Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Dave Doc Roberts brings the Duck out of retirement
I really thought the Duck was going to stay retired, after all hardly anything has happened in the last three years that got his wings in a flutter. Yet, here I find myself writing a Duck Talk article because Dave Doc Roberts needs to answer some questions. For those unfamiliar with the Duck, you can …
Someone tell Dave Roberts that Clayton Kershaw is the franchise
Something happened last night that still bugs me. It bewildered Vin Scully and it bewildered me. Dave Roberts has done a plethora of strange things as the Dodger rookie manager, but he took the cake last night. In case y’all missed it, the Dodgers were in a tight game in the bottom of the 9th. …
Warriors / Cavaliers – Hard to pick a favorite
I was hoping for a competitive NBA finals and I got what I hoped for. I’m a fan of both teams so it has been hard to figure out who to root for but once I did the my breakdown I came up with my favorite. Would love for LeBron to bring Cleveland the Championship – points Cavaliers …
Chad Billingsley may have to hang em up
A recent story out of ROBESONIA, Pa suggests that Chad Billingsley may have to retire as the rest suggested by his doctors is simply not working. “I can throw a baseball at 50 to 60 percent, but when I ramp it up it starts hurting,” the former Bulldog said. Rest is the only hope at getting …
Scott Van Slyke finally contributes to the 2016 Dodgers
SVS has had a rough start to the 2016 season. When Andre Ethier went down it was expected that SVS would take up the slack and possibly get full-time at bats but after just a few appearances, a back injury would sideline Scott until June. Once activated in June, Scott sat on the bench and …
Dodgers have nine prospects on Rotowire updated top 200
Rotowire is a baseball fantasy site, so these ranking do not reflect their possible future major league production, but it does give an idea of how well stocked the Dodgers are in the farm system. This particular top 200 was recently updated to reflect the influx of the 2016 draft class, which added twenty-six draftees’ …
Ron Cey does Penguin walk
Very few baseball players were defined by their nickname as Ron Cey was. He really did resemble a Penguin when he walked, but when he played the game he resembled the greatest third baseman in LAD history, and it is not even close. The stats speak for themselves: Most hits Most home runs Most doubles …
Bill Sudakis – always in my heart
Bill Sudakis was a power bat switch hitting 3rd baseman who arrived in Sept of 1968 with great fanfare. The 1968 Dodgers had an anemic offense, so anemic that Len Gabrielson would lead the team in home runs with a mere 10. That is not a typo, that has been one of the best baseball …
Corey Seager keeping pace with Piazza
The LAD offense continued to sputter last night but not Corey Seager who launched a massive home run to right center against ex – Dodger Grienke. Legend has it that Grienke was pleased when the Dodgers drafted Seager, to bad he didn’t stick around to pitch with him behind him. Seager’s 15th home run moved …
Arizona Diamondback Preview 06/13/2016
The Diamondbacks went all in this winter much as the Padres did last year, and the results have been pretty much the same. Padres were out of the race by the all-star game in 2015, and unless things change dramatically for the Diamondbacks that will be the same story in 2016 for them. Much of …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 