Archive for 2023

Max and Julio Down by the (Boat) Yard

To say that 32-year-old Dodgers (now) everyday third baseman Max Muncy has gotten off to a slow start to the 2023 season would be an understatement. It would also be very kind. The painful truth is that heading into Monday night’s contest against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park (formerly Pacific Bell Park, formerly SBC Park, […]

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‘Wash the Series’

  *  *  *  Mama said there’ll be days like thisThere’ll be days like this, mama said(Mama said, mama said)Mama said there’ll be days like thisThere’ll be days like this, my mama said(Mama said, mama said) (The Shirelles – 1961)   *  *  *  * In the case of Los Angeles Dodgers, ‘There’ll be series like […]

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James Outman, You Are Ridiculous

Another day, another home run by 25-year-old Dodgers outfielder James Outman, his third of the season tying him with Jason Heyward, Will Smith, and Trayce Thompson for the team lead, and second in his last two games. His latest round-tripper (at least as of this moment) came with two outs in the top of the […]

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Ifs, Ands, and Buts…

Extrapolating data after seven games into the 2023 MLB regular season is a meaningless exercise, but… The Dodgers have won five of their first seven games, but to date have only played the lowly Arizona Diamondbacks (winning three of five played) and Colorado Rockies (swept the two game series). Starting pitching has been dominant. The respective ERAs […]

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The Dodgers ‘Other’ Ace

In his season debut this past Saturday, Dodgers left-handed ace and future Hall of famer Clayton Kershaw allowed only one run on four hits with nine strikeouts and no walks in his 6.0 innings of work. That lone run was a second-inning solo home run by Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker in the Dodgers […]

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‘Babe’ Outman

If you haven’t figured out by now that there is something incredibly special about 25-year-old Dodgers outfielder James Outman, you probably never will. In the simplest of terms, the Redwood City, CA native and Dodgers seventh-round draft pick in 2018 out of Cal State Sacramento is a once-in-a-generation-type elite player who could very well one day […]

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Dodgers Face a Familiar Foe

It was an all-too-familiar foe for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts‘ team on an absolutely glorious Spring day at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon. That familiar foe is RISP – leaving runners in scoring position. Something that the Dodgers have become quite prolific at in recent years. In Sunday’s lackluster 2-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, […]

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How’d That Work Out For You, MadBum?

To say that there is a ‘history’ between 33-year-old (now) Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Madison Bumgarner and 32-year-old Dodgers infielder Max Muncy would be a bit on an understatement. The simple truth of the matter is that the two absolutely hate each other. As every Dodgers – and baseball – fan knows, the ‘history’ between the […]

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Hit the Lights!

Players and fans take the offseason to recover from the long haul of the grueling baseball season from Spring to Fall. Winter is also a time for Front Offices to catch their respective breaths, while catching up on things they could not tackle with stadiums full of people. Opening Day 2023 this past Thursday and […]

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The New ‘Trayce Thompson Rule’

It’s only right. During his postgame interview following his team’s 10-1 pounding of the Arizona Diamondbacks in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 48,886 on Saturday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked if outfielder Trayce Thompson would be in his starting line-up tomorrow (Sunday) – this after the 32-year-old Los Angeles, CA native […]

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