Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
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 land 10 prospects in Rotowire updated top 250
The rotowire propsect top 250 which is the prospect bible for fantasy baseball players was updated several days ago to reflect mid-season changes. Remember these ranking aren’t about real baseball, but how a player will do in the basic 5/5 roto categories Offense – BA/HR/RBI/RUNS/SB Pitching – Wins/Saves/K/WHIP/ERA Edwin Rios makes his 1st appearance, while Alex …
Battle for POTW taking place in Saint Louis this weekend
However, the participants are not who you would expect. In one corner wearing Dodger blue is Justin Turner who is at a disadvantage because he has only played three games and was facing Stephen Strasburg on Thursday. Turner has five hits in twelve at-bats, with three XBH, including two home runs and five RBI. Shockingly the …
Cardinal preview 07/22/16 If i were a Carpenter
The best part of this preview is that I don’t have to write about Matt Carpenter who is on the DL and was in the midst of a top five MVP season. The worse part is that I don’t get to write about what an incredible season Matt Carpenter is having. Last year the Cardinals …
Justin Turner is Beyonce hot
You’d be hard pressed to call Justin Turner an attractive man but right now he’s as beautiful as Beyonce to Dodger fans. You wouldn’t think that the smallish Justin Turner would be big enough to carry the Dodger offense but we’d be wrong. Hot streaks are fun to watch and even more fun when …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 