Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Milwaukee Brewer series preview – 06/28/16
Coming into the game tonight the Dodgers are 0 -6 in the first game of the second series on the road, and tonight is such a game. Julio Urias will be called upon to break that bizarre little stat, a lot to ask of a nineteen-year-old making his last start for a while. The Dodgers …
LAD are winless in 1st game of second series on the road in 2016
As the Dodgers fly to Milwaukee, they have to be wary of their winless record in the 1st game of the second series of all six road trips this year. Team Score SF 2 – 3 Col 5 – 7 Tor 1 -5 SD 6 – 7 Cubs 0 – 2 Ari 2 – 3 I …
Dodger Left fielders, by the numbers
I’ll let the numbers speak for themselves. Evidently Dave Roberts has the stats on mute. These stats are the stats only when the player is playing left field. Split PA BA OBP SLG OPS Howie Kendrick 86 0.169 0.256 0.234 0.490 Trayce Thompson 59 0.296 0.356 0.556 0.911 Enrique Hernandez 77 0.174 0.260 0.362 0.622 …
NL All-Star Shortstops, no shortage of viable candidates, but one stands taller
Most Dodger fans feel that Corey Seager was getting shortchanged in the all-star balloting but a late push has Corey in 3rd place after barely making a dent in the previous ballot updates. MLB columnist Anthony Castrovince feels that Seager should be the choice, but the position is not lacking in talent this year. When you …
Howie Kendrick, clean up hitter
Lineup construction may only exist to amuse us, and if so, Dave Roberts is proving to be very amusing. Roberts sat Adrian Gonzalez yesterday, and instead of doing what he normally does, which is put Adrian’s replacement as the clean-up hitter, he put Scott Van Slyke eighth in the order. The amusing part was Dave using …
Six Foot Eight Dodger nemesis J.R. Richard stood in the Dodgers way of history
The 2015 Dodgers hit a home run in fourteen consecutive games but were unable to tie the 1977 team with home runs in fifteen consecutive games. The 1977 NL Champions boasted four players with at least thirty home runs. When the Dodgers did that in 1977, it was the first time in history that had been …
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 …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 