Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
3 LAD make MLB’s Prospect Team of the Week
Jonathan Mayo of MLB puts out an interesting weekly segment that they call Prospect Team of the Week. This comes from http://www.mlbpipeline.com which is new to me and is simply mapped to http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/prospects/index.jsp. For this week, three Dodger prospects made the weekly team. To qualify for the team you must be on the MLB top 30 …
I smell runs
Segedin is back and starting with Hill and his blister headed back to the DL. Rob Segedin who tore up spring training but couldn’t stop the Dodgers from sending him back to AAA will try to make another impression. With Adrian struggling, Segedin has been immediately been inserted into the starting lineup as the Dodgers …
Taiwan
Staying with my dad for another moment. I was in Glendale, Ca when I was born, he was in Taiwan serving as one of those unofficial military advisors that go to countries around the world. While at his house this past week I discovered a document that documented his time in Taiwan. I learned a few …
Rancho pitchers cooling off Cal league
or a league known for offense, the big three starting pitchers of the Quakes in the Cal league have yet to give up an earned run in twenty-three innings. Walker Buehler, Mitchell White, and Dennis Santana have been superb through the first two weeks of the year. Plus, the Dodgers top ranked pitching prospect Yadier …
LAD Weekly roundup
The name of the game is still scoring more runs than your opponent and the Dodgers managed to do that three times last week despite scoring only twenty runs in six games. They scored 15 runs in two of the three victories and five runs in the other four games. The problem isn’t hitting as …
Dealing with dementia
I hadn’t made the trip to Ferndale to see my dad for a few months. I had been able to catch him in Arizona while he was visiting his brother the last two times thus saving me from the 1300 mile round trip but it was time to make the drive once again that I …
Curmudgeon man and NY Times take a look at the Cub celebration
Watching the Dodgers games last week against the Cubs, as the Cubs celebrated their first World Championship in over a century reminded me just how overblown World Championships are these days. The ceremonies are as though the cure for Cancer was discovered, and the rings are gross representations of American materialism at its worst. Taste …
King of Victory Blvd
Eight years ago I lost a pet very close to my heart. I wrote about it over at TrueBlueLA as his passing coincided with the emergence of Clayton Kershaw. You knew at the time that Clayton was going to be special but I never thought he or anyone could reach the heights he has reached …
Jacob Rhame and AJ Alexy join MLB LAD top 30 prospects
Just noticed the updated MLB LAD top 30 prospect list. Andrew Toles who had been ranked 9th before spring training was removed, and Austin Barnes who was ranked 11th was removed. I’m guessing because they are on the MLB LAD roster. Everyone moved up two spots, and they added Jacob Rhame at 29, and AJ …
Extended spring training is loaded
William Boor of MLB.com puts out the whereabouts of the LAD Top 30 prospects. That extended spring training team is loaded 2. Yadier Alvarez — Extended spring training 7. Gavin Lux — Extended spring training 13. Starling Heredia — Extended spring training 16. Imani Abdullah — Extended spring training 17. Josh Sborz — Extended spring …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 