After a rain delay of two hours and 15 minutes (the second of the season!), the Dodgers and Padres got underway. It was a bunch of zeroes being exchanged early, …
Read More »Padres 8, Dodgers 7: After 3 innings, the offense, bullpen, and Dave Roberts decided to mail it in
Back home to kickoff a nine-game homestand, the Dodgers and Padres played Home Run Derby early on. Predictably, that was how most of the damage was done, and while the …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers – April 12, 2024: Back home
Hello and welcome back to Moriyama Digest, apparently, and also welcome back home to the Dodgers who start a homestand with a series against the Padres. Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. …
Read More »Ippei Mizuhara charged with bank fraud & stealing over $16 million from Shohei Ohtani
Late yesterday, multiple stories broke that federal authorities were due to charge Ippei Mizuhara for his alleged theft from Shohei Ohtani, whom Mizuhara was formerly the translator for. Earlier today, …
Read More »Shohei Ohtani’s ex-translator, Ippei Mizuhara, reportedly negotiating guilty plea regarding alleged theft
(Via @Dodgers) Shohei Ohtani‘s former long-time translator Ippei Mizuhara is negotiating a guilty plea with federal investigators stemming from the alleged theft perpetrated by him against Ohtani, according to a …
Read More »The Dodger stars are shining, but lineup depth looking shallow early
(Photo: Stacie Wheeler) The Big 3 has always insisted that it’s a Big 4, and it certainly has been that to start the season, as Mookie Betts (1.234 OPS), Shohei …
Read More »Twins 3, Dodgers 2: A fateful relay and review
Coming into a game that’s ungodly early for me, the Dodgers had dreams of a sweep against the Twins. However, they trailed for most of the game and the offense …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Twins 3: Tyler Glasnow dominates with 14 K over 7 shutout innings
Tyler Glasnow … there’s really nothing else to say, as he’s certainly making the Dodgers look great so far for investing in his future. Glasnow was dominant tonight and was …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Twins 2: James Outman & Shohei Ohtani finally hit balls that Byron Buxton couldn’t reach
After dropping a series to the Cubs, the Dodgers bounced back in cold but thankfully less rainy conditions in Minnesota, taking a 4-2 game from the Twins to start that …
Read More »Cubs 8, Dodgers 1: Playing it out cause there’s no viable makeup date went about as expected
The Dodgers have lost their first series of the season in a rain-soaked game that I made a big mistake in waking up for. A game starting at 8 AM …
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