Justin Wrobleski (who is on a hard pitch count… and rightfully so) pitched an excellent 5.2 innings. Then, Evan Phillips came in, and in typical baseball fashion, when a guy is struggling, the Baseball Gods let the hitters kill him with a thousand cuts. No one hit him hard, but they just dinked and dunked him to death. Daniel Hudson experienced the same fate, and then Blake Treinen gave up…
Our thoughts and prayers are with Freddie Freeman and his family after the hospitalization of his three-year-old son, Maximus. I have been very blessed in that none of my kids were ever hospitalized for anything serious except for once when my youngest son, at age five, had a concussion playing basketball and was unconscious for about 12 hours in the hospital. That was the worst feeling… ever… to see your…
There are just five days until July 30th at 6 PM, which is the MLB Trade Deadline. Remember also that there is no “Waiver Deadline” this year. The trade deadline is the final opportunity to make a trade. For weeks, most Dodger fans have been playing GM and putting together all kinds of trades… most of which were of the “dope-fiend” variety. Since the All-Star Break, we have seen some…
The Dodgers have been patient with Chris Taylor this year and FINALLY… he is coming around. That is good news! Well, now he is out… maybe for the season, which is likely bad news! This time last year, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers were in a bad place, and only a lunatic would have predicted they would make the playoffs—let alone play for the World Championship! Let that…
Of course, MLB is building a new 50-story building to house all the Rumors. Bad-A-Bing, Bad-A-Boom! But seriously, folks… The Randy Arozarena Rumors Won’t Go Away Three Problems: Brent Rooker Makes Miguel Vargas Look LIke a Gold Glover Brent Rooker might be a nice DH, but he makes Miggy Vargas look like a Gold Glove LF. Hard NO! Do Not Put Any Trust in Rumors Especially rumors put out by…
Eddies, dripping branches, current, glossy, darting shapes, water striders, leaf-dappled, twisting flow, drag, silt, reeds, bowed willows, shadows, sparkling, mirror, bent grasses, carve, clash, boulders, ripples, carry, twigs, debris, gliding birds, minnows, fish, smooth stones, slime, weeds, ducklings, drifting, lazy, tepid, mud, churning flow, winding, clover, et al. These are all descriptions of Rivers. After last night, I have just one thing to say about River: WOW! River is prone…
Why are Dodger Fans so Critical? I think I play the “long game” but even I have called for the heads of CT3, Outman, Kike, Lux, Roberts and others at times. In most cases, it was stupid (except for Biggio). As fans, we forget or don’t understand in the first place just how hard this game is to play. This is, and always has been, a “game of adjustments,” but…
If you listen to the lyrics in the song ‘Sedona” by Houndmouth who recently surpassed the Jackson Five as the #1 record-selling group from Indiana, you will hear: Hey little HollywoodYou’re gone but you’re not forgotYou got the cash but your credit’s no goodYou flipped the script, you shot the plot The Dodgers flipped the switch and flipped the script at the All-Star Break as they are playing inspired baseball…
We keep hearing rumors that the Dodgers are engaged in talks with the White Sox for a package of Garrett Crochet, Luis Robert, Jr., and Michael Kopech. While all of those players would l;ook nice in Dodger Blue and while I believe the Dodgers would be interested in all three, let me remind you that the Dodgers usually play their cards close to the vest. Things are quiet and then…
Yesterday, Bill Plunkett of the OC Register talked to Andrew Friedman, and this is what he said about the Dodgers trade Deadline Prospects: “For us, I don’t think our mentality is different than it’s been in previous years in that we feel we have a really good team and to the extent that we can add really good players we’re going to be aggressive to do so. What appears to…