I think I’m already sick of talking about Roberto Hernandez, and he hasn’t even thrown a pitch for the Dodgers yet. Dodgers Brewers 5:10 p.m. PT Milwaukee, Wi. 2B Gordon …
Read More »Yasiel Puig’s center field competence could make Joc Pederson expendable
It’s hard to believe it was two months ago, but that’s when Scott Van Slyke began to get regular looks in center field for the Dodgers. He did about as …
Read More »Which One Of These Pitchers Could Be A Dodger Soon?
As I said yesterday after discussing Roberto Hernandez, “Some other starter is going to appear, potentially soon. I don’t know who it will be, of course, because waivers are going …
Read More »Dodgers 7, Angels 0: Hyun-Jin Ryu shuts down Anaheim
The Dodgers, coming off a poor series against the Cubs last weekend, took three of four games from the Angels in the Freeway Series with a 7-0 victory in Anaheim …
Read More »Dodgers @ Angels August 7, 2014: Win That World Series Preview
Zack Greinke didn’t pitch particularly well against the Angels. Clayton Kershaw, by his lofty standards, didn’t either. Dan Haren did. Baseball is weird, and it hates you. Dodgers Angels 7:05 p.m. …
Read More »Roberto Hernandez Is Starting on Friday Instead Of Josh Beckett
When word arrived earlier today that the Dodgers had acquired Roberto Hernandez from the Phillies, it seemed clear that it was more than just about adding depth to a bullpen …
Read More »Dodgers Acquire Roberto Hernandez, Because Desperation
Today, the Dodgers acquired right-handed pitcher Roberto Hernandez from the Phillies because, I don’t know, reasons, I guess. (This is not the Dodger reliever of that name who I think I …
Read More »The War on the Bubble Machine
Early yesterday morning, Ryan Walton of Valley Bay News tweeted out that the bubble machine the Dodgers use to celebrate homers (well, everything) had been shutdown by the MLB. Word …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Angels 1: A Haren Miracle
What just happened? The Dodgers beat the Angels at their place, which is rare enough, but Dan Haren pitched … a gem. Haren actually carried a perfect game through 5.1 …
Read More »Dodgers @ Angels August 6, 2014: Goodbye, Chone Figgins (At Least For Now)
Home/road same team series are still strange to me, even though they’ve been around for a couple of years. Tonight, the Dodgers and the Angels move down the freeway into …
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