When I initially penned this article (prior to Friday’s game), Hanley Ramirez had a line of .245/.324/.434/.758. That was well below his performance last year (1.040 OPS), and paired with …
Read More »Pirates 6, Dodgers 3: Haren consistently meh, bullpen consistently ugh
Dan Haren continued his streak of “bleh” or “meh” starts, lasting six innings and surrendering three runs on eight hits. Haren didn’t walk anybody, but struggled to miss bats, whiffing …
Read More »Crawford set for DL with ugly ankle injury, Kemp needs to speak up for playing time
So many have been asking about what’s going on with Matt Kemp and his playing time given that he’s now gone five games without a start and has only pinch …
Read More »Puig dances, flips game controllers & ping pong paddles; Butera kills a child
The Dodgers won yesterday, which is good. But Juan Uribe was injured and will likely require a DL stint, and Alex Guerrero became Miguel Olivo‘s lunch, which is not so …
Read More »Introducing Drew Butera, Relief Ace
Drew Butera is now the Dodgers best reliever with a 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 1.11 FIP, 1.11 xFIP, and 0.69 SIERA. He’s magic, basically. Yes, the Dodgers were routed last …
Read More »Nationals 3, Dodgers 2: Early Runs … And Then Nothing
Why do all the recaps I get stuck with seem to be losses? And with delays (this one an hour and 45 minutes). Either I’m cursed or I curse the …
Read More »Nationals 4, Dodgers 0: #WeirdBaseball In The 5th & A Terrible Performance
#WeirdBaseball in the fifth inning? Sure, why not? The Dodgers and Nationals game started with what looked like could be a pitcher’s duel with Zack Greinke and Jordan Zimmermann facing …
Read More »Dodgers @ Twins May 1, 2014: Introducing Red Patterson
Red Patterson makes his major league debut for the Dodgers tonight against the Twins, as the 26-year-old looks to help the team make it a clean sweep in gloomy Minnesota. …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers April 27, 2014: Ryu vs. the homer-happy Rockies
Hyun-Jin Ryu takes the hill for the Dodgers today, and thus far his 2014 campaign shows little separation from his 2013. Fortunately, that’s a positive thing, and there’s been little …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw makes successful rehab start, what’s next?
All the concern and worry over Clayton Kershaw‘s injury is understandable given what a blow it would be to the Dodgers if he were to have a setback and miss …
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