull his punches. After Thursday morning’s 2018 season wrap-up […]

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The Dodgers other waiting game

*** (UPDATED November 1, 2018 at 6:15 p.m. PT) *** While the entire baseball world waited anxiously (in vain) for the announcement as to whether of not Dodgers ace and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw was going to opt out of his $7-year / $215 million contract with the Dodgers, there was another Dodger […]

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The Final Countdown

(UPDATED October 31, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. PT) As Dodger fans anxiously await for the clock to strike midnight … literally, they are no closer to knowing whether or not their beloved left-handed ace Clayton Kershaw will be a career Dodger or if he will elect to opt out of his current seven-year / $215 […]

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2019 Dodgers likely to resemble 2018 team

For the most part, there is a very strong likelihood that the 2019 Dodgers team will bear a striking resemblance to the one that we just witnessed lose their second consecutive World Series. And while this may be disappointing news for Dodger fans who were hoping for a major overhaul of the team, the simple […]

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The best team – and manager – won

It has been well documented that in the eyes of many Dodger fans, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is the primary reason why his team lost their second World Series in as many years. Granted, the 46-year-old Naha, Japan native and Dodgers third-year manager wasn’t the one out there pitching, batting and fielding, but he was solely responsible […]

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Madson now a perfect 7-for-7 in World Series

Dodgers right-handed reliever Ryan Madson did something that every Dodger player only dreams of doing in the World Series, he is now 7-for-7. The problem is, his 7-for-7 has absolutely nothing to do with hitting, but rather having all seven of the runners that he has inherited in his combined 2.1 innings pitched through the first […]

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Historic Insanity

Friday night’s World Series game will be talked about for the rest of baseball history. Not only was it the longest game in World Series history time-wise (seven hours and 20 minutes), it was the longest World Series game innings-wise as well (18). We’re talking in the 114-year history of Major League Baseball’s premier event here. […]

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Details for World Series games at Dodger Stadium

The Dodgers will host Games 3, 4 and 5 (if necessary) of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday (5:09 p.m. PT), Saturday (5:09 p.m. PT), and Sunday (5:15 p.m. PT), with the Red Sox holding a 2-0 advantage over the Dodgers. Parking and Stadium gates will open three hours prior to first […]

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Hi everybody and a very pleasant good evening to you…

“Hi everybody and a very pleasant good evening to you wherever you may be.” Arguably the greatest 14 words any Dodger fan ever heard. They were, of course, the words spoken by Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully before every Dodgers broadcast, first on radio and later on television, as his pleasant and eloquent voice echoed […]

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