When Brian Wilson went on the disabled list for elbow issues in April, one of the curious things was that his velocity was more or less fine. In April, he …
Read More »Reliving Bryce Harper vs Clayton Kershaw
Following last night’s marathon, today might be a bad time for a “baseball is great, isn’t it?” kind of article. It might be the best time, too. I’m not sure. …
Read More »Investigating The Hyun-Jin Ryu Rest Effect
As Hyun-jin Ryu returns from a strained gluteus muscle, he will be an integral part of the Dodgers’ success in 2014. He pitched extremely well on Sunday, so everything looks …
Read More »Dodgers 7, Padres 1: Finally Some Offense
Fending off a sweep, the Dodgers finally broke through on offense and were backed up by excellent pitching. In other words, they looked like what everybody wants the Dodgers to …
Read More »Padres 2, Dodgers 1: Walked Off In Extras, Again
We’ll get to the frustrating parts of tonight’s 2-1 extra innings losses in a minute, but first, the positive. Zack Greinke struggled mightily with his control two starts ago. Afterwards, …
Read More »Padres 3, Dodgers 2: Defense Is Important
Before tonight’s game, I talked about PetCo Park being a potential boon to Dan Haren. And, for the most part, it was. But tonight’s game showed the value of defense …
Read More »Dodgers @ Padres August 29, 2014: Finding Hope for Dan Haren
Dodgers Padres 7:10 p.m. PT San Diego, Ca. 2B Gordon 3B Solarte SS Ramirez CF Almonte 1B Gonzalez LF Smith RF Kemp 1B Grandal LF Crawford 2B Gyorko CF Ethier C …
Read More »Tracking Yasiel Puig’s Power Outage
Yasiel Puig is a candidate to win the National League’s MVP award. His chances have fallen lately, due to a recent slump and a recent hot streak (and, you know, narrative) …
Read More »Mets @ Dodgers Aug. 22, 2014: Ethier Lives, Greinke Maybe Lives, Beckett Doesn’t Live
Mets Dodgers 6:10 p.m. Los Angeles, Ca. RF Granderson 2B Gordon 2B Murphy LF Crawford 3B Wright 1B Gonzalez 1B Duda RF Kemp C d’Arnaud CF Ethier CF Lagares SS …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Mets 2: Dan Haren’s Adventurous Night
After three pitches, it looked like we were getting the Same Ol’ Dan Haren tonight. The first two pitches to the Mets’ leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson missed the plate, then …
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