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 »Mailbag #9: Arruebarrena, Kemp, Wakefield, WAR
Mailbag! Send us questions through the form at the right or thedodgersdigest at gmail dot com. Sorry if we can’t get to them all; they’re all appreciated. And for the …
Read More »Angels 5, Dodgers 0: Well at least Carlos Frias looked good
Carlos Frias made an impressive debut in relief of Zack Greinke, striking out two while working a pair of scoreless innings, allowing only a Albert Pujols single. Frias sat 94-96 …
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 »So Long, Chris Perez. Hello, Not Chris Perez
Goodbye, Chris Perez, for now, anyway. The much-maligned reliever has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with, oh, let’s say an ankle problem. (It’s officially “bone spurs,” but really, …
Read More »Matt Cain Is Out For The Year, And That’s Bad
Quick news from up north: Matt Cain, out since July 11, is going to have season-ending elbow surgery. This is bad news for the Dodgers. Yes, really. No, it’s not …
Read More »Dodger Catchers Continuing To Struggle
As we all focused, and continue to focus, on the need for help in the rotation and bullpen, something that kept quietly coming up was the Dodger catching situation, which …
Read More »Cubs 7, Dodgers 3: Bad Pitching Is Bad
I think a lot of fans hate hearing about “BABIP” and “regression,” but this is why we talk about it: because it’s real. Just like we all knew that Tim …
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 »Dodgers 5, Cubs 2: Hanley Ramirez Walks Off
A marathon game that frequently teetered on the edge of bitterly disappointing finally tilted in the Dodgers’ direction after twelve innings, leading to a 5-2 victory. We’ll talk about Hanley …
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