Do you remember the firestorm surrounding Yasiel Puig the day the Dodgers flew to Colorado and he was not on the plane? It turned out to be a false firestorm, but it burned white-hot on the net and social media. In case you missed that incident, some reporter "broke the story"
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Tonight's game was a battle of the young pitchers. The Dodgers sent forth 19-year-old Julio Urias, and the Phillies sent 22-year-old Zach Eflin the mound. Two go in. One comes out. 1st inning Corey Seager hit one into the pavilion to crack the seal on the scoring. 1-0 Justin Turner followed with a double
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Like it or not, I’m back (at least for a day)! For the record, I may or may not re-start LA Dodger Talk.com. Also, for the record, I have absolutely no problem with anyone disagreeing with me. Just back it up. I was going to explain this to you, but
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The Dodgers played the Red Sox today in a rare Saturday afternoon start. Big Papi was in the lineup, which did not bode well for a Dodgers victory. 1st inning Sox The first two Red Sox batters opened the game up with back to back singles. Soon enough Dodgers starter Ross Stripling was
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The Dodgers opened their home stand against the Boston Red Sox tonight. There was lots of fanfare around the game, as the Sox's visit to LA brought the farewell tour of Big Papi, David Ortiz. There was a warm welcome and some reunions for Papi before the game. Adrian Gonzalez, Nomar Garciaparra,
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The past two days in Colorado have been miserable for the Dodgers. After being pounded by the Rockies' bats, the Dodgers needed a big outing from starter Kenta Maeda. Would he be able to stop the bleeding, and help the Dodgers salvage the road trip with a win? 1st inning Dodgers They
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The Dodgers spent the second day of their post-Puig era with the Colorado Rockies. After yesterday's sleepy loss, today's game held plenty of fireworks. Unfortunately, most of them went off in the Dodgers faces. 1st inning Dodgers Justin Turner opened the home run gates with a two run blast to draw first
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The mercurial Yasiel Puig was demoted to the minors yesterday after the Dodgers unsuccessful attempts to trade him. We all know the narrative, he splashed in the scene a few years back with the moniker "The Wild Horse." His attitude left a lot to be desired and his OPS during
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The Dodgers flew to Colorado without Yasiel Puig, but they did present a couple of new players, Josh Reddick, and Jesse Chavez. Their debuts turned out to reflect the highs and lows of the game, as the Dodgers lost the opening game of the series, 3-7. 1st inning Rockies Brandon McCarthy threw
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The trade deadline has come and gone Thankfully. The Dodgers ended up acquiring RF Josh Reddick and P Rich Hill from the Oakland Athletics, as well as P Jesse Chavez from the Toronto Blue Jays. They also ended up getting Minor Leaguer P Josh Fields from the Houston Astros. Yesterday
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The trade deadline passed without Yasiel Puig going anywhere. That was a bit of a surprise. The Dodgers let it be known to parts near and far that he was on the trading block. There was no "Yasiel Puig is a valuable part of the Dodgers..blah, blah. We have no intention
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The MLB trade deadline will conclude today at 4pm EST. The Dodgers who are in need of a rotation guy, a power bat, and a reliever have so far not done anything of significance. But that can all change or will it? Unless you have been living under a rock,
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Today the Dodgers brought the Sunday, sunny day, righty lineup to face the Diamondbacks in the last game of the homestand. Scott Van Slyke occupied first base, and Chris Taylor held second. Yasiel Puig returned to right field, and Kiké Enrique Hernandez returned to the big club to patrol center
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Forgive me, loyal readers, I missed the first half of the game tonight, but unless you're a masochist, you don't want to read too much about the first half of the game. The Dodgers were already down 4-0 by the time I tuned in. I say again, it was 4 runs, 9
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Tonight was the opening game of a weekend series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Snakes brought suitcases full of ridiculous uniforms, and the Dodgers brought Kenta Maeda to the party. Oh yeah, they also brought big blue Dodger hearts that would not give up. 2nd inning Dodgers Single for Adrian Gonzalez. Walk to Andrew
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So far the trade deadline for the Dodgers has been like hearing crickets in your backyard. But today this info came across the web: I feel very strongly that the Dodgers shouldn’t make this deal. You do get a stud bullpen arm in pitcher Wade Davis. With Davis the Dodgers could
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