It was one of many great life lessons my father taught me as a young boy: “Son, you missed a perfect opportunity to keep your mouth shut.” Apparently San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove‘s father never taught him that as a young boy … or he just plain didn’t listen to his dad. Allow […]

  *  *  *  “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Abraham Lincoln   *  *  *  *  Among the qualities that make Dave Roberts a successful Major League manager is his patience. In his seven seasons as the Dodgers on-field leader, Roberts’ patience has been validated when struggling players like […]

Freddie Freeman. Say that name and you are either extremely thankful that he is a Dodger if you are a Dodgers fan, or you are absolutely terrified of him (or at least should be) if you are not, and the Dodgers are playing your favorite team. But whether you are a Dodgers fan or not, […]

If nothing else, Friday night’s (very) rain-soaked game between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres at a sold out Petco Park in downtown San Diego was “entertaining,” as Dodgers broadcaster Rick Monday called it. And even though the Dodgers would end up losing by a score of 5-4 in 10 innings, there were a number […]

If you are a fan of the defensive infield shifts currently being used by every team in Major League Baseball, you are: Definitely not a traditional old-school baseball fan. About to be seriously disappointed. According to numerous sources, MLB and the MLB Players Association are expected to approve doing away with the shift (among several […]

To say that Dodgers utility infielder/designated hitter Max Muncy is hot right now would be an unfair and gross understatement. Dodgers utility infielder/designated hitter Max Muncy is on an absolute terror right now, having gone 6-for-9 (.667) with three home runs, five runs scored and six RBI … in his last two games. In Wednesday […]

Just when a good many Dodgers fans were ready to throw in the towel on 32-year-old Dodgers utility infielder Max Muncy, the struggling Midland, TX native and fifth-round draft pick in 2012 by the Oakland Athletics out of Baylor, and who has been a mainstay for the Dodgers offense throughout his five seasons in LA, appears […]

Although its origin is linked to the NFL, after an unexpected loss, beloved Hall of Fame Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda would occasionally utter the phrase: “Any team can beat any other team on any given day.” But Ebby Calvin ‘The Nuke’ LaLoosh, played by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins in the 1988 hit baseball movie Bull Durham, […]

The Dodgers have done it yet again. On Sunday afternoon, a crowd of 48,522 braved the 100-degree heat to watch Los Angeles battle the San Diego Padres and ultimately take another series from them with a 9-4 win. With just twenty-nine games left in the regular season and a 92-41 record, this brings the Boys […]

If ever there were a game to witness the true potential of nearly every position player currently on the National League West first place Los Angeles Dodgers’ (now) 28-man active roster, it was Saturday night’s historic 12-1 win over the NL West second place San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. Of the 12 Dodgers position […]