Last night Julio Urias, the youngest starting pitcher since a gallon of gas cost a nickel, took the mound at Citi Field, and he was nearly handed his head by the New York Mets. They say the kid is destined for greatness, but great he was not. He gave up three
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It was Game One of a weekend series in the Big Apple, and there was plenty on the plate. It was the first chance for Citi Field fans to see Chase Utley since the bitter NLCS of last season, and of course, the debut of the teen-aged phenom, Julio Urias. Oh
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Well folks, you asked for it - nay, you pleaded for it, begged for it, and demanded it. The day for Julio Urias to take the mound for the Dodgers is just around the corner. Urias will start tomorrow, Friday night, against the Mets, in New York City. It may not
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Dodgers-Reds. Game Two of three. The return (again) of Mike Bolsinger vs a pitcher making his ML debut. It was an even money bet. 1st inning Dodgers Singles for Chase Utley Corey Seager Justin Turner hit a blooper that dropped just right. RBI for Turner and score Utley. 1-0 2nd inning Dodgers 1-0 Reds 1,2,3 inning for
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Tonight brought the first visit of the Zinzinatti Reds (as the venerable Vin Skully calls them) to Chavez Ravine. The Reds had only won three road games up to this point, and sat 16 games behind the Cubs. How would they fare running into the buzzsaw known as Clayton Kershaw? Kershaw,
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Kenta Maeda is becoming "one of those" Dodger pitchers. When he pitches, people are starting to wonder which Maeda will show up - the awesome one, or the dreadful one? Now that I think about it, the Dodgers overall, are "one of those" teams. Here's what happened today in the crazy universe
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Dodgers vs Padres. Game Two. The returns of Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Kemp. Exciting stuff. Alex "Who knows which way he'll bend?" Wood on the mound. Exciting in an entirely different way. Cut to the third inning: 3rd inning Padres Alex Wood strikes out the side. It looked like Strudy Wood was on, as
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The Dodgers opened a weekend series against the San Diego Padres tonight. The big question on everyone's mind wasn't "How will the Dodgers' offense do?" Nope, we were all wondering what ridiculous getup the Padres would try to push-off as a baseball uniform. A: They threw us all for a loop
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The final game of the Freeway Series of LA vs OC (who think they're LA), saw Ross Stripling take the mound for the Dodgers, trying to earn a split. The only thing that split was the Dodgers' chances for a win. 1st inning Dodgers Chase Utley got on with a bunt single
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The Freeway Series shifted to Anaheim and saw the return of Mike Bolsinger to the Dodgers' starting rotation. Manager Dave Roberts was hoping to get 5 or 6 innings out of Bolsinger, and give the rest of the Dodgers' starters an extra day off. Too bad Roberts didn't wish for some
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The time has come to drop the dead weights out of the Dodgers' lineup, drop others down in the batting order, and to knock off the ridiculous platoons. It's time to move forward with the players that deliver with enthusiasm, with power - and how's this for revolutionary baseball thinking?
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Dodgers vs Angels Game Two. The Dodgers handed the ball to the man who stops the losing streaks, Clayton Kershaw - although that might tell you more about the Dodgers than the man. Let's see how this one turned out. 1st inning Kershaw vs Angels 3 up, 3 down with 2 Ks 2nd inning Angels Three singles
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The Dodgers and Angels opened their four-game Freeway Series tonight at Chavez Ravine, and just like a pleasant drive on the 5 freeway, it took seemingly forever to arrive at the end. The Dodgers had won 6 of their last 9, and the Angels just swept Seattle, so both teams were
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Tonight the Dodgers sent Alex Wood to the mound in the hopes of a win and a sweep of the Cheatin' Cardinals. Those things were not in the cards however, as Wood pitched well enough to win, but the Dodgers reverted to their old habits of scoring early and then
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The Mets are gone, but things did not necessarily get easier, as the Cheatin' Cardinals rolled into Chavez Ravine. Tonight's game brought us Michael Wacha vs Ross Stripling, two former Texas Aggies. Wacha is coming off three consecutive losses, and Stripling, while usually decent, is another reminder that the Dodgers rotation
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The final game of Gotham City vs the City of the Angels brought with it another great marquee matchup: Clayton Kershaw vs King Kong, Bartolo Colòn. This one was going to be well worth the watch (if you're one of the 40% of LA residents lucky enough to have access to
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