All the other news can wait: Yasiel Puig is back! Puig hasn’t played since Monday, resting due to a tight hamstring. After so much confusion in the media reports regarding …
Read More »The Almost-Amazing Dodger Pitching Staff
Just a quick weekend post. The Dodgers are currently 7-3, tied for the lead in the NL west. They’ve won five games in a row and have been hitting like …
Read More »Dodgers 7, Rockies 3: Clayton Kershaw At His Best-ish And Worst-ish
Dodger starters are no strangers to unusual games lately. A few nights ago, Brandon McCarthy struck out ten, walked none, and allowed four home runs. On opening day, Clayton Kershaw induced …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers April 17, 2015: Many Notes Edition
After the sweep of the Mariners and an off-day, the Rockies are in LA to start a three game series. Kyle Kendrick will take the ball for Colorado. Kendrick is …
Read More »Mariners @ Dodgers April 15, 2015: Civil Rights Game
After last night’s rotation detour, the Dodgers return to their regularly scheduled programming tonight. Brett Anderson will make his second healthy start in a row. It’s amazing/troubling to think that …
Read More »Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 4: A Day for the Rookies
Mike titled today’s game thread “let’s give Joc Pederson a chance.” Today, we saw why. Coming into today’s game, Pederson was hitting just .176/.263/.294 in 2015. After today’s 7-4 victory, Pederson …
Read More »Reports: Dodgers Continue Search For Pitching Depth, Sign Scott Baker
It’s no secret that the Dodgers need starting pitching depth. Earlier this week, they signed Freddy Garcia, one year removed from a stint in Taiwan. Tonight, there’s this: #Dodgers are …
Read More »What Can Statcast Teach Us About the Dodgers?
Sabermetrics, at their core, should always be changing. A few years ago we were using VORP, win shares, and the like. Most stats we used 10 years ago are gone or …
Read More »White Sox @ Dodgers Mar. 4, 2015: Finally, Some (Kinda) Real Baseball-ish
Finally! Five months after the Dodgers’ early playoff exit, three months after they had their entire offseason in one day. A baseball game. Well, for some of us. SNLA is still …
Read More »Dodgers Sign Mike Adams to a Minor League Contract
Yesterday, the Dodgers announced that they have signed right-handed relief pitcher Mike Adams to a minor league contract: Today, the #Dodgers signed RHP Mike Adams to a minor league contract …
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