Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
No Wood, no way
Every all-star selection season has some head scratchers, but leaving off the best pitcher in the NL seems a bit bizarre. Jake Lamb is having a fine year, but he’s a 3rd baseman, and for him to make the team while MVP Kris Bryant, Anthony Rendon, and Justin Turner have to get voted on as …
CBS Sunday Morning Briefs
My favorite show is CBS Sunday Morning and every week they make me less ignorant. Today I learned about the Bradford Watermelon The Tombstone Shady Lady and finally Mary Colter, an early 20th-century architect.
Dodger Affiliate Minor Leagues Snapshot On July 1st
OKC-AAA Name Age PA 2B HR RBI OPS Alex Verdugo* 21 307 14 3 38 .887 Willie Calhoun* 22 306 15 17 51 .911 OKoyea Dickson 27 291 15 17 49 .847 Trayce Thompson 26 246 8 7 25 .650 Charlie Culberson 28 232 7 3 21 .675 Max Muncy* 26 209 12 7 32 …
Kershaw game score knocks off Ryu
Clayton Kershaw didn’t crack 80 but he did put up a 79 game score and now has the best game score against the Angels on the road. His brilliant performance knocked Ryu off the perch. Player Date Tm Opp Rslt IP H ER BB SO GSc Clayton Kershaw2017-06-29 LAD LAA W 6-2 7.0 3 0 …
Cristian Santana explodes
I’ve learned not to pay attention to what happens in the short season rookie leagues but sometimes a performance just can’t be ignored. The Odgen season in the Pioneer League started on June 19th, and one hitter has caught my eye. Cristian Santana is making a mockery of the Pioneer League pitching. The 20-year-old in his …
Rollercoaster Ryu
The Dodgers had many question marks headed into 2017 but one of the biggest was if Hyun-Jin Ryu was even going to pitch professionally for the Dodgers. By that standard, this season has a been a huge success for Ryu but it has not been without some ups and downs. The downs came first. The …
Steve Perrin nails my thoughts on Chris Paul and the new Clippers
Steve doesn’t write much for SBNation anymore, and I hadn’t been over there in a long time but once the news of the Chris Paul trade had made it to Ferndale, I popped over there to see the take. I was quite happy to see that Steve had returned to give his thoughts and they …
Gary Sheffield is the total base bar at nine
The Dodgers have had little success against the Angels and it shows in the anemic total base games the Dodgers have had against the Angels on the road. Gary Sheffield is the only Dodger to have at least nine total bases in the above scenario. I usually set the criteria at 10 but this time …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 