For (at least) the 20th, 21st and 22nd times this season, the Dodgers (104-68) and Diamondbacks (93-69) will go head-to-head. This time, it’ll happen in the National League Division Series. …
Read More »Looking at Hyun-Jin Ryu’s potential role on Dodgers’ NLDS roster
Since Dave Roberts has been hesitant to name Alex Wood a starter in the playoffs, folks have been concerned about Hyun-Jin Ryu‘s potential effectiveness in a No. 4 starter role. …
Read More »Final Dodgers’ 2017 NLDS roster prediction
Here’s my last attempt at predicting the Dodgers’ 2017 National League Division Series roster. It’s a roster the Dodgers will take into the series beginning Friday against the Diamondbacks or …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 216 – Season recap, postseason roster, prospects
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I exhale as the regular season comes to an end. Now, the real fun begins. The Dodgers won 104 games. That’s good. …
Read More »Revisiting my ‘5 bold predictions’ for the 2017 Dodgers
I made what I thought were five bold predictions for the 2017 Dodgers’ season way back at the end of March. Now, it’s time to look back and see how …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s ‘disappointing’ season
Clayton Kershaw is great. He’s grand. He’s the best. But this season has been sub-par — by his standards. It’s absurd one can write that Kershaw has been subpar with …
Read More »Updated 2017 NLDS Dodgers’ roster prediction
Here’s the second (and probably final) prediction for the Dodgers’ NLDS roster against Arizona, Colorado, Milwaukee or St. Louis. The Diamondbacks are the scariest team, but I don’t think the …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 215 – Clinch, Kershaw, Baez, Seager, Ethier
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I celebrate, kinda, after the Dodgers clinched their 5th-consecutive NL West division championship. Yay. Clayton Kershaw pitched twice during the week. One …
Read More »Giants @ Dodgers Sept. 24, 2017: Season finale vs. San Francisco
The Dodgers will close out their season series (which they lead 10-8) with the Giants today looking to complete the series win. They’ll send Clayton Kershaw to the mound. He’ll …
Read More »A brief appreciation of Kenley Jansen and his awesomeness
Kenley Jansen is, undoubtedly, one of the Dodgers’ team leaders. Not many relief pitchers can lay claim to that title, but when you’re as good as he is with the …
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