Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Redemption game
Rich Hill showed why the Dodger front office traded for him, Cory Seager showed why he’s the best rookie in baseball, Yazmani Grandal showed why fans shouldn’t worry about a slump in the postseason, Joe Blanton showed why one pitch won’t define his 2016 season, Yasiel Puig showed why you shouldn’t count him out, and …
LAD Postseason home run trivia
The grand slam is the holy grail but the three-run home run almost does the same amount of damage and is just as close to my heart. Vin Scully loved cheers, and nothing brings out the roar of the crowd like a three run or grand slam home run. Here are some LAD postseason trivia on …
LAD Postseason Home Runs by Series
Overall LAD Postseason home run leaders NLDS LAD Home run leaders NLCS LAD Home run leaders World Series LAD Home run leaders
LAD World Series Home Run Leaders
In the previous column we looked at LAD NLCS home run leaders, this time, we take a look at: LAD World Series Home Run Leaders: Name | Home Run Davey Lopes | 4 Reggie Smith | 4 Steve Yeager | 4 Ron Cey | 3 Charlie Neal | 2 Chuck Essegian | 2 Dusty Baker …
LAD NLCS Home Run Leaders
In the previous column we looked at LAD NLDS home run leaders, this time, we take a look at: LAD NLCS Home Run Leaders: Player Name | HR Steve Garvey | 7 Adrian Gonzalez | 3 Bill Madlock | 3 Dusty Baker | 3 Manny Ramirez | 3 Ron Cey | 3 Andre Ethier | …
LAD NLDS home run leaders
In the last article, we looked at all LAD postseason home runs. This time, we will break it down by series. This column looks at the NLDS leaders. LAD NLDS Postseason Home runs: Player Name | HR Adrian Gonzalez | 4 Carl Crawford | 3 Shawn Green | 3 Andre Ethier | 2 Corey Seager …
LAD Postseason HR Leaders
When Adrian Gonzalez hit his game-changing home run on Sunday Night he moved into 2nd place among all LAD postseason home run leaders. LAD PostSeason Home Run Leaders: Player | HR Steve Garvey | 10 Adrian Gonzalez | 7 Davey Lopes | 6 Ron Cey | 6 Dusty Baker | 5 Manny Ramirez | 5 …
Third time the charm?
The Dodgers will be sending Rich Hill to the mound for the third time this postseason, and for the 3rd time, they will be hoping for some semblance of the pitcher who wowed them in early September. It is almost as though when Dave Roberts pulled Rich Hill from his perfect game on Sept 10th 2016, …
The Minotaur is unleashed upon the World
It is a small but cool club that knows about Clayton Kershaw and The Minotaur. The club involved those who were with Dodger Thoughts circa 2007 when Clayton Kershaw was doing things that seemed mythical while in the minor leagues. I may be missing some facts but I’m pretty sure that as we talked more …
Kershaw gives the people what they want
This was the game that we had all been waiting for. Sure, Kershaw has pitched well since the debacle in Saint Louis, but nothing like what we knew he could do. This was our Kershaw, the one we have seen every fifth day since 2010. The one who has staked his claim as the best …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 