As some of the flu-stricken Dodgers return to camp, the club has begun to play better (They've won four in a row). The Dodger clubhouse was recently hit by a nasty flu bug that knocked out nearly half of the team. The virus spread throughout the roster like a wild
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The National League pennant winning Dodgers were a great team in 2017. But they had to improve in several areas from the previous season in order to do that. Two major areas come to mind and it’s important to take a look back and recognize how much that helped the
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In World Series Game 3, Houston Astro Yuri Gurriel hit a home run off Dodgers pitcher, Yu Darvish. Darvish is Japanese, and although that shouldn't matter in a baseball game, Gurriel decided to make a cheap, racist swipe part of his home run celebration. Upon returning to the dugout, Gurriel pulled
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There has never been a Dodger game played on Halloween eve in the history of Dodger baseball. This is actually only the fifth MLB game ever played on Halloween and the first since 2010. However the Dodgers gave us the ultimate treat without any tricks thanks to a two-run sixth
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The Dodgers return home for game 6 of the World Series on Halloween night after an exhausting and disappointing three games in Houston. Somehow they were able to win one out of the three games but the insanity of their 13-12 game 5 loss nearly killed them. The Dodgers limped
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Time for me to once again don my helmet and flak jacket as I deliver a column that many of you won't like, and some of you may consider blasphemous. With a heavy blue heart, I'm laying much more than partial blame for the Dodgers' losses in Games 2 and
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Our newest Youtube World Series video has my take on how Dave Roberts managed his pitching staff in Game Two, a game the Dodgers might have won with a little more of a long view. Theres no beer review today, but no worries, we've got plenty of Astros whine. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/IkS5rro0nzk
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The Dodgers aren’t going to win every game. Nor is everything going to come up roses for them every night. The bounces won’t go our way every single game. That’s baseball. Sometimes you just have to shake your head in amazement at the sport of baseball. It leaves you breathless,
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Deep inside I knew the Dodgers weren't going to sweep this World Series. The Astros are too good of a team. A sweep would have been nice, but very unlikely. That doesn't ease the pain one bit. It doesn't salve the burn I feel typing these words and swallowing this
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Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill was cruising through five innings in last night's second game of the NLCS. He was losing, 1-0, after surrendering a solo home run in the top of the fifth, but he was in command of his pitches, especially his devastating curve ball, and up until
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This was a nail-biting type of game and as Turner connected on the three run shot to win the game. My mind went back to when I was a kid in 1988 remembering how Kirk Gibson rounded the bases on his walk-off 29 years ago. Rich Hill faced Dodgers nemesis
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The Dodgers closed out their first two games, home field advantage tonight with an 8-5 victory over the suddenly reeling Arizona Diamondbacks. The series now shifts over to Phoenix, with the boys in blue firmly planted in the driver's seat of their Big Blue Steamroller. That said, although the Dodgers have
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The Dodgers did well in their 9-5 opening game victory over the Dbacks on Friday evening at Dodger Stadium. But they face another tough test in game 2. Perhaps this could be their toughest test of the series as they face left hander Robbie Ray. Curveball expert Rich Hill will
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The Dodgers finally open their postseason National League Division Series on Friday evening a Dodger Stadium. The boys in blue will be playing the wild card Arizona Dbacks based on their 11-8 victory over Colorado in the NL Wild Card game on Wednesday night. The five game playoff series will
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Ladies and gentlemen, this game had everything! Double-digit scoring, double-digit strikeouts, back-to-back home runs, an injury scare, Puig happening, Kenley Jansen pitching with a ten-run lead, and much more. Southpaw Rich Hill led the boys with a dominant performance. He struck out ten and only allowed two Padres hits. He may
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The Champagne popped. The fans danced. The Dodgers ran around and sprayed the bubbly all over each other as Tommy Lasorda looked on with pride. Dodger stadium shook and the fireworks exploded in the Chavez Ravine fall sky. The Dodgers had finally done it. They had clinched the National League west
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