After plenty of speculation, the official NLDS roster is out. Enjoy: Hitters (14) C/1B Yasmani Grandal C A.J. Ellis 1B Adrian Gonzalez 2B Howie Kendrick 2B/UT Chase Utley SS/3B Corey …
Read More »Chris Hatcher’s resurgence due to a new cutter and better pitch selection
Chris Hatcher‘s ERA on June 17 was 6.38, he had just been placed on the disabled list with an oblique injury, and fans had already been calling for him to …
Read More »Cubs @ Pirates Oct. 7, 2015: NL Wild Card
After last night’s AL warm-up, this is the main event. This is Jake Arrieta vs. Gerrit Cole. This is one of the most-anticipated games in years, I think. Enjoy. Ready? …
Read More »A look at Dodgers’ 11 arbitration-eligible players & salaries
It’s never too early to think about next year. The Dodgers have 11 arbitration-eligible players (I know, I’m surprised, too), but not all of them are locks to return. Here …
Read More »Astros @ Yankees, Oct. 6, 2015: AL Wild Card
There’s playoff baseball tonight! It might not be the Dodgers, yet, but Dallas Keuchel vs. Masahiro Tanaka in a winner-take-all match in the Bronx is certainly what you’re going to …
Read More »Let’s See As Much Kenley Jansen As Possible, Please
Me, a few weeks back, when it seemed unlikely the Dodgers would overtake the Mets for home field in the NLDS: Home field adv doesn’t matter much, except that it …
Read More »So Here’s the NLDS Umpires & Game 1/2 Start Times
I usually don’t like just spouting the same logistical information you could find in a dozen other places, but, well, this is all anyone cares about right now. With four …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 134 – Clinch, Kershaw, Puig, playoffs
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodgers Nation) and I are back after 2-week hiatus that was mostly my fault. But now we’re rested for the postseason push, …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Padres 3: 92 Wins and a Division Title
Well, make that 91 wins for Don Mattingly and one for Jimmy Rollins, I guess. Obviously, no one’s going to focus on the outcome of this game all that much. …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers Oct. 4, 2015: Regular season finale
Finally, it’s here. After 161 games of baseball, the regular season ends today. With home-field advantage locked up, there would be almost no reason to watch this game — odd, …
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