Archive for August, 2022

Kimbrel To Remain Dodgers Closer … For Now

Following yet another seemingly nightly epic fail by 34-year-old Dodgers right-hander Craig Kimbrel on Tuesday night – this one (another) blown save – against the NL Central second-place Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field, social media lit up with angry Dodgers fans calling for his hide … or worse. “Kimbrel I hope you can see […]

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Martin Accomplishes Rare Feat

No, it wasn’t something as newsworthy as a perfect game or a no-hitter, but it was something rather rare – a major league pitcher recording four strikeouts in a single inning – and it happened on Monday night in a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in downtown […]

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Unlucky 13

Beloved Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda said it best: “Any team can beat any other team on any given day.” On Saturday afternoon, the (now) 48-68 American League Central fourth place Kansas City Royals beat the (now) 79-34 National League West first place Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 4-0 to avoid […]

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Perspective

The New York Yankees currently have a 16.5-game lead over the last place Boston Red Sox in the American League East division. The Cleveland Guardians currently have an 18-game lead over the last place Detroit Tigers in the American League Central division. The St. Louis Cardinals currently have a 17.5-game lead over the last place […]

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Gonsolin Flirts With Perfection As Dodgers Win 11th Straight

The Dodgers have played 111 games thus far in the 2022 season. They are 78-33 with a .702 winning percentage. They have 51 games remaining in the regular season. They are in first place in the National League West with a 16.0-game lead over the second place San Diego Padres. And though it is a […]

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Dodgers 27 Outs Away From Tying Franchise History

When the final out was recorded in Wednesday night’s exciting 10-6 win over the Minnesota Twins at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers did something that they had done only twice before in their 139-year franchise history – they won their 10th consecutive game, which they also did during the 2017 season. But the 2017 Dodgers did […]

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The Shot – And Strikeout – Heard Round the World

When the Dodgers traded away 23-year-old top pitching prospect Clayton Beeter to the AL East first-place New York Yankees for 28-year-old two-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove outfielder Joey Gallo on August 2, it was met with mixed emotions among Dodgers fans. After all, the Henderson, NV native and first-round draft pick in 2012 by the […]

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“There’s Still A Lot More In There”

The Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night by a score of 10-3. They did so on 15 hits, including a season-tying eight doubles and a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning by suddenly red hot Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy, who is coming off the worst […]

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Welcome Back Belli!

Much like Dodgers infielder Max Muncy, there are (were) probably a good many Dodgers fans who have (had) all but given up on 27-year-old Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger, and understandably so. The 2017 National League Rookie of the Year, two-time All Star, 2019 NL MVP, 2020 NLCS MVP, 2020 World Series champion, and former Gold […]

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Chris Taylor Being Chris Taylor

With what the Dodgers offense did over their just-concluded two series that included four wins over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park and three wins over the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium to extend their current winning streak to eight games, their excellent defense has been understandably overshadowed. I mean, the Dodgers collected […]

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