Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Adrian Gonzalez becomes 140th player to hit at least 300 home runs
And that leaderboard is simply too large to post. Rambling time So how many 1st basemen have hit 300 home runs? 32 players – still too large what can I do to cherry pick this down to a decent number? How about, how many left handed 1st baseman have hit 300 home runs? – Woo …
Rob n Robin Segedin Rock the Ravine
It must be some kind of emotional roller coaster to be the wife of a career minor league baseball player, pregnant, and not sure what the future holds for you one minute, and twenty-four hours later you’re the special guest of the Los Angeles Dodgers and watching your husband have as great a debut as …
Prospect Roundup – DeLeon/Alvarez/Rhame/Mieses Shine
On Saturday Jose DeLeon and Jacob Rhame combined for eight innings, two earned runs. DeLeon went the first six, giving up both earned runs, one walk, five k’s. Rhame went two scoreless innings, walking one, and striking out four. Rhame has been spotless since returning from his ped suspension. On Friday night Yadier Alveraz pitched five scoreless innings, …
Corey Seager passes Eric Karros for most doubles by a LAD Rookie
With Corey Seager hitting his 31st double today, a bullet past DH playing 1st base David Ortiz, he broke the long-standing LAD rookie doubles record set by Eric Karros. This will put this particular leaderboard to bed until the end of the season. Shawn Green holds the all-time LAD double record with 49 set in …
A.J. Ellis helps Dodgers to victory but still can’t find any Dodgers to drive him in
A.J. Ellis drove in the first Dodger run, and caught a shutout against the vaunted Red Sox offense, so he did his job on Saturday. Yet, I have this fascination with the fact he can’t score. Last time we looked Ellis had gone 83 at-bats without scoring and was in fifth place for going scoreless by …
Rich Hill won’t take the mound tomorrow – Didn’t see that coming
Go figure, a 36-year-old pitcher who hasn’t thrown 100 innings since 2007 seems incapable of taking the mound. Fix one blister, find another blister. When the blisters are finally fixed, in all likelihood something else will go wrong. I’m not trying to be a cynic but there is a reason why just a year ago Rich Hill …
The LAD have had eleven ROY winners and Frank Hondo Howard was the 1st
At 6’7 Frank Howard was a behemoth among baseball players, particularly in 1958 when the Dodgers signed him out of Ohio State University. Howard would actually join the Dodgers for a brief time in 1958 in Sept after hitting for an OPS of 1.067 in the minor leagues. Howard would again join the team briefly in …
Big Papi knows how to say good night right
Big Papi is in town but it is doubtful Dodger fans will get much of a glimpse of the big man on the field this weekend. The DH was made for David Ortiz and since we play real baseball in Los Angeles he’ll probably have to spend this weekend watching more baseball than he usually …
Seager Catches Puig on LAD Rookie Home Run Leaderboard
There was a time when Corey Seager was on a pace to break the Mike Piazza home run LAD rookie leaderboard but that pace has come and gone. Piazza hit his 19th home run on July 19th and never looked back on his way to 35. While Corey is probably out of the running for …
Corey Seager catches Hanley Ramirez
Corey Seager was having a tough series at Coors field until he launched his 19th home run last night. The home run was significant because it tied Corey with Hanley Ramirez for most home runs by a LAD shortstop. Hanley hit 20 home runs in 2013 but one came as a DH, so he only …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 