The Dodgers had more than their share of opportunities to survive another bad Dan Haren start tonight. They, frustratingly, could not do it. As a result, they fell to the Cardinals …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cardinals July 18, 2014: Back To Business
It has been a while, hasn’t it? After all of the pageantry and fun of the all-star game and a well-deserved vacation for most of the players, the Dodgers kick off …
Read More »Should The Dodgers Trade For Jonathan Papelbon?
On Wednesday, Mark Saxon posted the following: Spoke to a baseball source today who said he expects the #Dodgers to pursue Jonathan Papelbon — Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) July 16, 2014 …
Read More »Dodgers at the All-Star Game: Puig Struggles, Pitchers Shine, Gordon Struts
Between all of the Derek Jeter hype, the purposefully bad pitches, and the completely inexcusable lack of a tribute to Tony Gwynn, there were some Dodgers in the All-Star Game …
Read More »Dodgers 1, Padres 0: Hyun-jin Ryu’s Great Start Bails Out Quiet Offense
If it wasn’t for the Dodgers’ outstanding starting pitching, the narrative heading into the all-star break would be much different than what it probably will be. Sure, the Dodgers won …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 13, 2014: Another Day, Another Outfield
Padres Dodgers 1:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA RF Denorfia 2B Gordon 3B Headley LF Crawford LF Quentin RF Puig 1B Grandal 1B Gonzalez C Rivera CF Ethier CF Maybin 3B …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 10, 2014: The Odds of a Clayton Kershaw No-Hitter
Clayton Kershaw is carrying a 36 inning scoreless streak into tonight’s game against the San Diego Padres, and he couldn’t pick a better opponent to try to make it better. …
Read More »Arranging the Dodger Outfield Mathematically
Carl Crawford is expected to return to the Dodgers tonight after spending about six weeks on the disabled list with a sprained ankle. It’s never good to wish for injuries, …
Read More »Dodgers @ Tigers July 8, 2014: Hyun-jin Ryu And A Former Mismatch
Today’s series opener between the Dodgers and Tigers features two starting pitchers in very different places of their careers. Hyun-jin Ryu and Justin Verlander are slated to face each other, and …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Rockies 0: Clayton Kershaw. What Else Is There To Say?
What can you even say about Clayton Kershaw at this point? Dominant? Absurd, unhitable, unbelievable, The Best? We’ve heard all of that before. We’ll hear all of that again. But here …
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