Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Bellinger crushes age 21 lists
Quite a few players made their marks on the LAD record books but no one made their mark like Cody Bellinger. Let’s get started: Cody Bellinger hit the most home runs by a Dodger 1st baseman since Eric Karros hit 31 in the year 2000. Cody hit 39 home runs overall, but only 30 as …
Locastro gets to say hi
The LAD front office continued their generous ways by bringing up Tim Locastro for a taste of the major leagues in this final weekend. There isn’t any need for the minor league middle infielder given the Dodgers have Seager, Forsythe, Chase, Barnes, Hernandez, Taylor, and Culberson who can play either 2nd or SS but maybe …
Adrian Gonzalez stuck on seven
With the news, last night that Adrian Gonzalez will be shut down for the rest of the season after his back tightened the chances of him being on a postseason roster are just about nil. Which is too bad in that Adrian Gonzalez has hit seven postseason home runs putting him in 2nd place behind …
Is Cody Bellinger going to be wasted as a 1st baseman?
Few if any major league center fielders could make the throws that Cody Bellinger made last night in helping to preserve the Dodger victory. In case you didn’t know, @Cody_Bellinger can do a lot more than hit. This sizzling 98.9-mph throw to the plate saves the @Dodgers a run! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PLmPvk36Sk — #Statcast (@statcast) September …
Rookie mashers
I should probably wait until the end of the year but I’m just blown away by the number of magnificent rookie home run hitters this year. It looked for a while that Aaron Judge had no chance to catch Mark McGwire’s historic rookie record of 49 home runs but Judge has gone crazy and blew by …
Pitching roster for NLDS
With the positional players done, let’s move on to what will be more important. Who will make up the pitching portion of the NLDS? Below are the splits for the pitching in Sept. This is more to get an idea of who is being used the most from the bullpen and how effective they have …
My positional roster for NLDS
Andrew Friedman was discussing the twenty-five roster last night on the telecast with Joe and Orel. The Dodgers only have four questions as they finish up the last week of the season. Can they end the season with the best record in baseball? Can they end the season with the best record in the NL and hold …
Dodgers batter Padres for 100th win
Even though it took much longer than expected the Dodgers finally won their 100th game. The pace to win 115, 110, or even 105 was derailed but there were enough Padre tracks left in the season to get to the century mark. This is only the 3rd time since moving to Los Angeles that the …
Take a knee
You can’t equivocate on this issue, our country has tried to sweep it under the carpet ever since the Black Panthers stopped having a voice, but instead of black Americans getting hanged they have simply been shot at an alarming percentage compared to their Caucasian brothers. I was disappointed last year when Colin Kaepernick took a knee …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 