Yesterday, after we learned that Hyun-jin Ryu was sent to the disabled list due to an inflamed shoulder, there was a momentary panic. Shoulder injuries for pitchers are never good, and …
Read More »Marlins 6, Dodgers 3: Weary Offense, Defense Fails To Back Beckett
After last night’s marathon, the Dodger bats and defense didn’t look awake as they fell 6-3 to the Marlins. Josh Beckett, who flew to Miami ahead of the team, pitched pretty …
Read More »Dodgers @ Marlins May 2, 2014: Ryu’s Gone, Is Zach Lee Coming?
Very early this morning, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register noted that Paco Rodriguez would likely be sent down today after throwing 48 pitches over the last two days, and …
Read More »Scott Van Slyke: Extra-base hit machine
A couple years ago, Scott Van Slyke was pretty much an afterthought. He was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. No team took a flyer …
Read More »Dodgers 4, Twins 3: That Was So, So Horrible Even Though It’s A Sweep
This post was going to be about Red Patterson, who struggled through his first major league inning (two hits and a walk on 31 pitches) before giving the Dodgers decent …
Read More »Dodgers @ Twins May 1, 2014: Introducing Red Patterson
Red Patterson makes his major league debut for the Dodgers tonight against the Twins, as the 26-year-old looks to help the team make it a clean sweep in gloomy Minnesota. …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Twins 4: Hey! Offense!
For five innings, Dan Haren was outstanding. That’d be great, except that he pitched 6 2/3 innings. But as it turns out, that was more than good enough, because the Dodger …
Read More »Dodgers @ Twins May 1, 2014: Game One
Are you ready for absurd amounts of baseball in cold, cold Minnesota? No? Too bad! It’s happening anyway. As expected, Red Patterson was added to the roster and will start …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Twins 4: That Was Cold And Awful But At Least It’s A Win
When Dee Gordon, Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez all grounded out in the top of the first in the span of six pitches, you kind of wondered how this game …
Read More »Dodgers @ Twins April 30, 2014: Olivo & Patterson & Cold, Oh My
Now you know what Miguel Olivo looks like, I guess. You’d think that a day where the main focus is to merely watch the weather would be a quiet one, …
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