Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Ken Gurnick takes a stab at Dodger Opening Day Roster
Cathers and pitchers report tomorrow so MLB had all their beat writers post who they thought would make the opening day rosters for each team. Ken Gurnick is the LAD beat writer for MLB and he gave it his best shot. CATCHERS INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS UTILITY PLAYERS Austin Barnes Max Muncy Cody Bellinger Enrique Hernandez Russell …
Frank Robinson was a Dodger big deal
As the stars of my youth start to die off some make a bigger emotional impact than others. Frank Robinson had a storied HOF career well documented yesterday by numerous outlets including MLB media which showed off what they considered the ten most important moments of his career. What won’t be included in all the …
Pipe dreams are just that until they aren’t
It is possible that one year from now the Clipper starting team could have two of the five best players in basketball on it. Hopefully at least one. The Clippers clobbered the trade deadline last night when they unloaded their best player for the second year in a row in an attempt to load up …
Finally a rule change I’m on board with
When it comes to rule changes to speed up the game or add more offense I’ve often advocated that a pitcher must get at least one out before being lifted. I would have preferred that they have to get three outs but was willing to compromise on at least one out. Out of the blue, …
Do the Dodgers need to hold onto Joc?
A week ago I heard the Dodgers needed to trade Joc Pederson before signing A. J. Pollock but they went ahead and inked Pollock without making a deal for Joc. On the surface, it would appear that the Dodgers have a boatload of outfielders and that Joc is now expendable but I don’t see it …
Black Water
Yesterday, during my 650-mile one-way trip to visit my dementia-addled father to help as his caregiver while his real caregiver was undergoing surgery, the brain tends to wander towards thoughts that aren’t pleasant to contemplate. To help navigate the trip my Pandora station brought me song after song that I had harnessed over several years …
Are the Dodgers done?
Since Bryce Harper won’t be joining the 2019 Dodgers and A.J. Pollock will, time to take another look at the team the Dodgers have headed into spring training. I don’t know if Pollock will be playing CF, RF, or Left Field but I’m going to put him in as the Center Fielder with Alex Verdugo …
Dodgers spend their winter getting older
Losing Farhan Zaidi might be more significant than I expected as the Dodgers have had the strangest winter since he became the Dodger General Manager on Nov 4th, 2014. The Dodgers have made five significant moves this winter and each one has resulted in the Dodger twenty-five man roster getting older and whiter. Yazmani Grandal …
Public Service Announcement
A few years back I started to have problems driving a car for any period of time of over twenty minutes. My ass would hurt and pain would start shooting down my right leg to the point where any car travel was looked upon with trepidation. I didn’t commute to work anymore but travel to …
My baseball cards are dying
As I look back at the major league players who died in 2018 I’m struck with the fact that most of these players are still players from when I collected baseball cards. I saw a handful of them, but mostly these were just players I knew from reading their baseball card information. Some heavyweight players …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 