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Jose De Leon finally gets his shot

No one thought back in March that the Dodgers number two pitching prospect Jose De Leon would be finally making his first major league start, long after Ross Stripling, Julio Urias, and Brock Stewart had made their’s, but his day has finally come. De Leon has done everything he could do to get this opportunity …

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Merry Go Round Rotation

One day Rich Hill is pitching one day he is not. Over and over the merry go round goes, when Rich Hill will actually pitch no one knows. Might as well call him Scratch Hill at this point. The Dodgers have had two constants in the rotation all year, Kenta Maeda and Scott Kazmir. Having …

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No Kershaw, no problema, no Norris, no problema

The Dodgers continue to see their rotation dwindle but it doesn’t slow the locomotive down one bit. When Bud Norris replaced Kershaw in the rotation the team was expected to take a hit when that spot in the rotation came up, but Bud Norris was able to at least tread water.  Today when Bud Norris …

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Can Bud Norris and the cavalry save the Dodger season?

Depth replaces adequacy, it doesn’t replace brilliance. Jon Weisman gives nine reasons why Dodger fans should not dispair.  As usual,  Jon hits the right notes but is the case convincing? Does it have to be? If you are a fan you should be a fan, even when the chips are down. With Clayton Kershaw on …

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