A couple of weeks ago I posted an article entitled The Curse of James Loney which, of course, was written entirely tongue in cheek – or was it? In the top of the 9th inning of Tuesday night’s 1-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly decided to pinch hit the .143 hitting Nick […]
(Read More)Strap In and Hang On
Here’s the deal. Between Friday, June 6 and Thursday, June 19, the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers will play 16 games, with a scheduled off day on Thursday, June 12. Of those 16 games, seven will be against the NL West second-place San Diego Padres – the first three at Petco Park June 9-11, […]
What’s Missing?
The Dodgers are tenuously holding on to first place in the National League’s Western Division, they are loaded with talent – four players are legit candidates for the Hall of Fame. But, there are too many games where fans watch uninspired Dodgers baseball. Foolish errors of omission and commission, hitters flailing away at pitches as […]
Muncy Reaches Milestone
Hitting 200 home runs is a highly respected and significant accomplishment over the course of a Major League career, which, of course, means hitting 201 is even better. During Saturday’s 18-2 pounding of the AL East first-place New York Yankees by the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd […]
Hollywood Stuff
It was as if they had read it from a Hollywood script – and it was epic. With one out and on the third pitch that New York Yankees right fielder and future Hall of Famer Aaron Judge saw from struggling Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin (an 89.7-MPH slider right down Broadway, no pun intended), the […]
Dodgers Make Head-Scratching Move
To say that the Dodgers bullpen is a mess would be a gross understatement. As we all painfully witnessed in Wednesday’s ugly loss to the AL Central second-place Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, 30-year-old Dodgers left-hander Tanner Scott not only blew the save of what should have been future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw‘s first […]
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Changing the Water on the Beans
September 12th, 2012 at 7:23 am 
by Harold Uhlman “Well, that changes the water on the beans.” That was an expression my mother often used when something unexpected happened, something for which we might not have been prepared. What does that have to do with the Dodgers? We might say the water on the beans has been changed. We are cutting a new swath, […]
(Read More)Dodgers Reinstate Gordon – Place Kennedy on 60-Day DL; Recall Fife and Herrera from Albuquerque
September 11th, 2012 at 3:23 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have reinstated shortstop Dee Gordon from the 60-day disabled list and recalled right-handed pitcher Stephen Fife and infielder/outfielder Elian Herrera from Triple-A Albuquerque. To make room for Gordon on the 40-man roster, the club placed infielder Adam Kennedy on the 60-day disabled list with a strained right groin. Gordon tore the UCL in […]
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Down on the Farm – Player Profile: Joc Pederson
September 11th, 2012 at 5:44 am by Harold Uhlman For Dodger fans who follow the minor league system, we tend to develop an affinity for certain players. That is, we develop favorites, just as we do at the major league level. Our favoritism may be because of skills a player possesses, success at a given level, the way he plays the game, or because […]
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It’s Time to Let the Kids Play
September 10th, 2012 at 5:03 am by Ron Cervenka Although Dodgers manager Don Mattingly will never admit it or come right out as say it, he undoubtedly knows that a playoff berth this season is simply not in the cards for his Dodgers team. With a highly paid and under-performing offense and a mediocre (or worse) starting rotation, it’s time for Donny B to let this […]
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Just What the Dodgers Didn’t Need
September 9th, 2012 at 3:12 pm by Ron Cervenka ESPN LA and True Blue LA are reporting that Clayton Kershaw has been scratched from Sunday afternoon’s game against the NL West-leading Giants with a hip flexor injury. When questioned about the late scratch, Kershaw replied “Talk to Donny (Mattingly) first and I’ll elaborate on it later.” According to a tweet by Dodgers beat reporter Ken […]
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Just Another Dodgers-Giants One-Run Game
September 9th, 2012 at 9:16 am by Ron Cervenka We all know that there are few absolutes in life – death, taxes, and the Cubs winning a World Series title. Well there’s another one that you can add to this list – Dodgers vs. Giants one-run games. And while I make light of this phenomena, it is pretty much a fact. The Dodgers vs. Giants […]
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Down on the Farm – Pederson Promoted to Double-A for Southern League Playoffs
September 8th, 2012 at 11:54 am by Ron Cervenka Although it may be too little too late, Quakes star outfielder and top Dodgers prospect Joc Pederson was promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts prior to Friday’s Southern League (North) playoff game. The move came as a result of Lookouts right fielder Blake Smith being placed on the 7-day DL. In spite of Pederson going 1 for 4 […]
(Read More)Poll: Who is your 2012 Dodgers MVP?
September 7th, 2012 at 11:57 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodgers Recall Alex Castellanos
September 7th, 2012 at 3:48 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have recalled infielder/outfielder Alex Castellanos from Triple-A Albuquerque. The 26-year-old made his big-league debut on May 31 against the Brewers and will be making his third appearance on the Major League roster this season. He has hit .136 (3-for-22), with a triple and two RBI in 12 games with Los Angeles. Castellanos, who […]
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