Archive for May, 2021

So Goes Mookie, So Go the Dodgers

It took over two weeks, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has finally acknowledged that what he has repeatedly called “…just a little lull” and “…a little funk,” is far more serious than that, after his team was swept by the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in a three-game series, of which two of the games […]

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Roberts, Dodgers Running Out of Excuses

We’ve been hearing it for over three weeks now: “…just a little lull,” “…a little funk,” “…it will turn,” “… it’s a long season,” and the dreaded “… it’s still early.” But the simple cold, hard truth is that the Los Angeles Dodgers – the defending World Series Champions, the “best team in baseball,” the […]

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Joc Still Popular Among Former Teammates

If you think that there is bitterness or animosity among players who get traded from (or sign with) one MLB team to another, you would be wrong. Although Monday’s series opener between the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at famed Wrigley Field was rained out, both teams managed to get in batting practice before the game […]

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May To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

It’s the news that we were all dreading but deep down in our hearts knew was coming. On Monday afternoon, following a morning MRI in Chicago, the Dodgers announced that 23-year on Dodgers right-hander Dustin May had suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) and will undergo elbow reconstruction (Tommy John) surgery on Tuesday, May […]

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One in a Row

After losing eight of their last 10 games, the 2020 World Series Champion Dodgers won a game on Sunday … BIG time. Behind a brilliant pitching performance by 24-year-old left-hander Julio Urias, the Dodgers bats finally woke up … BIG time. “A day like this is always welcome,” a visibly relieved Dave Roberts said after […]

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Dodgers Add LHP Mike Kickham to Active Roster

The Dodgers announced on Sunday that they have purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Mike Kickham and placed right-handed pitcher Dustin May on the 10-day injured list with a right arm injury. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred right-handed pitcher Corey Knebel to the 60-day injured list. Kickham, 32, […]

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Mookie Gets It

As the entire baseball world awaits an update on 23-year-old Dodgers right-hander Dustin May, who had to exit Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in the second inning after making only 27 pitches for what appears to be a serious injury to his right elbow, the Dodgers continue to lick their […]

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Dodgers to Offer Additional Fully-Vaccinated-Only Sections for Upcoming Homestand

  *  *  *  Seats on Right Field Loge and Reserve to be offered at 20% discount off similarly positioned tickets   *  *  *  *  The Dodgers announced on Friday that they will offer fully-vaccinated only sections for each game during their upcoming nine-game homestand against the Mariners (May 11-12), Marlins (May 14-16), and […]

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Dodgers Call on May to Stop the Bleeding

With yet another loss on Friday night, the 2020 World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers have now lost seven of their last 10 games and find themselves in second place in the National League West a half-game behind the San Francisco Giants. It’s not that the Dodgers’ pitching has been bad, quite the contrary, in […]

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There’s Incompetence, and Then There’s Angel Hernandez

If Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda had been the Dodgers manager on Friday night when 28-year MLB umpire Angel Hernandez had called Dodgers centerfielder Chris Taylor out for swinging at a pitch that the entire viewing world could clearly see he did not swing at; or for a balk that Dodgers right-hander Jimmy Nelson did […]

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