While tonight won’t determine Ross Stripling‘s career path (just as Friday night didn’t), I’m quite interested to see how he handles his second professional outing. Expectations are high after a …
Read More »Dodgers 3, D-Backs 1: Alex Wood bounces back
A solid pitching performance and some timely miscues helped the Dodgers to a 3-1 win Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Alex Wood was pretty good in his second start of the …
Read More »Early bullpen implosions evidence Dodgers need to pay Kenley Jansen
The bullpen has been bad the first few opportunities this season. One cannot deny that. And if Andrew Friedman and Co., ever needed a reason to extend Kenley Jansen‘s contract, …
Read More »D-Backs @ Dodgers April 12, 2016: Home opener
The Dodgers open the home portion of their schedule after a 4-3 road trip to begin the season. A 4-3 road trip is good. If the Dodgers won four of …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 151 – Maeda, Stripling, Puig, minor trade
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I recap the first week of the season. It started off so well, too. The offense was surprisingly good …
Read More »Dodgers @ Giants April 9, 2016: Kershaw vs. Bumgarner, weather permitting
It wouldn’t be a Dodgers-Giants series without it also being a Clayton Kershaw–Madison Bumgarner game, and we get the first one of the season Dodgers Giants 1:05 p.m. PT San …
Read More »Defending Dave Roberts’ Ross Stripling decision against the hot takes
Two pretty painful losses to being this 4-gamer against the Giants. The second hurt more than the first, as I’m sure you read Sarah’s recap. And you no doubt heard …
Read More »Dodgers @ Giants April 8, 2016: Ross Stripling’s MLB debut
There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Yesterday’s game sucked. But hey, that’s baseball. And tonight, Ross Stripling is making his major league debut … weather permitting. Dodgers Giants 7:15 p.m. …
Read More »Dodgers @ Giants April 7, 2016: Alex Wood looks to keep scoreless streak alive
In what figures to be the first of many highly competitive matchups, the Dodgers take on the Giants in San Francisco. Dodgers Giants 1:35 p.m. PT San Francisco 2B Utley CF …
Read More »Dodgers minor-league rosters boast many top prospects
The minor-league season starts today, and all the Dodger full-season affiliates have officially announced their rosters. There weren’t a lot of surprises, but the two biggest were hitters who were …
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