Prior to Friday night’s exciting 3-2 Dodgers win over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium to move to 1.5 games behind the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants (who lost), it was being reported on social media that 33-year-old Dodgers right-hander Joe Kelly was going to make his first rehab appearance since being placed on […]
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Masks Now Required at Dodger Stadium Regardless of Vaccination Status
As a surprise to absolutely no one, with COVID-19 cases – and deaths – increasing at an alarming rate in Los Angeles County (and worldwide), the LA County Department of Public Health has issued an emergency order mandating that face masks shall be worn “At outdoor Mega Events (events with over 10,000 attendees like concerts, […]
(Read More)Mitch White Has Arrived … Again
Since making his Major League debut on August 28 of 2020, 26-year-old Dodgers right-hander Mitch White has logged a lot of frequent flier miles (or frequent traveler miles with COVID-19 being what it is) between the Dodgers alternate training site at USC, Triple-A Oklahoma City, and Dodger Stadium; or wherever the team happened to be […]
(Read More)Matt Beaty For The Win
Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium started like many other games have started as of late – missed opportunities early to drive in runners in scoring position. That is until two-time All-Star and 2020 World Series MVP shortstop Corey Seager and two-time All-Star and 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger woke up the […]
(Read More)“Figures Don’t Lie, But Liars Figure.”
This oft-uttered quote has long been attributed to the great Mark Twain dating back to 1913, although this too may not be entirely true. It is often associated with political campaign promises and wheelers and dealers (a redundancy). But try as they may, this quote is generally not associated with Major League Baseball, as MLB […]
(Read More)Dodgers One Man Closer to a Five-Man Rotation
It’s definitely not how’s Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman envisioned it, but with ‘Necessity Being The Mother of Invention’ and all, the Dodgers appear to be one pitcher closer to actually having a five-man starting rotation. On Monday night, having returned very early that morning from a successful 5-1 road trip to Philadelphia […]
(Read More)Max Wins … Both of Them
Short, sweet, and to the point – Max beat the Mets … both of them – by a lopsided score of 14-4 on Sunday evening in front of 31,205 at Citi Field to complete a three-game sweep. Recently acquired right-hander Max Scherzer picked up the win, his 10th of the season and first in a […]
(Read More)Phil Bickford – The Tradition Continues
Throughout their 138-year franchise history and most certainly in their 63 seasons in Los Angeles, the Dodgers have a remarkable history of having some of the best relief pitchers to have ever played the game. In fact, back in the day (as they say), it was not uncommon for a pitcher to enter a game […]
(Read More)Urías Placed On IL
The Dodgers have placed left-handed pitcher Julio Urías on the injured list with a left calf contusion and have recalled infielder/outfielder Zach McKinstry from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Urías, 25, made the start on Friday night, tossing 5.0 innings of scoreless baseball. The lefty is tied for the Major League lead in wins with 13 and […]
(Read More)Dodgers Survive Near Miss
If you are a bottom-line person, the bottom line is that the Dodgers beat the New York Mets by a score of 6-5 in 10 innings at Citi Field on Friday night – period. That’s the bottom line. As a result, they are now 70-46 on the season and (still) trail the NL West first-place […]
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