Before tonight’s game, I talked about PetCo Park being a potential boon to Dan Haren. And, for the most part, it was. But tonight’s game showed the value of defense …
Read More »Dodgers @ Padres August 29, 2014: Finding Hope for Dan Haren
Dodgers Padres 7:10 p.m. PT San Diego, Ca. 2B Gordon 3B Solarte SS Ramirez CF Almonte 1B Gonzalez LF Smith RF Kemp 1B Grandal LF Crawford 2B Gyorko CF Ethier C …
Read More »Dodgers need to place more value on low-level prospects
It sucks that the team with the highest payroll in the history of American sports is in this position, but here we are. The Dodgers actually have replacement-level pitchers in …
Read More »The Chad Billingsley Effect Still Lingers Over The Dodgers
No team should have to have Roberto Hernandez, Kevin Correia, and decline-phase Dan Haren in the rotation at the same time. That the Dodgers have done it for a few …
Read More »Alex Guerrero Is Heating Up At The Right Time
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post titled “Alex Guerrero Is Right Where He Should Be,” intended to refute those who insisted that Guerrero should have been added to the …
Read More »Dodgers 3, D-Backs 1: Clayton Kershaw Wants To Know Where The Pool Is
As you well know by now, the last time Clayton Kershaw visited Chase Field, he lasted only 1.2 innings, having given up seven runs on six hits and two walks. …
Read More »Dodgers @ D’Backs August 27, 2014: Scott Van Slyke’s Best-Case Scenario
You know me, and you know I put very, very little importance on pitcher-vs-batter stats. One pitcher doesn’t face one batter enough to generate any kind of real sample size, …
Read More »The Dodgers Aren’t Going To Make Any Moves, Are They?
No news or inside info or analysis here, just a thought: The Dodgers aren’t going to do anything before the Aug. 31 playoff eligibility deadline, are they? It’s not because of …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Dbacks 5: Much-needed offense showed up
It’s always great when Matt Kemp hits a home run, and he did so in the first inning of the Dodgers’ 9-5 win on Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks. The …
Read More »Dodgers @ D’Backs August 26, 2014: Two Games On, Two Days Off
A day off yesterday. Two games in Arizona, then a day off on Thursday before starting a series in San Diego, just a short flight away, and no games scheduled on …
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