It was as if we just stepped out of Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown’s DeLorean time machine on June 18, 2014 – a day that every Dodger fan remembers well. That was, of course, the day that Dodgers ace and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw threw his no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium […]
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Turner Named Dodgers 2020 Roberto Clemente Award Nominee


Major League Baseball today announced that Justin Turner has been named the Dodgers 2020 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, baseball’s most prestigious individual honor for Major Leaguers. The Roberto Clemente Award is the annual recognition of a Major League player who best represents the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both […]
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Where Are the Betts Naysayers Now?


Remember when the Dodgers signed future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts to that insane 12-year / $365 million contract extension back on July 22, 2020? At the time, you didn’t have to look very hard or far to find Dodger fans clamoring: “NO ONE is worth that kind of money!” Funny; you don’t seem to […]
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Bellinger Out with Tight Lat


Let’s face it, any time that Dodgers outfielder / first baseman Cody Bellinger isn’t in the starting lineup for any reason other than a preannounced scheduled day off, we immediately think the worst. Bellinger wasn’t in Tuesday’s starting lineup and it wasn’t preannounced. Yep, the 25-year-old Scottsdale, AZ native, 2017 NL Rookie of the Year, […]
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Dodgers Continue to Set New Records in 2020


With their dominating 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday evening, the Dodgers won their 11,000th game in franchise history, the second-most in MLB history behind only the Giants (11,165) and tied with the Chicago Cubs. These numbers, of course, include the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York and San Francisco […]
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Ross Stripling: April 8, 2016 – August 31, 2020


No, this isn’t an obituary for 30-year old, now ex-Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling; he is very much alive. But he will no longer be wearing Dodger Blue. Minutes before Monday’s August 31 MLB trade deadline, social media lit up with (confirmed) reports that the Bluebell, PA native and Dodgers fifth-round draft pick out of Texas A&M […]
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Scully to Join Social Media


Baseball fans on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have a new ‘Must Follow.’ Beginning on Wednesday, 92-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully is joining Twitter and Instagram (both at @TheVinScully) to interact with fans about baseball and whatever else is on his mind. Reportedly, he will also join Facebook in October (at Vin Scully). There […]
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Dodgers Trade Targets


Monday, August 31, is the last day that Major League Baseball teams may trade players without first placing them on trade waivers. The Dodgers have the best win-loss record in MLB, with 25-games left to play in the truncated 2020 season. And they can play better! There have been periods when the team has played […]
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Belli’s Swing is Back


After weeks of being criticized for ‘messing with his swing,’ whether perceived or otherwise, Dodgers outfielder / first baseman Cody Bellinger, who has homered in five of his last 10 games, including a two-run shot in Saturday’s 7-4 pounding of the Texas Rangers at new Globe Life Park in Arlington, TX, says that his swing […]
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Dodgers Calling Turner’s Hamstring Issue ‘A Cramp’ … for Now


It’s probably safe to say that at some point in our lives, we have all experienced a strained hamstring to some degree, especially if we ever participated in sports. And if we learned anything from those hamstring strains, it’s that they do not heal overnight – or two, or three, (etc.). In the top of […]
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