Right now, the Padres look better, but of course that can change. The Padres have the better bullpen. The Padres seem very good defensively. The Dodger defense looks shaky, very shaky. The Padres’ defense is top of the class, the Dodgers’ defense, not so much. The bullpen will not hold up over 162 games. Roberts will wear out the rest of the bullpen. Dave Roberts just does what he is…
The Dodger offense finally woke up (at least a little bit), after taking six games off. Now, all the Dodgers have to do is win today and they still will still not have lost a series this season. That may be easier said than done however because Joe Musgrove has been the Padres best pitcher this season. He is 2-2 because of poor run support but in his 26 IP,…
Immediately after last night’s game, the FBI, in concert with the LAPD and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department executed arrest warrants upon the following Dodgers under various charges: Corey Seager – Impersonating a hitter Edwin Rios – Jumping out of a boat and not hitting water AJ Pollock – Engaging in conduct detrimental to the Dodgers Mookie Betts – Impersonating a team leader Justin Turner – Failure to lead and…
Since last Friday, when the Dodgers beat the Padres 11-6, they have played five more games and scored one less run than they did in Friday’s game. When you average two runs a game, you are certain to have a sub .500 record and the Dodgers are 2-3 in those games. It’s a testament to their pitching that they have won any of those games. They won one game 2-0…
I had the great pleasure of spending my birthday in Seattle with my sons, Eric and Joel, and my 7-year-old grandson Arie. We spent my birthday and the following day attending the Dodgers vs Mariners games. Seattle blessed us with two breathtakingly beautiful days of sunshine. Having snow-capped Mt. Ranier in the background as the city’s crown jewel adds to the splendor. Having that environment was nice, but watching Dodgers…
For as long as Julio Urias has been in the Dodger system, there seem to have been rumors of trading him away. I railed against it! I was OK with losing De Leon, Oakes, Sborz, Montas, Holmes, and Cotton, but I felt that Julio Urias had something special. After all, he had at least four pitches and could control them very well. His curve was knee-buckling and his upper 90’s…
Last night, Noisy was quiet, Raley was hitless in two AB’s and Rios continues to look lost. With just four hits in twenty-nine (29) at-bats, Rios is in danger of being optioned. There’s no room for underperformers. That is just one of the cold, hard facts. The Dodgers will still give him some time, but Edwin is going to have to earn it, just like Zach McKinstry has earned it. Zach just continues to do the little things well. He is 4th on the team in AB’s, so one would have to conclude that his is now a “regular starter.” He is actually hitting .381 against LH pitching so there’s no platoon here.
This is not about politics. It is about the 2021 MLB All-Star Game which should absolutely be returned to Atlanta, where they planned to honor Hank Aaron in his “adopted hometown” of Atlanta. I know many of you want me to ignore what MLB did to Atlanta in moving the All-Star Game, but MLB is the one who made that racist decision. How is it a racist decision? It is…
“It certainly felt like a rivalry to me,” said Dodgers left fielder Luke Raley, whose first major league home run, a game-tying shot in the fifth inning, was almost lost in the crazy turns of a game that fell just short of five hours. “There was a lot of intensity in this game. It’s something I look forward to being a part of more.”
After I went into the Army, it was hard to follow the team other than in the paper and the Sporting News. And especially when I went to Korea. Stars and Stripes was usually a couple of days or more behind in the scores. When I came home, and later got married, we would go to games whenever I came back to Cali on leave. Or we would go to the AA games in El Paso.