Archive for 2023

A Special Night

Tuesday night’s game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, against the Chicago White Sox, was memorable for 28-year-old catcher Will Smith. His wife, Cara, tossed out the ceremonial first pitch while holding their 7-month-old daughter, Charlotte. Fans who attended the game received a free Will Smith Bobblehead to celebrate the 2020 World Series winner. […]

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Dodgers: Buyers and Sellers

If you have been a follower of the Dodgers for more than the 2023 season, you are well aware of the annual MLB trade deadline and the associated implications for teams classified as buyers and sellers. Historically, the Dodgers have been buyers, seldom sellers. They have acquired talent to refine and energize their rosters in pursuit of World […]

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‘We Have A Really Good Group Out There’

These words were uttered by 29-year-old Dodgers right-handed Dodgers reliever Yency Almonte after he and his bullpen teammates blew a 4-2 Dodgers lead handed to them by 35-year-old Dodgers ace and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw, which ended in a devastating 8-4 loss to the American League Central third-place Chicago White Sox at Dodger […]

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Gonsolin’s Back!

It’s no secret that there was some concern before 29-year-old Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin took the mound at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night for his ninth start of the season against the American League Central third place Chicago White Sox. The reason for the concern is because he experienced what was described as fatigue and […]

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Thanks, We Needed That … Again

If you are reading this, you are either: If you among that second group, you are fortunate that there are literally thousands of baseball websites out there to quench your baseball thirst on a Dodgers day off. But if you are in that first group, you are probably saying to yourself: ‘Man, I’m glad Monday […]

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‘Soft Contact’

If you are among the thousands who follow SportsNet LA on Twitter (@SportsNetLA), you are well aware that part of their detailed Dodgers coverage are their postgame interviews with players (usually the star of the just-concluded game) and always with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts during his postgame interviews with reporters. If you are indeed among […]

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‘Big-B?’

When 35-year-old future Hall of Fame Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw made his major league debut back on May 25, 2008 as a then just turned 20-year-old, it didn’t take long for baseball analysts and experts (and fans) to realize that they (we) were witnessing the next Sandy Koufax. And though the business of baseball has […]

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Dodgers Recall Jackson, Place Miller On Bereavement List

The Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Andre Jackson and have placed right-handed pitcher Shelby Miller on the bereavement list.  Jackson, 26, returns for his fourth stint with the Dodgers and has posted a 7.98 ERA (13 ER/14.2 IP) with 13 strikeouts and a save in six games for the Dodgers. In his career, he is […]

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Good Sense or Nonsense?

  *  *  *  “It wasn’t a terrible pitch to Schwarber.” Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts   *  *  *  *  Suffice to say, when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters after Friday night’s devastating 5-4 walk-off loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on the absolute meatball pitch served up by struggling Dodgers […]

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Just Kershaw Being Kershaw … Thankfully

It doesn’t always happen, but it often happens: the Dodgers hit a bit of a skid, and then it’s ‘Kershday’ – the day that 35-year-old future Hall of Fame lefthander Clayton Kershaw takes the mound for the Dodgers – and he often stops the bleeding. Again, it doesn’t always happen, just often. It happened again […]

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