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Carl FurilloCarl Erskine

Carl Furillo – the Reading Rifle

Like many baseball players of his era, Furillo answered the call and spent the next three years, 1943-45, in the army. He saw active duty in the Pacific Theater where he was wounded and received three battle stars. His war service gave the Dodgers an early glimpse that Furillo seemed to be uncomfortable in social situations and perhaps almost a lone wolf. Peter Golenbock in his book “Bums” writes that Carl Furillo turned down a Purple Heart medal for his wounds, saying that he hadn’t been suffic

By Mark Timmons · March 23, 202033
Gavin LuxLos Angeles

Shelter in Home Random Thoughts

It took me a while to come to grips with it, but I’m now absolutely convinced that the coronavirus hysteria and panic has been perpetrated by the Boston Red Sox so that the Dodgers might never have Mookie Betts play a game for them. Think about it, it is plausible. Stinking Red Sox!!!

By Mark Timmons · March 22, 202055
Eric KarrosLos Angeles

A Look Forward From Backwards

In March 2013 I decided to play Nostradamus regarding the Dodgers and made predictions as to what would happen to a number of Dodger players in eight years. So here we are, seven seasons later, and I can now see how far off I was with my predictions. Surprised? Not really. I always seem to view the Blue with optimism. Here is the post below. I’ll interject with italics to

By Mark Timmons · March 19, 202072
Chuck ConnersLos Angeles

Chuck Connors – The Rifleman

Many can identify Chuck Connors as the “The Rifleman” but perhaps not nearly as many know he was once a Dodger and always remained a Dodger in his heart. Chuck Connors, christened Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors, was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 10, 1921. His parents of Irish descent, Allan and Marcella Connors, had emigrated to the United States from what was then the Dominion of Newfoundland and

By Mark Timmons · March 18, 202078
Los AngelesDodgertalk

OK, I Am Shutting Myself Down

Baseball season might be two months away if ever. If AC, DC, Evan, and 2D2 want to continue to write, I ll continue to support that. However, I am going to back off the day-to-day stuff until I see a clear plan to the start of the season. I ll probably post at least once a day, but I have some other stuff I have to do during this crazy period of

By Mark Timmons · March 17, 202037
Los AngelesWally Kincaid

I ve Got Those Coronavirus Dodger Blues College Edition

As hysteria about Covid-19 spreads across our land (faster than the disease and possibly more dangerous than the disease) we have found ourselves entered into uncharted territory with the suspension of all professional sports activities, as well as college sports and activities. I have previously shared on here my love for college baseball. I am an avid college baseball fan. Well, this week the reaction to the Covid-19 virus affected

By Mark Timmons · March 16, 202037
AJ PollockAlex Wood

Could the Dodgers Really Field Two MLB Teams?

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

By Mark Timmons · March 15, 2020104
Darryl StrawberryDoc Gooden

Perfectly Stupid

Yesterday Badger brought up an article as to who got voted the dumbest motherf* $#$@ in the history of baseball. It was a very interesting topic and brought a lively discussion. I have no idea if there is a perceived difference between dumb and stupid, but for this exercise, I am considering that the authors meant stupid. The definition of dumb is …”temporarily unable or unwilling to speak”, and I seriously

By Jeff Dominique · March 14, 202053
Los AngelesDodgertalk

Let s Talk Dodger Baseball

It s not possible to address ANYTHING about the coronavirus without getting political and I won t even explain that. We simply are not going to go there. PERIOD! This country has never been more divided politically than right about now and we are all here for Dodger baseball, so that is all we will talk about: the one thing that unites us. That thing has been put on hold and we

By Mark Timmons · March 13, 2020138
Axel AcevedoBilly Gasparino

Dodgers Teenage Team for 2020 – Pitchers

Last week we had a preview of some of the teenage position players in the Dodgers minor league system. This week a sneak preview at some of the teenage pitchers which is a more difficult task it seems. As of today, there are at least 36 young pitchers in the system who have not yet turned 20. Left-hander Robinson Ortiz and 32nd round selection in 2018, right-hander Jacob Gilliland, both

By Mark Timmons · March 12, 202059
AJ PollockAlex Wood

Andrew Friedman is Ruining Dodger Blogs

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,

By Mark Timmons · March 10, 202089

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