A narrative that never seems to go away is the idea that A.J. Ellis is Clayton Kershaw‘s “personal catcher,” despite being less of a hitter and a pitch framer than …
Read More »Mets 8, Dodgers 0: Nope
The curveball looked good, anyway. On a glorious summer day at Dodger Stadium — the kind that makes the white of the uniforms seem whiter and the blues and reds …
Read More »Mets @ Dodgers July 5, 2015: Mike Bolsinger, master of the ‘looking’ strike
Hopefully Mike Bolsinger didn’t eat any bad shellfish this time around. He toes the rubber against the Mets today, and the folks at Beyond the Boxscore noticed something about Bolsinger. …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Mets 3: Greinke Good, Bullpen Bad
At this point, it’s almost predictable. Against the Mets’ sputtering offense, of course Zack Greinke pitched 7 shutout innings, leading the Dodgers to a 4-3 victory. Greinke started out a bit …
Read More »Mets @ Dodgers July 4, 2015: Great Pitching Matchup In Terrible Uniforms
Mets Dodgers 4:10 p.m. Los Angeles, Ca. RF Granderson CF Pederson 3B Murphy 2B Kendrick 1B Duda 1B Gonzalez 2B Flores C Grandal LF Ceciliani RF Puig SS Tejada LF Ethier …
Read More »Mets 2, Dodgers 1: A Kershaw Start Ruined Again
The Mets beat the Dodgers 2-1 after scoring the winning run in the top of the ninth inning off Kenley Jansen. That’s not as noteworthy as how they did it, …
Read More »Mets @ Dodgers July 3, 2015: So Long, Brandon League
Today’s biggest news is actually yesterday’s news, but with the holiday weekend we haven’t had a chance to write about it. Last night Brandon League, rehabbing from shoulder surgery, was …
Read More »Jordan Paroubeck and Caleb Dirks acquired by Dodgers for international slot money
The Dodgers have acquired prospects Jordan Paroubeck and Caleb Dirks from the Braves in exchange for the Dodgers’ final international slot allotment of $294,000. As Dustin predicted and explained yesterday, …
Read More »Dodgers acquire two prospects for July 2 money, sign Trevor Cahill
Since the Dodgers have blown by their $2,020,300 bonus spending pool, it only makes sense that they’d look to trade some of that bonus amount. I predicted as much earlier …
Read More »Yadier Alvarez, Starling Heredia highlight Dodgers’ July 2 signings
It’s finally here, and it’s happening. The Dodgers agreed to contracts with right-handed pitcher Yadier Alvarez, outfielder Starling Heredia, shortstop Ronny Brito and shortstop Onil Cruz (could be Oneal or Oneil) on the first …
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