The Dodgers' $45 million offer to Bryce Harper has shown how much they will print money to land one player. Lots of fans were happy to hear the Dodgers were willing to do that. However, that generous offer got me to thinking about something else. It also highlighted their (and all
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Duke Snider is gone, but he'll never be forgotten. This is the story of how an article I wrote for LA Dodger Report brought me into contact (in a small way) with the Duke of Flatbush. https://youtu.be/6XgGNzhITq8
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Buffalo-born Orel Hershiser is one of the most decorated LA Dodgers pitchers of all time. He enjoyed a glittering 18-year career at the top of Major League Baseball (MLB), spending 12 of those years with the Dodgers. Hershiser was by no means one of the scariest pitchers for batters to
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We don’t know exactly what the 2019 Dodgers will look like yet. The Dodgers traded Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, Alex Wood and Kyle Farmer to the Reds and got nothing of value back. But we think that you all have the real value. Dodger baseball is still a long ways
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Do you remember the great Fourth of July game at Dodger Stadium? Rich Hill died at home plate during that game, and we, the blessed holders of the great Dick Mountain Time Share Jersey, are keeping the legend alive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrSw8oIs9XY
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The Dodgers came off a shutout yesterday with Ryu pitching masterful. The offense struck with the long ball. Today Clayton Kershaw took on Anibal Sanchez, as the Dodgers seeked to go up 2-0 in the NLDS. So Kershaw who took a gut punch by not being named the Game 1
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As the Dodgers face the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS. Dodger fans are reminded of the Kirk Gibson home run and our last World Series title in 1988. My memory of that moment was being 11 years old at my aunts house in EL Monte, Ca. Being in her front
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Yesterday the Dodgers played Game 163, a one-shot, winner take all contest, for the NL West title, against the Colorado Rockies. Yours truly was there, with my trusty camera. Here are a few photos and notes from my day at the ballpark. It was a beautiful day for a ballgame -
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The Dodgers finally clinched a postseason berth on Saturday afternoon with an exciting 10-6 win over the evil Giants in San Francisco. It wasn’t easy, and certainly wasn’t comfortable, but they did it. We don’t know if the Dodgers will be the wild card winners, or winners of the National League
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With the season winding down, the Dodgers find themselves in Arizona, trying to maintain their lead in the NL West, and slam the door to the postseason shut on the Colorado Rockies, who just won’t go away. After a greedy performance last night, from Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers send their
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Every fan of the Boys in Blue knows that Rich Hill, the Dodgers' great southpaw, chose a fantastic nickname for Player's Weekend (Dick Mountain), and he delivered to us a wonderful highlight during the Fourth of July game at Chavez Ravine. That epic play at the plate led to the phenomenon
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Ross Stripling took the mound today for the Dodgers, hoping to help the boys in blue avoid a sweep at the hands of the hapless Reds, and further frustration at the tail end of this often frustrating season. If the Dodgers hoped an early start time on a getaway day
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The Dodgers might not have won a World Series since 1988 but if there’s any truth to the belief that starting pitcher is the foundation that breeds success, then Dodger Stadium could be hosting the MLB’s finale, where the Commissioner’s Trophy could be lifted. Following their rocky start to the
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In the rubber match of the three game series between the Dodgers and the Mets, where the Dodgers had sleepily lost the first game and then dominated the second, the Dodgers sent Hyun-Jin Ryu to the mound for a late afternoon Chavez Ravine start. Ryu started out well enough, being perfect
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The playoff race is in full swing in the NL West, and at this point at the beginning of September, it’s still wide open. The Dodgers are duking it out with the Colorado Rockies for first place, but Arizona is just a step behind and the San Francisco Giants though
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The Dodgers put their modest four-game winning streak on the line tonight, sending Alex Wood, who skipped a start after a bad game against the Cardinals, to the mound in the final of a two-game series against the Texas Rangers. Cody Bellinger cracked the scoring seal with a powerful home run
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