It has been a while, hasn’t it? After all of the pageantry and fun of the all-star game and a well-deserved vacation for most of the players, the Dodgers kick off …
Read More »The 2014 All-Star Game: Imminent Jeterpocalypse
When you think about great moments in All-Star games, there’s one that quickly comes to mind for me. In Seattle, in 2001, Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken was playing in his …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 13, 2014: Another Day, Another Outfield
Padres Dodgers 1:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA RF Denorfia 2B Gordon 3B Headley LF Crawford LF Quentin RF Puig 1B Grandal 1B Gonzalez C Rivera CF Ethier CF Maybin 3B …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 12, 2014: Maybe You’re In Center Field Next
Hey, Andre Ethier is back in center field tonight. I guess that must mean that Don Mattingly has changed his min– Padres Dodgers 7:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA RF Denorfia …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 11, 2014: As The Outfield Turns
Hanley Ramirez is out tonight, but you already knew that. Miguel Rojas is the starting shortstop. At this point, I’m no longer “happy” or “sad” about Ramirez news. We’ve arrived in …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 10, 2014: The Odds of a Clayton Kershaw No-Hitter
Clayton Kershaw is carrying a 36 inning scoreless streak into tonight’s game against the San Diego Padres, and he couldn’t pick a better opponent to try to make it better. …
Read More »Dodgers @ Tigers July 9, 2014: Doesn’t Get Much Better Than Greinke Vs Scherzer
Well, there’s some good news today: Miguel Cabrera gets the day off from the Detroit lineup. I’m pretty sure we’ve made this observation more than once over the last year …
Read More »Dodgers @ Tigers July 8, 2014: Hyun-jin Ryu And A Former Mismatch
Today’s series opener between the Dodgers and Tigers features two starting pitchers in very different places of their careers. Hyun-jin Ryu and Justin Verlander are slated to face each other, and …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rockies July 6, 2014: Erisbel Arruebarrena to the DL
Hanley Ramirez is getting a scheduled off-day on Sunday, which means Erisbel Arruebarrena will start in his place. Oh wait, of course he won’t. He’s hurt, because this is the …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rockies July 5, 2014: No SVS against a lefty?
The Dodgers go for the series win today in Game 3 of this 4-game set in Colorado, and do so with Dan Haren on the hill. Dodgers Rockies 1:10 p.m. …
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