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If you think Adrian Gonzalez is struggling it is because he is
While doing the Washington National series research it struck me how bad Ryan Zimmerman is this season compared to his normal season. I decided to use baseball reference to find out how all the National League 1st baseman are doing this year compared to their historical norm, as we approach July. We all knew Adrian …
NL East leading Washington Nationals come to town
Dusty Baker has his Nationals leading the NL East as they come into town for a three game set. The first game will be a marquee matchup with Clayton Kershaw squaring off against Steve Strasburg. The Nationals under performed last year and made one big change adding 2015 postseason hero Daniel Murphy to the lineup. They …
Brock Stewart fans 10 in AAA start
The fast rising Brock Stewart continues to dominant as he moves up the Dodger minor league chain. Stewart started the year in High A ball, was promoted quickly to AA, and has now made two starts in AAA. His first start was a success but today’s start was dominant with zero walks, and ten strikeouts. …
Dave Doc Roberts brings the Duck out of retirement
I really thought the Duck was going to stay retired, after all hardly anything has happened in the last three years that got his wings in a flutter. Yet, here I find myself writing a Duck Talk article because Dave Doc Roberts needs to answer some questions. For those unfamiliar with the Duck, you can …
Someone tell Dave Roberts that Clayton Kershaw is the franchise
Something happened last night that still bugs me. It bewildered Vin Scully and it bewildered me. Dave Roberts has done a plethora of strange things as the Dodger rookie manager, but he took the cake last night. In case y’all missed it, the Dodgers were in a tight game in the bottom of the 9th. …
Warriors / Cavaliers – Hard to pick a favorite
I was hoping for a competitive NBA finals and I got what I hoped for. I’m a fan of both teams so it has been hard to figure out who to root for but once I did the my breakdown I came up with my favorite. Would love for LeBron to bring Cleveland the Championship – points Cavaliers …
Chad Billingsley may have to hang em up
A recent story out of ROBESONIA, Pa suggests that Chad Billingsley may have to retire as the rest suggested by his doctors is simply not working. “I can throw a baseball at 50 to 60 percent, but when I ramp it up it starts hurting,” the former Bulldog said. Rest is the only hope at getting …
Scott Van Slyke finally contributes to the 2016 Dodgers
SVS has had a rough start to the 2016 season. When Andre Ethier went down it was expected that SVS would take up the slack and possibly get full-time at bats but after just a few appearances, a back injury would sideline Scott until June. Once activated in June, Scott sat on the bench and …
Dodgers have nine prospects on Rotowire updated top 200
Rotowire is a baseball fantasy site, so these ranking do not reflect their possible future major league production, but it does give an idea of how well stocked the Dodgers are in the farm system. This particular top 200 was recently updated to reflect the influx of the 2016 draft class, which added twenty-six draftees’ …
Ron Cey does Penguin walk
Very few baseball players were defined by their nickname as Ron Cey was. He really did resemble a Penguin when he walked, but when he played the game he resembled the greatest third baseman in LAD history, and it is not even close. The stats speak for themselves: Most hits Most home runs Most doubles …
