The (58-30) Los Angeles Dodgers (of Los Angeles) began the weekend on the road, a couple of games ahead of the 2022 All-Star break. Friday night kicked off the first of two ‘Freeway Series’ games against the (39-52) Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Thanks to LA traffic, the stands […]

Here are the numbers: Freddie Freeman went 9-for-11 in the just-concluded three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. In his 14 plate appearances over the three games, Freeman reached base safely 12 times. In the final game of the series on Thursday night, Freeman had two hits, one walk and one run scored. […]

On Wednesday, July 13th, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced they had acquired 29-year-old right-handed pitcher Jake Reed from the New York Mets, who had designated him for assignment on Sunday. If Reed’s name sounds familiar, you would be right. The University of Oregon alumni pitched six games in Dodger Blue during the 2021 season. He […]

Much has – and will continue to be – said and written about the Dodgers incredible come-from-behind 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night. And while 29-year-old game hero Hanser Alberto rightfully deserves the lion’s share of accolades for his dramatic ninth inning / one-out / pinch-hit / game-winning […]

Not much else to say when your team does this: The Dodgers had the bases loaded with no outs in the top of the seventh inning trailing the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 at Busch Stadium on Tuesday night and the inning ended like this: Despite a valiant comeback effort and yet another four-hit game by […]

As the 2022 trade deadline nears, rumors and speculation are running rampant on social media. Among the latest and perhaps biggest is that the Dodgers are now reportedly in on 29-year-old right-hander Luis Castillo of the Cincinnati Reds. This from MLB Trade Rumors: “July 11: The Dodgers and Reds have had preliminary talks about Cincinnati starter Luis […]

When you have your health you have everything. Catchy phrase for marketers of health care products, prescription drugs, trainers, gyms, etc. Or, in the case of the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers, that phrase could be prophetically spot-on. Think about it for a few minutes. Three weeks from today, August 2, 2022, is the trade deadline […]

It is that time of the year when players and fans alike wait in anticipation to see who will get an All-Star Game nod. All the hard work and accumulated stats will help determine who gets chosen. This year the 92nd Midsummer Classic will be held in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. It has been […]

  *  *  *    “My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.” Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda   *  *  *  *  Many fans and self-proclaimed couch-managers have been known to get frustrated when a team is not hitting as well as they could […]

If you are among those who honestly believe that 34-year-old Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw‘s best days are behind him, you are definitely among a very small group. Not only does the Dallas, TX native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2006 out of Highland Park High School in University Park, TX seem to be getting […]