In the game of Major League Baseball, there are good players and there are great players. I mean, let’s be honest here, you do get to baseball’s highest level by being just ok or being a complete flop. And then there are those rare one-of-a-kind / once-in-a lifetime players; those who usually spend eternity enshrined […]
(Read More)Just As It Was Meant To Be
It was a storybook ending that we all knew was coming – a bottom-of-the-ninth Shohei Ohtani walk-off home run … on his bobblehead night. Oh, sure, no one can really predict a home run (other than Babe Ruth), but if you haven’t figured it out by now, the 30-year-old Oshu, Japan native is our generation’s Babe Ruth. […]
Centerfield
* * * “Oh, put me in coachI’m ready to play today.Put me in coachI’m ready to play today.Look at me, I can be, centerfield” Centerfield – John Fogerty – 1985 * * * * It may seem odd to consider what tweaking the Dodgers roster may need after winning their first seven […]
Torpedo Bats – Gift or Gimmick?
It’s the buzz of of Major League Baseball this season – the Torpedo bat. While some may see the uniquely designed MLB-approved bats as just another gimmick reminiscent of the Wonderboy bat from the 1984 hit movie The Natural starring Robert Redford, a growing number of players – and fans – see them as the […]
Don’t Nobody Say Nothin’
Following the Dodgers dominating 7-3 win over the Detroit Tigers in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 51,788 on Saturday evening, the popular baseball statistics site OptaSTATS posted this on X.com: Three of those seven historic Dodgers runs came on solo home runs by Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (his second) in the bottom […]
Mookie Love
If you missed Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers, you not only missed an exciting game, you also missed a history-making game. The box score reads an 8-5 Dodgers win in 10 innings, but a closer look reveals that the Dodgers tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom […]
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Another Shortstop Option?
December 21st, 2024 at 9:45 am 
by Jesse Pearce The Dodgers have openly – and repeatedly – stated that 32-year-old future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts will be their regular shortstop in 2025. Pardon my skepticism, but after closely following MLB over the last seven decades, similar commitments have been made and then forgotten when team circumstances change; unexpected events that make the original […]
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RE-SIGN TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ!
December 19th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce No more beating around the bush! RE-SIGN TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ! What’s the hold up? He checks every box any team could want from a right-handed power-hitting outfielder who drives in big runs in high-leverage game situations and his leadership intangibles are off the charts. Point to his statistically below-average defense and I will point out his […]
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Good For Belly
December 18th, 2024 at 1:00 pm by Ron Cervenka There is no disputing that during his six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2017 to 2022, outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger was a huge fan favorite. Unfortunately, there is also no disputing that when the (then) 26-year-old Scottsdale, AZ native, Dodgers fourth-round draft pick in 2013 out of Hamilton High School in Chandler, AZ, 2017 MLB […]
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Dodgers Add Starting Pitching … Sort Of
December 16th, 2024 at 2:15 pm by Ron Cervenka Late Monday morning, MLB Trade Rumors reported that the Dodgers had signed 25-year-old right-handed starting pitcher Matt Sauer to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training camp, citing ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel as it’s source. Sauer, who is represented by Paragon Sports International Group in Beverly Hills and who will be […]
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Does Conforto Mean No Teo?
December 15th, 2024 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka For astute Dodgers fans, Friday’s announcement that the Dodgers had signed 31-year-old outfielder Michael Conforto to a one-year / $17 million contract which includes an $8.5 million signing bonus, of which $6.5 million is payable on January 15, 2025 and the balance due next December, is a bit of a head-scratcher. Although the Seattle, WA […]
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What’s Next?
December 11th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce * * * * * * * The Dodgers 2025 roster remains a work-in-progress, as President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and his staff continue with their modus operandi of methodical patience, tough negotiations, and innovative structuring of contracts. So far, the Dodgers have added 32-year-old left-handed starting pitcher Blake Snell and 31-year-old […]
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The Dodgers New (Old) Shortstop
December 10th, 2024 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Mookie Betts is good at baseball … Hall of Fame good. What’s more, the 32-year-old Nashville, TN native and fifth-round draft pick in 2011 out of Overton High School in Nashville by the Boston Red Sox is a Hall of Fame-worthy outfielder and a Hall of Fame-worthy infielder, of which there have been very few in the 156-year […]
(Read More) Has Teo Already Played His Last Game in Dodger Blue?
December 9th, 2024 at 8:45 am by Ron Cervenka It was pretty much a foregone conclusion by most baseball fans but an attention-getter nonetheless: This from MLB Trade Rumors: “MLB contract records were shattered Sunday evening, as the Mets reached an agreement on a stunning 15-year, $765MM deal with free agent superstar Juan Soto, according to a report from The New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Per ESPN’s […]
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Freeman Undergoes Ankle Surgery
December 6th, 2024 at 8:08 am by Ron Cervenka As Dodgers fans painfully know, superstar first baseman and future Hall of Famer Freddie Freeman painfully rolled his right ankle in a game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on September 26, 2024, for which he had to come out of the game. Amazingly, the 35-year-old Villa Park, CA native and second-round draft pick […]
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