When you think of the absolute worst possible way to start a season the Dodgers looked you square in the eyes and pointed a finger in your face while saying watch this. Welcome to the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers baseball season. The Dodgers haven’t scored a run after playing the
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A lot has been discussed about lineup creation. While it is somewhat important, it’s not as vital as you might think it is. What’s most important is putting your best hitters in the lineup and more specifically making sure your top three hitters get as many at-bats as possible with
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On the eve of opening day the Dodgers are busy finalizing their 25-man roster. We already know that Andrew Toles was unfortunately optioned to Oklahoma City and Joc Pederson will be making the roster. The rest of the roster we can probably take an educated guess at. Most of the same
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The dirty little, not-so-secret, standard operating procedure of major league baseball teams paying minor league players less than peanuts has found it way to the halls of the U.S. Congress. The salary dispute has actually been lurking in smoke-filled back rooms for the past couple of years. Highly paid lobbyists have
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When Justin Turner was sent down to the disabled list for the start of the 2018 campaign, Enrique Hernandez surely sat up and recognized this as his chance to break into the Dodgers' lineup as an everyday starter. Although Turner won't be needing surgery for his fractured wrist (due to being
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Hi, everybody, It's Friday night and I'm home, so I put together a short and sweet Youtube video to give you all my takes on what's positive - and not so much - up to this point in Scottsdale, for our beloved Boys in Blue. I'm also reviewing a very nice surprise
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The Dodgers learned the unfortunate yet predictable news that right handed hurler Tom Koehler will begin the season on the disabled list after being diagnosed with a right shoulder sprain of the anterior capsule. The news is actually more of a blow to the Dodger’s plans then most people think.
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The Dodgers are in Peoria taking on the Padres this afternoon while they continue their Cactus League slate. Japanese right hander Kenta Maeda will be in the dugout mulling over his new pitching approach for the 2018 season. Ken Gurnick’s latest piece described it as Maeda delivering max effort during his
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As baseball begins a new and spring training camps start their exhibition schedules, the Dodgers have opened their Cactus League schedule by losing three of their first four games. That means nothing since exhibition games are meaningless, but the club has a brand new slogan for the 2018 season; Determined.
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Hello, everybody, Yu Darvish took the money and ran - off to Chicago. I say, "Good riddance", and don't let the "tip" of the door hit you on the way out. Also in the video: A Beer review of Victory art Sea, a delicious chocolate and vanilla porter from Ballast Point Brewing. Enjoy,
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Hello everybody, Here comes the first Youtube video of 2018. Inside we take a look at the rumors of a players strike that are flying around. Nobody likes a strike, and although I'm almost always on the side of a union in a strike, it's hard for me to get
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It’s hard to imagine outfielder Trayce Thompson making the Dodger’s opening day roster. Other players such as Joc Pederson, Alex Verdugo, Andrew Toles, and perhaps even Matt Kemp stand in Thompson’s way. Those guys appear to have the upper hand. Thompson would have to really impress the Dodger brass in
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The National League pennant winning Dodgers were a great team in 2017. But they had to improve in several areas from the previous season in order to do that. Two major areas come to mind and it’s important to take a look back and recognize how much that helped the
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The Dodgers have been rumored to be shopping Yasiel Puig for several years now, but have yet to move the enigmatic right fielder. For the record I have never been in favor of moving Puig, despite Oscar wanting to trade him for Giancarlo Stanton earlier this winter. Nevertheless according to Alex
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The Dodgers don’t have a lot of open positions coming into the 2018 season. Of the starting eight positions only one is up for grabs as spring training approaches. As of right now Left field will be a battle between three players. The three men competing for the spot are
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On Saturday afternoon the Dodger’s front office dropped their pants squatted down and took the biggest, nastiest, smelliest salary dump we’ve seen (or smelt) in recent years. The Dodgers traded veterans Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir and utility man Charlie Culberson to the Braves for former Dodger Matt Kemp. There
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