Archive for August, 2020

What’s Missing?

Baseball pundits have been unanimous in their assessment of the 2020 Dodgers; they are a supremely talented group of players with tremendous depth on the 40-man roster, and will not only qualify for their eighth consecutive MLB playoffs, but a favorite to play in the World Series. The team is making the experts look good […]

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Dodgers Have Loudest (Fake) Fans in MLB

Every year for as long as most of us can remember, the Dodgers have led all of baseball in attendance, occasionally surpassing the coveted three-million mark. They are also known for having the loudest and most spirited fans in all of baseball, and have since their very first game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum […]

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Turner Home Run Was ‘A Sign’

Every Dodger fan worth their salt knows that the greatest home run in Dodgers history was Kirk Gibson‘s “improbable/impossible” walk-off home run in Game-1 of the 1988 World Series. But what about the second greatest home run in Dodgers history? There have certainly been many enormously huge home runs it the franchise’s 137-year history, but […]

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Seager Out Again

Corey Seager‘s dream 2020 season took a turn for the worse on Friday night. It’s not that the 26-year-old Charlotte, NC native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2012 out of Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, NC is struggling at the plate or as the Dodgers everyday shortstop; good heavens, he batting .295 with three […]

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Justin Turner – Dodgers HBP GOAT

A bit of Dodgers history was made on Tuesday night, August 4, 2020, during the sixth inning of their road game against the San Diego Padres. Third baseman Justin Turner was hit by a pitch (HBP) for the 74th time in the 766th game of his Los Angeles Dodgers career. Now, this is not a […]

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The Painful Truth

Let’s get something straight right from the start: 30-year-old Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes is a great guy and an excellent teammate, and you would be hard-pressed to find anyone to tell you otherwise. That’s the good news. The bad news and to borrow a quote from Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda: “He couldn’t […]

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Drillers Advance to Texas Collegiate League Championship

  *  *  *   (Article courtesy of: MiLB.com/Tulsa Drillers)   *  *  *   The Tulsa Drillers are headed to the Texas Collegiate League Championship Game. The Drillers won the TCL North Division title Thursday night with a tense 9-6 win over the Amarillo Sod Squad at Hodgetown. The decisive game featured just about everything, including […]

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Dodgers Option Kolarek and McKinstry

The Dodgers have optioned left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek and infielder/outfielder Zach McKinstry in accordance with MLB’s first round of scheduled roster cuts. The Dodgers roster is now at 28. Kolarek, 31, made four appearances for the Dodgers in 2020, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/3.1 IP) and three strikeouts. In parts of four […]

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Dodgers Majors and Minors

Quite simply, there is nothing better than watching the game of baseball when played at the highest level by amazing athletes who possess the combination of skills and abilities not required in any other sport. Unfortunately, baseball fanatics had to wait almost nine months after the last out of the 2019 World Series to watch […]

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Chris Taylor’s Inner- Mookie

It seems like only yesterday that Dodgers newcomer and future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts made his spectacular throw from the right-field corner of Chase Field – on the fly – to nail Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Ketel Marte at third base; so spectacular, in fact, that it earned Betts MLB’s “Play of the Week” honors. […]

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