Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Adrian Gonzalez and age 35 seasons
Eric Stephen did an excellent review of what Adrian Gonzalez did in 2016, but I’m curious about what to expect from him in 2017. As Eric noted Adrian had a slow start but turned things around to end up with a somewhat productive season even though it was his least productive season of his career. …
Josh Lindblom hoping this is his time
A few weeks ago we looked at the ex-Dodger prospects who were finding jobs around the major leagues. One of the names we looked at was Josh Lindblom who had signed with the Pirates in early December. At the time he was just a footnote to the story but Adam Berry of MLB.com gave us …
Dipping into DIPS
Fangraphs released their 2017 Dodger DIPS a few days ago. I like to compare projection systems from the previous year to see what they got right. These were the 2016 Dodger DIPS, and this was the 2016 Actual Dodger stats. You can click on the links to see the details but for this comparison, I’m going …
LAD second base has a fine history, Part One
As the 2017 LAD search for their second baseman, I thought it would be a good time to look at the LAD historical second baseman. I first did this using the Bill James Win Share formula over at TBLA in January of 2009. Things have changed quite a bit since that day. Ever since Peter …
Wendell Tyler didn’t fumble this one
In the fall of 1975, Wendell Tyler became my first UCLA Bruin football hero. The speedy slashing runner would make your jaw drop with his game-changing runs, while also making you wince with his propensity to fumble. In a ghastly giveaway show before 80,927 people in the stands and a national television audience, UCLA fumbled 11 …
Today made me realize why I loved Dick Enberg
I had to go to the Clipper game today at 12:30, the plan was to watch the game at Staples and catch the Giant/Packer game at an LA Live eatery before heading home to see what the beautiful people were up to at the Golden Globes. The Clippers played their part in the plan by running …
You can’t take it with you
Five years ago Charles F Feeney promised to give away his billions and this most amazing philanthropist kept that promise. It was a race: Mr. Feeney was then 81, and Atlantic Philanthropies, a collection of private foundations he had started and funded, still had about $1.5 billion left. Flinging money out the window or writing …
Pedophile?
A Los Angeles councilperson is proposing that single adults be banned from playgrounds. Now, the city’s extensive collection of swing sets, monkey bars and slides is at the center of a debate over a City Hall proposal to bar adults unaccompanied by children from entering playgrounds in parks. Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell’s proposal — aimed at protecting children but criticized …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 