Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Did we learn anything?
a few things. Evidently, David Ross is very revered. Who knew? Maybe the greatest backup catcher of his generation, but still a backup catcher. Most Dodger fans simply know him as the guy who sucked after Depodesta traded Paul LoDuca and failed to get a replacement catcher who wanted to play for the Dodgers. He …
Did Maddon win the game and lose the series?
Not trusting his bullpen to protect a five-run lead, Joe Maddon used his best weapon in the 7th and 8th inning last night. Chapman didn’t throw a lot of pitches but it will be interesting to see how he handles whatever workload the Cubs throw at him tonight. This probably wouldn’t be a big deal if …
Right Field was not up to snuff
Ever since Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp showed up to be the Dodgers right fielders in 2007 the position has been in good hands, and most times in great hands. From Kemp to Andre to Puig from 2007 to 2015 the position was always one of strength. That was not the case in 2016. Puig …
Cory Seager did it all
At no time in Dodger history has a postseason review of the shortstop position been so positive. Cory Seager did everything and more, not only will he run away with the NL ROY but he’ll probably be a top five MVP vote getter. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an amazing history of rookies, but the …
LAD 2016 1st Base postmortem
Adrian Gonzalez has been the Dodger full-time 1st baseman since he was acquired on August 24th, 2012. Adrian made about as big a splash as anyone could, slugging a memorable three-run home run in his first Dodger at-bat. At the time of the trade, the Dodgers were three full games back of the Giants, they would …
Justin Turner leaves an amazing legacy
With the season now over and possibly his Dodger career let’s take a look at the amazing accomplishments of Justin Red Dream Turner. At 28 years old Turner was a career utility player who was inexplicably released by the Mets in the winter of 2014. Ned Colletti jumped on the chance to get the valuable …
Cubs do everything, Dodgers do nothing
Instead of changing Dodger history, the Dodgers decided to replicate the 2013 game six failure. In that elimination game six with Kershaw on the mound on the road the Dodgers lost 9 0 to the Cardinals. Last night they only lost 5 -0 because Dave Roberts used Kenley Jansen to finish up the game and season. …
History isn’t in the Dodgers corner
Since 1941 the Dodgers are 0 – 6 in a seven-game postseason series where they have trailed 3 games to 2. They are 0 – 2 in the NLCS when trailing 3 games to 2. 1985 – Cardinals closed it out in the sixth game in Los Angeles. The infamous Jack Clark game who slugged three-run home …
Fox Deportes, they go high, Fox One goes low
If you are like me and you get a gag reflex when Mr. Buck opens his mouth you have two options. You can mute him, or you can find an alternative station. I decided to find an alternative station because muting eliminates the sound of the crowd, and much like Vin Scully I love to …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 