Archive for July, 2023

The Clock is Ticking Down

The 2023 trade deadline is fast approaching (6:00 PM EDT August 1) and the Dodgers front office has yet to make a trade that substantially improves the roster for their charge toward this year’s World Series. Fans have come to know that Andrew Friedman, the guy in charge of Dodgers roster construction, is methodical, never […]

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Dodgers In Need of Roster Resuscitation

There are only a couple of days remaining before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Most teams with a legitimate shot to make a run in October are vying for the same small pool of players and pitchers. The Dodgers dropped their most recent series against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium, which highlighted some of […]

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Dodgers Activate Lance Lynn

The Dodgers have activated right-handed pitcher Lance Lynn and optioned right-handed pitcher Tyson Miller. Lynn, 36, was acquired on Friday from the Chicago White Sox. He has made 21 appearances for the White Sox and he is 6-9 with a 6.47 ERA (86 ER/119.2 IP) and 144 strikeouts this season. He had a banner season […]

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Max Effort

It is a game that Dodgers fans won’t soon forget, especially fans of 32-year-old Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy, who accounted for both of the Dodgers hits and all three of their runs in Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 51,015 on the night that former […]

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Not Good

Shortly after noon on Saturday, Dodgers fans received news that they did not want to hear – not now, or ever: As Dodgers manager Dave Roberts noted, his All-Star future Hall of Famer suffered the injury while trying to avoid being hit by a pitch during Friday night’s 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at […]

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‘Ping Pong 4 Purpose’ A Huge Success

Thursday evening, Dodger Stadium was transformed from a traditional ballpark into a festive atmosphere to celebrate Clayton Kershaw’s popular Ping Pong 4 Purpose (PP4P) event, held on behalf of the Kershaw’s Challenge organization. The organization’s focus is to transform at-risk children and neighborhoods, and many showed up to support the cause despite triple-digit temperatures on […]

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Ohtani Not Going Anywhere

When rumors began flying that the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles were among the teams that the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim were considering trading superstar designated hitter/pitcher Shohei Ohtani to, there were a lot of very excited Dodgers fans. I mean, how could we not be at the mere thought of the Babe Ruth […]

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Is There a Joe Kelly (Re-)Signing in Dodgers Future?

It was one of those tweets that immediately made you grab your chin and say Hmmm…. Late Wednesday night, MLB Trade Rumors posted this on Elon Musk’s new Twitter: Although you could almost hear a loud “Noooo!” echoing throughout LA on the warm Southern California night, it did cause pause for Dodgers fans to at […]

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Dodgers Acquire Rosario, Trade Syndergaard

The Dodgers have acquired infielder/outfielder Amed Rosario from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard and cash considerations. Rosario, 27, appeared in 94 games for the Guardians, hitting .265 (102-for-385) with 19 doubles, three homers and 40 RBI. He has been with the Guardians three seasons, slashing a combined .278/.314/.397 with 25 […]

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The Definitive Moment?

If you have followed baseball, more specifically, Dodgers baseball, for any period of time, you have had the pleasure (and occasional anguish) of witnessing some of the game’s greatest and most historic moments. I mean, what true Dodgers fan will ever forget Kirk Gibson‘s “impossible” World Series-winning walk-off home run in 1988, or Steve Finley‘s […]

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