OKC Comets 12 – Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston) 1 OKC and Sugar Land took a scoreless tie into the 4th inning when OKC erupted for a crooked number. 3B Tyler Fitzgerald hit a one out double (5) that was followed by a BB to LF Ryan Fitzgerald. With 2 outs C Eliézer Alfonzo singled to load the bases. RF Zach Ehrhard singled home a pair, and leadoff hitter DH…
Remembering: Reggie Smith
#8 on your scorecard, RF, Reggie Smith. Carl Reginald Smith was born on April 2nd, 1945, in Shreveport Louisiana. His dad Lonnie, caught for a single season for the Jacksonville Red Caps, a Negro American League team that folded after one season. Both his father, and his mother, Nellie, were capable musicians. When Reggie was a young child, they relocated to Los Angeles. The neighborhood where they lived was known…
It’ a Great Day to be a Dodger Fan
It is always beyond good to go into Milwaukee and take two out of three (decisively) from the pesky Brewers. After looking listless Friday night, the Dodgers scored 16 runs in the next two games and took the series. Now it’s back to LA to play Colorado. The Dodgers extended their scoreless streak out of the bullpen to 38 innings with two scoreless frames on Sunday afternoon. It’s the Dodgers’…
Everybody Hits… or Nobody Hits
It seems that with the Dodgers, hitting is a group sport. They all hit or nobody hits. They lose 5-1 or win 11-3. Well, Mookie still is not hitting after going 0-6. At what point do we become concerned. As I have often said, “Mookies contract will not age well.” Hopefully, the decline has not started. Mark Timmons Minor League Report OKC Lost to Reno 2-1 BOXSCORE Tulsa lost 5-3…
A Wild Ride
Since the Guggenheim Group took over, the fortunes of the Los Angeles Dodgers have changed significantly. From the beginning, the one thing ownership has consistently said is that they want to field championship caliber teams every year. On that promise, they have delivered. The deal closed to purchase the team on May 1st, 2012. The season was already in progress when they took over, so most of the management team…
Preview of Weekend Series with Brewers
The Dodgers are about face a very tough NL adversary, Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers have reached the playoffs 7 out of the last 8 years. They have reached NLCS in two of them, both times they lost to Dodgers (2018 and 2025). The Dodgers also beat Milwaukee in the 2020 Wild Card. They are widely considered one of the best organizations in development of pitchers. They are almost always near…
Mike Sirota has AA Breakout Night
OKC Comets 6 – Reno Aces (Dbacks) 4 RHSP Christian Romero pitched a decent 5.0 innings. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits, 2 BB, with 7 K. OKC jumped out to a lead in the 1st. After the first two were out, 1B Ryan Ward and DH James Tibbs III drew walks. CF Jack Suwinski singled home Ward. LF Ryan Fitzgerald singled to score Tibbs III and Suwinski came…
Looming Payroll Concerns?
Forbes estimates the Dodgers value going into 2026 at $7.8 billion, a $1 billion increase from 2025, a 14.7% increase. This was after a 25% jump in 2025 from 2024. The Dodgers are a cash cow and now have NYY in their sights as the top valued MLB franchise. How has this value bonanza manifested into salaries? The LAD 2015 payroll was $298MM. Todd Boehly said this prior to the…
No Show!
I spotted Bear and Jeff in a fishing boat off the coast… They evidently want nothing to do with this… I’m upset they didn’t invite me… The OKC Comets did not play last night. The Tulsa Drillers did not play last night. The Great Lakes Loons did not play last night. The Ontario Tower Buzzers did not play last night. The ACL Dodgers did play last night and beat the…
Remembering: John Roseboro
He was signed to a $5,000 dollar bonus in the spring of 1952 after being invited to tryout while the Dodgers were in Cincinnati, by scout, Hugh Alexander. His hosts for his weekend were Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe. They treated the wide-eyed 19-year-old to a room service steak. “This is the way I want to live.” he thought. He would later regret not going to college. He was born…