The Dodgers flew into St. Louis to begin a crucial four game series on Thursday night still riding high after their incredible accomplishment of winning a single game against the lowly Cincinnati Reds. Certainly that was a crowning achievement for them, but they face a daunting task with this long series
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The Dodgers did it again, and by it I mean absolutely nothing. Well I wouldn’t call losing their sixth consecutive game to one of the worst teams in baseball nothing. It takes hard work and terrible planning to lose like this to the Reds. But the Dodgers have done it.
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You know I joke around a lot about the Dodgers sucking for comedic effect. Sometimes it holds true. You see when a supposed World Series caliber team making a playoff push in September gives up ten runs to the Cincinnati Reds, one of the worst teams in baseball then you
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The Dodgers fly into Cincinnati to prepare for a three game series after a satisfying series win over Colorado that pulled them within a half game of first place in the National League West. The Dodgers are 78-65 and have just 19 games left to play in the regular season. With
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I’ll keep this short and sweet as I want to enjoy my Saturday night and thinking about the Dodgers right now prevents that from happening. Dave Roberts rolled out the old all-righty lineup with automatic outs Brian Dozier and Austin Barnes bookending the unproductive order. Once again the all-righty lineup
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The Dodgers might not have won a World Series since 1988 but if there’s any truth to the belief that starting pitcher is the foundation that breeds success, then Dodger Stadium could be hosting the MLB’s finale, where the Commissioner’s Trophy could be lifted. Following their rocky start to the
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While I’ve been highly critical of the front office I would be remise if I didn’t point out when they do something right. Surely they’ve made some of the most asinine moves/trades that I’ve ever seen from people that are supposed to be hailed as geniuses. However that doesn’t mean
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Dodger’s manager Dave Roberts stopped by the Jim Rome show to talk about the Dodgers and their latest hot streak. The skipper discussed Kenley Jansen’s health and his availability for the upcoming Colorado series. He also spoke about the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium during the Dodgers/Dbacks series. Apparently Tommy Lasorda
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The playoff race is in full swing in the NL West, and at this point at the beginning of September, it’s still wide open. The Dodgers are duking it out with the Colorado Rockies for first place, but Arizona is just a step behind and the San Francisco Giants though
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You would think the Mets would be an easy mark for the Dodgers. After all the New York club is horrible this year. They’re mired in fourth place and 13 games under .500. Once you get into September and get this close to the end of the season you find
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Matt Kemp had been mired in a massively disturbing second half slump before he smashed that go-ahead three-run home run off of Archie Bradley on Saturday night that beat the Snakes at Dodger Stadium. Kemp has been ice cold since the all-star break and particularly in the month of August
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The Major league baseball season takes some weird twists and turns. Something has clicked with the Dodgers over the past couple of nights and I don’t know what it is. I’ll take it though and very glad that it’s happened. The 2018 Dodgers have mostly been a supremely frustrating and
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The Dodgers aren’t going down without a fight folks. For the second consecutive night the Dodgers rallied in the late innings overcoming a 2-0 deficit by scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth. This time around it was Matt Kemp’s majestic three-run blast that gave the Dodgers the lead
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One of the most important aspects of a successful baseball team is the ability to win close games. In order to do that you need to get two vital parts. First you need to have solid relief pitching. If your bullpen is leaking runs in the late innings and unable
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Just when we thought the Dodgers were dead and buried. Left in the bone yard, they rose from the ashes like a Phoenix to surprise us. Speaking of Phoenix, this game had to stick in their crawl. The Dodgers (king of the solo shots) down 2-1 in the eighth inning
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It’s no secret the Dodgers need bullpen help. So today the Dodgers have reportedly acquired veteran reliever Ryan Madson. The 38-year old right hander was placed on revocable trade waivers by the Washington Nationals 48 hours ago. The Dodgers will be sending minor leaguer Andrew Istler to the Nationals to
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