You may notice that I’ve waited as long as possible before first pitch to post this game thread. That’s partially because I’m busy. Leave me alone! But it’s mostly because …
Read More »Another Day, Another Hanley Ramirez Injury Concern
First, a list. The Dodgers acquired Hanley Ramirez from the Marlins on July 25, 2012, just short of 23 months ago. Since then, adapted from Baseball Prospectus, here are the …
Read More »Dodgers sign 2014 first-round pick Grant Holmes
It was just a matter of time before it happened, but the Dodgers on Tuesday officially inked 2014 first-round draft pick Grant Holmes. Jim Callis of MLB.com tweeted and said …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Rockies 2: Hanley homers, as does his replacement
Hanley Ramirez seems to be rounding into form, but, as has been his problem for seemingly ever, he can’t stay on the field. He left Tuesday night’s victory with an injured …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers June 17, 2014: Carl Crawford Is Probably Gone For Awhile
As the Dodgers prepared for the second game of their series against the Rockies, they passed on some bad news. Carl Crawford‘s sprained ankle might be worse than the team initially suggested. …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Rockies 1: Hits, Hits Everywhere
After having his string of four straight quality starts snapped in his last outing, Hyun Jin Ryu came back strong today for the Dodgers with six innings of three-hit, one-run …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers June 16, 2014: I’m Sad For Chad Billingsley
Yesterday, I wondered why in the world Andre Ethier would be sitting against a righty, and pondered a reality in which he would then be back in the lineup against …
Read More »What’s The Upside Of Keeping Chris Perez?
Here’s a secret about Chris Perez: He was never that good in the first place. You might think he once was, and it’s understandable why he’d have that reputation. He …
Read More »D’Backs 6, Dodgers 3: Hard To Win With Short Bench & Bad Relief
I know. I’m sad, too. We should probably start, first, by noting that Josh Beckett was actually pretty good once again. Sure, he gave up four runs, but I’m hardly …
Read More »D’Backs @ Dodgers June 15, 2014: Andre Ethier Sits Against A Righty, Which Is Weird
I’m not sure if people immediately scroll past the words to get to the lineup on these posts — it’s probably fair if you do — and so if you …
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