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 …
Read More »Tracking Yasiel Puig’s Power Outage
Yasiel Puig is a candidate to win the National League’s MVP award. His chances have fallen lately, due to a recent slump and a recent hot streak (and, you know, narrative) …
Read More »The Dodgers Didn’t Claim Bartolo Colon
In case you were wondering how badly the Dodgers were concerned about a starting rotation that has recently had Dan Haren, Kevin Correia and Roberto Hernandez in it, apparently the …
Read More »The Massive Dodgers / Red Sox Trade, Two Years Later
Two years ago, the Dodgers and Red Sox made the biggest trade you’ll ever see. Time to update the old scoreboard! Setting aside the dollars for a minute, here’s how …
Read More »Mets 11, Dodgers 3: Future Dodger Bartolo Colon Beats Future Ex-Dodger Kevin Correia
Miguel Rojas ended up playing left field in this game, in case you were wondering if you missed anything. Today is Kevin Correia‘s 34th birthday, so I feel bad bagging …
Read More »Mets @ Dodgers Aug. 24, 2014: Welcome back (again), Hanley Ramirez
With all the injuries Hanley Ramirez has sustained this season, it’s hard to believe he’s only been on the disabled list once. And now he’s back, just as the Dodgers …
Read More »Joc Pederson becomes first 30-30 player in PCL 80 years
We all knew Joc Pederson is really good, but I don’t even think I thought he was this good. Pederson became the first Pacific Coast League player to hit 30 …
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