It took 10 innings and three hours, but manager Dave (“Doc”) Roberts‘ National League West first-place Dodgers finally beat the NL West fourth-place Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 4-3 to snap his team’s four-game losing streak “Yeah, Yoshi was fantastic, we needed every bit of it,” Roberts said postgame, referring to 26-year-old Dodgers starter […]

Despite the 31st career multi-home run game by future Hall of Fame infielder/outfielder Mookie Betts, the NL West first place Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the NL West fourth place Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 41,372 on Monday night. It was Dodgers manager Dave Roberts team’s fourth straight loss. […]

In a move that was pretty much expected, the Dodgers annouced late Sunday morning that they released utility infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor. But perhaps what wasn’t expected is that the team outrighted the 34-year-old Virginia Beach, VA native and fifth-round draft pick in 2012 by the Seattle Mariners out of the University of Virginia as opposed to […]

This isn’t about Don Drysdale‘s stats, which earned him entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Instead, this recalls his combative spirit – his intensity – the intangibles that characterized his career and helped secure his spot in the sacred Halls Cooperstown. Drysdale was one of the fiercest competitors I have ever watched […]

There isn’t a real baseball fan on the planet who wasn’t thrilled to see future first-ballot Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw back on the mound for the first time since August 30, 2024 – regardless of who their favorite team is – on Saturday evening. Simply put, the three-time Cy Young Award winner, 10-time All-Star, […]

It’s a simple fact. Any time the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles lose to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, it leaves a sour taste in the mouths of Dodgers fans, especially when it happens at Dodger Stadium. Such was the case on Friday night, when LA County’s only Major League Baseball team lost […]

The supposition will not go away: Dodgers should trade for Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr., or acquire St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado. STOP IT! Robert or Arenado are not going to be Dodgers this season, and most likely never. Financially, neither player makes sense for the Dodgers. Robert is making […]

Thursday’s game between the Dodgers of Los Angeles and the Athletics of Oakland Sacramento eventually Las Vegas was much better that Wednesday’s game;. Two touchdowns and a field goal better. No really. That’s not Photoshopped in. That’s the actual line score. Here’s how it happened: As you can see, Messrs. Max Muncy and Andy Pages […]

Here’s what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had to say (Verbatim) following his team’s ugly 11-1 loss to the AL West second place Athletics in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 45,161 on Tuesday night, their first game back home following a ten-game/three-city road trip that took them through Atlanta (2-1), Miami (2-1), and Arizona […]