A few weeks or months back, I pointed out how I still couldn’t believe that Chin-hui Tsao was pitching for the Dodgers in 2015. He’d been with the Dodgers in …
Read More »Giants @ Dodgers August 31, 2015: Real Games That Matter
The Dodgers have been no-hit twice in nine days! That’s bad! They also won five of six against the Reds and Cubs, and carry a 3.5 game lead into a …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers August 30, 2015: Sweep That Sweep
If you’re watching tonight’s “Sunday Night Baseball” game on ESPN, you’ll notice something a little different. For the first time, you’ll hear a female voice, as Jessica Mendoza will be …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers Aug. 29, 2015: Mat Latos returns & Pedro Baez, long reliever
With the Giants having lost this afternoon, the Dodgers go into tonight’s game with a 3-game lead on the hated ones. Unfortunately for LA, Jon Lester is on the mound …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers August 28, 2015: Okay, So It Is A Benching
Oh, right. A home game. I barely remember what those are like, it’s been so long. The last time the Dodgers played in Los Angeles, Wilton Guerrero, Ron Cey, and …
Read More »Dodgers @ Reds August 27, 2015: Baseball With Your Coffee
Some things are just all too predictable. Yasmani Grandal is back in the lineup, and so is Andre Ethier, and so is Joc Pederson. (So much for getting Carl Crawford …
Read More »Dodgers @ Reds August 26, 2015: More Of The Same
Joc Pederson is out of the lineup again as Enrique Hernandez starts in center field, though that should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. As we discussed yesterday, …
Read More »Dodgers @ Reds August 25, 2015: When Is A Benching A Benching?
The last time Joc Pederson was in Cincinnati, just about six weeks ago, he was flying high on the national stage after a thrilling second-place finish at the Home Run …
Read More »Dodgers @ Astros Aug. 23, 2015: As Clayton Kershaw starts, so does A.J. Ellis
This weekend has been pretty awful for the Dodgers. They were no-hit and Scott Kazmir outdueled Zack Greinke (the latter not nearly as bad as the former). But the Astros …
Read More »Dodgers @ Astros August 22, 2015: Maybe Get a Hit Tonight
Well, look at it this way: Tonight has to go better than last night. It just has to. (All the more frustrating is that the scouting report on Mike Fiers …
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