Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Lamb and Schebler once again
Three years ago I wrote a piece about Jake Lamb and Scott Schebler when they were slugging home runs in the Southern League One thing stood out for me. Jake Lamb and Scott Schebler are the exact same baseball age at 23. 67. Jake Lamb was promoted two weeks ago to be the Diamondbacks starting …
Bellinger / Taylor blazing beginnings
As Chris Taylor continues to prove he belongs somewhere in the starting lineup I started wondering where he would place among LAD who started their Dodger careers off with a bang. I usually start with Marlon Anderson and Ronnie Belliard, two Sept pickups who excelled for the team and helped propel them toward the postseason. …
“Taylor made comeback”
Charlie Steiner doesn’t do much for me but that was his call after the Dodgers won earlier today on the backs of a grand slam home run by Chris Taylor in the 9th inning. “Taylor made comeback” Worth a mention One day after a sleepfest the Dodgers/Brewers put on a show today with hitting/stolen bases/defense. I’d …
Strikeouts are kind of boring
That was what I was thinking last night about the 10th inning after a bazillion players struck out in the Dodger / Brewer game. No one could make contact for either team. Eventually, the game was decided by three solo home runs. Basically, the game consisted of strikeouts or solo home runs. The strikeouts were …
Kershaw re-writes the leaderboards
Part of the fun for me in posting the leaderboards before each series is to see if someone can crack them. Several weeks ago Alex Wood did just that, and last night Clayton Kershaw decided he would be mocked no more for not having a double-digit strikeout game against the Brewers on the road. Here are …
Kershaw goes for 2,000 K tonight
Only HOF need apply Player SO From To Age IP Don Sutton 2696 1966 1988 21-43 3816.1 Don Drysdale 2283 1958 1969 21-32 3112.0 Sandy Koufax 2214 1958 1966 22-30 2119.2 Clayton Kershaw 1996 2008 2017 20-29 1836.0 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used Generated 6/2/2017.
Chan Ho Park takes the K leaderboard against Brewers
As expected Chan Ho Park sits on top of the strikeout leaderboard against the Brewers as visitors with his brilliant 14 strikeout performance on August 29, 2000. What wasn’t expected was Luke Prokopec. Have to be honest I never expected to see Luke on any of these leaderboards, but I guess if John Purdin can …
Hideo Nomo once again on top of a game score leaderboard against an opponent.
Hideo Nomo finds himself on top once again with his two hitter on May 24th, 2003. Only three Dodgers have managed a game score above 80 against the Brewers on the road. That is kind of light. Chan Ho Park will probably be sitting on top the strikeout leaderboard against the Brewers on the road. …
Shawn Green with 19 total bases in one game against Brewers
Only two Dodgers have ever had double digit total bases on the road against the Brewers. Even the most casual Dodger fan probably knows about the Shawn Green explosion on May 23rd, 2002. The single greatest game in the history of the Dodgers. Does anyone remember the Grandal game? Grandal had two singles, two home …
Dodger Farm System Positional update June 2nd, 2017
With two months in the books, how has the farm system been doing? My quick top ten: Keibert Ruiz – I might be crazy, but he’s my favorite positional prospect Alex Verdugo – possible trade bait Willie Calhoun – trade bait Brendon Davis Gavin Lux Edwin Rios – trade bait Will Smith Oneil Cruz Carlos Rincon …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 