Mickey Vaughn Hatcher, born March 15, 1955, was one of my favorite players to watch. Mickey genuinely had fun playing the game and it showed. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio but spent part of his life in Mesa, Arizona where he graduated from Mesa High School. He went from Mesa High School to Mesa Community College. He was named All American twice in baseball and football. His #81 was…
If you have not ever checked out www.DodgerPokeReport.com, then you are doing yourself a disservice. A gentleman by the name of Casey Porter produces this page and the content therein. It is not a slick, high-tech site, but rather an amazing source of Los Angeles Farm Information – the very best and most thorough on the web. He does a great job. Another great site is: https://www.dodgers2080.com/ Dodger News Check…
Eddy Alvarez fits the role of being a Dodger “Stuntman” perfectly. Hanser Alberto is a “stuntman” for LA in that he can play multiple positions in a backup role. So is Zach McKinstry. Austin Barnes is a stuntman for sure and even though he is a starter most of the time, Chris Taylor is also a stuntman because of the number of positions he plays. I suppose we could even…
I tend to believe that in baseball as well as any sport “what have you done for me lately?” rings the bell loudly and that when a pitcher has a 6-0 record, a 1.59 ERA, and a 0.88 WHIP, he deserves to be called “Ace!” This is especially true when that same pitcher leads the NL in ERA. Welcome the much maligned (by Dodger fans), Tony Gonsolin!, Dodger Ace! Actually,…
I thought the stars were all aligned. I was listening to the game Mondy night on the airplane and as we landed, the Dodgers took the lead after being behind all game. Of course, it was short-lived as the Dodgers coughed it back up as Kimbrel blew the game with plenty of help from Freddie Freeman. Oh well, “Even Blind Squirrels find nuts.” I thought… By the way, this is…
247 years ago, the first shots of the American Revolution were fired just after daybreak on April 19 in the little town of Lexington, thrusting the farmer-colonists of our yet-to-be-born nation into war. At every turn since then, when the nation has called for those willing to wear the uniform of our nation in service around the world and here at home, there has been no shortage of people willing…
Well, it is no battle. That just sounded intimidating. So, yesterday, I wanted to see what fans thought about the Kershaw – Koufax debate… and it pretty much went the way I believed. However, yesterday I deliberately withheld some evidence that may or may not change your minds. This evidence will cause you to re-assess how you might look at things. So, here is the evidence: When Sandy Koufax pitched,…
Many Dodger fans look at the four “otherworldly” years of Sandy Koufax’s Career… and My God, those years were out of this world, and many fans concluded that he was the greatest Dodger pitcher ever! In four consecutive years, he accumulated nearly 1,200 innings (1,193 to be exact), won 89 games, struck out 1,228 batters, and had an ERA of below 2.00. What they forget was that he pitched in…
I am not going to belabor this issue because, well… it’s not even an issue. It only rises to the level of being really silly, but yesterday I wrote this: “OK, here is something that I should add if you want me and many other readers here to take you seriously: DON’T JUST POST WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO SAY. When you do that, you have pretty much summed…
Why can’t the Dodgers just win every game? Come on, at the rate they are going; they will only win 109 games! That is unacceptable! I had them winning 162. Man, was I off! A lot of us feel that way… even if we don’t admit it, but I am elated that the Dodgers have the record that they do when a lot has gone wrong. Let’s start with the…