Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Dodgers have had limited success against Hendricks
Yu Darvish will need to be on this game tonight, as the current Dodger roster has had very little success against his opponent Kyle Hendricks. If history holds true, this should be a pitching matchup with the game once again decided by the bullpen. Particularly the left hand bats that you would expect to see …
The Golden Gate bridge of the Dodger bullpen
The Dodger bullpen has rolled an almost perfect eight innings of relief so far in the NLCS. Almost every failure in the past NLCS during this century can be pointed directly at the Dodger bullpen but in 2017 they have been tasked with with getting twelve outs per game and have responded brilliantly. The only …
Justin Turner and the LAD Postseason 3-Run Dong
Justin Turner isn’t just hitting home runs this postseason, he is hitting three-run home runs and is now the first Dodger to ever hit a three-run home run in both the NLDS and NLCS. The only other LAD with multiple three-run home runs in the postseason is Ron Cey who hit one in the 1978 and …
Turner launches Lackey into infamy
With Wade Davis watching from the bullpen, John Lackey watched Justin Turner launch a game-winning three-run home run to dead center field to give the Dodgers their second victory in two nights. #ThisTeam needed a hero.@redturn2 answered the call. pic.twitter.com/6AY1XnPj8z — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 16, 2017 This night was all about Rich Hill, …
Granderson has had some success against Jon Lester
Curtis Granderson has seen a lot of Jon Lester, and for the most part, has had the greatest success against him. I could see him playing LF tonight with Kiké playing SS. Turner, Puig, and Forsythe have all struggled against the talented Lester going a combined 4-52 with zero extra-base hits and three walks. Two …
Jose Lima still sits on top of best score by a LAD pitcher this century
With Justin Verlander reminding everyone that elite games in October aren’t obsolete, it is Lima time that still reigns supreme in October in the 21st century for the Dodgers. The greatest pitcher of the 21st century has yet to post one postseason game score above 79, but 48 other pitchers have done so. Clayton does …
Verlander cracks top 25 best Games Scores in 21st century postseason
As great as Justin Verlander was yesterday, he barely cracked the top 25 game score in the postseason in the 21st century. Postseason starts since 2000 with a game score of 80 or greater: Player Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt IP H ER BB SO GSc Roger Clemens 2000-10-14 ALCS 4 NYY SEA W …
Updated NLCS LAD Home Runs
Ha ha, quite an update this time. With Kiké doing something no LAD has ever done by going deep three times. Some thoughts on the list: The three unlikely on this list for me are AJ Ellis, Orlando Hudson, and Mike Scioscia Rick Monday and Mike Scioscia hit the most important NLCS home runs until 2017 …
And now for something completely different
The Dodgers did something they hadn’t done since 1985, win a game one in the NLCS. The tried and failed in 2008, 2009, 20013, and 2016 but 2017 was a different story, and it was a complete team effort. Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt 1985-10-09 NLCS 1 LAD STL W 4-1 2008-10-09 NLCS 1 …
Happy Kershaw Day
Once again the Dodgers turn to Clayton Kershaw to start the first game of a postseason series, and once again Dodger fans are optimistic that the best pitcher in baseball in the 21st century can help deliver a victory in game one. Since I’m turning a cold shoulder to the recent postseason past, I’m not …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 