For (at least) the 20th, 21st and 22nd times this season, the Dodgers (104-68) and Diamondbacks (93-69) will go head-to-head. This time, it’ll happen in the National League Division Series. …
Read More »Looking at Hyun-Jin Ryu’s potential role on Dodgers’ NLDS roster
Since Dave Roberts has been hesitant to name Alex Wood a starter in the playoffs, folks have been concerned about Hyun-Jin Ryu‘s potential effectiveness in a No. 4 starter role. …
Read More »Final Dodgers’ 2017 NLDS roster prediction
Here’s my last attempt at predicting the Dodgers’ 2017 National League Division Series roster. It’s a roster the Dodgers will take into the series beginning Friday against the Diamondbacks or …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 216 – Season recap, postseason roster, prospects
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I exhale as the regular season comes to an end. Now, the real fun begins. The Dodgers won 104 games. That’s good. …
Read More »Revisiting my ‘5 bold predictions’ for the 2017 Dodgers
I made what I thought were five bold predictions for the 2017 Dodgers’ season way back at the end of March. Now, it’s time to look back and see how …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Rockies 3: Dodgers finish winning 8 of their last 10 games
Both the Dodgers and Rockies had nothing to play for in Game 162, so both teams went with bullpen games, which can tend to end up messy. Fortunately, this one …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rockies October 1, 2017: Meaningless baseball
The Dodgers (103-58) have secured the best record in baseball, home field advantage throughout the postseason, and the most wins in Los Angeles history. The Rockies (87-74) have secured the …
Read More »Dodgers 5, Rockies 3: Clayton Kershaw not sharp, but everybody else was
As the regular season draws to a close, the Dodgers regulars played one of their final tuneup games and mostly looked pretty good doing it, beating the Rockies by a …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rockies September 30, 2017: Happy abbreviated #KershDay
The Rockies (87-73) had a lot more riding on the series opener against the Dodgers (102-58) on Friday evening in Denver, and it showed. The 9-1 drubbing was difficult to …
Read More »Rockies 9, Dodgers 1: Apologies to the Brewers
The Dodgers fell to the Rockies tonight, 9-1, which doesn’t matter to the Dodgers but does to the Rockies and the Brewers (sorry). —— Perhaps the most pressing issue at …
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