Former Dodger great and current SportsNet LA broadcaster Orel Hershiser flat-out called it with fellow SNLA broadcaster Joe Davis: Hershiser: “Jonny’s got bigtime pop. Wouldn’t this be a cool spot for his first big league home run.” Davis: “On a 3-2, Deluca hits a drive, left field, back goes (Bryan) Reynolds, it’s gone!” That ‘cool […]

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Watching the Dodgers fumble and bumble their way through their back-to-back games against the lowly AL Central last place Kansas City Royals on Saturday and Sunday was tough to watch for fans who remember the days when the team was the benchmark for playing the game ‘The Dodgers Way.’ But those days are long gone, […]

When 26-year-old Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías went on the injured list for a left hamstring strain back on May 18, he was leading the MLB in home runs allowed at 14. The good news is that he did not allow a home run in his first game back on Saturday afternoon against the Kansas City […]

Officially, the MLB 2023 trade deadline is August 1 but the Texas Rangers jump started the trade period on June 30 when they acquired 35-year-old relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman from the Kansas City Royals. Supposition had included the Dodgers as potential suitors for the dominating left hander and seven-time All-Star in order to enhance their […]

Try as they may, and meaning no disrespect, the 2023 Colorado Rockies are not a very good baseball team. Oh sure, they’ve won 32 games thus far this season, including beating the Dodgers on Wednesday night by a score of 9-8, but they have lost 51 games, third most in the MLB. That 51st loss […]

It is an acronym that I haven’t had to use for a while: SHW – Should Have Won. Wednesday night’s 9-8 Dodgers loss to the NL West last place Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver was a SHW game. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts summed it up perfectly: “A lot of hits out there, and […]

The (now) 44-34 National League West third place Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the (now) 31-50 National League West last place Colorado Rockies by a lopsided score of 5-0 in front of a crowd of 38,738 at mile high Coors Field on Tuesday night, as well they should have. A bit presumptuous, you say? Perhaps. […]

Following 13 days during which the Dodgers played 11 games, and despite our extreme passion for the Dodgers and for the game of baseball itself, Monday’s scheduled day off was an absolute blessing for Dodgers fans and most certainly for the Dodgers themselves. During those 11 games in 13 days, and even though two of […]

There is no love lost for Dodger fans when the Houston Astros come to town. Most of the team may have moved on, but the fans will never forgive – or forget – not knowing if the Boys in Blue could have secured a World Series Championship in 2017 thanks to the Astros cheating. The […]