On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodgers Nation) and I are back after 2-week hiatus that was mostly my fault. But now we’re rested for the postseason push, …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers Oct. 4, 2015: Regular season finale
Finally, it’s here. After 161 games of baseball, the regular season ends today. With home-field advantage locked up, there would be almost no reason to watch this game — odd, …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Padres 1: Dodgers clinch HFA for NLDS, Greinke clinches Cy?
Behind potential Cy Young award winner Zack Greinke and just enough offense, the Dodgers clinched home-field advantage with a 2-1 win against the Padres on Saturday night. Thanks to the …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers Oct. 3, 2015: Welcome back, Yasiel Puig
If you had asked me last week if I thought Yasiel Puig would play for the Dodgers during the rest of the regular season, I would have answered with a …
Read More »Mike Bolsinger’s curveball betrays him at worst time
If you said to me (or anyone, really) in March that Mike Bolsinger would have been worth 1.2 wins for the 2015 season, I would have called you crazy. I also …
Read More »Dodgers 8, Giants 0: (Finally) NL West Champions, again
About damn time. The Dodgers defeated the Giants 8-0 on Tuesday night behind Clayton Kershaw and three home runs to clinch the National League Western Division title. The win also …
Read More »About all those Dodger platoons
The Dodgers have faced a lot of left-handed pitching this month. Because of that, guys like Andre Ethier, Carl Crawford and, to a lesser extent, Joc Pederson, have gotten more days …
Read More »Rockies 8, Dodgers 6: CarGo gets Yimi again
This isn’t the first time the Dodgers and Yimi Garcia have been damaged by a Carlos Gonzalez home run — and it won’t be the last. The Rockie outfielder launched …
Read More »D’Backs 8, Dodgers 0: Ugly game got uglier late
The old adage of “don’t let the other team’s best players beat you” held true tonight, as A.J. Pollock, Paul Goldschmidt and the Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers 8-0 on Tuesday night in …
Read More »2015 Dodgers All-Prospect Team
The Dodgers’ farm system is really strong, and this team should reflect that. There were a lot of strong performers in 2015. Some guys took steps forward, some took steps …
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