Archive for February, 2024

Giver of Souvenirs

I’ll cut right to the chase. In his first batting practice session of the Spring, 29-year-old Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani did this (click on image): That sound! 2024 is gonna be FUN! Play Ball!   *  *  *  *  *  * 

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Let the Real Game(s) Begin!

There is no disputing that Sunday night’s 2024 NFL Super Bowl game was an exciting one, among the most exciting in recent memory. But for baseball fans, true dyed-in-the-wool, full blown baseball fans (especially Dodgers fans), the conclusion of football’s World Series means one thing: It means that the race for the real World Series […]

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Just Walker Buehler Being Walker Buehler

During a recent interview, 29-year-old Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler, who hasn’t made a pitch in a Major League game since June 10, 2022, and who has had two Tommy John surgeries since, was asked which of the Dodgers current starting pitchers he would most like to emulate, to which the extremely popular Lexington, KY native and […]

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“Stuff”

It’s here. Spring Training 2024 has officially begun. Dodgers pitchers and catchers reported for Spring Training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona on Friday morning (joining a good many position players who have been there for a while), and there was a lot of excitement in the air. Perhaps the most excited of them all […]

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The Two Best in the Business

If you still do not believe that soon-to-be (on March 19) 36-year-old Dodgers future first-ballot Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw is the best, the very best in the business at his job, you are kidding only yourself. So, too, is 47-year-old Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman. If you are still among those […]

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Can You Feel It?

Dodgers pitchers and catchers report TODAY! Play Ball!   *  *  *  *  *  * 

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The ‘Koufax Effect?’

It is safe to say that there were many Dodgers fans who were terrified that soon-to-be (on March 19) 36-year-old free agent future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw would not re-sign with the only MLB team he has ever played for during his 16-year Cooperstown-bound career. However, it is also safe to say that […]

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More Charitable Festivities

After another successful DodgerFest event at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, players and various celebrities converged at Lucky Strike Lanes at LA Live in Los Angeles that same evening to bowl for charity. Everyone turned out for the second annual Mookie Betts Bowling Event to benefit his 50/50 Foundation. The 50/50 Foundation was created in 2021 […]

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The Fans are Fired Up

A mass of 35,000 Dodger fans descended upon Dodger Stadium Saturday amidst a break in the weather for DodgerFest, formerly known as FanFest. The annual celebration occurs before Spring Training starts and the season officially kicks off so that fans can get up close and personal with players. The theme was coming together at Blue […]

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Biggest Trade of Off-Season for Dodgers?

When news broke that the Dodgers had signed superstar two-way player Shohei Ohtani to a MLB record-breaking 10-year/$700 million contract on December 11, 2023, among the first questions in the minds of longtime fans of the Oshu, Japan native and future first-ballot Hall of Famer was: What jersey number will he wear with his new team for […]

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