Silence can be one of the loudest sounds around. What silence am I talking about? The obvious ghost in the room is the Major League Baseball Lockout. It has left current fans on pins and needles, waiting on the edge of their seats for any sign of the two parties (Major League Baseball and the […]

We’ve all heard or seen it a dozen, if not a hundred, times – the popular vaudeville act “Who’s on First,” made famous by the comedian duo of Abbott and Costello in 1937 and a recording of which was enshrined in the sacred Halls of Cooperstown in 1956. Putting this timeless classic aside, if and […]

There are an abundance of roster unknowns for the 2022 Dodgers that will not be completely settled anytime soon, perhaps not before the regular season trade deadline (also an unknown). The team had 13 players elect free agency after the 2021 World Series; three pitchers (Caleb Ferguson, Tommy Kahnle, and Dustin May) continue to rehabilitate […]

It doesn’t happen often – at least not often enough – but every now and then, I happen to hear the song ‘Sandstorm’ by Finnish DJ and record producer Darude on my favorite Sirius XM radio station. If neither of these ring a bell for you, it is entirely understandable. But if you have ever […]

During a normal baseball offseason, sportswriters often struggle to come up with meaningful ‘content’ (as it is called) on a daily – or even weekly – basis for their respective news agencies, websites, and blog sites. This is not a normal baseball offseason. As our National Pastime prepares to enter the second month of MLB’s […]

Longtime Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is a future first-ballot Hall of Famer, of that you can be sure. The question is, has his five-year eligibility waiting period already started, or will it begin at another time? There are some – perhaps even many – who believe that the 33-year-old Dallas, TX native and Dodgers first-round […]

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Shortly before 11 a.m. PT on Thursday morning, MLB Trade Rumors reported (via Twitter) that the Dodgers and outfielder Cody Bellinger have avoided arbitration, agreeing on a one-year / $17 million deal before MLB’s December 1 lockout. MLBTR linked the source as ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel. This (verbatim) from the Passan/McDaniel article: “The deal was not announced after the […]

Shortly before 11 a.m. PT on Thursday morning, MLB Trade Rumors reported (via Twitter) that the Dodgers and outfielder Cody Bellinger have avoided arbitration, agreeing on a one-year / $17 million deal before MLB’s December 1 lockout. MLBTR linked the source as ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel. This (verbatim) from the Passan/McDaniel article: “The deal was […]

An anonymous source recently had the unique opportunity to get a very quick peek at Santa’s 2021 list for Major League Baseball. Since the unnamed source is a Dodgers fan, she recognized and remembered several of the names and their respective under-the-tree presents. This is a highly confidential list; passing along will likely result in […]