The last person Alanna Rizzo needs to defend her is me, but a couple curmudgeonly baseball writers took it upon themselves to raise an issue with her postgame high-five Friday night …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 230 – Seager out, Puig hurt, bullpen sucks
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I return to talk about the Dodgers. Everything is going well and nothing is catastrophically wrong. Sigh. Corey Seager‘s elbow is destroyed. …
Read More »Frustration, tension, disappointment all describe first month of Dodger baseball
The Dodgers suck right now. Sure, they’re just three games under .500, but let’s be real: This team isn’t performing anywhere near anybody’s expectations nor their talent level. Things came …
Read More »Dodgers composite Top 10 prospects
Prospect ranking season is finally over. So, like every year, I’ve compiled the rankings and come up with the composite Top 10 Dodger prospects. Before that, here’s how my Top …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 229 – Ryu’s back, Grandal good, prospects
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I are back after missing last week to talk Dodger baseball. Turns out, the Dodgers are going to be OK, huh? The …
Read More »Dodgers acquire hard-throwing RHP Ariel Hernandez, sign Cuban LHP Darien Nunez
The Dodgers made a couple of moves on Tuesday that made the game thread, but we didn’t do a deeper dive on both of them. This is that dive. First …
Read More »A’s @ Dodgers April 11, 2018: A winning streak, maybe?
The Dodgers have won two games in a row. With a chance for three in a row, I’m reminded of what the late, great Lou Brown (James Gammon) would say. …
Read More »2018 Dodgers Prospects: Best Tools
You’ve read the entire Top 100, right? Well, now here’s how the players stack up against one another as I go through and name the prospects with the best tools …
Read More »Dodgers 4, A’s 0: Hyun-Jin Ryu deals, Matt Kemp makes us squeal
The Dodgers got things started early in Tuesday night’s 4-0 win over the Athletics. It was their third shutout of the season, matching their total from the offense side through …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 228 – Kershaw, Jansen, poor offense, prospects
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I review the first 10 or so days of Dodger baseball. It has been, on the whole, quite bad. Clayton Kershaw‘s velocity …
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