Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Captain Kirk blew my mind with Has Been
William Shatner turned 86 today and it seemed like the perfect time to write about his mind blowing album called Has Been. It was 2004 and I was perusing The Toaster and they started talking about music. Someone I respected suggested that they listen to the new album by Shatner called Has Been. I remember …
Dodgers send down five
Dodgers sent two of their top prospects along with three other players from major league camp to minor league camp and each of them could be back at some point. Alex Verdugo – Verdugo played for Mexico in the WBC and while playing RF could have made the catch that kept Mexico in the tournament …
Tommy Davis turns 78 today
The first great LAD hitter to grace Dodger Stadium turned 78 today. Dodger Stadium opened in 1962 the same year that Tommy Davis went off and put these stats: Led the league in hits with 230, Frank Robinson and MVP Maury Wills were tied for 2nd with 208 Hit nine triples, good for a tie …
Put a sock in it
Went to the Clipper game via metro last night to watch them throttle the Knicks. On the ride in a Laker fan laughed at my Clipper hat. Me – “why you laughing at my hat” Laker Fan – “because you guys think you’re so hot now because you won a few games, but how many …
Having fun with LAD spring stats
By March 20th it is fun to look at spring stats just because they are the only stats we got to work with. Hitting: Grandal leads the team in hits with 14 Grandal leads the team in extra base hits with 7 Brett Eibner leads the team in doubles with 4 Erick Mejia has two …
Segedin and Dickson fighting for relevance
Two players generally acknowledged as long shots to make the 2017 Dodger roster, are doing their best to make it harder for the Dodger brass to ignore them when it comes to making the hard decisions. Making it even harder for the duo is that they both are fighting for the same spot. That current …
Alternative Cuban WBC team
Was just wondering what a Cuban team would look like for Cuban players who have left the island. Here is what I got. A very potent offensive team, but without Jose Fernandez to lead the rotation, it is very thin in starting pitching. You would basically have to convert Raisel Iglesias back to a starting pitcher. Simply …
Ryu throwing a monkey wrench into rotation plans?
Of all the options that were being considered for the rotation after the big three (Kershaw, Maeda, Hill) Ryu was the longest shot among Kazmir, McCarthy, Wood, Urias, Stewart, and Stripling. That long shot may end up paying as Ryu pitched three solid innings against the Cubs yesterday and declared that he is planning on …
Is Enrique Hernandez the next Dodger traded?
The current LAD front office has made a habit of trading players they traded for in the first place. With Chris Taylor hitting like a healthy Cory Seager, Charlie Culberson showing that he’ll never embarrass you no matter where you play him, and Darnell Sweeney displaying his versatility, this may leave Enrique Hernandez on the outside …
Kershaw 33/1 to win MVP
Bovada odds came out today and this one jumped out at me. The 2014 MVP Clayton Kershaw is at 33/1. I know pitchers don’t win MVP awards, but this guy already did, and it is the NL, and he could easily be the best player in the NL again in 2017. Corey Seager is 12/1 …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 