Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Dodger History – One year ago Clayton blanked the Phillies, making the Dodger run 42 – 8
The 2013 Dodgers started the streak on June 22nd, their record at the time was 30 – 42, 9.5 games back of 1st place, firmly entrenched in last place. In one of the greatest runs in baseball history the Dodgers climbed over four teams in just twenty-five games, and would never look back winning the …
Jose De Leon, 21 year old 2012 24th round draft pick makes the Baseball America Hot Sheet
Not be to confused with slugging 18 year old Julian Leon, Jose De Leon tries to make his own name. https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-aug-15/ 0. Jose De Leon, rhp, Dodgers The Scoop: With a young pitcher, a tweak here or there, or a new pitch can often make a dramatic difference. A year ago, De Leon, a 24th-round …
Dodger History – August 15th, 2006 – Dodgers blank Marlins for sixth straight win, and 17th win in 18 games – Fueled by two Dodger rookies
On July 26th the 2006 Dodgers had a 47 – 55 record, were in 5th place, and 7.5 games back of 1st place. They would go on a historic run winning 17 of their next 18 games, culminating with a 4-0 whitewash of the Marlins on August 15th. The run would come to an end …
Discounted traded acquisitions continue to pay dividends
A week ago I asked if the acquisitions of Roberto Hernandez and Kevin Correia were a disaster waiting to happen, but so far, you could say they have been exactly what the Ned ordered. On Friday August 8th, even though the Dodgers lost 9 – 3, Roberto Hernandez pitched six strong innings, giving up only …
“Mighty” Max Steinberg memoralized at the Saban Theatre last night
Max’s family have had a whirlwind of memorials for their fallen son in the past few weeks. The first was an impromptu social media gathering at a local park in West Hills on Sunday Night when news spread like wildfire of his death in Gaza. The second was in Israel when he was buried with …
Dodger teen-age phenom prospect Julio Urias turned 18 today – what Los Angeles Dodgers debuted as teen-agers?
Arguably the best pitching prospect in the Dodger system turned 18 years old today. Julio Urias raised eyebrows all over baseball when he was pitching in Low A ball at the tender age of 16. He has spent all of this summer pitching in High A ball as a 17-year-old, but that all changed …
Atlanta Braves series preview – Hot, muggy, and buggy
The Braves are currently 60 – 57, flaying around for a post season spot. They entered August and promptly lost their first five games, before righting the ship and taking two of three from the Nationals. Since their hot 17 – 8 April start, the Braves are just 43 – 49, hardly the stuff of …
Matt Kemp thirteen game run
Matty did not have the weekend that Adrian Gonzalez had, but he did enough to keep this thread going with at least one hit in every game. Matt now has a modest six game hitting streak, however Sunday was the first time during the streak he had more than one hit. Headed into July 29th, …
Depth or Disaster? You be the judge
The Dodgers have acquired Roberto Hernandez and Kevin Correia over the last five days to help with their starting pitching depth problems. When I think of the worst starting pitcher of the last four years Kevin Correia comes to mind so I thought I’d check to see if this had any validity. Going quick and …
Milwaukee Brewers series positional preview – NL best record at stake
To the surprise of many, the Brewers have the second best record in the NL with 63 wins, compared to the Dodgers leading 66 wins. The Brewers came out of the gates fast, but have cooled off considerably since June, posting a 12 – 19 record since the end of June. It is not surprising …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 