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 Uribe 2B Conrad C Ellis SS Amarista SS Rojas P Ross (R) P Ryu (L) Over the last few days, “Dodgers Digest” has become “Dodgers Outfield Digest,” and…
One of the least-remembered parts of last night’s 1-0 win over San Diego is going to be that Brandon League got through the seventh inning on only seven pitches, keeping a scoreless game tied until the Dodgers could put a run on the board in the ninth. It’s the 32nd scoreless outing he’s had in…
I don’t want to take anything away from Paul Maholm, who was obviously incredible tonight. After two months in the bullpen, he was asked to make a spot start with Josh Beckett on the disabled list, and Maholm was… well, I’m not even sure how to say it. This is a guy who had been one…
Hey, Andre Ethier is back in center field tonight. I guess that must mean that Don Mattingly has changed his min– Padres Dodgers 7:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA RF Denorfia 2B Gordon 3B Headley RF Puig LF Quentin 1B Gonzalez 1B Grandal LF Kemp C Rivera CF Ethier CF Maybin 3B Uribe SS Amarista C…
So here’s what we know, right now: Matt Kemp is not a center fielder, no matter how much he wants to be. Andre Ethier is not a center fielder, though he admirably did his best to make it work. Carl Crawford is not a center fielder, because he hasn’t played there in a decade, has…
Dan Haren continued his slow and painful demise back to replacement level against one of the worst offensive units in the history of forever, giving up four runs on six hits (one homer) and two walks. Haren’s ERA now stands at 4.23, which is remarkably close to his 4.43 FIP, and his WAR has crept…
Hanley Ramirez is out tonight, but you already knew that. Miguel Rojas is the starting shortstop. At this point, I’m no longer “happy” or “sad” about Ramirez news. We’ve arrived in a perpetual state of nothingness, where Ramirez is neither active nor inactive. If a shortstop falls in the woods, and no one can watch it…
Here’s Dustin, a few hours ago: And if Van Slyke is in center again tonight against a righty in Jesse Hahn, you know something is really up. And, as I’ve been suggesting might happen on Twitter all day long, here’s the relevant part of tonight’s lineup: Van Slyke CF Yep. My friends, I think we’ve seen the last…
Teams want to be strong up-the-middle. But what does that mean? Of course you want guys who can hit a little bit, but more importantly, you want defense. If that’s the criteria, then the Dodgers have a ton of work to do. Sure, the Dodgers have some pretty good bats up-the-middle, but the defense is lacking….
In “news that should shock absolutely nobody, anywhere, ever” news, don’t expect to see Hanley Ramirez soon. From Ken Gurnick: After helping win Thursday night’s game, Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez left with a flare-up of his sore right shoulder and likely won’t start again until after the All-Star break. Ramirez had another injection in the…