Yogi Berra was one of the greatest players to play the game. He played in 14 World Series and won 10 of them. He was great on both sides of the baseball setting records for most home runs by a catcher (313) and most consecutive errorless games (148), and was a three-time MVP. He also served our country in the US Navy from 1943-1946. After his playing career, he managed…
Or, the more things change, the more they stay the same… This year was supposed to be different. After all, we had the highest payroll in the universe, (The Mets certainly tried), the deepest team, a ton of pitching and a 40-man roster just oozing with talent. Overflowing actually, since stashing guys on the 60 became an art for this front office. And it all comes crashing down… Please excuse…
The road to the ring just got a whole lot easier with the New York Mets getting embarrassed at home by little brother, San Diego Padres. The Mets were supposed to be the second Juggernaut in the National League as reporters and pundits backed the East Coast iconic team that replaced the Giants and the Dodgers after their diaspora from New York Baseball. Somehow along the way, they dismissed the…
And all the other nonsense you’ll hear before we play our first postseason game… Momentum is defined as Mass X Velocity. In this case, the mass is the longest lineup and the deepest pitching staff in the game. Velocity is the 111 wins in a season. No one has more momentum than the Dodgers. And so it begins. As a Dodgers fan, it really irks me the negativity of the…
The 162-game marathon is complete, and what an exciting season it has been, especially for us in Dodger land. Sure, we could have hoped for a record-breaking 117 wins, bet we’ll go ahead and settle for 111. What a great number! It’s so uniform and easy to remember. Clayton Kershaw just passed Cy Young on the all-time strikeout list. At this rate, he’ll get to the magic number of 3,000…
The remainder of the regular season is going to be mostly tune-ups for the postseason teams now that a clearer picture has to be decided after the season’s final weekend. The most important series saw the Braves grudge match against the Mets’ two-headed monster, which didn’t go well for the most feared rotation twosome in the league. The Braves put the pedal to the metal and usurped the top spot…
The Dodgers have an embarrassment of pitching as Andrew Friedman has stockpiled an incredible amount of depth at perhaps the most valuable position when it comes to postseason baseball. We’ve all heard the adage, “You can never have too much pitching”. I think Andrew Friedman is trying to prove that adage obsolete. He’s stashing pitching in every possible way. He has up-and-coming guys with minor league options that can be…
As we head into the weekend, we’ll examine some of the current News and Notes as it relates to Dodgers Baseball… The Dodgers are coming off a sweep of the Marlins and taking two of three to take the season series from the Brewers resulting in a 5-1 record during the 6-game home stand. The Dodgers outscored the Marlins 19-4 and outscored the Brewers 22-11. Next up, the Dodgers will…
Mark’s going to be busy this week, so I’m going to try to fill a couple of days with posts while he’s out. It’s not going to be easy for me as I’m starting a six months Cyber Security program tonight, so I’m going to have a little less time going forward. Hopefully, OldBear and Evan will help fill the void to give our daily readers something to read and…
With the playoffs a full month and a half away (48 games), it’s a bit of a reach to try to predict what a potential playoff bullpen will look like. We’ll know a lot more once we’re closer to the finish line, but from the looks of things, September will be a tryout for October. Even more so with pitchers than position players. To make matters worse, or better, depending…