Hyun-jin Ryu was… well, let’s go with “efficient,” right? Certainly not dominating, not when he managed a mere two strikeouts (one apiece against Cameron Maybin and Alexi Amarista) against the …
Read More »Dodgers @ Padres June 22, 2014: Hyun-Jin Ryu trying to stay consistent
This is the rubber game of the series, and the Dodgers send Hyun-Jin Ryu to the mound against the Padres’ “offense.” Dodgers Padres 1:10 pm PT San Diego, CA 2B …
Read More »Please Don’t Let Yasiel Puig Try To Play Through Injury
It probably goes without saying that Yasiel Puig has been the most valuable Dodger offensive performer this year. You could maybe argue for Dee Gordon‘s surprising performance, given the uncertainty …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Padres 2: Josh Beckett, still good, bullpen still not
Behind another fantastic outing by Josh Beckett, the Dodgers rebounded from last night’s frustrating loss in San Diego. The offense was good enough against Tyson Ross, who is really good at …
Read More »Dodgers @ Padres June 21, 2014: Josh Beckett Vs The Worst Lineup Ever
We’ll get to the Dodgers in a second, but first, that Padres lineup. Chase Headley is out again with back pain; Carlos Quentin is out with a sore knee. Jedd …
Read More »Padres 6, Dodgers 5: The Dodgers Ruined Your Friday Night
Here’s the fun thing about a game blown in the ninth: it doesn’t change what came before it. So yeah, you only care about the ninth inning. I know this. …
Read More »Dodgers @ Padres June 20, 2014: Top that, Dan Haren
While Dan Haren has no chance of matching, or even coming close to, duplicating what Clayton Kershaw did the other night, but he can go a long way in helping the …
Read More »Projection Systems and the Dodger Offense
I suppose we have to move on from Kershaw’s game at some point, right? Last week, Mitchel Lichtman and Dave Cameron both wrote articles on player statistical projection systems. These …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s No-Hit Stuff
When I started looking at the Pitch FX data for Clayton Kershaw‘s no-hitter, I was expecting to find something that stuck out. Did his pitches break more? Were the pitches …
Read More »Chronicling Clayton Kershaw’s journey to Los Angeles
Clayton Kershaw is great, and most everyone knows he’s a true homegrown talent. But there are a lot of factors that went into him being a Dodger. I’m here to chronicle the …
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