Since the beginning of the season, we’ve been aware of Clayton Kershaw and his diminished fastball velocity. While he’s never been a guy who needed elite-level velo to be elite, …
Read More »Dodgers are now stealing bases, but it hasn’t directly led to improved run output
Stolen bases are almost a thing of lore. They were huge in baseball’s early days and seemed to reach its pinnacle in the 1980s and early ’90s with the likes …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 244 – Week recap, Puig, Urias, Jansen
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I bring you the hottest of Dodger takes. You know, ones like “Clayton Kershaw is good.” It was a perfectly average week …
Read More »Dodgers @ Mariners Aug. 18, 2018: Winning streak incoming?
The Dodgers have won two games in a row. If they win one more in a row, that’ll be a winning streak. Fortunately, the Mariners are throwing a right-hander, even …
Read More »The curious case of Chris Taylor’s batted ball profile and plate discipline
When Chris Taylor was recalled last season, no one was expecting much of anything, but he soon established himself as one of the more valuable players on the team and …
Read More »Hyun-Jin Ryu is back and is succeeding with his mysterious fastball
The Dodgers got an encouraging start from Hyun-Jin Ryu last night against the Giants. After missing 3 1/2 months with a “strained” groin, he came back and looked like he …
Read More »Manny Machado’s struggles contributing to Dodgers’ recent ‘slide’
The Dodgers acquired Manny Machado the day after the All-Star Game expecting him to be the superstar the team was missing in the lineup with the loss of Corey Seager. …
Read More »Giants @ Dodgers Aug. 14, 2018: Please stop losing
The last four games of Dodger baseball have sucked. It would be great if that streak of suck ended tonight. Or at least, don’t let the game end the same …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 243 – Struggles, Maeda/Stripling bullpen, drafts
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I are a bit concerned about the Dodgers. The Dodgers split with the A’s (and could have won both). The lost 3-of-4 …
Read More »Dodgers are under-performing, and it’s almost too late in the season for that
Last week started so well. The Dodgers beat one of the best teams in baseball in the A’s and were in position to “sweep” the 2-game series before Yasmani Grandal …
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