Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Nathan Eovaldi hits free agency
The NYY designated old friend Nathan Eovaldi making him an interesting free agent in this year of very few interesting free agents. Eovaldi is recovering from TJ surgery and is expected to miss all of 2017 so any team that signs him would need to sign him to a minimum two-year deal. I’m not that …
A winter of decisions
Will Kenley Jansen or Justin Turner stay or go? I think this winter will finally give us a real clue about how the Dodger front office plans to build the Dodger team now and in the future. Last year the Dodgers went hard after Grienke but not hard enough to keep him from heading off …
Mo Mo Mo
As the Clippers look for their 5th straight season with 50 plus victories there is no more looking back, no matter how often clueless fans want to remind Clippers fans of their sordid past. Like the Dodgers, the Clippers will be hoping to extend their postseason in 2017 beyond the 1st or 2nd round. …
Kyle Farmer makes the cut
It was obvious the Dodgers were going to add Chase De Jong, and possibly Jacob Rhame to the 40 man roster yesterday but it seemed doubtful that Kyle Farmer would also make the list. Today, Farmer can look at the Dodger 40-man roster and see his name for the first time. This was the press …
Yazmani Grandal gets an MVP vote
Multiple Dodgers got MVP votes with Daniel Murphy barely nudging out Corey Seager for 2nd place. Seager got 3rd place because Murphy got six 4th place votes, while Seager got seven. They tied with 11 2nd place votes, and ten 3rd place votes. Justin Turner got some recognition for his outstanding season by getting at …
Dodgers raise prices, cite supply and demand
Just like last winter the Dodgers have substantially raised prices once again leaving some fans wondering if the upfront cost of the tickets is worth the knowledge that you’ll have tickets for the World Series. Especially given the fact the Dodgers can’t seem to get into a World Series. “I knew it was going to …
Not my slave
Danny Elfman hit my soul many years ago when he penned this brilliant song in 1987 with Oingo Boingo. The lyrics could have many different meanings, it really depends on how you want to interpret them to your particular case. With sadness in my heart and joy in my mind I thought about the ghost that we …
I may have fallen in love with Kate Upton just a bit more
Cause this might be my favorite tweet of the year in the sports world. Hey @MLB I thought I was the only person allowed to fuck @JustinVerlander ?! What 2 writers didn’t have him on their ballot? — Kate Upton (@KateUpton) November 16, 2016 and this truism That’s the most attention sports writers have ever …
Charlie Steiner wonders where his Medal of Freedom is
Charley must have thought the Obama administration had called the wrong Dodger broadcaster when he heard the Vin Scully had received the Medal of Freedom. After all, it was Charlie who led the ESPN folks to freedom, what has Vin Scully ever done? Based on the wiki of the Medal of Freedom and this quote …
Corey Seager picks up 3rd LAD unaminous ROY
We highlighted a few weeks ago everything that Cory accomplished in his rookie season for the Dodgers. Here are all the other Dodger bloggers weighing in on Cory Seager: Eric Stephen at truebluela Seager is the third Dodgers unanimous Rookie of the Year, joining Mike Piazza (1993) and Raul Mondesi (1994). Sarah Wexler weighs in …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 