It should be remembered that Reds lefty Tony Cingrani got the first two outs of the fifth inning, getting Chone Figgins to ground out and Hanley Ramirez to strike out …
Read More »Setting Expectations On Matt Kemp
On May 21 in New York, Matt Kemp doubled for his only hit in four plate appearances in a 4-3 Dodger win over the Mets. At the time, his slash …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Rockies 1: Thanks, Rain Gods
Gee, was it wet in Colorado today? I couldn’t tell. Before the game, I looked at the lineup, and realized that thanks to injuries to Yasiel Puig, Dee Gordon, Juan …
Read More »Rockies 5, Dodgers 4: Walked Off
We talked about Dee Gordon & Yasiel Puig already, but hey, how about that game! Zack Greinke, for the second start in a row, was merely okay, allowing 10 baserunners …
Read More »Dee Gordon & Yasiel Puig Both Swallowed By Coors Field
(“Hey Mike, the game is still on! Tied in the tenth!” I know. The recap was already about a billion words long and the game isn’t even over. This news …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rockies June 7, 2014: Still Terrified Of Coors
I know the Dodgers won last night in Coors Field, and that’s great. It really, really is. This team needs wins wherever they can find them, especially since San Francisco …
Read More »In Which Clayton Kershaw And Kenley Jansen Imitate One Another
From the always entertaining and completely unofficial “Dodger Films,” here’s a link worth sharing: Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen goofing around before a recent game, attempting to imitate each other, and …
Read More »White Sox 2, Dodgers 1: That Was Boring, I’m Bored Now
Leury Garcia is maybe 5-foot-7, had never hit a homer in 162 previous major league plate appearances, and he’d had only 13 in 2004 minor league plate appearances — I …
Read More »One Incredible Year of Yasiel Puig
Obligatory! It’s been a year since Yasiel Puig was called up, and so every media outlet you can think of has a story about his first year. We won’t be any different. …
Read More »White Sox @ Dodgers June 2, 2014: No Really, Scott Van Slyke Is Playing Center
I know we talked about this just a few hours ago, but apparently it’s not a joke: Scott Van Slyke really and truly is starting in center field. Oddly enough, …
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