Shortly before game time, I tweeted that Yasiel Puig, over the previous month, was hitting .417/.521/.740, easily the best mark in baseball, and that’s really saying something when you consider …
Read More »Reds @ Dodgers May 28, 2014: Matt Kemp, Welcome Back
Matt Kemp is back! In theory, anyway. I’m not sure I’ll actually believe it until we see him on the field, and even then I’m not so sure. But, according …
Read More »Dodgers Call Up Jamie Romak, Trade For Johnny Monell
The Dodgers made two moves today, and neither one involves Matt Kemp. Yet. (I’m kidding, but if he’s sitting behind Scott Van Slyke against righty Homer Bailey tonight…) First things …
Read More »Crawford set for DL with ugly ankle injury, Kemp needs to speak up for playing time
So many have been asking about what’s going on with Matt Kemp and his playing time given that he’s now gone five games without a start and has only pinch …
Read More »Hyun-Jin Ryu Has A Theme Song Now
One thing that I love about Hyun-jin Ryu being with the Dodgers (other than his pitching, of course) is the way his home country supports him. Over the offseason we …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Reds 3: Zack Greinke, Andre Ethier good
Who needs Matt Kemp anyway? (This is a sarcastic statement) Andre Ethier had two hits (a triple and a home run) and four RBI to help lead the Dodgers to a …
Read More »Reds @ Dodgers May 27, 2014: What Even Is This Team
I throw up my hands in defeat. I literally have no idea any longer. When tonight’s lineup was first announced, it had Chone Figgins batting second, Erisbel Arruebarrena batting eighth, and …
Read More »Brandon League Is Good Now, Apparently
Brandon League has been one of the most unlikely success stories on the Dodgers this year. Not unlike Juan Uribe last year, he’s doing his best to make fans forget about previous …
Read More »2014 MLB Draft: Dodgers’ Big Board, v 2.0
This is the second version of my 2014 MLB Draft Big Board. There have been changes, but not significant changes. The draft is nine days away, and I’ll do one more …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Reds 3: That Was A Lot Of Fun Until It Wasn’t
I guess you could call me a “professional baseball writer,” in some sense. Or while I suppose that’s not true in a “100 percent, I do literally nothing else” manner, I …
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