Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Corey Seager moving up the leaderboards
Just five days ago we were waxing eloquently about how Corey Seager was going to be breaking into many of the record books for shortstops. Evidently Corey was not satisfied with being at the precipice of the leaderboard, so he had another crazy weekend and has now put himself squarely in those leaderboards. On June …
Cory Seager is going to be a record breaking machine
This season will probably have a lot of posts about Cory Seager and in the beginning it will center about what he has accomplished as a 22-year-old LAD shortstop. Sometimes however his age won’t be involved. For example with his home run last night, Jon Weisman noted that Seager tied the LAD SS May franchise …
Chase stand alone as Cubs / Dodgers get ready to square off
Being Memorial Day I didn’t have time to write a preview but I did find this little nugget interesting while perusing the Cubs record. The Cubs are 34 – 14, with seventeen wins in both April and May. The Cubs have a losing records against three teams. All three of those teams reside in the NL Western …
Julio Urias viewing party
Any Dodger fans interested in watching the teen-age phenom make his major league debut against the Mets with other like minded fans can meet up with them at 33 Taps in Hollywood.
New York Met Series Preview 05/27/2016
The Mets like every other team the Dodgers have faced in October since 1988, broke their fans hearts last year in a deciding game that was in the Dodgers favor with three innings in the book. The ultra reliable Grienke had a 2 – 1 lead, but yet another left-handed hitter did the Dodgers in again, …
Alex Wood – Strikeout King?
When Alex Wood struck out thirteen of his eighteen outs in his last start on 5/21/2016 it seemed to get little fanfare. Probably because the Dodgers not only lost the game, but Wood only managed to get eighteen outs. Yet for Wood it was his best strikeout performance of his career. Only four times has …
Top LA Dodger postseason game scores – Don Drysdale stands above Sandy’s shadow
Several weeks ago we looked at the top postseason pitching game scores against the Cardinals. I had hoped that the Dodgers would make a long run this postseason, and that when I posted the update it would have some new names on the list. Alas, that did not happen. With the 2014 season over we …
Ballmer Time
Last night the Clippers hosted a season ticket holder party at Universal Studios from 07:00PM to midnight. It was kind of awesome, the park was closed to everyone but the season ticket holders. All the rides were running, the shows were closed down. I’d guess the typical wait for a ride would be 50 minutes …
Still in disbelief
Among all the failings I imagined the Dodgers having this postseason I never ever imagined that Clayton would not put the team on his shoulders. It was the only way this team had a shot. I’m not upset that the Dodgers lost. I can still feel euphoria when they win, but when they lose I …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 