It was one of those things that when it happened, everyone who was there in person (or watching on television) said: “You’ll never see anything like that happen again.” The date was September 18, 2006. The Dodgers were hosting the San Diego Padres in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 55,831. Down 9-5 in […]
(Read More)Archive for September, 2021
‘It’s Not Over Till It’s Over’
It’s down to five regular-season games remaining for both the Dodgers and Giants. The sobering truth – whether we choose to accept it or not – is that the Dodgers must, absolutely must win out the season and hope that the Giants lose two of their remaining game just to tie them for the NL […]
(Read More)The ‘What-Ifs’
Heading into Tuesday evening, the San Francisco Giants hold a two-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West with six regular-season games remaining. In other words, even if the Dodgers were to win out the season, they would need the Giants to lose two of their remaining six games just to […]
(Read More)Pollock, Dodgers ‘Dodge a Bullet’
To say that 33-year-old Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock has had a painful 2021 season might be a bit of an understatement. Since Opening Day on April 1, the Hebron, CT native and first-round draft pick in 2009 by the Arizona Diamondbacks out of Notre Dame who was signed by the Dodgers as a free agent on […]
(Read More)Hundreds Run Wild in Dodgers Win
The 2021 season has been fraught with injuries for the Los Angeles Dodgers while attempting to “run it back.” The team is trying to win their ninth consecutive National League West Division title, as well as the World Series for the second year in a row; something that has not been accomplished since the New […]
(Read More)Roberts Insists Bellinger’s Season Isn’t Over
During his pregame Zoom presser on Friday afternoon, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked how infielder/outfielder Cody Bellinger is progressing as he recovers from a “non-displaced rib fracture” in his left side that he suffered in a collision with fellow outfielder Gavin Lux on September 18. The 26-year-old Scottsdale, AZ native and defending 2020 National League […]
(Read More)Nine To Get Two
The Dodgers have nine games remaining in the 2021 regular season to catch – and pass – the National League West first-place San Francisco Giants (who also have nine regular-season games remaining), if they hope to avoid being a Wild Card team. As we’ve mentioned numerous times here (ad nauseam), to do so, Dodgers manager […]
(Read More)The Biggest Hit of the Season?
Every season, there is a game in which a player gets a hit that ends up being the biggest hit of that season, although we often do not realize it at the time. On Thursday afternoon and with the score tied 5-5 between the Dodgers and Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, one such […]
(Read More)A Silver Lining of Sorts
Let’s face it; there wasn’t much for Dodger fans to cheer about on Thursday evening when the National League West fourth-place Colorado Rockies thoroughly embarrassed their defending World Champions, pounding them 10-5 at Coors Field. It was so bad that one-time 2021 NL Cy Young hopeful Walker Buehler allowed five runs on seven hits, with […]
(Read More)Dodgers Postseason Tickets Go On Sale Thursday
The Dodgers have announced that Postseason tickets for potential home games for the National League Wild Card, Division Series and Championship Series at Dodger Stadium will go on-sale on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Dodgers.com/Postseason. Fans are also encouraged to check the Postseason ticket inventory available on the Dodgers’ trusted secondary market […]
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