For those old enough to remember, back when cigarette commercials were still allowed on television, the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company made famous the slogan “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” In fact, it’s even in the Smithsonian. Sorry, R.J., you don’t measure up to Dodgers international superstar Shohei Ohtani. In fact, you’re about ‘a […]

International superstar Shohei Ohtani gave 51,841 Dodgers fans exactly what they came to Dodger Stadium to see on Friday night – his 22nd home run of the season against his former team, the Angels of Anaheim – in Game-1 of what will eventually be four interleague games with their cross-county rivals, affectionately dubbed ‘The Freeway […]

As die-hard baseball fans, we were all taught long ago that ‘It ain’t over till it’s over,’ especially at mile-high Coors Field, home of the National League West Colorado Rockies. But if ever there were a ‘It ain’t over till it’s over’ game, Tuesday night’s Dodgers-Rockies was it. But here again, it is Coors Field […]

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Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis said it best: “Oh. No. No, no, no, no, no!” Those were the first words from the popular SportsNet LA broadcaster, as 31-year-old Dodgers future Hall of Fame infielder/outfielder Mookie Betts immediately dropped to the ground after being hit on his left hand with a 98-MPH slider thrown by 31-year-old Kansas […]

Walks kill you. Not the kind you take around the neighborhood or at the park, which are good for you, but the kind you give up during a baseball game, especially during a Major League Baseball game. On Saturday evening in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 50,423, soon-to-be 36-year-old (on June 30) Dodgers […]

Dodgers 34-year-old future Hall of Famer Freddie Freeman had another game-winning hit at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Although this one was only a single to center with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, it was good enough to score fellow future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts from second base, giving the […]

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The Dodgers lost to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night when 23-year-old Dodgers rookie outfielder Andy Pages made a rookie mistake. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Dodgers catcher Will Smith on first base (having led off the inning with a single to left) and with his team trailing 3-1, the […]