Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
On this date June 19th, 1973 Willie Davis got his 2000th hit as a Dodger with a home run
And remains the only Los Angeles Dodger with at least 2,000 hits. Willie did this in 1973 which was his last year as Los Angeles Dodger. The Dodgers won that game 3 – 0 with Tommy John and Pete Richart combining on the shutout. Player H From To Age PA Willie Davis 2091 1960 1973 …
First big trade chip goes to the Nationals
Last year the Nationals made their pitch to end their postseason drought by making an early trade on July 16th for Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson. That trade bolstered the Nationals bullpen but did not help them get past the Cubs in the 2017 NLDS though Doolittle and Madson did their part by limiting the …
Dodger / Cubs chasing 1st place
The two teams who met in the 2017 NLCS will square off for the first time in 2018 with both teams in strange positions for them. The Dodgers are in 2nd place chasing the Diamondbacks, while the Cubs are in second place chasing the surprising Brewers. Both teams appear to have enough talent to eventually …
The chasm between us
My Fathers Day may have gone the way of many my age, as the ability to communicate with my father is limited due to age and geographic proximity. He is going to turn 90 this year, he lives 350 miles away, and the ability to talk with him via the phone has zero rewards. Forget …
Alex Verdugo has little left to prove in AAA
Alex Verdugo is tearing up AAA right now but the Dodgers are so loaded with major league outfielders there doesn’t seem to be any room for the talented outfielder. Over his last ten games, Verdugo is hitting .476. The table below is courtesy of http://www.milb.com. Over those ten games, Alex had multiple hits in seven …
Just saying
The Dodgers brought up Caleb Ferguson on June 6th and he’s now made three starts for the Dodgers with each start getting better and better but doing little to prove that he should actually be in the major leagues right now. The Dodgers have won only one of those three starts and that was due …
Can Matt Kemp escape gravity?
Much has been made about the resurgence of Matt Kemp but we need to keep one very important thing in mind. Matt Kemp had an OPS in 2017 of .922 on this date. It is not like Matt Kemp stopped hitting a baseball and shocked the world with what he has done in 2018. He …
Standings a year ago
The Dodgers had 45 wins at this point in the season a year ago but their actual place in the standing only varies by a few games. Right now the Dodgers are in 2nd place, 2 1/2 games behind the Diamondbacks while last year even with ten extra wins they were only 1/2 game in …
Dodgers could get more separation this weekend
It was just one week ago that the Dodgers/Giants/Rockies were all tied for second place, just a scant 1 1/2 behind the Diamondbacks. NL West Standings on June 8th Tm W L W-L% GB RS RA pythW-L% ARI 33 29 .532 — 249 223 .550 LAD 32 31 .508 1.5 302 257 .573 COL 32 …
Bullpen not as good as I thought
After that great bullpen performance last night I wondered over to Fangraphs and expected to see our bullpen near the top for June, but to my surprise they are 19th. As expected Erik Goeddel has been great but did you know that left-handed specialist Edward Paredes has been incredibly effective? Or that Dan Hudson has …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 