By now, most Dodger fans are pretty much buckled into their seats, jaws set, and holding on for the ride. Spring Training is (hopefully) only weeks away, and people are waiting with bated breath for any other moves their beloved team may make. Fans are hungry for what may be coming down the pike from […]
(Read More)Archive for January, 2021
Kiké Gives Dodgers Fans a Heartfelt Send-off
When it was reported last week that popular Dodgers free-agent utility infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernández had signed a two-year/$14 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, there was a (very) noticeable outcry of disappointment and sadness by Dodgers fans on social media. But the simple (and painful) truth is that regardless of his popularity among fans […]
(Read More)Dodgers Cold Stove Chatter – Trevor Bauer?
As of Friday morning, the Dodgers have neither re-signed third baseman Justin Turner, acquired a replacement third baseman, nor acquired the additional right-handed hitter that Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman identified as “a team-need” in November 2020. Nonetheless, the rumor du jour for baseball journalists and bloggers is the team’s alleged pursuit of […]
(Read More)Making Magic On and Off the Field
* * * “The past seven years with the Dodgers have been nothing short of magical.” * * * * Amidst all of the recent changes within the Dodgers organization – players being acquired, some players moving on, some in limbo – another announcement rocked the Dodger Nation this week. Dodgers reporter Alanna Rizzo […]
(Read More)Hall of Fame … or Shame?
If you are a fan of Major League Baseball, and let’s face it, you probably wouldn’t be reading this if you were not, there is one travel destination that you absolutely positively must go to – the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York; if not for the Hall of Fame […]
(Read More)Universal DH Not Drawing the Love MLB Had Hoped For
There are some – many, in fact – who are hoping that Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman will soften his stance on re-signing extremely popular (now) free-agent third baseman Justin Turner; if for no other reason than to have him become the team’s designated hitter if/when that eventually happens in the National League. […]
(Read More)State of the Dodgers Bullpen
For the 2020 season, the Dodgers had one of the best bullpens in MLB. ERA, Saves, WAR, batting average against, or advanced statistics like opposing hitters soft contact, the team’s core of relievers were at the top of the leader boards. After the season, the Dodgers were faced with rebuilding their bullpen when four of […]
(Read More)Cactus League Requests Delayed Start of Spring Training 2021 From MLB
And so it begins. On Monday morning, it was being widely reported that a letter dated January 22, 2021, from Bridget Binsbacher, the executive director of the Cactus League, had been sent to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred requesting that Spring Training 2021 be delayed due to a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases […]
(Read More)Mr. and Mrs. ‘Bazooka’
Dodgers rookie right-hander Brusdar Graterol, the twenty-two-year-old Calabozo, Venezuela native and Dodgers phenom, is loved by fans. He is affectionately referred to by many as “Bazooka” due to his 6′-1″ / 265-pound frame and the stuff he throws to batters. Pure filth. Graterol joined the Dodgers on February 10, 2020, as part of the Kenta […]
(Read More)Dodgers Lose One of Their Biggest Fans to COVID-19
Shortly after an appropriate cloud-covered sunrise in Los Angeles on Saturday morning, it was widely reported that famed talk show host and lifelong Dodger fan – both Brooklyn and Los Angeles – Larry King had died while being treated for COVID-19 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. This from CNN: “King’s 63-year broadcasting career […]
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