Lord, remember when this seemed boring? The Red Sox have traded half their team, and though their fans seem very upset, I think they’ve made out extremely well so far. …
Read More »Deadline Day Is Upon Us
Welcome to the final hours of what has been a dreadfully boring July, at least tradewise. (Yes, I suppose the Jeff Samardzija/Jason Hammel deal was in early July, but that …
Read More »Dodgers 3, Braves 2: Welcome Back, Matt Kemp
Here’s a thing I’m not sure I’ve ever seen before: one player taking two bases on an infield grounder more than once in a single game. I don’t know how to look …
Read More »Braves @ Dodgers July 30, 2014: Something Of A Stable Lineup
Braves Dodgers 7:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA CF B.Upton 2B Gordon 2B La Stella CF Puig 1B Freeman SS Gonzalez LF J.Upton 1B Ramirez C Gattis RF Kemp 3B Johnson …
Read More »Kenley Jansen’s Other Pitch
Kenley Jansen is one of the best relievers in baseball. This season, in some ways, he has been better than ever, posting a career low xFIP and career high swinging …
Read More »Dodgers 8, Braves 4: Four In A Row
The Dodgers haven’t won four games in a row all season, and their past seven attempts have all been thwarted. Thus, the only logical conclusion was that they were cursed …
Read More »Vin Scully To Return In 2015, Life Still Worth Living
That’s right, it’s a post in the middle of a game. Does it matter? Of course not, because nothing could possibly be more important than this: Vin Scully announced tonight …
Read More »Braves @ Dodgers July 29, 2014: Send A Search Party For Andre Ethier
Braves Dodgers 7:10pm PT Los Angeles, CA CF B.Upton 2B Gordon 2B La Stella CF Puig 1B Freeman SS Gonzalez LF J.Upton 1B Ramirez C Gattis LF Crawford 3B Johnson …
Read More »48 Hours Until The Trade Deadline
We’re just under 48 hours until the trade deadline, and the Dodgers are going to get Jon Lester, David Price, Cole Hamels, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Cliff Lee, Andrew Miller, …
Read More »Matt Kemp’s Offense Is Not The Problem
There is no player more polarizing on the Dodgers than Matt Kemp. Recently, as Kemp trade rumors have (predictably) started to get louder, there have been a large variety of …
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