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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

The first-place Dodgers, who have the best record in the National League, begin a six-game interleague homestand on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium that will feature three games against the AL East fourth-place Toronto Blue Jays (52-75) and an extremely crucial three-game weekend series against the AL East first-place New York Yankees, which could have a […]

From 1903 through 1968, Major League Baseball concluded each season* with a ‘World Series’ – the best team (based on win-loss record) from the National League playing the best team from the American League in a best-of-seven series (four seasons were best-of-nine). The concept was simple, yet classic – the long, regular season determined which […]