Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Corey Seager with three doubles just three doubles shy of LAD Rookie double record
The complete list at baseball reference: Player 2B Year Age Eric Karros (RoY-1st) | 30 | 1992 | 24 Raul Mondesi (RoY-1st) | 27 | 1994 | 23 Corey Seager | 27 | 2016 | 22 Russell Martin (RoY-9th) | 26 | 2006 | 23 Todd Hollandsworth (RoY-1st) | 26 | 1996 | 23 Mike Piazza (RoY-1st) | 24 | …
Ted Sizemore – the leader of multi-hit streaks
Ted Sizemore had a five-game streak of at least three hits way back in 1970. The great part about this streak is that after Ted got only one hit, he then got three more hits two more games in a row. Over an 11 game span, Ted collected 29 hits in 52 at-bats. If that …
Dodger AA Tulsa Drillers, drilling home runs, Verdugo and Calhoun lead their respective age group
Alex Verdugo slugged two home runs yesterday giving him eleven home runs and the league lead in home runs for a 20 year old. He passed teammate 20-year-old Cody Bellinger who has ten. Unless they get promoted or traded to a new organization this should be an interesting race between the two top LAD positional …
Howie Kendrick has at least three hits in his last three games – by the numbers
Last night Howie Kendrick picked up four hits, and for the third game in a row had at least three hits. This is the complete list of LAD with at least three hits in a game provided by baseball reference. By the numbers: According to my search on Bref Twenty Six LAD have had such …
Yasiel Sierra takes to his relief role, and Jose De Leon makes his case as an elite trading chip
Big bonus Sierra was moved to the bullpen and responded with may have been the first time he’s pitched back to back hitless innings in his short professional career. He still walked two but I’m trying to look for the positive. Jose De Leon continues to stretch out and got 17 outs in his latest start. …
Dodger front office wins one on the margin
For whatever reason, the Dodger front office takes a beating from fans and old school newspaper writers. As the trading deadline nears, they are sure to take some heat no matter what they do, but they can take some solace that for the short term, two minor trades have already produced an important victory. When …
History of the Los Angeles Dodger All-Star selections
The greatest baseball franchise has a rich history in the all-star game, with multiple MVP winners. You’d be hard pressed to find a Dodger pitcher who was scored upon in 58 years of Dodger all-star appearances. Don Drysdale holds the all-star record with 19 strikeouts and won back to back games in 1967 and 1968, …
LAD All-Stars, 1962 – 1969, Koufax, Drysdale, and Wills era
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale would dominate the golden era of Los Angeles Dodger baseball. The team would appear in three World Series in a span of five years and win two World Championships, and it is possible the best team was the 1962 team which didn’t even get to the World Series. Sandy Koufax, …
07/15/2016 – Diamondback Preview – Beware the Lamb
Most Dodger fans are rightly scared of Paul Goldschmidt, but in 2016 they might want to pan out and take in Jake Lamb. The National League is loaded with elite 3rd baseman. Nolan Arenado and Kris Bryant vaulted themselves into the same conversation as Matt Carpenter last year. This year Jake Lamb has thrown his …
LAD All-Stars 1958 – 1960, the beginning
Fitting that Johnny Podres who pitched the greatest game in Brooklyn Dodger history would be the first all-star selection for the newly minted Los Angeles Dodgers. LAD All-Stars, 1970 – 1979, Garvey – Russell – Lopes – Cey era LAD All-Stars 1980 – 1989, the Fernando Valenzuela and Orel Hershiser decade LAD All-Stars 1990 – …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 