Last night’s game for the Dodgers was a must-win, and the Dodgers won. We’ll all remember J.P. Howell faltering and Matt Kemp delivering the lead in the bottom of the …
Read More »Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2: This Sport Is Bad For Your Health
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Are we having fun? Seriously? Is this fun? Is it? A day after Clayton Kershaw‘s Game 1 implosion, we had this: Source: FanGraphs That’s a nice walk in the …
Read More »NLDS Game 2, Part 2: Zack Greinke’s game, so far
We’re through 5 1/2 innings, and it’s been the Zack Greinke show in Chavez Ravine tonight. He’s absolutely dealing and contributing on offense (2-for-2, run scored). He also contributed on …
Read More »Dodgers @ Padres Aug. 30, 2014: Zack Greinke primed for big night
After last night’s frustrating loss to the Padres (hey, at least Andrew Cashner was the pitcher), the Dodgers look to bounce back behind Zack Greinke and his elbow that we …
Read More »Zack Greinke’s elbow a ‘creeping concern’ for Dodgers as his command deteriorates
The Dodgers are concerned about Zack Greinke‘s elbow. Panic yet? I’m getting there. In an article about Ned Colletti‘s history of waiver wire pickups, Ken Gurnick seemingly buried the lede …
Read More »Dodgers 3, Braves 2: Welcome Back, Matt Kemp
Here’s a thing I’m not sure I’ve ever seen before: one player taking two bases on an infield grounder more than once in a single game. I don’t know how to look …
Read More »Dodgers at the All-Star Game: Puig Struggles, Pitchers Shine, Gordon Struts
Between all of the Derek Jeter hype, the purposefully bad pitches, and the completely inexcusable lack of a tribute to Tony Gwynn, there were some Dodgers in the All-Star Game …
Read More »Dodgers’ Rotation Excellence Masks Depth Concerns
The Dodger starting rotation, if you haven’t noticed, has been excellent. By one measure, you could even argue that it has been the most productive rotation in baseball. It helps …
Read More »Dodgers 3, Rockies 2: Missed You, Juan Uribe
Zack Greinke: still the best. I say that even though he ran into some trouble in the eighth inning, allowing Justin Morneau to triple in the tying run, because Greinke …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Cardinals 1: Zack Greinke’s Dominance Softens Blow of Best/Worst Inning
More important things happened later in the game, but this is how today’s rout of the Cardinals began: GIF Link The three defensive miscues shown resulted in the Dodgers pushing …
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