Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Fluke this – Turner turning point
Eric Stephen can some times be annoyingly johnny on the spot, as he proved once again yesterday. Once again Eric showed the knack of writing the right post at the right time. Yesterday Eric wrote a lengthy piece on the perceived Dodgers trouble to win games they are trailing in. To be exact, before last …
How about that Pedro Baez?
Since being recalled on Aug 7th, Pedro Baez the failed 3rd base prospect turned relief pitcher has appeared in five games without allowing an earned run. That run includes eight scoreless innings, twice going two innings. Those scoreless innings looks sweet but strangely enough the fireballing Baez has only struck out four batters in those …
MLB standings snapshot – Aug 21, 2014
MLB Standing snapshot via Baseball Ref on Aug 21st, 2014 Orioles are not only in first place they are in first place by nine games. Surprisingly the Orioles had a ten game lead as recently as July 12th, 2012. I thought I was going to have to go back 20 years to find the last …
Dodger Briefs – Aug 20th, 2014
Prospect Jose De Leon hurled a game score gem of 78 last night. In what might have been the best minor league game pitched all season, De Leon hurled six shutout innings, struck out fourteen, nary a walk, only four hits. In two starts since being promoted to the Loons of the Midwest League, De …
Series Preview – New look 3rd place Padres visit the Ravine
I’ve been itching to write about the Padres for a while because who the hell are these guys? Ever since they traded Chase Headley the Padres have gone 16 – 10 which is how they are currently in 3rd place. The team has so many new names it will be a revelation to myself, and …
Joc Pederson and Scott Schebler might be doing something quite unique
Eric Stephen noted about a week ago that Joc Pederson was getting close to a 30 / 30 (home runs / stolen bases) season in AAA. Pederson on the season is hitting .302/.425/.568 with 27 home runs and 26 stolen bases in 105 games for the Isotopes. With 19 games remaining in the minor league …
AA Southern League home run hitter Scott Schebler and major league 3rd baseman Jake Lamb have something in common
Yesterday Scott Schebler hit his 25th home run which leads the Southern League thanks to Kris Bryant being promoted to AAA many weeks ago. Schebler is still going relatively unnoticed among the prospect intelligentsia, but the rotisserie world is taking notice. Jesse Siegel the Rotowire minor league columnist commented on Schebler this weekend during his …
Dodgers History – Dodgers defeat Cubs in 21 innings – August 18th, 1982
It took two days to complete the 21 inning marathon. The game was started on August 17th, and halted after 17 innings, tied at 1. It was completed on August 18th, when Dusty Baker in his ninth at bats hit a sacrifice fly to score Steve Sax who had doubled earlier in the inning. The …
Dodger History – Kevin Gross no hits Giants 2 -0 on Aug 17th, 1992
Twenty two years ago in a season that was over before the All-Star break, Kevin Gross pitched the first Dodger no – hitter at Dodger Stadium since Fernando did the trick on June 29th, 1990, beating the Giants 2 – 0. Before Fernando you would have to go all the way back to a game …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 