When the whole “Matt Kemp is moving to left field” business went down, I think we all thought that he’d return to center against lefties, since Andre Ethier would be …
Read More »Pirates 5, Dodgers 3: That Game Happened, I Guess
There are some guys on other teams where you can’t help but be impressed by what they can do on the field, even when those abilities are being used to …
Read More »Three Dodgers Among ESPN’s Top 25 Prospects
I have to be honest: I don’t really look at the standings until July. All that matters is how the Dodgers do, because they have no control (other than head-to-head …
Read More »Time To Step It Up, Dodger Bullpen
What’s the best way to evaluate a major league bullpen? There’s not really an obvious answer in the way that I would go to WAR or wRC+ for hitters, or …
Read More »Pirates @ Dodgers May 29, 2014: Lineup Stability, For A Fleeting Second
The last time Matt Kemp started in left field, Dee Gordon, Yasiel Puig and Justin Turner were in the Dodger lineup, Obama was in the White House, and social networking …
Read More »Chris Withrow’s Elbow Takes A Long Vacation
Eight days ago, Chris Withrow was optioned down to Triple-A in order to make room for Hyun-jin Ryu to return from the disabled list and start in New York. (Fans …
Read More »Reds 3, Dodgers 2: Puig Still The Best, And What Was That Bunt?
Shortly before game time, I tweeted that Yasiel Puig, over the previous month, was hitting .417/.521/.740, easily the best mark in baseball, and that’s really saying something when you consider …
Read More »Reds @ Dodgers May 28, 2014: Matt Kemp, Welcome Back
Matt Kemp is back! In theory, anyway. I’m not sure I’ll actually believe it until we see him on the field, and even then I’m not so sure. But, according …
Read More »Dodgers Call Up Jamie Romak, Trade For Johnny Monell
The Dodgers made two moves today, and neither one involves Matt Kemp. Yet. (I’m kidding, but if he’s sitting behind Scott Van Slyke against righty Homer Bailey tonight…) First things …
Read More »Reds @ Dodgers May 27, 2014: What Even Is This Team
I throw up my hands in defeat. I literally have no idea any longer. When tonight’s lineup was first announced, it had Chone Figgins batting second, Erisbel Arruebarrena batting eighth, and …
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