Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
LAD – By the numbers 06/25/16
Dodgers six-game winning streak was snapped, but with Puig’s home run, the Dodgers have now homered in fourteen consecutive games. The last time the Dodgers hit fourteen consecutive home runs was in June of 2001. In June of 1977, the team hit home runs in fifteen consecutive games. That was the team that had four …
Brock Stewart and Imani Abdullah both fan 10 in minor league starts
While Nick Tepesch was proving why he was a one start nonsolution for the major league club, Brock Stewart was making sure they pay attention to him the next time they might need someone to fill the void in the rotation. Brock struck out ten for the second game in a row for the Oklahoma City Dodgers, …
Can anyone play LF against RHP?
The Dodgers have turned their season around with six straight wins, eight out of nine, and homered in thirteen straight games, but they still have a few issues that need to be addressed. They need to rectify that .500 road record Having to use a Nick Tepesch doesn’t signal that the starting pitching depth has …
Oh look, Howie back in LF
Doc Roberts just loves his Howie Kendrick. Lots of interesting things with the Dodger/Pirates lineup tonight. Howie Kendrick gets the nod in LF over Trayce Thompson. Of course he does. Not only does Howie get to start in LF he gets to bat fifth. Not bad for a guy who has hit .186 as the …
Pirates starter on Sunday up in air
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review speculates that it could be uber-prospect Glasnow, Juan Nicasio (being activated from restricted list), Chad Kuhl, or simply a bullpen game with Lobstein/A.J. Schugel giving it a go. One candidate is righty Chad Kuhl (6-2, 2.58), who is slated to pitch Saturday for Indianapolis. A more likely possibility is having Kyle Lobstein and A.J. …
Pirates preview – June 24th, 2016
You can count on one thing, the LAD will probably see a bit of Sean Rodriquez who fills in everywhere. Sean has played at least one game at every position except catcher. Earlier we talked about the Pirates June swoon. Now let’s focus on the actual team the Dodgers will be playing the next four …
Pirates – Talk about a June swoon
At the beginning of the year, it was felt that the Dodgers would need to win the National League West division for an unprecedented fourth time in a row to get into the 2016 postseason. On June 24, that collective wisdom seems wanting. The teams that were expected to push for the play-in game were …
Michael Taylor goes from penthouse to doghouse in five days
Five days ago Michael Taylor destroyed the Padres with four hits, two home runs, one double, and was on top of his baseball world as the Nationals headed up to Chavez Ravine. Dusty Baker announced to the world that Taylor had earned all at-bats against left-hand pitching going forward. Taylor however, got the short end …
Puig mad dash reminds long time fans of Kirk Gibson’s mad dash home in 88
As Puig belly-flopped across home plate with the winning run last night, long time fans couldn’t help but harken back to a pivotal game in 1988, when Kirk Gibson scored from second on a passed ball to score the winning run. Ross Newhan of the LA Times recounts the action: The count then was 1-and-1 …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 