Category Archives: 2018 Dodgers
Dodgers make offensive progress with sweep of Nationals
Things looked very grim for the Dodgers as they headed into a key three-game series against the hottest team in the National League after winning just two of the previous eleven games against mostly sub five hundred win percentage teams. The Dodgers got a rainout on Friday and whatever they did on that off day they …
Padres can’t fix what ails Dodgers
Normally a series against the Padres can solve whatever ailment a Dodger team is feeling, but this weekend in Mexico, the Padres refused to be the antidote to the Dodgers injury bug. Winning the last two games against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers won the first game of the Padre series and had taken three games …
Dan Hudson took the hard road
In a quiet move on April 2nd, the Dodgers signed free agent pitcher Daniel Hudson after Hudson had been released by Tampa on March 28th. You might have wondered why the Dodgers would take on a pitcher that a pitching-poor team like Tampa could not find a spot for on their major league roster. You could …
Dodger alarm clock fails to go off
On Dodger Alarm Clock giveaway day, the Dodger offense played little heed to the numerous alarms going off throughout the stadium and instead stayed in their “somnambulant” sleep. SOMEONE AROUSE THE SOMNAMBULANT OFFENSE!!! — David Young the Elder (@DavidYoungTBLA) April 25, 2018 The Dodgers are treating the Marlins pitchers as though they are facing Randy …
Ryu and Padres lead Dodgers back to respectability
The Dodgers started the week 5 – 9 and in last place in the NL West. They ended it 10 – 10 winning five of six games, and Hyun-Jin Ryu was a big reason why. Ryu got the Dodger week started on the right foot by winning Tuesday night. That was a win that even …
Is Alex Verdugo breaking down the door?
It is no secret that Joc Pederson is struggling with the Dodgers. The part-time outfielder is getting plenty of playing time subbing in for Matt Kemp not long after the national anthem is finished playing but he isn’t doing much to combat the argument that he might be better off playing every day in AAA to …
Brock or Walker?
With Max Muncy joining the team on Tuesday night, and Adam Liberatore on Wednesday Night, which other Dodger minor leaguers are at the cusp of getting a call? Rich Hill has hit the 10 Day disabled list so the Dodgers have a need for a starting pitcher for at least one game sometime next week. …
Max Muncy continues a Dodger tradition of sterling Dodger 24 hour debuts
Last night Max Muncy made his first start for the Dodgers and did about as well as you could do blasting a home run in his second at-bat and making a highlight reel play at 3rd base when he crossed over foul territory and fired a rocket to nail the runner at 1st base. The …
Dodger catchers crushing home runs up and down the system
Starting on Saturday, the Dodger catching prospects and now the Dodger catcher have been on a home run tear mashing seven home runs in just five games. It all started innocently enough when Connor Wong hit a home run on Friday the 13th. Connor is the starting catcher for the Rancho Cucamonga in A+ ball. …
Logan and Kiké are not answering their questions in the affirmative
The biggest question the Dodgers had to answer this season when the season started was how much the injury to Justin Turner was going to affect the team. The answer on April 16th. Quite a bit. The two players on the hot seat because of the Turner injury are Logan Forsythe and Kiké Hernandez and …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 