This is the sixth in my 2015 MLB Draft profile series. Next up is a guy who was a 1-1 candidate after last year’s draft, and it isn’t Brady Aiken. Previous …
Read More »Cardinals 7, Dodgers 1: Dodgers get the result they played for
Carlos Frias turned in an admirable effort with a tired bullpen behind him, going 6.2 innings and being pushed (for him) to 107 pitches. Frias’ troubles started in the top …
Read More »Cardinals @ Dodgers June 4, 2015: Looking for a Carlos Frias encore
If there’s anything more surprising over the last week than Carlos Frias having one of the best outings of his career against the Cardinals last weekend, I haven’t heard of …
Read More »Chris Hatcher’s Different Kind of Bad
So Chris Hatcher has been bad and not good. For most of the season, our response has been “but BABIP!” and “yo, sample sizes” and “lol ERA” and “hella FIP” …
Read More »Rockies 7, Dodgers 6: Dodgers bullpen returns favor, blows 2-run lead in 9th
The Dodgers bullpen started the night well. Rookie Josh Ravin came in throwing smoke and, most importantly, throwing strikes. He pitched two innings of scoreless ball, wiggling out of trouble …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rockies June 3, 2015: So Long, Coors Field
Hey, the Rockies! Dodgers Rockies 5:10 p.m. Denver, Colo. CF Pederson CF Blackmon 3B Turner 2B LeMahieu 1B Gonzalez SS Tulowitzki 2B Kendrick RF Gonzalez RF Ethier 3B Arenado C …
Read More »2015 MLB Draft Profile: LHP Kolby Allard, San Clemente HS (Calif.)
This is the fifth in my 2015 MLB Draft profile series. Next up is probably the best and most unattainable prospect on my radar. Previous entries Dakota Chalmers Chris Betts James …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Rockies 8: All hail Alex Guerrero … and Joc Pederson
This recap was written with a much different tone, but then our savior Alex Guerrero came to the rescue. With two outs in the ninth inning, the bases loaded and the Dodgers …
Read More »Rockies 6, Dodgers 3: Predictable loss is predictable
When Don Mattingly throws out the “all right-handed lineup” against left-handed pitchers, I’m not usually opposed to it. The Dodgers have some quality bench players — most of whom would …
Read More »Dodgers @ Rockies June 2, 2015: Game 1
Okay, I’m confused. Dodgers Rockies 12:10 p.m. Denver, Colo. CF Pederson CF Blackmon RF Heisey 2B LeMahieu 1B Gonzalez RF Gonzalez 2B Kendrick 3B Arenado 3B Turner 1B Paulsen LF …
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