Archive for April, 2020

Rumors of Canceled MiLB Season False … For Now

It is journalism’s Golden Rule and the cause of many immediate job openings in the field, if you get my drift: “It’s better to be right than to be first.” Joe Doyle, whose Twitter profile reads – “Contributor at @BaseballAmerica, @LookoutLanding, @ProspectsLive, and @OperationSports | #GoCougs | MLB Draft | Minor League Baseball | Pay […]

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Zoom Party Big Hit with Dodger Fans

The Dodgers hosted 11,000 fans on their inaugural Dodgers Zoom Party on Monday night, which featured current and former players, team personalities and celebrity fans during the hour-long event. The Dodgers Zoom Party was hosted by team broadcasters Joe Davis and Alanna Rizzo, and featured current players Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen, Joc Pederson, Joe Kelly, Will Smith as well as […]

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‘I Found It!’

6:29 AM, Brooklyn, New York. Awake, I lie in bed. Soon, through a series of shrill pings, my phone will announce to me that it is time. Until then I remain motionless. Patiently waiting. Suddenly, a familiar pattern of vibrations has me sitting upright. Not what I was expecting. I leap from my bed and […]

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Scully Delivers Heartfelt Message to Dodger Fans

After receiving distressing news last week that 92-year-old retired Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully had suffered a fall at his home and had been rushed to a nearby hospital by paramedics, the Hall of Fame broadcaster delivered a heartfelt and very much-needed message to Dodger fans via Twitter on Monday evening: “Hi everybody and a very […]

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What Should MLB Do With Tie Games?

I am an unabashed, old-school baseball purist. For me, the game was best when: Starting pitchers were expected to complete games and hit for themselves. A relief pitcher, when needed, was expected to pitch multiple innings. Catchers were expected to block the plate to prevent runners from scoring. Runners trying to score were expected to […]

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“Hi, Everybody, and a Very Pleasant Good Evening to You, Wherever You May Be”

The Dodgers are reporting that retired Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully has been released from the hospital and is resting comfortably at home. The beloved 92-year-old GOAT (Greatest of All Time) suffered a fall at his home earlier in the week and was rushed to nearby Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, CA by […]

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‘It’s Lima Time’

It was a special time. It was an emotional time. It was a glorious time. It was “Lima Time.” In the grand scheme of things, extremely popular right-hander José Lima‘s time with the Dodgers was little more than a flash in the pan of the (then) 46-year history of the Los Angeles Dodgers and (then) […]

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Smart & Final, Dodgers and LADF Surprise Southland Shoppers

Smart & Final, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation surprised customers by picking up their grocery tabs on Thursday morning. The surprise came during Smart & Final’s exclusive hour for vulnerable shoppers (seniors, expectant mothers, people with disabilities), health care workers and first responders at their Watts location at 9850 S. […]

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Manfred 0-For-2 in Doing the Right Thing

It was inevitable and it came as a surprise to no one. As he teeters on the edge of making what could prove to be his worst (and potentially deadliest) decision to date during the worst pandemic the world has seen in over a century, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday gave the Boston Red […]

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Looking Forward to 2021

According to the 2020 Major League Baseball schedule, the Dodgers should be playing their 24th game of the season on Wednesday evening, visiting the 2019 World Series Champion Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Obviously, the game will not be played. Instead, it will officially be the Dodgers 24th postponement of the 2020 season. …and counting. […]

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