IF Spring Training were an audition and IF the backup catcher spot were up for grabs, Chris Okey might have a leg up after his two-hit game yesterday, which featured a 3-run home run. However, Austin Barnes is the backup catcher and it will likely stay that way for the rest of this year… barring injury of course! Why is that? you might ask, and that is a very good…
Normally signing a utilityman to a $4 Million Dollar Deal is not newsworthy… unless you trade Manual Margot, who was making $10 Million along with Rayne Doncon for another prospect, namely Noah Miller, who is a true shortstop. Baseball America rated him as Minnesota’s #24 Prospect. If you are making a list of the best gloves in the minors, you won’t go very long before you’re mentioning Noah Miller’s name….
More on Max Muncy There is a great piece in The Athletic today by Fabian Ardaya on Max Muncy. It is entitled “Max Muncy is moving better at third base, a boon for the Dodgers.” It chronicles how Max Muncy’s defensive woes last year were explanable and even fixable. Max plans to be an above-average thord baseman this year and with his weight-loss and physical conditioning, I think he will….
Some blogs like the shock value of a headline like: “What is wrong with Gavin Lux?” or “When will the Dodgers trade for a real closer?” I prefer to stick to the facts. Just the facts… There is little doubt that this team will be special. The only question is: How Special? It has a chance to be very special and while I do not think the Dodgers need a…
It’s only one game, two innings, six outs, four strikeouts, but Landon Knack was impressive. Do you remember The Knack? Landon Knack has always had extreme potential. His only problem was that he had bad workout habits, bad nutrition habits and was intellectually lazy. Other than that… he was a great pitcher! OK, before you get carried away, Landon Knack is most likely a “bottom-of-the-rotation starter.” Maybe a #3, at…
I thought this was the end. About six weeks ago, I shut down this site. I had published it for over 20 years and I was burned out…. or so I thought! Yeah, at least, I thought that. I went to www.LADodgerChronicles.com where I was content to comment. It felt good. No responsibility. I don’t have to post everyday. All is well. It was nice whjile it lasted… but I…
I have maintained this blog for over 20 years and always said I would do it until it wasn’t fun anymore. I did have a lot of fun over the years. I made a lot of friends… lifelong friends, including Jeff Dominique, Badger, Roger Sobin (R.I.P.), Harold Uhlman (R.I.P.), Rob Schelling, Billy Russell, Old Bear, Jayne Cobb, Dodgerpatch, and others. I am sorry if I left your name off, but…
“When the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change… you change!” It’s that time. I’ve done this for 20+ years, and it is time to move on. I want to thank all the loyal readers, and it was in the thousands. I’m sorry, but it’s time for another phase of my life. This is a case where a few ruin things for everyone. My life…
The Tommy Pham rumor is gaining teeth. Tommy admitted that he wanted to come to LA last season, but it never worked out. It didn’t work out because the Dodgers were not committed to playing Mookie Betts full-time at 2B. They are now! Jason Heyward is the only right fielder they really have. Manual Margot is better situated for CF, so Tommy Pham would be a great platoon partner with…
As I have talked about the Dodger Rookies, especially James Outman, it became apparent that whenever I said anything that was perceived to be negative about James Outman, I was attacked like I was a Wannabee by the Queen Bees in Mean Girls. I thought this was really strange until I realized the attackers were only the “Mean Girls” because they did not understand that I was not attacking their…