Tag Archives: Chase Utley
One fairly tough decision down, two to go
The Dodgers activated Franklyn Gutierrez off the DL and sent Scott Van Slyke to AAA. Van Slyke will join Trayce Thompson in an effort to find his swing with full-time at-bats. The last time Scott Van Slyke was in the minors that did not involve a rehab assignment was 2013. This seemed like the obvious move. …
Final fWAR iteration
We have done the best fWAR for pitchers for this decade and the last ten years. We have done the best fWAR for hitters for this decade, so now it is time to do best in the last ten years. This will be my post on the work that Bobby Down did with fWAR. Time …
Chase Utley decides to stay while Franklin Gutierrez is finally going to see Chavez Ravine
The Dodgers get their greybeard back this summer with Chase Utley deciding to sign a one year contract with the team. Last year headed into spring it looked like Chase was going to be the super utility player and Howie Kendrick the second baseman but spring injuries to Howie gave Chase the chance to take the …
Murphy drives in four
but Dodgers still manage to eek out a one-run victory to send both teams back to the Nations Capital for the deciding game five on Thursday night. On Monday the Dodgers held Murphy in check and lost handily 8 – 3, on Tuesday Murphy, drove in four of the Nationals five runs and yet the …
Yazmani Grandal and the big RBI game
Since Yazmani Grandal joined the team in 2015, he has had some big games, so how does his big games compare against his Dodger peers over the same time span? Pretty damn good. If we look at LAD since 2015 to have driven in at least five runs: Eleven times in that period a LAD …
Huge day for the Dodgers last night
The Dodgers climbed back into sole custody of first place by plastering the hot Phillies. Everything clicked for the Dodgers: Maeda threw six solid innings giving up a solo home run to the hottest catcher in the NL not named Grandal. Chase Utley had a homecoming that most just dream about Howie Kendrick continued his …
Chase responds big to either cheers or boos
If you don’t want Chase Utley to go off on you the best choice of action as a fan is to sit on your hands. Upon his return to NY, he was booed relentlessly and even watched a fastball sail behind him. He responded to this by driving in four runs in the first game and …
Chase Utley’s six hits – by the numbers
Chase Utley collected six hits in yesterday’s loss to the Orioles, the most he has ever collected. Six hits is a special number in baseball, a feat accomplished only 103 times in the history of baseball. Chase Utley was the 3rd oldest player to collect at least six hits in a game. The oldest were …
Chase stand alone as Cubs / Dodgers get ready to square off
Being Memorial Day I didn’t have time to write a preview but I did find this little nugget interesting while perusing the Cubs record. The Cubs are 34 – 14, with seventeen wins in both April and May. The Cubs have a losing records against three teams. All three of those teams reside in the NL Western …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 