Baseball players are (understandably) going nuts with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge recently, but when I saw that Dee Gordon did it, I wasn’t expecting to also get the best …
Read More »Brewers 6, Dodgers 3: The Wrong Stuff
Zack Greinke came into today’s game against the Brewers having struggled in his last two starts, giving up nine runs (seven earned) in the 13 innings of work, and Greinke …
Read More »Brewers @ Dodgers August 15, 2014: Milwaukee Playoff Preview?
The Brewers, again? Last week’s trip to Milwaukee was something of a speed bump on what’s otherwise been a pretty productive August for the Dodgers; only four teams have more …
Read More »Alex Guerrero Is Right Where He Should Be
Here’s a question I hear from fans semi-regularly: “Now that Alex Guerrero is healthy and playing again, shouldn’t the Dodgers bring him up rather than mess with the likes of …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Braves 4: So Long, Atlanta, and Your Awful Tomahawk Chop
There was a moment in the top of the fourth where I really thought it was all going to come crashing down for Roberto Hernandez. He’d survived through the first …
Read More »Dodgers @ Braves August 14, 2014: So Early, Very Baseball
Today’s lineup was posted before I even got out of bed, and I’m on the East Coast. This is early. This is really, really early for weekday baseball. Dodgers Braves …
Read More »Braves 3, Dodgers 2: Forget the Loss, Worry About Ryu
You can’t say the Dodgers didn’t have their chances here, you know. They put 15 men on base and brought in only two, both on run-scoring second inning singles off …
Read More »Dodgers @ Braves August 13, 2014: So Long Colt, Chone and Stephen
Is this really only the third game of this series? I feel like the Dodgers have been in Atlanta for weeks now, but it’s only half over. That they’ll play …
Read More »Brian Wilson Is Pitching Better Than You Think He Is
The Dodgers have been a lot of fun to watch lately, haven’t they? Despite a bit of a hiccup in Milwaukee over the weekend, they have a comfortable six-game lead …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Braves 2: Dan Haren Good? Again?
This recent tour of the back end of the rotation has been as successful as the Dodgers could hope for. Dan Haren continued the run of good fortune, helping to lead …
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