I had heard a lot about Dennis Santana coming into the season and liked what I saw on video, but I like him even more now that I’ve seen him …
Read More »Hyun-Jin Ryu used his changeup against lefties a lot last night, and it was good
Hyun-Jin Ryu‘s performance against the Giants last night was a pleasant sight. Despite his lack of fastball command in his first three starts, Ryu did a much better job of …
Read More »Giants 2, Dodgers 1: Ryu strong, but offense leaves bats in Arizona
A really good outing by Hyun-Jin Ryu went for naught as the Dodger bats were virtually silent in Monday’s 2-1 loss against the Giants in San Francisco. In the first inning, …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 194 – Bad week, Pederson, Maeda, Puig
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I talk about a down week for the Dodgers. And we recorded on a Saturday instead of Sunday, so we don’t even touch …
Read More »Dodgers @ D’backs April 23, 2017: Bad series has been bad
This series has sucked. Excuse my bluntness, but man, the Dodgers have been awful. Credit to the Diamondbacks, which has been the first team to figure out the Dodgers’ bullpen. …
Read More »A few words about Cody Bellinger and his 2017 MLB outlook
If there’s one thing that isn’t going to go away this season, it’s folks speculating when Cody Bellinger will be called up to take over either left field or, far …
Read More »Dodgers’ poor depth management cost them a game last night
We’ve sung the praises of depth on this blog since the Andrew Friedman/Farhan Zaidi regime has taken over. Depth is a great thing, when used correctly. But when it isn’t …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 193 – Kershaw, Hill, Puig, Buehler, White
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I talk about the second week of Dodger baseball. Some was good, some was not so good. Clayton Kershaw was part of …
Read More »2017 Dodgers prospects: RHP Mitchell White scouting report
I had the pleasure of seeing Dodgers’ prospect Mitchell White make his 2017 season debut in Stockton. He looked the part of a future MLB pitcher — either in the …
Read More »Cubs 4, Dodgers 0: Hyun-Jin Ryu, offense struggle in Wrigley finale
The Dodgers had multiple opportunities on offense, but were ultimately shutout in the final game of their 3-gamer against the Cubs on Thursday by a score of 4-0. The game …
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