Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
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 …
LAD – By the numbers 06/21/17
After struggling with one run games the Dodgers have won their last four, improving to 11-13 overall in one run games. After 73 games the Dodgers are 40 – 33, the exact same record they had in 2015 after 73 games. The Dodgers have homered in 12 consecutive games. The last time the Dodgers homered in …
Yazmani Grandal – King of the 3-run home run
Yazmani Grandal has only hit six home runs this year, but when he hits them, they count. Grandal now has three of the LAD nine three run home runs accounting for 33% of them. Not a bad seasons work when you’re hitting less than .200 and generally considered to be having a poor offensive season. …
Seven nights, four 3-run home runs, multiple victories, who knew?
Yasmani Grandal blasted a three run home run last night to propel the Dodgers to a 3 – 2 victory. On Saturday night Justin Turner launched a three run home run to help down the Brewers 10 -6 On Thursday night Trayce Thompson slugged a three run home in a losing cause 8 -6 Last …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 