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Remember when Joe Mauer was one of the best young hitters in baseball?
If the Cleveland Indians had forgotten they were reminded this week. Mauer completely dismantled the vaunted Cleveland rotation spraying hits reminiscent of the days when Mauer was considered one of the top hitters in baseball. In the just concluded three-game set against the first place Tribe. 10 hits 5 doubles 1 triple 1 home runs …
Scott Schebler comes back from AAA with a vengeance
We all have different ways of watching/rooting for baseball/Dodgers and I’ll admit my way may not be the norm. I may root for the laundry but I also root for the players, and even when they are no longer in the Dodger organization if I liked them I’ll follow them for a long time. Scott …
Beleaguered rotation turns to Brock Stewart while awaiting Hill / Anderson and word on Kershaw
Brandon McCarthy did the rotation nor bullpen any favors last night failing for the second start in a row to get at least fifteen outs. In his previous start, McCarthy got only twelve outs, but could manage only nine outs last night, putting a lot of pressure on a bullpen that might be tasked once …
Dodger fans get their first look at David Dahl
the Rockies answer to Cory Seager. Well, Trevor Story is the answer to Cory Seager, but now they have two answers. The arrival of Dahl has been highly anticipated by Rockie fans ever since he was the Rockies number one pick (12th overall) in 2012. His rapid rise to the major leagues took a detour …
Did the Dodgers acquire a Hill of beans or a King of the hill?
Josh Reddick should provide a consistent bat and glove against RHP and is a very known quantity. Rich Hill, on the other hand, is one of the more bizarre baseball stories of the past ten years. He has been brilliant, and he has been so bad that multiple teams have given up on him. The …
Zaidi breaks down the Dodger deals
A rather pedestrian trading deadline was broken down by Farhan Zaidi but all the fireworks happened after the trade deadline when it was learned that Puig was not on the plane with the team to Colorado even though he had not been traded. As you all know the Dodgers received Josh Reddick, Rich Hill, Jesse Chavez, …
What three players in the LAD minor league system do want to stay that way?
As of 10:00 PCT every single Dodger prospect is still a Dodger. That will change in the next twelve hours but I’m curious who most people think are the most valuable assets the Dodgers currently have. It would be easy to simply pick the top three prospects but it doesn’t work that way because of …
Corey Seager is running down Hanley Ramirez
Corey is chasing Hanley Ramirez in two different years and two different categories. In 2013 Hanley hit 20 home runs as a Shortstop, and that is the record that Seager is chasing for most home runs by a LAD shortstop. Corey has 18 home runs and that record should fall in August. In 2014 Hanley …
Edwin Rios hits first AA home run
Edwin Rios has used the minor league ladder in the proper manner going up one rung at a time, but he is fast stepping it, appearing on three rungs in one season. A MWL Loons – six home runs in 119 at bats A+ California League Quakes – sixteen home runs in 177 at-bats AA …
How wrong can a blogger be? Let me count the ways
Back on July 1st, for fun I wrote a rebuttal of Jon Weisman who had made the case for staying positive, and as the Dodgers conclude an especially satisfying July, I will need to eat some crow. It is never a good idea to bet against Jon, and once again he proves this to …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 