Roger Craig did not invent the split finger fastball, but he was probably it’s most prolific teacher. Perfected by Bruce Sutter, Craig picked the pitch up and learned how to teach it to his pitchers. Mike Scott and Jack Morris were two of his prized pupils. The splitter is held like a forkball basically but thrown like a fastball. Craig taught the pitch wherever he coached or managed. His name…
Not too long ago, there was a minor movement to rename the Dodgers. Not sure who started it, but it died pretty quickly. I think some wanted the name to reflect in some ways, the city in which they now play. I did not see any suggestions online. And at this point I could only speculate who started all of this. As most fans who follow the team already know,…
Okay guys, the trade deadline is just about six weeks away. Who do you target? Who do you bring up from the minors? Who gets cut loose? Fire away.
The greatest of all time. That question gets asked in sports so many times. And you ask any 10 fans who is the greatest, you will get 10 different answers. Younger fans usually base their answer on players they have seen. Older fans tend to stick to who was the best in the era they associate with. The stat geeks go to the stats, and then dissect everything and re-evaluate,…
Last spring the Dodgers signed one of the best hitters in the game to a six-year deal. Freddie Freeman has done everything a fan, or the team could ask for. He is hitting .320 plus as a Dodger, and while not hitting a ton of home runs, he is driving in runs, scoring runs, and leading by example. Freeman is a pros pro. Freeman, whose birth name is Frederick Charles…
If you have been a fan anytime at all, you have to know that pitching wins championships. You look at any of the Dodgers 7 World Series winners, and there are outstanding games pitched in each. The Dodger system is loaded with young arms who have lightning in them. Flame throwers who can top 95 consistently. Now throwing it where they want, that is another story. Because of injuries, two…
Having lived in other cities who have MLB teams, I know that sometimes the folks who live in those cities, or even states, feel you should be a fan of the team that plays there. I spent 12 years living in Phoenix and I have been here in Colorado for almost 13. When I was driving long haul and working out of Denver, I did that for almost 7. So,…
Michael Joseph Piazza was born in Norristown PA on September 4th, 1968. His father and Tommy Lasorda were friends. His dad was a high school dropout, was a self-made man. He worked in car sales, as a real-estate investor and a entrepreneur. His wife took care of Mike and his four younger brothers. He grew up a Phillies fan and studied Hall of Famer, Mike Schmidt’s, approach to hitting, His…
After seeing Will Smith spend more than ten days out with the MLB concussion protocol, it got me wondering why anyone in their right mind would make catching their profession. But many have answered that call. And over the years, the Dodgers have had some very talented ones. Mike Piazza may have been the best-hitting catcher they have ever produced. Campanella was a great defender and so far, the only…
Here we are a little over a month into the season. So, I thought I would check on some of our old friends and see how they are doing after leaving the blue. I guess one of the reasons is that I always felt that Cody Bellinger would, at some point, start to at least resemble the player he was a few seasons ago. I have always believed that his…