It’s hot where I am right now, really hot, so let me do something fun and silly and lightweight here. Who doesn’t love Yasiel Puig bat flips, right? Literally no …
Read More »Indians 10, Dodgers 3: 4 In A Row, Not Even Once
Josh Beckett took the mound for the Dodgers today and started a rather predictable road back to down to ‘quality starter’ from ‘invincible demi-god’. Entering the game with a stellar …
Read More »Cleveland Sporting Team @ Dodgers July 1, 2014: No Hanleys Ever
Here’s a thing I am completely sick of typing: “Hanley Ramirez is not in the starting lineup tonight.” I’ve lost count of how many times he’s sat, and I honestly …
Read More »The Dodger Offense and Revised Projections
Last week, I took a look at player projection systems, specifically focusing on the Dodger offense. The purpose of the post was to describe how recent research has shown that …
Read More »Dodgers 1, Indians 0: All alone in first place
Dan Haren outdueled Cleveland’s best starter in Corey Kluber in a 1-0 victory on Monday night. More importantly, the victory put the Dodgers in first place all by themselves for …
Read More »Cleveland Sporting Team @ Dodgers June 30, 2014: LOLHanley
Last week, when the Dodgers were in Kansas City, I remember writing about how long it had been since the two teams had last played, all the way back in …
Read More »What we learned about the Dodgers from the Astros leak
So for those of you who managed to miss the news, the Astros had a massive security breach, and their internal notes from their proprietary “Ground Control” database were leaked …
Read More »Dodgers sign 2014 draft picks Vanegas, Uter, Jones + $200,900 over slot
The Dodgers have now signed 31 out of 40 picks from the 2014 MLB Draft after agreeing to terms with 11th rounder A.J. Vanegas for $100,000, 12th rounder Kameron Uter …
Read More »The Chemistry Of the Dodgers Catching The Giants
Just over two weeks ago, I wrote about “the right and wrong ways to criticize the 2014 Dodgers,” saying that while the Dodgers certainly had their faults, it was ridiculous …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Cardinals 0: Andre Ethier Is Still Alive, Clayton Kershaw Is Still Ridiculous
In baseball, it’s foolish to call any game a done deal before it even gets started, but with the way Clayton Kershaw has been pitching lately, I couldn’t fault you …
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