Archive for 2024

“It’s Tiiiime For Dodger Baseball!”

Oh sure, it’s only a ‘meaningless Spring Training game,’ but Thursday’s game against the division-rival San Diego Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, AZ will be the first Dodgers game since October 11, 2023, when they were embarrassingly swept out of the National League West Division Series in four games by the Arizona Diamondbacks. […]

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The Best That’s Ever Lived?

With the Dodgers first Spring Training game set to be televised on SportsNet LA at noon on Thursday, and with the insane Spring Training that recently acquired superstar designated hitter/utility player Shohei Ohtani has had to this point, former Colorado Rockies outfielder and current MLB Network Radio analyst Ryan Spilboroghs had this to say about […]

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With a Little Help from a Friend?

On Monday morning, it was being widely reported that the Dodgers oldest and most hated division rivals, the San Francisco Giants, had re-signed 37-year-old longtime Dodger fan unfavorite Pablo Sandoval (AKA: The Grand Panda) to a Minor League contract that included an invitation to San Francisco’s Major League Spring Training camp. But here’s the thing. […]

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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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