Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Urias scoreless streak ends and Baseball America notes on Mitch Hansen, Johan Mieses
Julio Urias AAA scoreless streak came to an end last night when he pitched in relief and gave up two runs in two innings. The streak started on April 28th and ended on July 26th. Even though the streak lasted almost three months it was only 29 innings because of the time he spent with …
Rays swim into the Ravine amidst trade rumors
Evidently the Dodgers are interested in just about everyone who plays for the last-place Tampa Bay Rays. Names being bandied about are Logan Forsythe, Evan Longoria, Chris Archer, Jake Odorizzi, Matt Moore, and Alex Colome. The timing couldn’t be more perfect for Dodger fans to get acquainted with possible future Dodgers as the Rays will be …
Eight years ago today the Dodgers traded the Guitar for a Beard
With trade talk swirling around, it was exactly eight years ago today when the Dodgers traded lower level prospect Carlos Santana to the Indians for Casey Blake. It was a trade that paid immediate dividends for the Dodgers as Casey Blake played a key role in the 2008 Western Division champions, but at quite a price. …
Yadier Alvarez strikes out ten of his twelve outs
As the fan base clamors for Chris Baby Sale, every Dodger prospect is hearing their name bandied about and Yadier Alvarez continues to show why he’d be one of the prospects that teams would be most interested in. Making only his second start for the Loons today, Alveraz displayed the tools that are starting to …
Dodger offense destroys childhood dreams
Dodger offense did good work facing two of the better teams in the NL. Both teams had to send a pitcher to the mound for their major league debut, always an exciting assignment for fans of both teams. Contrary to the often stated belief that they struggle against those types of pitchers, the Dodger offense …
Justin Turner blows through Saint Louis
On Friday, we chronicled how hot Justin Turner had been with this little ditty. From May 20th to July 21st Justin Turner has had 221 plate appearances.In that time Justin has slugged sixteen home runs, driven in forty-six runs, and put up a triple stat line of .290 / .362 / .596 with a BABIP of …
Willie Calhoun ties Pederson and Sands with his 22nd home run for Tulsa
Willie Calhoun continued his power onslaught on Sunday with another home run giving him twenty-two for the year. Those twenty-two home runs ties Joc Pederson and Jerry Sands for 2nd most home runs this century for a AA LAD player. Willie has now hit eight home runs in July and five in his last seven games. …
Eighteen years ago I thought I’d be getting on a flight to NY
and head to Cooperstown right about now for the first time in my life. I could have gone when Don Sutton was inducted, but to be honest, Don never stirred my spirit. Don did pitch a 1 – 0 shutout against the Pirates in the first game I ever saw, and pitched many a brilliant …
Prospect of the day – Chase De Jong
Another day, another day of fine performances by the prospects, but ultimately Chase De Jong takes the daily title by virtue of his complete game victory. De Jong only had to go seven innings to get his complete game because Tulsa was playing a double header. In those seven innings, De Jong twirled a no-hitter …
POTW battle explodes between Justin Turner and Jedd Gyroko
As noted earlier today Justin Turner and Jeff Gyroko are two players who should garner some Player of the Week votes this week based on what they had done earlier this week. Tonight Justin Turner thought he’d KO’s Gyroko when he slammed an Oh pitch over the CF wall giving the Dodgers a 3 – …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 