For fans of soon-to-be (on August 29) 34-year-old Dodgers utility infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor, Thursday was a good day. For fans of just-turned (on August 9) 35-year-old Dodgers outfielder Jason Heyward, who slugged a game-winning three-run home run just three days ago, not so much. In his thus far 189 plate appearances this season, Taylor is […]

On Monday night, international superstar Shohei Ohtani slugged his National League-leading 39th home run of the season, a 396-foot solo shot to right-center field, to help the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the NL Central second-place St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. On Wednesday night, Ohtani stole his 39th […]

Enough is enough. It’s time for Major League Baseball to do something about 62-year-old (tomorrow) 28-year MLB veteran umpire CB Bucknor, who once again showed why he is among the worst – if not the worst – umpires at baseball’s highest level. Check Bucknor’s rating of his calls during Tuesday’s 6-3 Dodgers win over the Seattle Mariners […]

It was a game of which Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said: “That was, shoot, that was probably the highlight for me of the season thus far.” The “that” was an eighth-inning two-out 372-foot game-winning three-run pinch-hit home run by 35-year-old/ 15year MLB veteran outfielder Jason Heyward into the visitor’s right field bullpen in front of […]

When 25-year-old Dodgers rookie right-hander Gavin Stone retired 24 Seattle Mariners batters over his stellar seven innings of two-hit shutout baseball before receiving any run support, many Dodger fans said – or at least thought – “Oh, great, he’s getting the Kershaw Treatment” – i.e., pitching a career game while his teammates’ bats remain silent. […]

The Dodgers broke the news late Tuesday morning what a good many Dodger fans have been expecting – that what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts initially told reporters was “forearm tightness“ in the right arm of 25-year-old Dodgers rookie right-hander River Ryan will require a full ligament replacement (Tommy John surgery) to repair. This from Dodgers beat writer […]

Dodgers ace and future first-ballot Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw celebrated his 36th birthday back on March 19. And while 36 certainly isn’t considered old for most people, in baseball years, it’s nearing senior citizenship. In Monday’s start against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, old Clayton Kershaw showed the 33,628 on […]

As a surprise to no one (except perhaps Dodgers manager Dave Roberts), the Dodgers worst nightmare was confirmed prior to Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the Dodgers skipper told reporters that what he had initially described as “forearm tightness“ in the right arm of 25-year-old Dodgers rookie right-hander River Ryan, for which he […]

  *  *  *  You just call out my name And you know, wherever I am I’ll come runnin’ To see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I’ll be there You’ve got a friend.   ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ – Carole King – 1971   *  […]

Murphy’s Law says it all:    “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time”   The absolute LAST thing the Dodgers needed was another injury to one of their starting pitchers. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what they got on Saturday, when soon-to-be (on August 17) 26-year-old right-hander River Ryan suffered […]