When 34-year-old Dodgers ace and future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw went on the Injured List for lower back pain on August 5, 2022, he was 5-3 with a 2.64 ERA on the season. In his four starts since returning from the IL on September 1, he has gone 2-0 with an ERA of […]

When 25-year-old Dodgers left-hander Justin Bruihl entered Sunday afternoon’s game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Dodgers clinging to a 4-3 lead, the game had already passed the four-hour mark due to on-again/off-again rain in the Bay […]

When the Dodgers entered Saturday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, they did so with an MLB-best 99-44 record. They finished the game with an even better 100-44 record, their fastest to 100 wins in franchise history, surpassing the 1899 and 1953 teams who reached that mark in 147 games. “Pretty […]

Under normal circumstances, it would be 100 percent understandable that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts would give his best players a day off after clinching the National League West Division for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons; certainly they deserved it. But Wednesday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field – they […]

It was never a matter of if, but when. That when (or win) came on Tuesday night at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, as the Dodgers shut out the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 4-0 to clinch their ninth National League West Division title in the last 10 seasons. “You know when you start […]

When 27-year-old Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger struck out in the top of the third inning on Monday night at Chase Field, it didn’t really come as a surprise to Dodgers fans. It was the Scottsdale, AZ native’s 135th strike out of the season, second-most on the team behind only Chris Taylor‘s 141. But for […]

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, […]