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)Just What They / We Needed
Following what was arguably the Dodgers single worst game of the 2025 regular season against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Tuesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts‘ team pulled off what was arguably their single best game of their 14-game-old 2025 regular season against those same Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon – thanks to some […]
Dodgers Place Freeman On 10-Day IL
In a move that most Dodgers fans have been expecting, the team announced on Thursday that eight-time All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman has been placed on the 10-day injured list after injuring his surgically repaired right ankle in a slip in his shower at home on March 31. That’s the bad news. The (sort of) […]
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 […]
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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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Shortstop Options
December 5th, 2024 at 6:15 pm by Jesse Pearce Where to begin a discussion about the Dodgers shortstop options next season? Of course, center field! Remember the following paragraph from the ‘Center Field Option‘ article (November 26, 2024)? Number one on my list is Daulton Varsho, the 28-year-old center fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays. His lifetime offense is marginal (96 wRC+; 4% below […]
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Manfred At It Again
December 3rd, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Monday evening MLB Trade Rumors reported on X.com that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering implementing what he is calling “The Golden Bat Rule” for the 2025 season; a rule that would allow teams one opportunity per game to send any player to the plate to bat, regardless of their position in the batting […]
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Nolan Arenado?
December 2nd, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce Shortstop options for the Dodgers will have to wait for another day. On Sunday, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado posted a cryptic message on Instagram that included the song Dodger Blue in the background. A subtle message to Dodgers executives, or just a simple holiday message to friends and family in SoCal? No […]
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One Down, One+ To Go
December 1st, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When it was announced on social media late Friday morning that the Dodgers had re-signed 29-year-old utility infielder / outfielder and 2024 postseason hero Tommy Edman to a well-deserved five-year / $74 million contract extension, a collective sigh of relief could be heard throughout the streets of Southern California and from behind computer screens everywhere […]
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 28th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce For this day of Thanksgiving, I am passing along this message from an old neighbor of ours – yours and mine. His name was Fred, but out of respect we always called him Mr. Rogers: “Imagine what our real neighbors would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one […]
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Dodgers Bolster Starting Rotation
November 27th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was never a matter of If, but When. That When came late Tuesday evening with MLB Trade Rumors’ report on X.com that the Dodgers had signed soon-to-be (on December 4th) 32-year-old veteran left-hander Blake Snell to a lofty five-year / $182 million contract that includes a reported $60 million in deferred money. (This is […]
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Center Field Option
November 26th, 2024 at 9:00 am by Jesse Pearce Dodgers fans have grown accustomed to the team pursuing elite players, whether through free agency or blockbuster trade scenarios. The 2024-25 Hot Stove season is more of the same, as the team is connected by rumor, supposition, or innuendo with the elite free agents and trade targets. Before the team assembles next February for Spring […]
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