As the Dodgers struggle and as their untenable center field situation marches on, Joc Pederson‘s name gets mentioned a lot, and rightfully so. It’s not a guarantee that he will immediately …
Read More »Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2: Greinke Struggles, Puig Hurt, Another Frustrating Loss
The Dodgers are starting the second half of the season in a continuously frustrating pattern. Again struggling with runners in scoring position (1-for-5 today), they dropped the second game against …
Read More »Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2: An Inauspicious Restart
The Dodgers had more than their share of opportunities to survive another bad Dan Haren start tonight. They, frustratingly, could not do it. As a result, they fell to the Cardinals …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cardinals July 18, 2014: Back To Business
It has been a while, hasn’t it? After all of the pageantry and fun of the all-star game and a well-deserved vacation for most of the players, the Dodgers kick off …
Read More »Should The Dodgers Trade For Jonathan Papelbon?
On Wednesday, Mark Saxon posted the following: Spoke to a baseball source today who said he expects the #Dodgers to pursue Jonathan Papelbon — Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) July 16, 2014 …
Read More »Dodgers at the All-Star Game: Puig Struggles, Pitchers Shine, Gordon Struts
Between all of the Derek Jeter hype, the purposefully bad pitches, and the completely inexcusable lack of a tribute to Tony Gwynn, there were some Dodgers in the All-Star Game …
Read More »Dodgers 1, Padres 0: Hyun-jin Ryu’s Great Start Bails Out Quiet Offense
If it wasn’t for the Dodgers’ outstanding starting pitching, the narrative heading into the all-star break would be much different than what it probably will be. Sure, the Dodgers won …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 13, 2014: Another Day, Another Outfield
Padres Dodgers 1:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA RF Denorfia 2B Gordon 3B Headley LF Crawford LF Quentin RF Puig 1B Grandal 1B Gonzalez C Rivera CF Ethier CF Maybin 3B …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 10, 2014: The Odds of a Clayton Kershaw No-Hitter
Clayton Kershaw is carrying a 36 inning scoreless streak into tonight’s game against the San Diego Padres, and he couldn’t pick a better opponent to try to make it better. …
Read More »Arranging the Dodger Outfield Mathematically
Carl Crawford is expected to return to the Dodgers tonight after spending about six weeks on the disabled list with a sprained ankle. It’s never good to wish for injuries, …
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