Clayton Kershaw is having a fantastic season, and you didn’t need me and my numbers to tell you that. He’s going to win the Cy Young award, potentially unanimously. He …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rockies Sept. 15, 2014: Roberto Hernandez, Shockingly Important
Dodgers Rockies 5:40 p.m. Denver, Co. 2B Gordon CF Blackmon CF Puig SS Rutledge 1B Gonzalez 1B Morneau RF Kemp RF Cuddyer SS Ramirez LF Dickerson LF Crawford C Rosario 3B …
Read More »Jamey Wright, Lefty Specialist?
Jamey Wright is not a great pitcher. He’s been about league average to slightly worse for most of the season. He generally doesn’t see many high leverage situations, mostly relegated …
Read More »Dodgers 7, D’Backs 2: Bats Bring The Bubbles, Dodgers Sweep Snakes
Through five and one third innings, the Dodgers had not managed a hit against Trevor Cahill. They had their share of baserunners (Andre Ethier reached on an error, Hanley Ramirez …
Read More »Brian Wilson Is Losing Velocity
When Brian Wilson went on the disabled list for elbow issues in April, one of the curious things was that his velocity was more or less fine. In April, he …
Read More »Reliving Bryce Harper vs Clayton Kershaw
Following last night’s marathon, today might be a bad time for a “baseball is great, isn’t it?” kind of article. It might be the best time, too. I’m not sure. …
Read More »Investigating The Hyun-Jin Ryu Rest Effect
As Hyun-jin Ryu returns from a strained gluteus muscle, he will be an integral part of the Dodgers’ success in 2014. He pitched extremely well on Sunday, so everything looks …
Read More »Dodgers 7, Padres 1: Finally Some Offense
Fending off a sweep, the Dodgers finally broke through on offense and were backed up by excellent pitching. In other words, they looked like what everybody wants the Dodgers to …
Read More »Padres 2, Dodgers 1: Walked Off In Extras, Again
We’ll get to the frustrating parts of tonight’s 2-1 extra innings losses in a minute, but first, the positive. Zack Greinke struggled mightily with his control two starts ago. Afterwards, …
Read More »Padres 3, Dodgers 2: Defense Is Important
Before tonight’s game, I talked about PetCo Park being a potential boon to Dan Haren. And, for the most part, it was. But tonight’s game showed the value of defense …
Read More »