It sucks to invest as much time with a game like last night only to have it end in a loss. The stress and the blood pressure-raising pitches and managerial …
Read More »Giants 5, Dodgers 2: At least Dan Haren was good
If I get this stressed out about a regular-season game with a 4 1/2 game lead, I can’t imagine what a Dodger-Giant playoff series would do to me. The Dodgers …
Read More »Dodgers 8, Cubs 5: Matt Kemp saves the bullpen game
No starting pitcher, no problem … ish. The Dodgers much-maligned bullpen came through — kinda — in Sunday’s 8-5 victory in Chicago. The Dodgers took three of the four games …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs Sept. 19, 2014: Clayton Kershaw, and all of the day games
Today begins three consecutive days of morning baseball for the Dodgers in Chicago. At least you’ll have the rest of the day for activities. Oh, and it’s a Clayton Kershaw …
Read More »Dodgers set to finalize all minor-league affiliates through 2016
Things are happening with the Dodgers’ minor-league affiliations. There are three organizations that extending their player development contracts with the Dodgers, while two levels are changing their affiliations. The Rancho …
Read More »Paco Rodriguez and Carlos Frias should make postseason roster
Slow day here at Dodgers Digest. While I think Mike (or one of us) will make a postseason roster prediction, I’m going to throw you a couple names that should …
Read More »Dodgers 11, Rockies 3: Thank goodness for that 8-run inning
That could have been a lot more stressful/worse/terrible. Instead, it was a relatively easy 11-3 Dodger victory on Monday night in Colorado. With Roberto Hernandez starting, the chances he wouldn’t …
Read More »Wins above replacement loves the Dodgers’ position players, mostly
There is no perfect statistic for calculating a player’s value. Wins above replacement attempts to do so, but even that is inexact. In fact, there are two kinds of WAR, …
Read More »Dodgers @ Giants Sept. 14, 2014: Clayton Kershaw looks to clinch series
As Mike said in his recap, last night was fun. Today could be fun for a different reason: It’s Clayton Kershaw day! Dodgers Giants 6:05 p.m. San Francisco 2B Gordon …
Read More »Giants 9, Dodgers 0: Blowout, Hyun-Jin Ryu hurt, baseball sucks
Not exactly the way a team should start a series. The Dodgers lost 9-0 in San Francisco on Friday night, but that wasn’t even the worst loss of the night. …
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