Evan Bladh

I think it’s fair to say that the Dodger 40-man roster could probably field two major league teams that would be competitive.

Count this as my latest of the “Dodger Codger” series. The older I get, the more I look at myself and realize that I sound like an old man. And then I realize, “I am an old man.” I’m nearing 60. I have followed the Dodgers for 55 years., and I could cite to you incidents from every Dodger season back to my years as a young child. We are

What type of baseball are we to expect in 2020? I’m not talking about the Major Leagues in general, I’m talking specifics. The “baseball” as in the “ball” used in the majors this year. With historic offensive numbers in 2019, it was fairly certain that the 2019 ball had changed. Pitchers complained about it. Hitters loved it and the commissioner admitted that there was a bit of an issue: “Our

NOTE FROM MARK TIMMONS: Evan Bladh wrote this several days ago, but asked that I hold it out of respect to Kobe Bryant and his family. Now, life goes on, even though we are all deeply saddened. Maybe LeBron and the Lakers will use his memory to fuel another title run. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming. Does anyone remember DodgerBlues.com? It was a website, now defunct, that poked

I realize that there are those that are collectors when it comes to baseball memorabilia. I think most of us that have followed the game for a long time have come to realize that ballplayers are just people. Normal guys with an extraordinary talent that we all wish we had. I’m kind of “ho-hum” about having an interest in getting autographs. I understand that there are those that enjoy the

I’m the new guy here and I hope to live up to the standards of this blog. I see LADT as top quality with its participants being amongst the most cerebral of Dodger fans out there. I don’t make that statement lightly. I’ve visited them all and this isn’t a site where you can state an opinion and not back it up with facts and good logic. You’ll get called