It was bound to happen sooner or later with MLB’s new ‘automatic-runner-on-second-base-to-begin-extra-innings’ rule – a run scores without an official at-bat. It happened on Saturday night for the Dodgers in their second such game under the new rule, but not in the manner which you might have thought it would. That would have been a […]

Is there anything more beautiful than a Dodgers Jersey? No, there is not, and as the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The Dodgers are one of just a handful of MLB teams whose jersey and uniform have stayed almost entirely true to their original designs. That’s why the following moments in […]

It was more a matter of when rather than if, but with what we have been seeing from 25-year-old Dodgers outfielder / first baseman Cody Bellinger over the past week or so, it appears that his early-season slump is just about over. On Friday night, the Scottsdale, AZ native and reigning National League MVP slugged […]

  *  *  *   Team partners with LeBron James, David Price and national coalition More Than A Vote to encourage voter turnout   *  *  *   The Dodgers, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, and California Secretary of State’s office announced on Thursday that Dodger Stadium will serve as a Vote Center for the Presidential General Election. […]

Overshadowed in Thursday night’s remarkable and historic 11-2 Dodgers rout of the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium is something that no one wants to talk about or even acknowledge – Dodgers utility infielder Max Muncy is an absolute mess right now. As Dodgers superstar newcomer Mookie Betts was tying an MLB record with his […]

Cartoonists never throw anything away. Scraps of paper with ideas scribbled on them, books, newspaper clippings, and lots and lots of artwork. Today when I was rummaging around in my cluttered garage trying to find my car, I noticed a big box tucked away in the corner. It had been labeled “Programs & stuff” by […]

Remember when Spring Training 2020 started? The Dodgers had just finalized the trade for super-star outfielder Mookie Betts and left-handed pitcher David Price, signed free agent pitchers Alex Wood, Blake Treinen, and Jimmy Nelson, and the anticipation that 2019 Minor League Player of the Year Gavin Lux would be the team’s regular second baseman. Expectations […]

When the Dodgers entered Tuesday night’s game against the San Diego Padres at a fan-less Dodger Stadium, they had committed only four errors in 627 total chances through their first 17 games of the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season for an outstanding .994 fielding percentage; third-best in the MLB. By the time the third out of the […]

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner made his major league debut on September 8, 2009, at Fenway Park in Boston while a member of the Baltimore Orioles. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout. Three days later, on September 11, 2009, the (then) 24-year-old Long Beach, CA native and seventh-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Reds in […]

Wikipedia defines ‘The Mendoza Line’ as: An expression in baseball deriving from the name of shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose poor batting average is taken to define the threshold of incompetent hitting. The cutoff point is most often said to be .200 (Mendoza’s career average was slightly better than that, at .215) and, when a position player’s batting average falls below that level, the […]