Yesterday the Dodgers won decisively over the Rockies and evened the series at one apiece. Tonight they’ll have their work cut out for them as they face their kryptonite: a …
Read More »Kenta Maeda Has A New Toy
The foundations for Kenta Maeda‘s grand, potentially job-saving experiment, began in the worst start of his professional career. Did you notice it? Because I sure didn’t: That pitch, bounced low …
Read More »The Moral Questions of Kenta Maeda’s Contract
Note: This post is a bit disorganized, because my thoughts on the issue are disorganized. Rather than just wait for things to resolve, though, I figured it would be worth …
Read More »Dodgers @ D-backs April 21, 2017: Wood’s Rotation Return
Tonight, the Dodgers begin a seven-game road trip. Before a four-game set with the Giants, they begin with three against the Diamondbacks. The Dodgers disappointed in their series last weekend …
Read More »Hyun-Jin Ryu’s fastball is a big problem
Through three starts, Hyun-Jin Ryu has not been good. A 5.87 ERA, a 6.95 FIP, and a 6.02 DRA are his numbers after 15-1/3 innings. It’s three starts, and normally …
Read More »D-backs @ Dodgers April 15, 2017: Jackie Robinson Day
Kenta Maeda has a difficult act to follow. The evening after Clayton Kershaw‘s gem, he will try to clinch a series win against the otherwise-surging Diamondbacks. Maeda has looked a little …
Read More »Report: Dodgers to re-sign Chase Utley
Not content with adding one player to a crowded roster on a late Friday night, the Dodgers are apparently about to add another. According to a report by Andy McCullough …
Read More »The Muslim Ban and Sticking to Baseball
Baseball is an international game. This statement is fundamental to MLB’s growth in the US and abroad. In 2016, players from 22 countries and territories played in Major League Baseball. …
Read More »Grant Dayton’s elite fastball
The original title of this post was going to be ‘Grant Dayton is Good Enough for the Eighth Inning.’ The whole point of the article was that he has a very …
Read More »Important: Kenta Maeda Can’t Draw
While we wait until the end of time for the Dodgers to get a second baseman, from Japan comes an oasis in our baseball-less desert. And it’s a fantastic insight …
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