Thirty-year-old future Hall of Fame infielder/outfielder Mookie Betts is good at baseball. Very good. Exceptionally good. Alienlike good. In fact, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, Mookie Betts is the best player on the planet right now. “He’s just, he’s locked in. He’s in the zone, you know,” Roberts said of Betts, following his team’s […]

There is no disputing that 29-year-old Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani is the best overall player in the game today and considered by many to be the Babe Ruth of our generation – i.e., a great hitter and a great pitcher. Was. Late Thursday night, it was widely reported on social media that the extremely popular […]

The Dodgers ugly 8-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday evening was ‘just one of those games,’ as they say. But even the best team in the National League West (by a significant margin) is entitled to ‘just one of those games’ now and then. That being said, it is impossible to overlook the […]

As they say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Here is that picture: Play Ball! Please?   *  *  *  *  *  * 

It is a phrase used (and overused) often by baseball sportswriters and even by baseball fans themselves: “Future Hall of Famer.” At risk of redundancy, 30-year-old Dodgers outfielder/infielder Mookie Betts and 27-year-old Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías are both “Future Hall of Famers” – this you can take to the bank. In the bottom of the […]

*Starting pitcher Lance Lynn and reliever Joe Kelly from the Chicago White Sox, super utility player Kiké Hernández from the Boston Red Sox, middle infielder Amed Rosario from the Cleveland Guardians, and spot starter/reliever Ryan Yarbrough from the Kansas City Royals.   *  *  *  *  *  * 

From a pure defensive point of view, you would be hard-pressed to find a better major league catcher than Austin Barnes. I mean, we’re talking about the guy that the current best pitcher in the game today uses as his own personal catcher. We are also talking about one of the nicest and humblest guys […]

  *  *  *  “What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song. And I’ll try not to sing out of key. Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends.” The Beatles […]

It’s a famous baseball saying that every Dodgers fan should remember, or at least keep tucked away in the back of their mind: “It ain’t over till it’s over.” It is, of course, a saying that has long been attributed to the great Yogi Berra and it applies to just about every walk of life […]

Fernando Valenzuela, fresh from having his number 34 retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers and throwing out the first pitch at the conclusion of the ceremony to his battery-mate Mike Scioscia, the pair will re-unite once again for a special signing at the Burbank Card Show at the Anaheim Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 2. […]