Martha Barnette said it best on her public radio show A Way with Words?: “I’d like to buy him for what he’s worth and sell him for what he thinks he’s worth.” …or perhaps it was Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars movie: “Who’s more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?” […]
(Read More)Archive for January, 2019
Dodgers add more relief pitching depth
The Dodgers have acquired 27-year-old right-hander Jaime Schultz from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for 22-year-old right-hander Caleb Sampen. Schultz made 22 appearances (one start) with the Rays in 2018, going 2-2 with a 5.64 ERA, while striking out 35 and walking 17. In six minor league seasons, the Albany, New York native posted […]
(Read More)Robertson Family FanFest a huge success
For the third year in a row, professional baseball player Daniel Robertson and his family put on the Daniel Robertson Family Foundation Mini FanFest this past Sunday in recognition of his father, the late Don Robertson, to raise money for families where the main breadwinner has fallen ill. “Part of the foundation, besides helping people, […]
(Read More)Adam McCreery – the other new Dodger
When the Dodgers signed 30-year-old free agent right-hander Joe Kelly on December 21, 2018, it received a great deal of attention from Dodger fans everywhere, and understandably so. I mean, who can forget how the Southern California native (Anaheim) and 2009 third-round draft pick (by the St. Louis Cardinals out of UC Riverside) completely dominated […]
(Read More)A one-on-one with new Dodger Joe Kelly
During Sunday’s third annual Daniel Robertson Family Foundation FanFest event at Performance Fitness-Athletes in Upland, California, I had an opportunity to speak one-on-one with new Dodgers right-hander Joe Kelly … yeah that Joe Kelly – the guy who flat out kicked the Dodgers butt during the 2018 World Series, allowing no runs on four hits […]
(Read More)A second baseman named Jeter
Let’s face it, a Dodgers team without All-Star outfielder Yasiel Puig is going to be an entirely different Dodgers team in 2019. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen, but it will be different. As every Dodger fan knows, the 28-year-old Cienfuegos, Cuba native, whom the Dodgers signed as an […]
(Read More)Reminder: Daniel Robertson Family Foundation to hold Mini FanFest on January 6
For some, tragedy is just tragedy. But for others, tragedy can be turned into hope and spark an idea to help change the lives of those who must face the unexpected. For Julie Robertson and her four sons, tragedy struck when her husband/their father, Don was diagnosed with stage IV non-smoking lung cancer. Don, fortunately, […]
(Read More)Harper to LA appears to be Slippin’ Away
The Eagles said it best in their 1977 multi-platinum hit song ‘Best of My Love’: “You see it your wayAnd I see it mineBut we both see it slippin’ away” According to multiple sources, 26-year-old perennial All-Star Bryce Harper will most likely be staying with the Washington Nationals, who have reportedly offered the Las Vegas, […]
(Read More)Single-game spring training tickets now on sale
Camelback Ranch-Glendale (CR-G) begins its second decade as the spring home of the defending National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, with single-game tickets for 2019 now on sale. To order single-game tickets online, visit: camelbackranchbaseball.com. To order single-game tickets by phone, call: 800-905-3315. Single-game tickets start at just $10 per game, […]
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