Everyone has seen and heard it many times, perhaps even hundreds: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!” Those are, of course, the immortal words of Hall of Fame broadcaster and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Vin Scully – the single greatest broadcaster of all time – which he so […]

When your favorite team goes a collective 1-for-21 with runners in scoring position through four games of a five-game series, more specifically, through the 2022 National League Division Series, it’s easy to understand why the National League West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers are watching the 2022 National League Championship Series on television rater than […]

Roster renovations bring unique challenges, surprises, frustrations, and concerns during the process. In particular, the deconstruction process, removing functional pieces in order to improve the overall structure, can be daunting and filled with unexpected obstacles. In effect, the Dodgers are under construction as they prepare to renovate the roster in pursuit of the 2023 MLB […]

On Thursday afternoon, Rawlings announced finalists for their 2022 Gold Glove Award selections for the National League. Each defensive position has three finalists and this year (finally) includes the long overdue ‘utility player’ position. The eventual Gold Glove winners are determined by a combination of voting by MLB managers and coaches, and the SABR Defensive […]

It’s no secret. Even the most novice of baseball fans can point to the one reason why the best team in all of baseball are watching the 2022 National League Championship Series on television rather than being in it – their absolute inability to hit with runners in scoring position. In their embarrassing four-and-out National […]

October 19 of the 2022 MLB season. Who’d a thunk that Dodgers fans and baseball pundits would be discussing the team’s Hot Stove season even before the first pitch of the National League Championship Series had been made? But that is what is left for us, the result of the vagaries of the current MLB […]

For fans still seething over how Dodgers manager Dave Roberts managed – or mismanaged – his team in their unexpected and embarrassing 5-3 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game-4 of the just-concluded 2022 National League Division Series, and there are many, you are probably not going to like this one. Much to the […]

During his seven seasons as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dave Roberts has made some very good decisions. He has also made some very bad decisions. In the bottom of the seventh inning of Saturday night’s win-or-go-home fourth game of the 2022 National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres at a very […]

Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman summed it up best following his team’s 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game-3 of the 2022 National League Division Series at Petco Park on Friday night: “They’re pitching good right now and we’re not hitting, so we gotta hit tomorrow. That’s going to be my same answer […]

Back in April, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts not only believed that the Dodgers would make it to the 2022 World Series but he boldly predicted on national radio that they would win the 2022 World Series. Then again, what else is a Major League manager supposed to say, right? “I liked it. It’s not something […]