Tag Archives: AJ Ellis

A.J. Ellis helps Dodgers to victory but still can’t find any Dodgers to drive him in

A.J. Ellis drove in the first Dodger run, and caught a shutout against the vaunted Red Sox offense, so he did his job on Saturday. Yet, I have this fascination with the fact he can’t score. Last time we looked Ellis had gone 83 at-bats without scoring and was in fifth place for going scoreless by …

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LAD – by the numbers 7/3/16 – home cooking hot

A. J. Ellis has now gone two months without scoring a run, after scoring seven in April, and one on May 1st. Following their victory over the Rockies last night, the Dodgers have won eight in a row at home. They are now 16 – 3 at home since May 17th. With the Giants meltdown …

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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 …

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AJ Ellis is no stranger to homerless game streaks – 871 plate appearances between home runs from 2008 – 2011

AJ Ellis is crossing into historical territory with his homerless streak now approaching 214 plate appearances (208 in 2014). No Los Angeles Dodger catcher has ever come to the plate over 200 times in a single year,  and not hit at least two home runs.  Granted this is all very premature as AJ still has …

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SVS – Middling his way into Kershaws heart

If Dodger fans were aghast that the greatest left hand pitcher of the 21st century was getting banged around by the Angels for the first three innings imagine what his teammates were feeling. Scott Van Slyke let us know in such a way that my belly laugh brought my wife running in to see what …

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