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 […]
(Read More)Music To Our Ears
By now every Dodger fan on the planet has heard that future first-ballot Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw made his first rehab start with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets on Wednesday. If you haven’t, you can leave your Dodger hat at the door on the way out. In his 3.0-inning start, the Dallas, TX native […]
(Another) One For The Books
It’s not often that you see a guy go 1-for-1 with a walk, a hit, a run scored, and a RBI, in the first inning. Then again, it is international superstar and future first-ballot Hall of Famer Shohei Ohtani that we’re talking about here. This is exactly what the 30-year-old Oshu, Japan native did in the […]
The New Maytag Man
Those old enough to remember knew him as “The Maytag Man – the Loneliest Man in Town.” His real name was Jesse White and we saw him almost daily/nightly in television commercials from 1967 through 1988 portraying a lonely Maytag repairman who was never called because of the reliability of Maytag’s home appliances. Move over, […]
Not Getting It Done
In the just completed three-game home series against the Chicago Cubs, a series that drew a combined 158,719 fans to Chavez Ravine, the Dodgers went 4-for-14 (.286) with runners in scoring position. Unfortunately, they also stranded 20 runners on base, which is absolutely unacceptable for a team with the highest payroll in Major League Baseball […]
Dodgers Set Wrong Kind of Records
This ESPN post on Twitter (X.com) says everything Dodgers fans need to know about their team’s embarrassing 16-0 shutout loss to the Chicago Cubs in front of a sold out Dodger Stadium crowd of 53,887 on Saturday afternoon: Whereas, the Cubs amassed 21 hits (that’s not a typo) that included four home runs, the Dodgers […]
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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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‘Preliminary’ Extension Talks Underway With Edman
November 24th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although the exact details understandably remain unknown, MLB Trade Rumors reported on Saturday that “preliminary dialogue” between the Dodgers and 29-year-old infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman towards a possible contract extension had begun. Edman, who was initially drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round in 2016 out of Stanford and traded to the Dodgers on July 29, […]
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Could Dodgers Be ‘Putting the Band Back Together?’
November 23rd, 2024 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka It is a classic line from the 1980 hit comedy The Blues Brothers: On Friday evening, it was being widely reported that the Dodgers had reacquired former third base coach Chris Woodward to be their first base coach beginning in 2025. This will be Woody’s second stint on the Dodgers coaching staff, having served as […]
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Wait For It…
November 21st, 2024 at 10:15 am by Ron Cervenka The 2024 Major League Baseball MVP award winners will be announced on Thursday afternoon, November 21, 2024, at 3 pm PT. And while there (probably) isn’t much suspense as to who will win this prestigious award in either league, it is the MLB we’re talking about here, where anything can happen. New York Yankees superstar […]
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Untouchable Prospects
November 20th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce Over many decades, there were certain players coming through the Dodgers development pipeline who were considered ‘untouchable’ – those prospects that the team would not even consider trading because of their high potential to become MLB stars; names like Tommy Davis, Steve Garvey, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela, Mike Piazza, Adrian Beltre, Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, Julio […]
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