Josh Beckett takes the hill for the Dodgers today, and while he threw five scoreless innings against the Giants in his last outing, the Dodgers will be looking for a …
Read More »Statistics Are Stabilizing: Hitter Strikeout Rate
It’s pretty difficult to write the type of posts that I prefer to write this time of year. There’s only so many analysis-heavy posts that one can write while saying …
Read More »Dodgers 8, D’Backs 6: Getting Late Early For Arizona
Depending on how you look at it, Dan Haren was great — he pitched into the eighth inning! He’s the first Dodger pitcher to do that this year, and struck …
Read More »Diamondbacks @ Dodgers April 19, 2014: Bolsinger?
Tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks will at least have an interesting start. The Diamondbacks’ starter is Michael Bolsinger, who I’d never heard of before this week. Bolsinger was called up to replace …
Read More »Catching Nothing But Grief
It’s been a tough few games for Dodger catchers, but then again, it’s been a tough season for Dodger catchers. Tim Federowicz not only went 0-5 in the loss to …
Read More »Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2: A tale of two games, but still a loss
This game was pretty tame and boring until the ninth inning. The game was tied at one on the strength of solo home runs by Miguel Montero and Scott Van …
Read More »Diamondbacks @ Dodgers April 18, 2014: Hanley Lives
Tonight, Zack Greinke makes his fourth start for the Dodgers this season. So far, he has pitched very well, only allowing five runs in 16-1/3 innings. his peripherals have been very …
Read More »Dodgers’ prospect scouting report April 2014: Chris Anderson
While Julio Urias is one of the most prized pitching prospects in the California League, the Dodgers also have the likes of 2013 draftees Tom Windle and Chris Anderson. I …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Giants 1: Exhale
In between Yasiel Puig doing all the things that make him great — and don’t forget the out-of-nowhere catch that may have saved a run in the eighth inning — there was …
Read More »Yasiel Puig Just Had The Most Yasiel Puig Inning Ever
We don’t usually do in-game posts, but Yasiel Puig doesn’t usually do, well, this. In the third inning, with one out and Brandon Belt on first, Brandon Hicks lifted an …
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