Without exception, there is a specific point during every Major League Baseball season that you can put your finger on as the defining moment of the season for a team. For the 2020 Dodgers, that defining moment actually occurred even before the COVID-19-shortened season began, when they acquired future Hall of Fame outfielder Mookie Betts […]
(Read More)Archive for August, 2021
Dodgers Missing Element Found
* * * “Speed Never Slumps.” * * * * That simple quote often uttered by Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully has proven itself time and again. But while speed may never slump, the lack of speed on a Major League Baseball team has caused many a slump throughout the 152-year history […]
(Read More)The Dodgers New Pitching Coach?
Following Saturday night’s exciting come-from-behind 5-3 win over the Angels of Anaheim at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked about the pitching performance of 22-year-old right-hander Brusdar Graterol, who allow no runs and two hits with no walks and two strikeouts in the top of the eighth inning. What makes Graterol’s one-inning relief […]
(Read More)Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned…
When the news broke last week that the Dodgers had acquired middle infielder Trea Turner from the Washington Nationals along with future Hall of Fame right-hander Max Scherzer, there was quite a buzz in the City of Angels; and why wouldn’t there be? The 28-year-old Boynton Beach, FL native and first-round draft pick in 2014 by the […]
(Read More)Not Good News On The Kershaw Front
For those who were suspicious about why Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman has been adding pitchers to his 40-man roster of late, and even more so why Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has been doing a daily tap dance about the return of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw from the IL for left forearm inflammation, […]
(Read More)Bigger Than (Mystery) Baseball
Prior to Wednesday’s much-anticipated game between the Dodgers and Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium, the Dodger faithful were treated to a mysterious opportunity. The player’s spouses teamed up to sell Mystery Bags to fans to benefit the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. The LADF, as it is known, was founded in 1995 by former Dodgers owner […]
(Read More)Max Scherzer Is The Real Deal
When the Dodgers traded away 23-year-old right-hander Josiah Gray and 23-year-old top catching prospect Keibert Ruiz (along with minor leaguers Gerardo Carrillo and Donovan Casey) to the Washington Nationals in exchange for 37-year-old future Hall of Fame right-hander Max Scherzer and 28-year-old All-Star infielder Trea Turner, there were some who undoubtedly felt that the price […]
(Read More)Dodgers Announce 2022 Preliminary Schedule
* * * Dodger Stadium to host All-Star Week, including Home Run Derby and All-Star Game July 18-19 * * * * Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday its preliminary schedule for the 2022 season, with the Dodgers opening the campaign on Thursday, March 31 against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. Los […]
(Read More)More Mookie Magic
While covering second base during the Dodgers game on Sunday against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Five-time Gold Glove winner Mookie Betts made an amazing running grab, one to remind everyone that it was not his first time covering second base, a position that he grew up playing and one that he […]
(Read More)Answer To The Fans
The result of Tuesday night’s long-awaited matchup with fans in the stands between the 2020 World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros was not how most imagined. Anyone at the game or watching from home will admit that getting shut out 3-0 was not the expected outcome. The Boys in Blue managed […]
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