Archive for August, 2022

Trayce Thompson – The Gift That Keeps On Giving

After being shut out by the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 at Dodger Stadium on Monday night, it took all of seven pitches for the Dodgers to score their first run against them on Tuesday night. After a leadoff double by six-time All-Star right fielder Mookie Betts on the first pitch of the bottom of the first […]

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Buehler Undergoes Second Tommy John Surgery

Although there has been no official word from the Dodgers yet, it was being widely reported on social media that 28-year-old Dodgers All-Star right-hander Walker Buehler underwent a second Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. This from MLB.com Dodgers beat writer Juan Toribio on Twitter: Again, there has been no official word yet from the Dodgers, […]

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Silver Linings

There weren’t many, but there were a few silver linings in the Dodgers 4-0 shutout loss to the National League Central second place Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium on Monday night. Chief among them was yet another near perfect outing by 26-year-old Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías, who entered the contest with an outstanding 15-8 record […]

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Putting the W in Win

The Dodgers bats were on fire Sunday and not only did they put the “W” in Win, but also got the win for their outstanding Women’s Day at the Ballpark pregame activities. The Boys in Blue beat Miami 10-3 to secure the three-game sweep, giving them a Major League-best 84-36 overall record against the National […]

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Upon Further Review…

The Dodgers lead Major League Baseball in nearly every offensive and defensive category … except one – successful video replay reviews, or ‘challenges,’ as they are more affectionately known. Although manager challenges aren’t at the top of the list of baseball fans and analysists favorite statistical categories since becoming an official thing in 2014, they […]

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May Dominant In First Post TJ Surgery Start

Dodgers fans – and the entire baseball world – held their collective breaths on Saturday evening as soon-to-be (on September 6) 25-year-old right-hander Dustin May made his first major league pitch since May 1, 2021; this following his May 12, 2021 Tommy John surgery. It took but two dozen pitches for them – and the […]

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With A Trayce

In case you haven’t noticed, 32-year-old Dodgers utility outfielder Trayce Thompson has a knack for coming up with clutch hits and/or defensive plays in enormously huge situations; or in the case of the Dodgers 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins in front of a sold out Dodger Stadium crowd of 50,431 on Friday night, both. […]

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Road Trip Takeaways

Even though the 81-36 National League West first place Dodgers split their just-concluded four-game series with the NL Central second place Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field with a 5-3 loss on Thursday afternoon to finish their seven-game road trip going 4-3, there were some very positive takeaways from the series. Without question, the single […]

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Take That!

Following his nightmare outing against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Tuesday night during which he blew his fourth consecutive save when entering a game with only a one run lead, there wasn’t a Dodger fan on the planet who didn’t want to see 34-year-old Dodgers closer Craig Kimbrel take a very long […]

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Roster Moves Coming

The Dodgers pitching staff will soon be fortified with the additions of 24-year-old starting pitcher Dustin May and 34-year-old reliever (closer?) Blake Treinen. Clearly, adding the supremely talented May and veteran closer Treinen to the pitching staff will be a significant improvement to the Dodgers World Championship aspirations. May is set to return to active […]

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