With the upcoming series with the Chicago Cubs starting tomorrow, let's look at the trade that brought Zyhir Hope to the Dodgers and Jackson Ferris. The Dodgers sent Yency Almonte and Michael Busch to the Cubs in exchange for Hope and Ferris. This was a trade for the future with
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As we plod along towards the postseason, I wanted to give you guys something a little different today. It was almost 35 years ago that Kirk Gibson hit that epic walk-off home run in game 1 of the 1988 World Series for the Dodgers. The boys in blue would go
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Joe Kelly went off on the Houston Astros in an exclusive interview with The Big Swing Podcast. He threw fireballs and held nothing back, calling the Astros "little bitches" Check it out... https://youtu.be/qtCSuCJV7_I
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Opening Day. Short season, weird rules, universal DH, and a pandemic. I was not enthused, to say the least. Then it was 24 hours away and I could feel the annual excitement growing. By game time yesterday, I had the Opening Day set up ready to go in the garage, and
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The family of Andrew Toles has gone public with a family secret: The heartbreaking condition that has kept Tolesy running away from those he loves and the help that he needs. https://youtu.be/fA-2JShbYbM
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Rob Manfred isn't making moves to save baseball. He is, however, doing everything to squeeze profit from the sport, regardless of the damage done to the people who play it, and who work in the industry. https://youtu.be/jK3sZFrGiw0
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In 2019, the Dodgers didn't have any black players on the roster. MLB had less than 70 African-Amer players in all. Why? https://youtu.be/Q0CansTRvSE
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Kenta Maeda is unhappy the Dodgers shift him to the bullpen every postseason. The Dodgers and, surprisingly, their fans, are giving Maeda the cold shoulder about it. https://youtu.be/QCxt-_sG39E
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100 years ago, "Mountain" Landis banned the Black Sox for life when they cheated in the World Series. This is MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's once-in-a-lifetime moment. He holds the power to be just as puntative on the Cheating Astros. Will he be a "Mountain" or a molehill? https://youtu.be/bRAYSgyAxkw
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Every manager will frustrate the fan base at times, but Dave Roberts turns that up to 11 every postseason. The man cannot handle the pitching part of the game, so he's got to go. https://youtu.be/4Ecj5dH-u-A
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There's plenty of debate over where to place the blame for the Dodgers' loss of Game 2 - was it Clayton Kershaw's fault, or the offense? Actually, it was someone else's fault. Dave Roberts lost this game before it even started. https://youtu.be/P47HtrW9GBs
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Here's the second of the two biggest questions facing the Dodgers as they head into the playoffs: Can Cody Bellinger carry the Dodgers to the Promised Land if he has to? https://youtu.be/vgnbEkVgfKQ
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The Dodgers face two big questions coming into the postseason. Here is Question Number One, and of course, it involves Kenley Jansen. https://youtu.be/fQeXwvSaAPM
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Regular readers of this space know that I've been away for a bit. Unfortunately, I had a health problem a couple of months ago that knocked me offline. Now that some time has passed, I'm feeling much better, and I'm back in the saddle again. My big test was to take
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Things are going very well for the Dodgers right now. They have one of the best records in baseball (35-18) and have a 7 game lead in the National League west. They just came home after sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates and seem to be headed for an easy cakewalk to
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One of the few bright spots in the dismal 2019 Dodgers bullpen has been right hander Dylan Floro. The Dodgers acquired the 28-year old reliever on July 4 2018 in a trade with the Reds for Zach Neal and international bonus slot money in exchange for two minor leaguers. Up
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