The Outman Frenzy

December 22, 2022

James Outman had 16 Major League Plate Appearances and 13 official at bats last season.  He went 6 for 13, with two doubles, a homer, and three RBI.  He walked twice and he struck out seven times.  This was over a four-game stretch from July 31 to August 4, one at Colorado and three at San Francisco.  He struck out in 6 of his final 7 at bats.  The only…

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The Managers.

September 18, 2021

It is time to go down the list of Dodger managers over the years and see how they stack up against each other. We will start in the 1900’s since none of the managers before then were with the team for extended periods of time. First up is Hall of Famer, Wilbert Robinson. Wilbert Robinson Wilbert Robinson started his baseball life in 1886 with the Philadelphia franchise of the American…

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I Am Not An Ostrich

August 13, 2020

I wrote this before Game three in partial response to MT’s comments.  With the way my year is going, the Dodgers will win 25-0, Belli will go 7-7 with 4 HRs, and the team will go 15-15 WRISP. Update – Well not quite as good as described above, Wednesday’s game had some definite positives.  The Dodgers actually used two bunts to put the team in a position to score two…

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