Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Remember when the Dodgers never lost if they scored four runs?
The Dodgers lost two games in April when they scored four runs or more. The Dodgers lost four games in May when they scored four runs or more. The Dodger lost one game in June when they scored four runs or more. They lost zero games in July when they scored four runs or more. …
Route 66 has a quirky problem
Jeff Sullivan was the man for the job. I had just visited Fangraphs and couldn’t figure out why Puig had such a low fWAR for a man having his season. It just so happened that Jeff Sullivan was wondering the same thing and looked into it and found that Puig has one glaring problem this season. …
Diamondbacks look like a post season team
It is funny how circumstances change so rapidly in this game. A year ago there was no team more disappointing than the Diamondbacks who won only 69 games. It is only August 30th, and they have already won 74 games. From a laughingstock to a bonafide contender in one winter. In a normal year, Arizona …
Bellinger’s back
It turns out that Adrian Gonzalez is not an adequate replacement for Cody Bellinger. I was wrong on Adrian, I had hoped that Adrian would show that with his back somewhat healed he could once again provide some butter and eggs but instead he has looked very much like the same player who displayed an …
Fontastic
Wilmer Font completed his amazing regular season in AAA with a flourish, pitching six shutout innings. Font finished the game with six innings, three hits, zero runs, one walk, and eight strikeouts. Font will surely be the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year finishing the year 2nd in ERA with those above 100 innings …
Can Stanton lead Marlins into the postseason?
Giancarlo Stanton for me epitomises what an MVP player is. He is taking a team that has no business having any postseason aspirations and placed them on his shoulders as he tries to carry a load that no mere mortal could handle. Split PA HR RBI OBP SLG OPS April/March 100 7 16 .350 .529 …
The Chicken runs at midnight
The pressure to take over for one of the greatest voices in baseball history had to be daunting, I’m sure some would not even make the attempt, Dodger fans should consider themselves lucky that Joe Davis decided to uproot his Midwestern family and take them West. This weekend has given Joe plenty of fodder to …
Kershaw takes the mound in AAA
With many familiar faces taking the field with him. Trayce Thompson is in CF Andre Ethier is in LF Rob Segedin is at 3B Joc Pederson is at DH Charlie Culberson is at SS With only Andre doing rehab work it just shows how hard it is, to stay in the major leagues after you …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 