Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
TOOMGIS!!!!
The LAD just had the greatest morning inning ever. Ever If not ever, someone can point me to a better one. Dodgers Fifth Inning: Toles hits his first major league home run Segedin hits his first major league home run That makes two rookies hitting back to back home jacks Corey Seager hits his twenty-second …
Julio Urias continues to amaze
I don’t have the superlatives to describe what 20-year-0ld, Julio Urias did yesterday against the Reds but however you want to describe what he did, it was exactly what the Dodgers needed, and the last thing anything should have expected from someone who just turned 20-years-old barely a week ago. Urias turned in six shutout …
The unblackening is gone and I’m going to miss most of it but not all of it
Man, I loved that opening. It was so awesome. I don’t pay much attention to rating so it came as a surprise to me that The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore was canceled this week. I didn’t watch every night, and probably missed his first 12 months because once Jon Stewart and Colbert left I …
Dodger Notes – Offense was halted for one game, is that a trend or an anomaly?
Even with scoring, only two runs run last night the Dodger offense has been its best weapon in the second half. Since the all-star break: The Dodgers still posted double-digit hits last night and continue to lead the NL in team batting average at .278, and slugging % .468 The Dodgers rank 2nd in the …
That lead didn’t last long
The Dodgers were in and out of first place so fast it was like watching a Jamaican running the 100-meter dash. What do you mean the Giants aren’t going to lose 2 out of 3 games the rest of the year? What do you mean that a rotation with Ross Stripling, Bud Norris, Brett Anderson, …
This season is just a bunch of No hay problema’s
No Clayton, No hay problema, we well just catch the Giants without you Musical chair rotation, No hay problema, no matter who you gonna call, they win Rookie SS shouldering the offensive load, No hay problema, I’ll just turn into the dark horse MVP candidate Home run hitting 1st baseman missing home run stroke,No hay problema, …
Scott Schebler doesn’t do much but when he does, he does it big
Scott Schebler was always one of my favorite Dodger prospects, not because I had high hopes for him but simply because of the triples he hit while in the minor leagues. I’ve watched a lot of prospects come and go but his was a particularly unique skill. Scott has just average speed, with good power but …
Joey Votto – best player on a bad team in the NL?
Joey Votto has been one of the best hitters in baseball for almost a decade but in those ten years, his team has had limited success. Only three times have they won at least 81 games and most of the time are out of the pennant race by August 19th, just as they are this …
Not everything the Giants do turns to gold, it just seems that way
Last year in a deadline deal the Giants traded Adam Duvall to the Reds for Mike Leake. Leake was unable to help the Giants run down the Dodgers and has since taken his pitching skills to the Cardinals via free agency. Duvall was already twenty-six and appeared to be a AAAA player who could hit …
Willie Smalls goes yard, Tulsa Trio start raking again
Willie Calhoun slugged his 26th home run for the Drillers, Alex Verdugo collected three hits, and Cody Bellinger just hung out. Let’s check in on how the Tulsa Trio have done since the trading deadline left them in the Dodger organization. I’m going to add in Edwin Rios and Johan Mieses because it will be …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 