Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
AJ Ellis is no stranger to homerless game streaks – 871 plate appearances between home runs from 2008 – 2011
AJ Ellis is crossing into historical territory with his homerless streak now approaching 214 plate appearances (208 in 2014). No Los Angeles Dodger catcher has ever come to the plate over 200 times in a single year, and not hit at least two home runs. Granted this is all very premature as AJ still has …
Matt Kemp ten game run
Matty did just enough last night to keep this thread going. While he did not hit any home runs, all in all a very productive night as he got on base three times. Headed into July 29th, Matt Kemp had eight home runs, thirty-eight runs scored, and forty runs batted in with a slug % …
Fausto Fausto Fausto
Ned did what he could to bolster the Dodger starting pitcher depth by acquiring Roberto Hernandez who once went by the moniker of Fausto Carmona until 2011. The price won’t be known for a while as it involved two players to be named later, which was appropriate for someone who used an assumed name for …
The nine game Matt Kemp run
Headed into July 29th, Matt Kemp had eight home runs, thirty-eight runs scored, and forty runs batted in with a slug % of .432 in ninety-five games Today Matt Kemp has fourteen home runs, forty-seven runs scored, and fifty runs batted in, with a slug % of .472 in 104 games For most of this …
Don’t put away your Matt Kemp jersey away just yet – Part Two
Yesterday we set the stage as we try to catch up on Matt Kemp week. Now that I was firmly invested in the game, and by myself, I looked around for candidates for high five moments. Luckily for me, a family of ten had taken residence in front of me, all wearing jerseys of their …
SVS – Middling his way into Kershaws heart
If Dodger fans were aghast that the greatest left hand pitcher of the 21st century was getting banged around by the Angels for the first three innings imagine what his teammates were feeling. Scott Van Slyke let us know in such a way that my belly laugh brought my wife running in to see what …
The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh
Life be funny. While on TrueblueLA a few weeks back I lamented about the fact that Disney had only released a limited number of DVD’s for their three part Wonderful World of Disney show called “The Scarecrow of Romney March”. I was but a wee lad when it first showed up on Disney, and it …
Don’t put away your Matt Kemp jersey away just yet – Part One
Last Tuesday (July 29th) I made my way to Chavez Ravine for the first time in 2014. I’d been selling or giving away tickets most of the year but given all the trade talk about Matt Kemp, and the Vin Scully trinket, I felt that this game should be my first game. I’ll be brutally …
Tip of the iceberg as Cubs promote Javier Baez
With the promotion today of Javier Baez by the Cubs, the team has taken the rebuilding process out of 2nd gear, and moved it into 3rd gear. By this time next year the process should be in fifth gear with multiple 1st and 2nd year players, interacting with Rizzo / Castro to give Cub fans …
NFBC First Place – Kershaw and Kemp lead the way
I should be knocking on wood, but my 17 point lead has me a bit giddy. One of the reasons for this blog-site was my entry into the NFBC leagues. My team name is Moustacheball and I’m a member of the Las Vegas Main Event March 22nd League One group. I’ve been playing for almost …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 