When the Dodgers moved west, they were a mixture of the old and the new. Some of the stars from Brooklyn remained. Some had retired or in Campy’s case, been injured. Jackie Robinson refused the trade to the Giants and retired after the 1956 season. Campy was injured in a car wreck in his hometown. Pee Wee, Duke, Gil Hodges were all still there. As baseball dawned in Los Angeles,…
Winning 106 games ain’t what it used to be. The Dodgers have been in the playoffs for nine consecutive years, but it was a shock to learn that before this run (which is not over), the longest stretch for consecutive years for the Dodgers to be in the playoffs was two! TWO. 2! Wow! What a run this has been. Yes, the Dodgers did not win the division, but it…
The 2021 regular season will be over today… or tomorrow. There are two games today that will help determine the Champion of the NL West. If the Giants win, they are the champs. If the Giants lose and the Dodgers lose, the Giants are the Champs. If the Giants lose and then the Dodgers win, they are tied and will have a one-game “winner takes all” game on Monday. The…
The real answer is “We do not know and may not know for a long time… maybe years!” Years? Yes, it could be a couple of years. Could be! If Clayton needs Tommy John Surgery… as I suspect he does, he could decide to take a couple of years off for the surgery and recovery. He could rehab and spend time with his young family. He could take his time…
Yeah, I know it is still mathematically possible that the Dodgers will catch the Giants. It ain’t happening! Accept it… move on and get ready for the Championship Round. If the Dodgers win the Wild Card Game, the NLDS, NLCS, AND the World Series, no one is ever going to say, “Yeah but you did not win the NL West!” Well, Giants fans may say it, but all Dodger Fans…
Every Dodger fan knows that when you score more than four runs for Max Scherzer his record is something like 103 -2. Well, last night was a strange one, because the Dodgers scored five early runs for Max and he promptly gave them all back, plus one. Actually, the defense gave him plenty of help in giving back runs. But while the Padres were busy dancing and smiling when they…
A while ago there was a pretty hot debate about Roberts resting players as we go down the stretch still chasing the Giants. And it got me thinking about today’s players and how much time during the season they get off. Rarely do you see a player on the field for all 162 games. It is even rarer to see a player play all of the regular season games and…
With just six games to go, the Giants have won 102 games while the Dodgers are sitting on 100. Both teams are 7-3 in their last 10 games. Both teams have their next three games against division rivals at home. The Giants finish against the Padres at home while the Dodgers have a tougher foe in the Milwaukee Brewers at the Ravine. It seems unlikely that the Dodgers can catch…
Okay, do not confuse these streaks with the stuff pulled in the ’70s by drunken idiots. These are the best streaks in Dodger history. I love this kind of stuff. Scoreless Innings 59 innings: Orel Hershiser, 1988. In the midst of his best season as a major leaguer, the Bulldog went on an impressive run of…
Revered or reviled? Loved or hated? Steve Garvey generated a lot of different emotions in players and fans. Steven Patrick Garvey, born December 22, 1948, in Tampa, Florida. His parents, Joseph and Mildred, had recently relocated to Tampa from Long Island, NY. Joe passed on his love of baseball, especially the Dodgers, to his son Steve. Steve used to hit old grapefruits with a broomstick because there were 11 of…