Let’s be honest: the just-concluded three-game series between the National League West first-place Dodgers and the National League West third-place San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park wasn’t just brutal for the Dodgers; it was brutal for Dodgers fans as well. Watching the best team in baseball get swept by the not-best team in baseball was […]
(Read More)Archive for June, 2022
‘That’ Inning
It happens more often than one may realize – something that Dodgers fans are (painfully) far too familiar with – their team misses making the postseason by exactly one game. And heaven forbid, should it happen again in 2022, Dodgers fans won’t have to look very long or very hard to find ‘That’ game. ‘That‘ […]
(Read More)Dodgers Activate Kershaw From IL
The Dodgers have activated left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw from the injured list and optioned left-handed pitcher Justin Bruihl. Kershaw, 34, returns from the injured list after missing close to a month with right SI joint inflammation. The left-hander has been sidelined since May 13 and made one rehab start for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, tossing 4.0 […]
(Read More)Buehler Likely Headed To IL (Updated)
Although it may be a bit premature to say for certain, it appears that 27-year-old Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler may be headed for the Injured List. …or worse. The Lexington, KY native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2015 out of Vanderbilt University left Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park after […]
(Read More)The Dodgers Bullpen Is ____________
Fill in the blank, Dodgers fans. But as Frank Regan (‘Blue Bloods’ TV series) routinely reminds those around the family dinner table – “Keep it civil.” How would you concisely describe the current state of the Dodgers 2022 Bullpen? A mess may be too harsh, but sometimes the truth is messy. Inconsistent seems too soft […]
(Read More)Payback at the Plate
On Thursday morning, infielder Max Muncy returned to the Los Angeles Dodger’s roster following a rehab stint in Oklahoma City with the Triple-A affiliate team for left elbow inflammation. In the final matchup of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Muncy was […]
(Read More)Pay Day
“I wanted to make them pay.” …and he did. That’s what Dodgers second baseman Max Muncy told reporters after the Dodgers exciting come-from-behind win over the AL Central third-place Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday afternoon. In a move that will undoubtedly be questioned for years to come and with his team down […]
(Read More)Gonsolin Improves Chances As Cy Young Award Frontrunner
There are a couple of things in baseball that are absolutely taboo to talk about. Without question, tops on that list is that you never say “No-Hitter” when one is in progress; this despite the endless claims (ad nauseam) by a handful of ignorant broadcasters who insist that uttering those forbidden words has no bearing […]
(Read More)Mitch White Nearly Perfect – Not So The Dodgers Bullpen
On Tuesday night and in only his fourth start of the 2022 season, 27-year-old Dodgers right-hander Mitch White took a perfect game into the fifth inning. He would finish his 5.0 innings of work having allowed no runs and only two hits, with no walks, a hit batsman, and five strikeouts. He finished that fifth […]
(Read More)Dodgers Recall Bickford, Place Kimbrel On Paternity Leave
The Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Phil Bickford and placed right-handed pitcher Craig Kimbrel on paternity leave. Bickford, 26, has appeared in 17 games for the Dodgers this season, going 0-0 with a 3.45 ERA (6 ER/15.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts. In six minor league outings with Triple-A Oklahoma City, he has allowed five runs […]
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