Could the Dodgers Really Field Two MLB Teams?

March 15, 2020

There’s not much to do with the MLB season on hold, the NBA season on hold, the NCAA Tournament canceled, High School Tournaments in limbo, schools closed, and restaurants and theaters are persona non-Grotta. My youngest son and I spent the day plumbing his house, the house he has had since he was 18 (he’s almost 21 now) and has totally gutted and rebuilt it. It was built in 1900…

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Andrew Friedman is Ruining Dodger Blogs

March 10, 2020

For years, Dodgers blogs have been a sacred place where Dodger fans went to lament their fate, cry in their beer, pontificate how bad the team, coaches, managers, general managers, and owners were, and generally write about how they could do a better job than whoever happened to be in charge. When Andrew Friedman was hired by the Dodgers as President of Baseball Operations, he was greeted with jeers, smears,…

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Connected With… Alanna Rizzo

March 9, 2020

One of my all-time favorite movies is “The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn” starring Sidney Poitier.  In it, Poitier plays Noah Dearborn, a 91‑year old carpenter who lives a simple life and existence, detached from modern life.   His only interest is woodworking, at which he is very gifted.  In his hands, woodworking tools are not just tools, they become instruments for creating works of art.   Poitier, who is also a…

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Will the Real Keibert Ruiz Please Step Up?

March 8, 2020

KayBear Ruiz was signed at the tender age of 16 for $140,000 on his birthday, July 20, 2014. In 2015, he hit .300 for the Dominican Dodgers at age 16. In 2016, he split time between Ogden and Arizona, hitting a combined .374 with a .412 OB%. He was still just 17. Before the 2017 season, and still just 18 years old, Ruiz was named the #20 prospect in the…

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My Thoughts on the Bullpen and Others

March 3, 2020

I have been away for a bit due to some unexpected personal family matters, but I have continued to read the blog everyday. Last week when Mark proclaimed, “This could not only be the best Dodger bullpen of All-Time, but it could also be one of the best in the game… maybe ever!”, many unsurprisingly jumped on that testament. I have been a huge critic of the bullpen makeup, and…

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The Kershawshank Redemption

February 29, 2020

Ninety-Three! That’s all you need to know. Clayton Kershaw was clocked at 93 MPH in yesterday’s game. The last time he did that was over 2 years ago! This was his first Spring Game and he was giddy after it… because he knows there is more left in the tank. 94? 95? Maybe… but every MPH of separation between his fastball and slider is HUGE! He sat at 91-92 most…

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Get Off My Lawn!

February 25, 2020

Count this as my latest of the “Dodger Codger” series.  The older I get, the more I look at myself and realize that I sound like an old man.  And then I realize, “I am an old man.”  I’m nearing 60.  I have followed the Dodgers for 55 years., and I could cite to you incidents from every Dodger season back to my years as a young child. We are…

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Random Thoughts on Spring Training

February 23, 2020

On Saturday, AC provided us with an amazing analysis of questions to be answered this spring.  It prompted me to go back a few years and see what the pressing questions were in the spring for the past few seasons and how they were answered:  Last year, the top questions facing the Dodgers heading into Spring training were: •      Is Clayton Kershaw definitely in decline?    I would feel safe to…

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It’s Time For Dodger Baseball

February 22, 2020

Time for Dodger Baseball. I like the sound of that as we begin Spring Training games today against the hated Giants. We all know ST games are meaningless in wins and losses, but I still want to see a win in every game. If you compete, compete to win. Before I get into ST, I want to offer my response to the apparent skepticism about the Dodger pitching. Are there…

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Get Ready for the Greatest Dodger Season…Ever!

February 20, 2020

If everything comes together as planned, 2020 could be the magical season we all hoped for since 1988. 2017 looked to be that season, but the cheating Astros stopped it. 2019 was elite, but they just lacked something more… 2020 it is! This could very well be epic… one for the ages. It’s a great time to be a Dodger fan! The Dodgers didn’t get Gerrit Cole, but Plan B…

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