As (recent) Dodger folklore goes, no matter what's ailing the team, Clayton Kershaw will make everything alright again. Well, the Dodgers have lately been ailing, banged up, not hitting, and losing games they should have won. Enter the savior GOAT. The trouble was, nobody told the Rockies the mere presence of
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On April 15, 2017, the date that all of MLB celebrates the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled their first stadium statue. It's a magnificent depiction of Robinson in the act of stealing home. The larger than life bronze figure is set upon a marble base that is adorned
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The Dodgers have responded well to home cooking, taking two of the last three games from the Arizona Diamondbacks. With a win tonight, they'll be able to push themselves into a two-way tie with the Dbacks for second place. Luck may be in the Dodgers' corner, as throwing for the Dodgers
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The Dodgers were starting this weekend series in dire need of a shot of confidence and a win - any kind of win. Clayton Kershaw is exactly what the blue doctor ordered, and he took to the mound in tonight's opening game against old friend Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kershaw
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The Dodgers faced the Cubs and old friend Brett Anderson in an afternoon game today with barely a breeze blowing. With each team winning a tough game so far, this rubber match would probably be won by the winds created by the team who wanted it more. Justin Turner returned to
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The Dodgers returned to the scene of the crime, to play the Cubs, the team who ended the Dodgers' quest to break a generation-long World Series drought, who were on their way to win it all and break their own century-long drought. Just to remind the Dodgers of last year's disappointment,
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The red-hot Dodgers who took three of four games from the Padres went ice-cold upon arrival in Colorado. It wasn't just the bats that sputtered in the high altitude, even the great Clayton Kershaw slipped up, allowing back-to-back homers for the first time in his career, while losing to the Rockies. After
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After two years of being away from major league baseball, 29-year old Hyun-Jin Ryu returned to the fields of dreams to see if his dream of a comeback with the Dodgers could be realized. Ryu earned his shot as he worked and willed himself back on the Dodgers' starting rotation. He
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It's been 953 days since Hyun-Jin Ryu last had a win in the major leagues. Today he took the mound for the Dodgers once again. Here's how it all turned out. The Dodgers had a promising start in the first inning. With two out and one on, Yasiel Puig smartly worked
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Today's afternoon matinee could not have gone much better for the Dodgers. It featured the boys in blue scoring double-digit runs for the second time in one series, excellent pitching, great fielding, and the crowning jewel(s), two massive bombs sent out of the stadium by Yasiel Puig. Yours truly was lucky
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After the Dodgers hammered the Padres on opening day, and handed a win to them last night by benching two of their best offensive weapons, the rubber match was next up on the schedule. Rich Hill took the mound for his 2017 debut. Although he's pitcher number three in the starting
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The Dodgers Nation was shaken yesterday by dire news coming out of New York that former Dodger Pedro Guerrero was gravely ill. Some initial reports even claimed the World Series star had passed away. Thank goodness those reports were wrong. The good news this morning - according to NBC Sports -
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Were you at the game yesterday? Did you watch at home or in a sports bar surrounded by fellow Dodger fans? Did you jump up from your chair (like I did), or yell out loud inside your car when Joc Pederson hit that grand slam? If you missed yesterday's exciting Opening
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This could be the year the Dodgers break their World Series drought. Lots of folks believe it, from the never say die, blue-tinted lens wearers, to the cold and calculating, sabre-metric heads. This really could be the year. The last time the Dodgers won the World Series was a generation ago.
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Opening Day is almost here, which means it's time for the annual Freeway Series. It's the Dodgers vs the Angels! Dave Roberts' baseball strategy vs Mike Scioscia's! Red vs Blue! LA vs Not LA! Ok, it's still Spring Training, so it's not really that exciting. But it's still baseball, and it's fun.
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It's that time of year again. The Dodgers have packed up and left their Arizona Spring Training facilities, Opening Day is right around the corner, and we all have a little down time before the Freeway Series with that team which thinks Los Angeles is in the heart of Orange
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