The Dodgers formally introduced Andrew Friedman, their new president of baseball operations, on Friday at Dodger Stadium. Despite having to read from a prepared speech, his first foray into the …
Read More »Plenty of Dodgers’ prospects on BA’s postseason Top 20 lists
Baseball America finished its postseason league Top 20 lists, and the Dodgers had ample and significant representation on every list. I’ll start from the bottom (Arizona Rookie League) and work …
Read More »Baseball Twitter reacts to Dodgers’ hiring of Andrew Friedman
Sit back and enjoy all the baseball tweets and #hottakes regarding the Dodgers’ hiring of former Rays’ general manager Andrew Friedman. Whoa. RT @TBTimes_Rays BREAKING: Andrew Friedman is leaving #Rays …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw trying to save Dodgers’ season, Don & Ned’s jobs
As Mike said in his thoughts on Game 3, “Godspeed, Clayton. No pressure, but we’re all counting on you.” He’s right. We’re all counting on Clayton Kershaw to give a …
Read More »Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1: Bullpen implodes (again), season on the line
We all knew the bullpen was going to be an issue in the playoffs, and we really shouldn’t be surprised. Yet, the bullpen put the Dodgers in a 2-1 series …
Read More »NLDS Game 2, Part 2: Zack Greinke’s game, so far
We’re through 5 1/2 innings, and it’s been the Zack Greinke show in Chavez Ravine tonight. He’s absolutely dealing and contributing on offense (2-for-2, run scored). He also contributed on …
Read More »Cardinals @ Dodgers Oct. 4, 2014: NLDS Game 2, Lynn vs. Greinke
OK, things can’t possibly be worse than last night. The thing that is most baffling is that, despite Mike’s great breakdown earlier today, there was no logical way of explaining …
Read More »Carl Crawford could be ‘X-Factor’ for Dodgers in NLDS
Heading into a rematch of last year’s National League Championship Series, there are plenty of storylines and important players. But, the proverbial “X-Factor” for the Dodgers in this series is …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers Sept. 28, 2014: Meaningless regular-season finale
Well, we made it. From the first two games in Australia, to the now-predictable early season struggles to a National League West division title for a second consecutive year, the …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Giants 1: NL West champions
The Dodgers won the National League West for a second consecutive year by defeating the Giants on Wednesday night 9-1 behind a great performance by Clayton Kershaw and some timely …
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