Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Wild, Wild Card Night leaves Giants being Schimpf’d
All the main NL Wild card teams were leading in the 9th inning last night. Only one of them was unable to bring home the victory. The Giants were Schimpf’d in the 9th inning when Schimpf blasted a three-run home run after Bochy pulled right-hander Hunter Strickland for left-hander Steven Okert to face the lefty hitting Schimpf. The …
Jim Frenchy Lefebvre – 1965 NL ROY
Jim Lefebvre did it all, major league baseball player, Japanese League baseball player, major league coach, major league three team manager, Chinese National team Manager but before he did all that, he was the second LAD to win the NL ROY award, with the first being Frank Howard. Jim Lefebvre was a local kid who went …
NL Wild Card race – Everyone lost and Mat Latos hit a home run
The top three teams in the NL Wild Card race all lost last night. The two fringe teams also lost. The Giants/Mets/Cardinals combined to score two runs last night and lost by a combined score of 16 – 2. Giants were shutout by six Padre pitchers and lost 4 – 0 The Cardinals were almost …
This is insane!!! De Leon / Urias / Kershaw
Pitching in Yankee Stadium in the middle of September, in the middle of a pennant race. Sure, we all envisioned this could happen in 2018, optimistic folk might have felt it could happen in 2017. Yet, this is 2016. The future is already here and it came blazingly fast On the mound last night was …
My buddy Hris almost got his Braun
So, this is interesting. A look at what the Dodgers almost gave up to acquire Ryan Braun: https://t.co/hzOs3lCAga pic.twitter.com/m4RYZHzYUt — Matt Borelli (@MattDodgerBlue) September 11, 2016 Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports and MLB Network was first to report that the Brewers had claimed Puig on revocable trade waivers and engaged the Dodgers in trade talks. …
Didi the Diamondbacks make a Gregorius mistake?
Much has been made this summer and last winter about the Arizona Diamondback deal that sent SS Dansby Swanson and others to the Braves for Shelby Miller. While Miller has been the worst pitcher in baseball, it is too soon to tell if Swanson can turn into that beautiful Swan or not. Meanwhile a few …
Gary Sanchez and the Yankee 9/12/16 Preview
How about this: The Yankees got Alex Rodriquez to retire Traded their best hitter in Carlos Beltran Traded their best relief pitcher in Chapman Traded their second best relief pitcher in Andrew Miller Traded a key component of their 2016 rotation in Ivan Nova Yet they have won seven of their last eight games to …
Daily Wild Card race update – 09/11/16
The Giants went into the weekend facing stiff challenges from the Mets and Cardinals, but as the weekend ended they had increased their wild-card lead to 1 1/2 over the Mets and two games over the Cardinals by sweeping the Diamondbacks in Arizona. The Cardinals are now 1/2 game back of the Mets for the …
Boatload of outfield options awaits Roberts
With Andre Ethier joining the team this weekend and playing left field on Sunday, an already crowded outfield just got more crowded. The Dodgers now have seven legitimate outfield options, and lucky for Dave Roberts just about all have of them have severe platoon splits. Unfortunately for Dave Roberts based on the numbers he still …
Now that was a Saturday Night game to stay home for
Some games have a little of something, and some games have a lot of something and this game had a lot of everything. First of all the Dodgers won 5 – 0 keeping the Giants four games back which is a good thing because it looks like the Giants rediscovered how to use a bat. …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 