Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Meanwhile, A.J. Ellis still can’t score
In one of the stranger going on’s in 2016, A.J. Ellis has moved into second place among the LAD leaderboard for position players not being able to score. Ellis moved past Dodger great Mike Scioscia during his last start and has now been unable to score in his last 101 at-bats. You can see why it …
Yazmani Grandal slugs 20th home run, last Dodger catcher to hit 20 was Paul Lo Duca in 2001
LoDuca hit 25 home runs in 2001, but only 20 as a catcher. All 20 of Grandal’s home runs have been as a catcher this year. At one time it was very common for Dodger catchers to hit at least 20 home runs. From 1993 to 2001 they did it eight times by three different …
Jose De Leon dominates again while waiting for his chance
As the Dodgers turn to Bud Norris, Ross Stripling, and Brett Anderson over the next three games, they all better be on their game because Jose De Leon is putting everyone on notice. He’s ready for his chance. On Wednesday night Jose pitched another strong seven innings, striking out ten without a walk while giving …
Everyone can’t get hot at the same time, can they?
Do you remember thinking when one or two Dodgers got hot, how great it would be if they could all get hot at the same time? Don’t look now but I think it has been happening for a few weeks, and this is why they are able to continue to win while the rotation pitches …
Having Mark Grace for a few months was great but it is better to have Adrian Gonzalez back
On June 27th Adrian Gonzalez was hitting .264 | .337 | .372 a far cry from his normal slugging percentage. Adrian was heard to decry the shifts and to this fan it felt a bit like whining. I mean a forty-year-old David Ortiz was having no problem with the shift, and if you are a …
Apologies are due Dave Roberts and Howie Kendrick
I have been hard on Dave Roberts in his stubbornness to make Howie Kendrick the starting left fielder and in my own stubbornness to acknowledge my ignorance I was wrong. Roberts was right in continuing to give Howie the at-bats in left field, and I was wrong that Howie wasn’t up to the task. Not …
Puig batters AAA pitching as Dodgers climb into 1st place
In a few weeks, Dodger fans will get a glimpse of where Yasiel Puig stands with the organization when the rosters open up on Sept 1st. As of last night Puig has a triple stat line in AAA of .481 | .548 | .926 giving him an OPS of 1.474. He has thirteen hits in only …
Huge day for the Dodgers last night
The Dodgers climbed back into sole custody of first place by plastering the hot Phillies. Everything clicked for the Dodgers: Maeda threw six solid innings giving up a solo home run to the hottest catcher in the NL not named Grandal. Chase Utley had a homecoming that most just dream about Howie Kendrick continued his …
Yadier Alvarez – 100 MPH – WOW
I’ll let the MiLB report tell you all you need to know about what Yadier Alveraz did last night. Alvarez hits 100 mph in five hitless frames Dodgers’ No. 6 prospect strikes out eight in latest gem for the Loons “It’s very impressive,” Velazquez said. “His fastball is a power fastball. He topped out at …
Chase responds big to either cheers or boos
If you don’t want Chase Utley to go off on you the best choice of action as a fan is to sit on your hands. Upon his return to NY, he was booed relentlessly and even watched a fastball sail behind him. He responded to this by driving in four runs in the first game and …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 