At a very early age, I loved to read. When I began to love the game of baseball, I read every book in the school library I possibly could on the subject. Some were novels about the game like John R. Tunis’s series about the Brooklyn Dodgers. Others were biography’s written specifically for young kids. One of the first I read was about Lou Gehrig. No, I never got to…
OKC Comets 10 – Round Rock Express (Texas) 3 LHSP Blake Snell on his 1st rehab start at OKC and 3rd overall. He was scheduled to go 4.0 innings and approximately 60 pitches. Mission accomplished with 4.0 IP and 55 pitches (37 strikes). Snell allowed 2 hits, a 1st inning leadoff single, and a 1-out 100 MPH – 372 foot 2-run HR. He “settled” down and retired the next 9…
The Dodgers almost came back last night when their backs were against the wall… but it was not to be. Instead, they lost their 4th in a row and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. I predicted that the Dodgers would go through some times this year where they looked like they were sleepwalking – disinterested, playing without urgency, and looking like they were not worthy of winning another…
OKC is in the Pacific Coast League, a notorious hitter friendly league. Big hitter parks include, Salt Lake City, Reno, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, El Paso, Sacramento…It is a 10 team League, with two 5-team divisions. The team is 14-16 good for 4th place in the PCL East, and 8th place overall. They are 3.0 GB the April standings leaders. OF/1B James Tibbs III is 23 year old left-handed hitter. He…
He isn’t a product of the Dodgers system; he was actually drafted by the Astros in the 6th round in 2009. He started his pro career in the Gulf League, a rookie level team. He was 17 years old. He showed versatility from the beginning playing SS and 2B primarily. He played in 53 games his first-year batting .295/1/27. He had 8 steals, 12 doubles and 3 triples. He struck…
Last week when the Dodgers faced the Giants, their all-time record against each other was tied at 1,288-1,288. What you did not see were the 17 ties that they have had. So, I thought it would be interesting to see how they have fared against the teams in the National League. Arizona: The Diamondbacks joined MLB in 1996. Since then, they have played 478 games against each other, not counting…
Just three short years ago, Diego Cartaya was the top prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers and had a bright future as a Catcher. I did an interview with Cartaya, and he seemed like a great guy (I can’t find the video right now). Here was Baseball America’s Scouting Report on him: “A large, physical masher at 6-foot-3, 219 pounds, Cartaya has grown into plus-plus power and has become one…
On the Dodgers last road trip, they first went to Colorado, a team with the worst record in the majors. They got a stellar starting performance from Tyler Glasnow who went 7 innings and allowed just one run on two hits and two walked. Dreyer then came in and pitched two innings striking out 3 and walking just one. Glasnow struck out 7. On the offensive side, in extreme cold…
Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle) 3 – OKC Comets 2 LHSP Cole Irvin started for OKC. He allowed a HR in the 1st, and a another in the 4th. Overall, Irvin pitched well enough to win in the PCL. Just the two runs on 5 hits and 3 BB. He did strike out one. But he left trailing 2-0 after 6.0 IP. LHRP Ronan Kopp pitched a scoreless 7th inning, issuing 1…
There has been a lot of conversation recently about who should hit leadoff for the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani has been the leadoff hitter in nearly every game he has played for the Dodgers in 2024 and 2025, and it remains the same this year. Oh, and I should mention that with Ohtani leading off, the Dodgers have always won the World Series. They are going for their third in a row, with…