Category Archives: 2016 Dodgers
It is both a failure and triumph that the LAD have 3 rookies pitching the next three games
Is it a failure of the LAD front office that the Dodgers have to use a nineteen-year-old, and a pitcher who started out in A ball to start games back to back in June? or Is it a triumph of the LAD front office that they have the best pitching prospect in all of baseball, along with …
Dodger Left fielders, by the numbers
I’ll let the numbers speak for themselves. Evidently Dave Roberts has the stats on mute. These stats are the stats only when the player is playing left field. Split PA BA OBP SLG OPS Howie Kendrick 86 0.169 0.256 0.234 0.490 Trayce Thompson 59 0.296 0.356 0.556 0.911 Enrique Hernandez 77 0.174 0.260 0.362 0.622 …
NL All-Star Shortstops, no shortage of viable candidates, but one stands taller
Most Dodger fans feel that Corey Seager was getting shortchanged in the all-star balloting but a late push has Corey in 3rd place after barely making a dent in the previous ballot updates. MLB columnist Anthony Castrovince feels that Seager should be the choice, but the position is not lacking in talent this year. When you …
Howie Kendrick, clean up hitter
Lineup construction may only exist to amuse us, and if so, Dave Roberts is proving to be very amusing. Roberts sat Adrian Gonzalez yesterday, and instead of doing what he normally does, which is put Adrian’s replacement as the clean-up hitter, he put Scott Van Slyke eighth in the order. The amusing part was Dave using …
Can anyone play LF against RHP?
The Dodgers have turned their season around with six straight wins, eight out of nine, and homered in thirteen straight games, but they still have a few issues that need to be addressed. They need to rectify that .500 road record Having to use a Nick Tepesch doesn’t signal that the starting pitching depth has …
Michael Taylor goes from penthouse to doghouse in five days
Five days ago Michael Taylor destroyed the Padres with four hits, two home runs, one double, and was on top of his baseball world as the Nationals headed up to Chavez Ravine. Dusty Baker announced to the world that Taylor had earned all at-bats against left-hand pitching going forward. Taylor however, got the short end …
LAD – By the numbers 06/21/17
After struggling with one run games the Dodgers have won their last four, improving to 11-13 overall in one run games. After 73 games the Dodgers are 40 – 33, the exact same record they had in 2015 after 73 games. The Dodgers have homered in 12 consecutive games. The last time the Dodgers homered in …
Yazmani Grandal – King of the 3-run home run
Yazmani Grandal has only hit six home runs this year, but when he hits them, they count. Grandal now has three of the LAD nine three run home runs accounting for 33% of them. Not a bad seasons work when you’re hitting less than .200 and generally considered to be having a poor offensive season. …
Seven nights, four 3-run home runs, multiple victories, who knew?
Yasmani Grandal blasted a three run home run last night to propel the Dodgers to a 3 – 2 victory. On Saturday night Justin Turner launched a three run home run to help down the Brewers 10 -6 On Thursday night Trayce Thompson slugged a three run home in a losing cause 8 -6 Last …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 