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Ryu/Gonzalez combine for # 67 on MLB top 100 plays of 2017
It wasn’t pretty but the play by the Ryu on a weak ground ball toward 1st made the list. Ryu fielded the ball and was close to Adrian Gonzalez but was headed away from the bag so he flipped it toward Gonzalez who caught with his bare hand against his shoulder. This game was on …
Puig cracks the MLB top 100 plays of 2017 at 89
On April 24th Puig unleashed his arm on Brandon Belt with a throw that put him in the top 100 MLB plays of 2017. Here is a reminder from youtube just how dangerous the arm of Puig has been since he exploded on the baseball scene in 2013.
Chase Utley clocks in at #92 on MLB Top 100 plays of 2017
Chase Utley was the first to clock in on the top 100 MLB plays of 2017 but he did it as a first baseman on May 10th. The play involved a ground ball down the line that hit the bag and caromed over his head but Chase somehow knew where the ball was going to …
Zipping along with the Dodgers
It is always fun to check out the Fangraphs Zips projections by Dan Szymborksi for the Dodgers. Lots of projection data is in the link above but I’m going to simply say over/under on key or interesting players on the list related to either wRC+ or ERA+. Player AVG OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ Betting Corey …
Fangraphs / Zips / Koehler
I was waiting for Fangraphs to produce an article about how Tom Koehler was a brilliant signing by the Dodgers and they did deliver an article on Koehler. On the same day, they published the Zip projections for the Dodgers. First, let’s talk about Koehler. He has been a lousy starter for almost all of his …
Dick Enberg, the sporting voice of my youth, RIP
We lost one of the great broadcasters of the 20th century last night when Dick Enberg passed away. I’ve written about Dick several times on this blog. On Oct 16th after he retired from the Padres. Yup, in the early 1970’s Dick Enberg was my favorite announcer. Sure I loved Vin Scully but truth be …
Dodgers deliver lump of coal to STH for Christmas
Los Angeles Dodger season ticket holders have been receiving their invoice for the 2018 season and they aren’t happy with what they are seeing. I’ve heard a few complaints and Bill Shaikin decided to find out just exactly how much of an increase is really happening. The Dodgers say they haven’t finalized all prices on 2018 …
Naughty and nice
The Dodger front office had a lot more nice than naughty in calendar 2017 but let’s give a brief rundown of a subjective review of Dodger front office actions. Naughty – asking outfielder Brett Eibner to pitch and then releasing him outright after he blew out his arm. Nice – giving a Sept callup to O`Koyea …
What’s next? Cutch or Cain?
With the trade of the three onerous contracts this weekend the Dodgers have opened up some financial flexibility for 2018 even as they hope to stay under the luxury tax and reset the fines that MLB has been hitting the team with ever since they decided to be the $250M pound gorilla of major league baseball. Eric Stephen as always does a …
Dodgers pull off the expected in a very unexpected way
Most Dodger fans knew the Dodgers were going to try to get rid of the contracts of Adrian Gonzalez and at least one of Scott Kazmir or Brandon McCarthy but no one expected them to trade all three in one big fell swoop. It helps of course that the new GM for the Braves was …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 