You probably already know that this game was crazy-pants insane. I could, and perhaps should, just throw this all away and start from scratch, focusing on the high points rather …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Nationals 1: Clayton Kershaw gives an MVP-esque performance
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Clayton Kershaw was great and the Dodgers won. That’s precisely what happened on Tuesday night in the Dodgers’ 4-1 win against the …
Read More »Nationals 6, Dodgers 4: Too Many Homers
You knew, you just knew, that one of these days Roberto Hernandez was going to implode. He’d been reasonably effective in his first four starts as a Dodger, yet he’s …
Read More »Dodgers 7, Padres 1: Finally Some Offense
Fending off a sweep, the Dodgers finally broke through on offense and were backed up by excellent pitching. In other words, they looked like what everybody wants the Dodgers to …
Read More »Padres 2, Dodgers 1: Walked Off In Extras, Again
We’ll get to the frustrating parts of tonight’s 2-1 extra innings losses in a minute, but first, the positive. Zack Greinke struggled mightily with his control two starts ago. Afterwards, …
Read More »Padres 3, Dodgers 2: Defense Is Important
Before tonight’s game, I talked about PetCo Park being a potential boon to Dan Haren. And, for the most part, it was. But tonight’s game showed the value of defense …
Read More »Dodgers 3, D-Backs 1: Clayton Kershaw Wants To Know Where The Pool Is
As you well know by now, the last time Clayton Kershaw visited Chase Field, he lasted only 1.2 innings, having given up seven runs on six hits and two walks. …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Dbacks 5: Much-needed offense showed up
It’s always great when Matt Kemp hits a home run, and he did so in the first inning of the Dodgers’ 9-5 win on Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks. The …
Read More »Mets 11, Dodgers 3: Future Dodger Bartolo Colon Beats Future Ex-Dodger Kevin Correia
Miguel Rojas ended up playing left field in this game, in case you were wondering if you missed anything. Today is Kevin Correia‘s 34th birthday, so I feel bad bagging …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Mets 2: Dan Haren’s Adventurous Night
After three pitches, it looked like we were getting the Same Ol’ Dan Haren tonight. The first two pitches to the Mets’ leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson missed the plate, then …
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