The first I heard of today’s Triple-A dust-up between Miguel Olivo and Alex Guerrero was shortly afterward in the Dodger clubhouse here in New York, where one Dodger reliever walked …
Read More »Let’s Just Accept That Chris Withrow Is Getting Optioned Now And Be Done With It
On Wednesday, Hyun-jin Ryu is going to be activated from the disabled list in order to make a start in New York against the Mets. This is, of course, outstanding …
Read More »What Will The Dodgers Do With Dee Gordon & Alex Guerrero?
I was out with some baseball people on Friday, the day after Alex Guerrero hit two homers in Thursday night’s televised Isotopes game in Fresno, and the question was posed to …
Read More »Dodgers @ D’backs May 18, 2014: So Long, Arizona
Aren’t you glad yesterday never happened? I sure am. (If you must know more about it, Jon Weisman has a great rundown of all of yesterday’s minutiae here.) All I’m …
Read More »Dodgers @ D’backs May 17, 2014: Another New Starter To Face
The Diamondbacks are still in last place, and now they have to deal with Tony LaRussa, hired today as Arizona’s “Chief Baseball Officer,” in charge of all of baseball operations. Your …
Read More »Dodger Outfield Is A Problem Only If You Hate Great Production
Andre Ethier probably isn’t thrilled about not playing every day. Carl Crawford likely feels the same. Scott Van Slyke, no doubt, wishes he was more than a part-time player. We …
Read More »Isotopes @ Grizzlies: This Is A Real Triple-A Game You Can Watch
There’s no Dodger baseball tonight, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t Dodger-related baseball tonight. As announced last month, the CBS Sports Network — which is a thing, I guess — …
Read More »Marlins Lots, Dodgers LOL: Thus Ends Paul Maholm
Hoooooooooooooooo boy. I mean, am I really going to analyze that one in some sort of serious manner? I haven’t really watched Family Guy in years, but I used to …
Read More »Marlins @ Dodgers May 14, 2014: Welcome Back, A.J.
Five-and-a-half weeks after we last saw him, and with far too much Tim Federowicz, Miguel Olivo, and Drew Butera in the meantime, A.J. Ellis is back, having been activated from …
Read More »Reminder, Kenley Jansen Is Still The Best
Over at FanGraphs this morning, I investigated the Kenley Jansen narrative of “he’s throwing harder, so his cutter is worse, so that’s why he’s getting hit hard!” Which makes all …
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