Monday, August 31, is the last day that Major League Baseball teams may trade players without first placing them on trade waivers. The Dodgers have the best win-loss record in MLB, with 25-games left to play in the truncated 2020 season. And they can play better! There have been periods when the team has played […]
(Read More)Something Ain’t Right
Although there has been no official word from the team (yet), it appeared from his very first pitch on Thursday evening that something wasn’t quite right with 26-year-old Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who the Dodgers signed to an enormous international free agent contract back on December 27, 2023 to the tune of 12 years at […]
Dodgers Lose Another Winnable Game
In what seems like a growing trend, the Dodgers lost another should-have-won game on Tuesday, this one a 10th-inning 5-4 loss to the NL East last place Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park in Miami. As he has now done in his last several relief appearances, 38-year-old (that’s not a typo) Dodgers right-hander Luis García turned […]
Living Up To The Hype
It is a quote (cliché) attributed to NFL Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi that we’ve all heard dozens of times in our respective lives: “Act like you’ve been here before” Dodgers rookie sensation Hyeseong Kim acted like he’d “…been here before” when he made his major league debut with Dodgers against the Miami Marlins […]
Time to Hang It Up?
There comes a time in every baseball player’s life to hang up their bat, glove, and cleats. For some, it comes early when they struggle in Little League and decide to pursue other interests. For others, the time comes at higher levels of the sport – travel ball, high school, college, or the professional minor […]
It’s (Not) Gonna Be May
It’s Baaaack, and it happens every year right about now – the meme from the 1995 pop boy band NSYNC, in which lead vocalist Justin Timberlake insists that he said “It’s gonna be me,” not “It’s gonna be May” – this despite it sounding very much like the latter. Unfortunately for 27-year-old Dodgers right-hander Dustin […]
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Belli’s Swing is Back
August 30th, 2020 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka After weeks of being criticized for ‘messing with his swing,’ whether perceived or otherwise, Dodgers outfielder / first baseman Cody Bellinger, who has homered in five of his last 10 games, including a two-run shot in Saturday’s 7-4 pounding of the Texas Rangers at new Globe Life Park in Arlington, TX, says that his swing […]
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Dodgers Calling Turner’s Hamstring Issue ‘A Cramp’ … for Now
August 29th, 2020 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s probably safe to say that at some point in our lives, we have all experienced a strained hamstring to some degree, especially if we ever participated in sports. And if we learned anything from those hamstring strains, it’s that they do not heal overnight – or two, or three, (etc.). In the top of […]
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Is Gavin Lux Still Untouchable?
August 29th, 2020 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 According to baseball experts, 22-year old Dodgers middle infielder Gavin Lux is a ‘can’t-miss’ major league prospect, with the talent to be a regular participant in MLB’s annual All-Star game. In fact, Baseball America named Lux their 2019 Minor League Player of the Year. Reportedly, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has rebuffed other […]
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Bellinger Gold
August 28th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers outfielder / first baseman Cody Bellinger has been in the big leagues for four seasons. During that time, he was named the 2017 National League Rookie of the Year, named to two NL All-Star teams, was the 2018 NLCS MVP, and in 2019 became the first Dodger to be named NL Most Valuable Player […]
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Dodgers, Giants to Play Doubleheader on Thursday
August 27th, 2020 at 8:08 am by Ron Cervenka After both teams unanimously agreed not to play on Wednesday night in a show of support for “a more equitable and just society,” the Dodgers and Giants will play a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The announcement came late Wednesday evening. “For me, no matter what, I wasn’t going to […]
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Dodgers, Giants Issue Statement on Wednesday’s Postponed Game
August 26th, 2020 at 8:39 pm by Ron Cervenka The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants jointly issued the following statement regarding Wednesday night’s postponed game in San Francisco: * * * “Throughout our country’s history, sport has been a powerful vehicle towards change. The Dodgers and Giants proudly join our players in the shared goal for a more equitable and just […]
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Dodgers Blow Game to the Giants … Thrice
August 26th, 2020 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka It was – hands down – the ugliest loss of the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season for the Dodgers. So ugly, in fact, that the Dodgers blew leads in the ninth, 10th, and 11th innings, ultimately falling to the suddenly-surging San Francisco Giants by a score of 10-8. Yes, that’s three blown saves in three consecutive innings […]
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Dodgers, LADF to Celebrate Life & Legacy of Jackie Robinson
August 25th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka MLB to hold on-field recognition of Jackie Robinson Day on Friday * * * The Los Angeles Dodgers and Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will celebrate Jackie Robinson’s life and legacy with online programs this week leading up to Major League Baseball’s on-field observance of Jackie Robinson Day on Friday. August 28 marks the date in […]
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The Great Shortstop ‘Bat-Off’
August 24th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Jayann Kellogg During the bottom of the first inning of Game-3 of the three-game series between the Dodgers and Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hot-hitting Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager hit a flyball to left field for an opposite-field solo home run to give the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead. But Seager wasn’t the only […]
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