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2017 has been the year of the rookie 1st baseman
Dodger fans know all about Cody Bellinger hitting 38 home runs and tying the NL rookie record for home runs but there have been a plethora of 1st baseman in 2017 who are hitting home runs at a staggering pace. Rhys Hoskins is much like Cody Bellinger in that he’s a 1st baseman who has …
Three game set with Nationals not really a preview of NLCS
While the Dodgers have been throwing two of the pitchers expected to start in the postseason, Alex Wood and Rich Hill, the Nationals were not so accommodating throwing Edwin Jackson and Alex Cole, neither of whom will be pitching in the National rotation come October. The Nationals are also missing possibly the best player in …
Chase Utley joins the 400/200/100 club for 2nd baseman
With his two doubles today, Chase Utley now has 400 doubles in his career. Many second baseman have had 400 doubles, but not many have had 400 doubles 200 home runs 100 stolen bases who have played at least 75% of their games at second base. Player WAR/pos HR 2B SB From To PA OPS …
Catching Piazza, Catching Frank Robinson
A few minutes ago Cody Bellinger hit his 38th home run to catch Frank Robinson for the NL rookie record for home runs. Frank Robinson hit his 38th home run on Sept 11th and would not hit another home run the rest of the year. Hopefully, the same fate does not await Cody Bellinger. This …
What a long strange trip it has been for Edwin Jackson
Once upon a time in Sept of 2003, Edwin Jackson shocked the baseball world by outpitching prime Randy Johnson on his 20th birthday. I started this article with the headline once I saw that Edwin Jackson was pitching tonight and was ready to research a fun story. My first search was the big game just …
Don’t forget about the World Champions
From May – August 26th the season has been about the Dodgers with the Cubs barely keeping in contact of the postseason. The Dodgers are trying to fight off the Nationals for the best record in the NL but the team that no one should be sleeping on are the Cubs. The offense is in …
Dodgers need the return of the four horsemen
Sure, this is obvious. One of the horsemen was back but hardly anyone noticed because the team kept losing. The second one joined him this week and it directly resulted in two victories for the Dodgers. If they hope to have any chance in October it would behoove the other two horsemen to join Bellinger/Turner …
The curious case of Gilberto Reyes
With 19-year-old Keibert Reyes being promoted to AA this week to help Tulsa with their postseason run I was curious if any Dodger catching prospect had ever made it to AA while still a teenager. I headed to Baseball Reference and sorted every catcher and their rookie season with the Dodgers to find out the age …
Dodgers don’t lose twelve in a row
and if Clayton Kershaw doesn’t get hurt they might win three more games this season. Levity kids, levity. Anyway, Clayton was not at his best last night but the offense woke up just enough to break the Dodgers eleven game losing streak. If you want more levity the Dodgers are 0 – 15 since August …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 