Flashback to the top of the ninth inning of Saturday afternoon’s interleague game between the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League East first-place New York Yankees at a sold-out Dodger Stadium. The Yankees had one out with runners on first and second, with the Dodgers holding on to a precarious […]
(Read More)Archive for August, 2019
And the Second Half Home Run Leader Is…
Quick: Who leads the Dodgers in home runs since the All-Star break? Chances are pretty good that you picked Cody Bellinger, or Max Muncy, or perhaps even newcomer Will Smith. If you did, however, you’d be wrong. No, the Dodger with the most home runs since the Mid-Summer Classic on July 9 for the soon-to-be […]
(Read More)Dodgers 0-1 in Hideous ‘Players Weekend’ Jerseys
The concept is a good one; great, in fact: Allow major league baseball players to choose their own nicknames and have them embroidered on the back of their respective specially-designed ‘Players Weekend’ jerseys. Not only does it allow our favorite baseball heroes to show off their creative side, but it also puts them in a […]
(Read More)Dodgers vs. Yankees – A Personal Tribute
I can’t recall my exact age, either eight or nine, when my maternal grandfather told me stories about the great New York Yankees and how they always beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, the “Bums,” in the World Series. Granddad was an Oklahoma farmer who loved God, his family, the USA, and baseball. He never told me […]
(Read More)Quakes Drop Final Series in Elsinore
For the final time in the 2019 season, the Quakes headed to Lake Elsinore to take on the Storm (Padres) for a three-game series. The Quakes came into the series looking good, having swept the Modesto Nuts (Mariners) and taking 2-of-3 from the Visalia Rawhide, holders of the California League’s best record, but were unable […]
(Read More)The Walk is Mightier Than the Home Run
Growing up, we were often told (or often heard) that ‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’ And although chances are exceptionally good that Thursday night’s exciting 3-2 Dodgers walk-off win over the Toronto Blue Jays – their second in as many games and their 12th of the season – will be remembered for Dodgers […]
(Read More)‘Grilling with The Garv’ Returns on Friday
Fresh from his induction into the Legends of Dodger Baseball, Dodger great Steve Garvey will return to the King’s Hawaiian® Grill in the Left Field Plaza on Friday night prior to the opening series game with the American League’s Eastern Division-leading New York Yankees. Garvey will be providing Dodger fans with grilling tips and samples […]
(Read More)‘Kenley’s Our Closer’
It happened. Again. After soundly defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 16-3 on Tuesday night but taking a precarious 1-0 lead over them into the top of the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night, Dodgers once so-called “elite” closer Kenley Jansen blew a save, thus denying young Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler what would have […]
(Read More)The Dodgers Magic Numbers
Remember the days when the regular season was winding down and Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully would tell fans what the ‘magic number’ was for clinching the pennant or a playoff spot? Typically, it was not mentioned until after Labor Day when the dog-days of Summer were giving way to the first signs of […]
(Read More)The Other ‘Left Arm of God’
During his remarkable 12-year MLB career, Dodgers left-hander Sandy Koufax won and/or accomplished this: MLB MVP Three Cy Young awards Three Triple Crowns Seven-time All-Star Three-time World Series champion Two-time World Series MVP Five ERA titles Two-time MLB Player of the Year On October 2, 1966, Sandy Koufax won his 165th and final career game. […]
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