Dan Haren continued his slow and painful demise back to replacement level against one of the worst offensive units in the history of forever, giving up four runs on six …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 11, 2014: As The Outfield Turns
Hanley Ramirez is out tonight, but you already knew that. Miguel Rojas is the starting shortstop. At this point, I’m no longer “happy” or “sad” about Ramirez news. We’ve arrived in …
Read More »Andre Ethier, Former Center Fielder
Here’s Dustin, a few hours ago: And if Van Slyke is in center again tonight against a righty in Jesse Hahn, you know something is really up. And, as I’ve been suggesting might …
Read More »Dodgers’ center field situation needs fixing, and fast
Teams want to be strong up-the-middle. But what does that mean? Of course you want guys who can hit a little bit, but more importantly, you want defense. If that’s …
Read More »Hanley Ramirez’ All-Star Break Starts Early
In “news that should shock absolutely nobody, anywhere, ever” news, don’t expect to see Hanley Ramirez soon. From Ken Gurnick: After helping win Thursday night’s game, Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Padres 1: Clayton Kershaw, dabes
It couldn’t last forever, but if it was going to last for forever, Clayton Kershaw would have been the man to do it. His scoreless innings streak came to an …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers July 10, 2014: The Odds of a Clayton Kershaw No-Hitter
Clayton Kershaw is carrying a 36 inning scoreless streak into tonight’s game against the San Diego Padres, and he couldn’t pick a better opponent to try to make it better. …
Read More »Arranging the Dodger Outfield Mathematically
Carl Crawford is expected to return to the Dodgers tonight after spending about six weeks on the disabled list with a sprained ankle. It’s never good to wish for injuries, …
Read More »Maybe The Dodgers Should Try To Add Some Catching Depth
Yesterday, the Red Sox designated catcher A.J. Pierzynski for assignment, and it caught my interest. It shouldn’t have — Pierzynski is 37 and hitting .254/.286/.348 for a last-place club — but …
Read More »Video of Dodgers’ draftees Grant Holmes and Alex Verdugo
This is some video shot by Gabe Ortiz (@Webgems24). He was in person last Wednesday for Grant Holmes‘ professional debut for the AZL Dodgers against the AZL Mariners. He shot …
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