Tonight’s game is/was important, and we’ll get to that in a second (even if you don’t want to), but first… In the top of the fifth inning, Howie Kendrick led off …
Read More »Dodgers @ Pirates August 9, 2015: National Television!
Let’s start with the most important news: Tonight’s game is the nationally-broadcast Sunday Night Baseball game on ESPN. It’s not supposed to be blacked out in Los Angeles. You can …
Read More »Pirates 6, Dodgers 5: Replay Review Sucks
The Dodgers fell to the Pirates this afternoon 6-5 in another frustrating affair, not only because of the team’s performance, but also because they lost four replay reviews. This was …
Read More »Dodgers @ Pirates August 8, 2015: Scott Van Slyke, Cleanup Hitter
Every time I see Alex Guerrero try to play third base, or struggle to make contact, I always figure it’s the last time we’ll see him. But, I suppose Alberto Callaspo …
Read More »Pirates 5, Dodgers 4: No Pitching Duel, No Fielding Of Bunts As Well
Clayton Kershaw brought a scoreless streak of 37 innings into today’s marquee match-up with the Pirates and Gerrit Cole, but that streak ended after one pitch to Gregory Polanco, which …
Read More »Dodgers @ Pirates Aug. 7, 2015: Kershaw v. Cole is all you need
This might be one of the best pitching matchups of the season. Clayton Kershaw takes on Gerrit Cole, so there shouldn’t be a ton of scoring. Cole, 24, has been …
Read More »A brief look at Yasiel Puig’s new batting stance
During Wednesday’s Dodger-Phillie game, I (and others) noticed that Yasiel Puig‘s batting stance had changed. Apparently, not a lot of folks made note of it, but it was a pretty …
Read More »Dodgers 10, Phillies 8: Zack Greinke dominates in a different way
It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t vintage, but Zack Greinke and the Dodgers escaped Philadelphia with a 10-8 win on Thursday afternoon. Things started off well enough, as the Dodgers plated …
Read More »Dodgers @ Phillies August 6, 2015: Yay Greinke, boo base running
The Dodgers go for the series win this morning as they send Zack Greinke to the mound. Everyone knows how good he has been this season, but the funny thing …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Phillies 3: Yasiel Puig Homer Helps Lead LOB City To Win
The Dodgers scraped together a win against the Phillies, 4-3, despite leaving a billion men stranded on the bases (or 12, whatever). The offense did get off to a fast …
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