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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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 […]
(Read More)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 […]
(Read More)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 […]
(Read More)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 […]
(Read More)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 […]
(Read More)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 […]
(Read More)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 […]
(Read More)“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 […]
(Read More)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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