Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Hanley Ramirez is injured and not in tonight’s lineup. I know. Dodgers Brewers 4:10 p.m. PT Milwaukee, Wi. 2B Gordon CF Gomez …
Read More »Dodgers @ Brewers August 8, 2014: Get Used To Seeing The Brewers
I think I’m already sick of talking about Roberto Hernandez, and he hasn’t even thrown a pitch for the Dodgers yet. Dodgers Brewers 5:10 p.m. PT Milwaukee, Wi. 2B Gordon …
Read More »Dodgers @ Angels August 7, 2014: Win That World Series Preview
Zack Greinke didn’t pitch particularly well against the Angels. Clayton Kershaw, by his lofty standards, didn’t either. Dan Haren did. Baseball is weird, and it hates you. Dodgers Angels 7:05 p.m. …
Read More »Dodgers @ Angels August 6, 2014: Goodbye, Chone Figgins (At Least For Now)
Home/road same team series are still strange to me, even though they’ve been around for a couple of years. Tonight, the Dodgers and the Angels move down the freeway into …
Read More »Angels @ Dodgers Aug. 5, 2014: Clayton Kershaw against one of MLB’s best offenses
Did you miss me? I’m guessing not, but I’m back anyway. Reigning National League Pitcher of the Month Clayton Kershaw takes the mound in hopes of righting the Dodgers’ ship. …
Read More »Angels @ Dodgers August 4, 2014: Freeway Series Is Go
I feel like game threads aren’t usually news dumps, yet here we are. What’s happened today: Angels Dodgers 7:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA LF Calhoun 2B Gordon CF Trout CF …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers August 3, 2014: Josh Beckett, Edwin Jackson and the Death of ERA
Here’s me on Twitter, a few days ago: Edwin Jackson‘s ERA is more than 3 runs higher than Josh Beckett‘s. They’re the same pitcher. Have at it. http://t.co/u1m6MDpvxF — Mike …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers August 2, 2014: The Dodgers, Kind Of
Dan Haren is expected to make his next start against the Angels, says Don Mattingly, per Bill Shaikin. I include it here because it’s a slightly newsy thing coming from …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers August 1, 2014: If It ‘Aint Broke, Don’t Fix It, I Guess
Things that continue to happen that are difficult to believe: Andre Ethier sits again — he hasn’t started or played defense since July 22 — and Carl Crawford, hitting 163/.245/.209 in …
Read More »Braves @ Dodgers July 31, 2014: A Reminder About Waivers
Now that the Dodgers have gone through the July trade deadline without doing anything (unless you count Darwin Barney), the waiver trading process looms on the horizon. There’s an important …
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