Obligatory! It’s been a year since Yasiel Puig was called up, and so every media outlet you can think of has a story about his first year. We won’t be any different. …
Read More »Dodgers 5, White Sox 2: Rather be BABIP than good
So … that happened tonight. The deciding half-inning of the Dodgers game against the White Sox came down to a five-run “assault” that consisted of a walk, two errors, two …
Read More »White Sox @ Dodgers June 2, 2014: No Really, Scott Van Slyke Is Playing Center
I know we talked about this just a few hours ago, but apparently it’s not a joke: Scott Van Slyke really and truly is starting in center field. Oddly enough, …
Read More »This Is Not A Drill: Scott Van Slyke, Center Fielder
When the whole “Matt Kemp is moving to left field” business went down, I think we all thought that he’d return to center against lefties, since Andre Ethier would be …
Read More »2014 MLB Draft profile: RHP Luis Ortiz, Sanger HS
This is the eighth in my series of 2014 MLB Draft profiles. This time, I look at Luis Ortiz of Sanger High School in Central California. Previous entries Derek Hill …
Read More »Pirates 5, Dodgers 3: That Game Happened, I Guess
There are some guys on other teams where you can’t help but be impressed by what they can do on the field, even when those abilities are being used to …
Read More »Pirates @ Dodgers June 1, 2014: Zack Greinke Is Still Amazing
After 103 pitches on Tuesday, Zack Greinke was pitching a dominant start by nearly every measure. He had allowed one run, struck out eleven batters, and hadn’t walked anyone. Batters …
Read More »2014 MLB Draft profile: RHP Sean Reid-Foley, Sandalwood HS
This is the seventh in my series of 2014 MLB Draft profiles. This profile is on Sean Reid-Foley, the second Florida prep right-handed I’ve profiled. He has much more potential than I …
Read More »Fastball Struggles & Hanley Ramirez’s Future In The Box
When I initially penned this article (prior to Friday’s game), Hanley Ramirez had a line of .245/.324/.434/.758. That was well below his performance last year (1.040 OPS), and paired with …
Read More »Dodgers 12, Pirates 2: Hanley Ramirez, We See You
Last night, the Dodgers were awful on offense with runners in scoring position. They had scored six runs in the previous three games. Today, it was the exact opposite, as …
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