Following the Astros being exposed for cheating and that whole drama, focus turned to the Red Sox, who were also being investigated and were of particular interest because Alex Cora …
Read More »OOTP 21: April 22, 2020 – Dodgers 7, Nationals 6 – Lux helps eke out another win
The Dodgers appear to be getting revenge for the 2019 NLDS in this early-season series against the Nationals, as they came back twice in today in order to prevail 7-6 …
Read More »OOTP 21: April 21, 2020 – Dodgers 11, Nationals 2 – Joc Joc Joc bails out Dave’s odd Kolarek use
While the Dodgers are beginning to play like the team everybody expected them to be in 2020, the Nationals are quickly getting familiar with just how far away from 2019 …
Read More »Joe Davis & Orel Hershiser have a very good podcast, Gavin Lux sorta does YouTube, plus cooking meat
Joe Davis shows us the big meat. Given that this is an off-day for the simulated season we’re doing and that there’s absolutely nothing else going on, I thought it …
Read More »OOTP 21: April 5, 2020 – Giants 5, Dodgers 3 – Emo Joc is hitting .111
Welp, everything is terrible again, as the Dodgers are below .500 after a 5-3 loss to the Giants that also saw them drop the series. Worse yet, the reason they …
Read More »OOTP 21: April 4, 2020 – Dodgers 11, Giants 1 – Muncy & Shark yell at each other
Folks, as a rational sabermagician, I would never call for the manager to be fired after a 3-4 start to the season. That was just trolling, I swear. Or satire, …
Read More »OOTP 21: April 3, 2020 – Giants 5, Dodgers 3 – Fire Dave Roberts!
My word does 106 wins feel like eons ago or what? A Dodgers team that only got better on paper in 2020 continues to be anything but, falling to below …
Read More »Caleb Ferguson holds a showcase for his new slider
Photo: Stacie Wheeler After a stellar 2018 that saw him ascend to the majors and play a key role out of the pen (2.35 ERA) to the point of making …
Read More »Off-season work of Kenley Jansen, Alex Wood, Clayton Kershaw provides reason for optimism
In 2019, Alex Wood threw just 35.2 innings, Kenley Jansen‘s ERA skyrocketed to career high 3.71, and Clayton Kershaw posted an ERA above 3 for the first time since his …
Read More »Dodgers rework 3-team trade for Betts/Price, now also getting Graterol and sending Downs/Wong
(Via) Almost a week ago, the Dodgers completed a three-team trade with the Red Sox and Twins that saw Mookie Betts, David Price, and cash headed to the Dodgers, Alex …
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