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The Braves have fallen hard and fast. It was less than three years ago Don Mattingly had Paco Rodriguez walk Reed Johnson to get to Jason Heyward. It was less than three …
Read More »Dodgers @ Braves April 19, 2016: Not your father’s Braves
Alex Wood making up for lack of strikeouts with grounders, soft contact
Alex Wood makes his return to Atlanta tonight for the first time since the Dodgers traded for him last July. While his 2015 with the Dodgers wasn’t memorable (mostly because …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 152 – Hernandez, Maeda, prospects
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I return to talk about everything that happened in Dodger land over the last week. The Dodgers took 2-of-3 …
Read More »Giants @ Dodgers April 17, 2016: Kenta Maeda’s first look at the Giants
The rubber game of this 3-game series is on ESPN for everyone to enjoy (even those of you in the greater Los Angeles area). Jeff Samardzija takes on Kenta Maeda. …
Read More »Giants @ Dodgers April 16, 2016: Enrique Hernandez heat check
The Dodgers are fresh off last night’s victory, powered by bananas — or Enrique Hernandez. Giants Dodgers 6:10 p.m. PT Los Angeles CF Span 2B Utley 2B Panik SS Seager …
Read More »Joc Pederson, platoon player
At least, that’s what it feels like in the early going. Joc Pederson didn’t start on Thursday night against Robbie Ray. I made note of it in the game thread. …
Read More »D-Backs @ Dodgers April 14, 2016: Joc Pederson sits against a lefty, again
Ross Stripling is making his home debut, and I wrote earlier about the high expectations he has set for himself. Don’t be upset when he allows a hit or two. D-backs …
Read More »Ross Stripling sets high expectation for home debut
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, …
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