Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
1992 ROY Eric Karros was more than just great hair
When Eric Karros won the 1992 Rookie of the Year award he was the first and only LAD first baseman to win the award. The only other rookie LAD 1st baseman to ever get any votes were Greg Brock in 1983 and James Loney in 2007. Brock came in 7th place and James Loney came …
Ryu makes case for postseason
by pitching another scoreless game on Sunday Night TV. Granted he only got 14 outs, and he needed help from Ross Stripling to get out of a jam in the 5th, but he looked good during the time he was on the mound. As much as I’d like a Dodger like Orel to hold the …
Dennis Santana can’t do it all
The Tulsa Drillers lost postseason games in a row and the championship but you can’t blame Dennis Santana who threw six innings, giving up just one unearned run as the Drillers lost 1 – 0. This game capped an outstanding season by Santana who came into the season as a sleeper prospect but completely outpitched …
2017 has been the year of the rookie 1st baseman
Dodger fans know all about Cody Bellinger hitting 38 home runs and tying the NL rookie record for home runs but there have been a plethora of 1st baseman in 2017 who are hitting home runs at a staggering pace. Rhys Hoskins is much like Cody Bellinger in that he’s a 1st baseman who has …
Three game set with Nationals not really a preview of NLCS
While the Dodgers have been throwing two of the pitchers expected to start in the postseason, Alex Wood and Rich Hill, the Nationals were not so accommodating throwing Edwin Jackson and Alex Cole, neither of whom will be pitching in the National rotation come October. The Nationals are also missing possibly the best player in …
Chase Utley joins the 400/200/100 club for 2nd baseman
With his two doubles today, Chase Utley now has 400 doubles in his career. Many second baseman have had 400 doubles, but not many have had 400 doubles 200 home runs 100 stolen bases who have played at least 75% of their games at second base. Player WAR/pos HR 2B SB From To PA OPS …
Catching Piazza, Catching Frank Robinson
A few minutes ago Cody Bellinger hit his 38th home run to catch Frank Robinson for the NL rookie record for home runs. Frank Robinson hit his 38th home run on Sept 11th and would not hit another home run the rest of the year. Hopefully, the same fate does not await Cody Bellinger. This …
What a long strange trip it has been for Edwin Jackson
Once upon a time in Sept of 2003, Edwin Jackson shocked the baseball world by outpitching prime Randy Johnson on his 20th birthday. I started this article with the headline once I saw that Edwin Jackson was pitching tonight and was ready to research a fun story. My first search was the big game just …
Don’t forget about the World Champions
From May – August 26th the season has been about the Dodgers with the Cubs barely keeping in contact of the postseason. The Dodgers are trying to fight off the Nationals for the best record in the NL but the team that no one should be sleeping on are the Cubs. The offense is in …
Dodgers need the return of the four horsemen
Sure, this is obvious. One of the horsemen was back but hardly anyone noticed because the team kept losing. The second one joined him this week and it directly resulted in two victories for the Dodgers. If they hope to have any chance in October it would behoove the other two horsemen to join Bellinger/Turner …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 