While tonight won’t determine Ross Stripling‘s career path (just as Friday night didn’t), I’m quite interested to see how he handles his second professional outing. Expectations are high after a …
Read More »Dodgers 3, D-Backs 1: Alex Wood bounces back
A solid pitching performance and some timely miscues helped the Dodgers to a 3-1 win Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Alex Wood was pretty good in his second start of the …
Read More »D-Backs @ Dodgers April 13, 2016: Wood vs. De La Rosa
After a tough loss yesterday, the Dodgers square off against the Diamondbacks again in the second of three games at Chavez Ravine. Diamondbacks Dodgers 7:10 p.m. PT Los Angeles 2B Segura 2B …
Read More »Early bullpen implosions evidence Dodgers need to pay Kenley Jansen
The bullpen has been bad the first few opportunities this season. One cannot deny that. And if Andrew Friedman and Co., ever needed a reason to extend Kenley Jansen‘s contract, …
Read More »D-Backs 4, Dodgers 2: Offense gets left on the road, bullpen a tire fire
The Dodgers kicked off their home opener with a 4-2 loss to the Diamondbacks to drop the team to .500 on the year. It would be one thing to again …
Read More »D-Backs @ Dodgers April 12, 2016: Home opener
The Dodgers open the home portion of their schedule after a 4-3 road trip to begin the season. A 4-3 road trip is good. If the Dodgers won four of …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 151 – Maeda, Stripling, Puig, minor trade
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I recap the first week of the season. It started off so well, too. The offense was surprisingly good …
Read More »Dodgers ink Dale Thayer, Sam LeCure, Sean Burnett for pen depth
In a trio of understandably overlooked moves, the Dodgers signed relievers Dale Thayer, Sam LeCure, and Sean Burnett in the past week to bolster the bullpen depth in the minors. …
Read More »Giants 9, Dodgers 6: Dodgers drop series to the Giants after Kazmir implosion
The Dodgers fell by a score of 9-6 today, dropping them to 4-3 on the year after a 3-1 series loss against the Giants. In those terms, it’s actually not …
Read More »Dodgers @ Giants April 10, 2016: Kazmir vs. Cueto in series finale
Sunday’s series finale at AT&T Park will feature a matchup between Scott Kazmir and Johnny Cueto. Both pitchers were signed as free agents in the offseason and are coming off …
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