Category Archives: 2016 Dodgers
Nothing like a bevy of good news to start a labor day weekend
Giants lose first game against the Cubs in their four-game series at Wrigley. The best part was losing to the weakest link the Cub rotation. Dodgers up by two with three against the Padres, while the Giants finish their four-game series in Chicago. Have to like the Dodger chances of being more than two games …
LAD Grand Slams within their first 25 games
When Andrew Toles hit his momentous grand slam last night he did it in his 25th career game. Which left me wondering what other LAD have hit a grand slam in their first 25 games. We all remember Yasiel Puig hitting his first grand slam in his 4th game. Alex Guerrero did it in his 13th …
A quick spin around August games with Toles
Even though he was played sparingly Andrew Toles had an August that can sit next to Marlon Anderson’s 2006 Sept any day of the week. Toles only got 20 at-bats because he didn’t come back until August 21st, but what he did with them was simply amazing. 4 singles, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home …
Toles cycles around Coors the long way
It may have taken three days and two games but with one mighty opposite field blast, Andrew Toles cycled and slammed Coors field. Dave Roberts didn’t make it easy for Toles. He didn’t start Monday but still tripled in his only at-bat in the 9th inning. He didn’t start the 1st game of the DH …
Toles still 10 – 2 in games he starts as Dodgers lose two straight with Toles on bench
Nothing says you are in a mini-slump when you can only score one run in eighteen innings at Coors. The Dodgers have scored one run at Coors and the man responsible for that lone run was Andrew Toles who tripled in the 9th inning on Monday Night. As Toles continues to sit on the bench …
Josh Reddick just isn’t measuring up
You’d be hard pressed to find a Dodger regular this century who has had a worse month than Josh Reddick has had in August. For a team used to the heroics of Justin Ruggiano, Juan Rivera, Marlon Anderson, and Belliard after being acquired for the stretch run, the failure of Reddick to launch has been …
LAD rookie records are going to fall
As Corey Seager continues to wreck havoc on the baseball world the LAD rookie records will be next to feel the strength of his bat. Corey has already hit the most doubles for a LAD rookie but other records are about to fall. He should take out the runs record of 88 tonight or tomorrow. …
Rookies Brock the week
The Dodger rookies faced down the Reds/Giants/Cubs giving the Dodgers a huge lift during a big week of games. It wasn’t your normal rookies either, sure Corey Seager was brilliant once again, but this rookie week was filled with wonderful antics from unlikely sources. Monday – Dodgers crushed the Reds 18 -9 and sure Adrian …
Brock Stewart has made three starts and has this strange statistical quirk
Brock Stewart dominated for five innings today which didn’t surprise me. Brock has made three starts and only given up runs in three of his 14 innings. Maybe I don’t understand quirky. Just seems funky to me: In his three starts: 12 Scoreless innings 1 five run inning 1 Four run inning five runs zero …
Dodgers don’t make it easy for Brock Stewart
Brock Stewart will be making his 3rd career start for the Dodgers today, and he’ll be going against the best team in baseball, and Jon Lester. In his first start against the Brewers way back on June 29th, Brock pitched four scoreless innings. The problem was the 2nd inning where he gave up five runs. …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 