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The Shot – And Strikeout – Heard Round the World

When the Dodgers traded away 23-year-old top pitching prospect Clayton Beeter to the AL East first-place New York Yankees for 28-year-old two-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove outfielder Joey Gallo on August 2, it was met with mixed emotions among Dodgers fans. After all, the Henderson, NV native and first-round draft pick in 2012 by the […]

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“There’s Still A Lot More In There”

The Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night by a score of 10-3. They did so on 15 hits, including a season-tying eight doubles and a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning by suddenly red hot Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy, who is coming off the worst […]

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Welcome Back Belli!

Much like Dodgers infielder Max Muncy, there are (were) probably a good many Dodgers fans who have (had) all but given up on 27-year-old Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger, and understandably so. The 2017 National League Rookie of the Year, two-time All Star, 2019 NL MVP, 2020 NLCS MVP, 2020 World Series champion, and former Gold […]

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Chris Taylor Being Chris Taylor

With what the Dodgers offense did over their just-concluded two series that included four wins over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park and three wins over the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium to extend their current winning streak to eight games, their excellent defense has been understandably overshadowed. I mean, the Dodgers collected […]

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Unrivaled Offense Falling into Place

The Los Angeles Dodgers went up against the San Diego Padres over the weekend and collected another sweep against an NL West division rivals. Over the three-game series, the Dodgers outscored the Friars by an impressive 20-4 to secure a comfortable 15.5 game lead over the division’s second-place team. In the 18 games since the […]

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Thanks, Max, You (We) Needed That

You certainly don’t have to look very far or wide to find fans who were ready to throw in the towel on Dodgers utility infielder Max Muncy. After all, the 31-year-old Midland, TX native and fifth-round draft pick in 2012 by the Oakland Athletics out of Baylor University in Waco, TX is currently slashing .170 / […]

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Under The Radar … Almost

As was anticipated, Friday’s pregame ceremony to honor and commemorate the life and legacy of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully was very emotional and extremely well done by Dodgers Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Broadcasting Erik Braverman and his talented staff. Through my (non-dry) eyes, it didn’t appear that there was a dry […]

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Where There’s a Will There’s a Way

Prior to the Dodgers just-concluded eight-game/two-city road trip to Colorado (Rockies) and San Francisco (Giants), 27-year-old Dodgers catcher Will Smith told SportsNet LA’s Kirsten Watson that he “…wasn’t feeling so great at the plate.” But during that very successful 7-1 Dodgers road trip, the Louisville, KY native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2016 out of […]

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Dodgers Open Five-Game Homestand Friday Night

  *  *  *  Dodgers to honor life and legacy of legendary Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully on Friday   *  *  *  *  The Dodgers return home Friday night following a successful road trip with seven victories in eight tries. The San Diego Padres (Aug. 5-7) and Minnesota Twins (Aug. 9-10) will visit […]

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A Good And Honest Man

On August 2, 2022, Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully went to Heaven to be with the loves of his life – his second wife Sandra, first wife Joan, and their son Michael. He was 94. Scully was the voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years. Many long-time baseball fans (Dodgers […]

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