The Dodgers have optioned catcher Keibert Ruiz to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 22-year-old Valencia, Venezuela native appeared in five games for the Dodgers and was 1-for-6 (.167). That one hit was a solo home run on the first pitch of his first at-bat of 2021 on May 4 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. He […]

There is a saying that is as accurate today as it was when it was first uttered many years ago in the deep South: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The natural assumption, of course, is that the contrary would be: “If it’s broke, fix it.” The Dodgers are broke. In their last 20 […]

  *  *  *  “We won a game yesterday. If we win today, it’s called ‘two in a row.’ And if we win again tomorrow, it’s called ‘a winning streak’ … It has happened before!” – Actor James Gammon in the role of Lou Brown in the popular movie Major League II (1974)   *  […]

The Dodgers have to be feeling pretty good about the fact that their five-game losing streak came to an end on Saturday night against the Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium. Then again, they also have to be – or should be – feeling a little embarrassed (and hopefully a little ashamed) that they let […]

When you are dealing with an injury, even the simplest of things can be painful … say like sneezing when you have a strained oblique. Dodgers utility infielder/outfielder Zach McKinstry has a strained right oblique, for which he is currently on the 10-day Injured List. He sneezed. …and it didn’t hurt! “The latest is he […]

This was supposed to be an article discussing the pros and cons of adding Albert Pujols to the Dodgers roster, but that will have to wait for another day. I was distracted from my Pujols notes when Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was picked off second base for the final out in the first inning of […]

We’ve heard a lot about the Dodgers almost three-week long team-wide slump; a slump that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has repeatedly referred to as “just a little lull” and “a little funk.” But what we haven’t heard is what the big boss – Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman – has to say about […]

It has been a rough couple of weeks for sports fans in the City of Angels. After too many near misses to count, the Dodgers have lost both series on their current road trip, most by only one run, but in some cases by quite a few more – including being swept by the Chicago […]

The Dodgers have activated right-handed reliever Joe Kelly from the injured list and placed left-handed reliever Scott Alexander on it with left shoulder inflammation, retroactive to May 3. Kelly, 32, returns after missing the first 32 games of the season. Last season, he appeared in 12 games with the Dodgers, going 0-0 with three holds […]