Dodgers day off? No problem. Here comes a YouTube video with my takes on the NLDS so far. Included are my surprises, Of course files, Gimme more of this, and gimme less of that. All of that, including, of course, a new beer review. Aroma Coma from Drakes Brewing, bringing some
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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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There are a few legitimate reasons to gripe about Yasmani Grandal. I should know, I've done my share of grumbling about them. Most center around the extended cold streaks he goes through as a batter, and every once in a while I complain that he allows too many passed balls
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Clayton Kershaw's final start of the season was delayed by almost 30 minutes for rain that never showed up, and didn't threaten enough to even have the grounds crew put the tarp on the field. The only thing it looked like was a cheap excuse to give the Rockies time
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There's no game today, so let's sit back and enjoy an LADR Youtube video. Today I deal out grades to the Dodgers offense, defense, pitching staff and review KSA beer from Four Point Beer Co. Enjoy, and if you do, please take a moment to like the video. Thanks! https://youtu.be/_wnoNFdhpew
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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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Did you watch the Dodgers game last night? Luckily, it was one of the final Tuesday night games of the season that were broadcast over local channel, KTLA. This allowed just about every Los Angeles resident to bypass the ridiculous Dodgers TV blackout and gave them the opportunity to watch
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One night after they clinched the NL West division and literally bathed in champagne, the Giants snuck in a victory over the tired and possibly half-comatose Dodgers. Madison Bumgarner held the boys quiet over seven and 2/3 innings. Justin Turner was still out of action, nursing a "viral thing", as skipper
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The Dodgers crawled out of a mostly self-dug hole to finally win a game and avoid a series sweep by the Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers dodged a bullet when Justin Turner was hit in the hand by a pitch in the first inning. He left the game in the second, but his
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Chances are, Pedro Baez sealed his 2017 fate in his abysmal outing last night against the Philadelphia Phillies. Baez's 2/3 of an inning was a microcosm of his season: There was frustration and angst mixed with flashes of hope. Dave Roberts, his manager, faithfully stuck with him through all of
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Whew! What a season it's been for the Dodgers and their fans, and we still have a couple of weeks to go. This roller coaster season has been full of surprises - especially the kind that no one could have seen coming. The crazy, record-breaking winning streaks followed by a
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The Dodgers are seemingly back to their winning ways, and that is thanks to Yu Darvish stepping up big against the hated ones. After pitching so lousy that talk of Darvish slipping downward in the Dodgers' postseason pitching plans began to swirl, the ex-ace showed signs tonight that he's still
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It's my job to observe and comment. I'm tasked with analyzing and opining. I'm a guy who loves to talk and write about baseball, but this team has left me speechless. How does one describe the worst slide in the history of a franchise? When it immediately follows the most
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Dear Dodgers, I've been your fan since the days that my only knowledge of you was hearing the not so far away cheers from the stadium as I played in Elysian Park when I was a child. If you put a drop of Tommy Lasorda's Dodger Blue blood next to a
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I've been a Dodgers fan for a very, very long time. Let's just say that I've been a fan long enough to remember the Dodgers winning the World Series. Twice. I've been present at Dodger Stadium for plenty of incidents that made me angry towards individual players, the Dodgers, and of
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Should we begin with the bad news, the really bad news, or the pretty good news? I'll just lay them out and let you decide which is which. First off, the Dodgers - along with everybody else - were not-so-secretly hoping that good ol' Clayton Kershaw was going to just bounce
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