I understand that you can’t win every game, but this is the postseason and the Dodgers turned in an absolute listless effort in game 1 of the NLCS on Monday night at Globe Life. It’s a seven game series, I know but the energy levels between the two teams was
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The Dodgers didn’t hit a home run in game 3 of the NLDS against the Padres, but they still sprayed the ball all over the field to score twelve runs on fourteen hits en route to a 12-3 win. The Dodgers bats were 8 for 24 with runners in scoring
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The official scorer may disagree, but I am crediting Dodger’s superstar Cody Bellinger with the save after the NL MVP made an incredible catch in the bottom of the seventh to rob Fernando Tatis Jr. of a home run to preserve the Dodger’s one-run lead. Certainly I am not giving
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The Dodgers opened their five game division series against the Padres in the Arlington playoff bubble on Tuesday night. The boys in blue didn’t tally a hit until the top of the sixth inning. Normally you would think that meant an ugly loss, but the Dodgers used some small ball
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Sometimes the little things in a baseball game can hurt a club. For the Brewers it was a botched double play in the bottom of the fifth that cost them the game and the series during the Dodger’s 3-0 victory in game two of the National League Wild Card series
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The Dodgers were cruising along in the fourth inning with a 3-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the opening game of their three game wild card playoff series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. That 3-0 lead felt like a 10-0 lead at the time. That was until Orlando
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Every single roster spot is important during the regular season but even more so during the postseason. When a club such as the Dodgers sets their postseason roster, every single contingency must be considered. This year it’s even more important with only a small player pool to choose from. So
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The Dodgers open their three-game wild card playoff series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. You can easily say that perhaps they wouldn’t be where they are without perennial MVP candidate Mookie Betts. There is no doubt that Betts had an absolutely fantastic season and nobody
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I know I haven’t been as active as I normally am over here. I apologize for the lack of stories this season. I’ve been super busy with non-Dodgers related things. As I’ve said before, sometimes life gets in the way of Dodger Baseball. I’ll be back to cover the postseason
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We can’t attend Dodger games in person because of the Pandemic, but we can still have some of our favorite snacks at home while we watch the games. That’s one of the things I miss the most about not being able to be at Dodger Stadium, and that’s the tasty
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Kenley Jansen is the most fearsome closers in Dodger’s franchise history. He’s been pitching for over a decade now, and has been beloved by Dodger fans since the first time we heard California Love blaring over the Chavez Ravine speakers during his first trot to the mound in the ninth
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Those who thought Clayton Kershaw's demise were greatly exaggerated. The 2020 version of Kershaw is pitching like the vintage Kershaw of the olden days and the Dodgers desperately need it. Ok maybe they don't desperately need it, but it's very valuable right now. Walker Buehler has sucked this year and
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It doesn't take a forensic analyst to figure out that Tony Gonsolin is a better pitcher than Ross Stripling this year. No disrespect towards Ross. He's had a decent career with the Dodgers and has been a useful pitcher over the years. But for some reason the Dodgers kept Stripling
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Dodger's top prospect Gavin Lux's 2020 MLB debut was short lived after the club optioned him back to the team's alternate training site on Thursday afternoon after he played in just one game. Lux was called up and played in the Dodger's second game of their doubleheader against the Giants
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Last week I wrote this article about Austin Barnes and his struggles at the plate. In my defense Barnes had gotten off to a 2 for 25 start and was hitting .091 at the time. For the record Barnes has languished at the plate struggling to hit above the Mendoza
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The Dodgers completed a clean sweep of the Angels on Sunday afternoon with an 8-3 victory over the Halos in Anaheim. The game was particularly noteworthy for the MLB debut of 22-year old catching prospect Keibert Ruiz, who had been called up from the player pool after Will Smith was
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