For the Dodgers it could be crucial. The Dodgers have done it and clinched their fourth consecutive National League West title. Now that they have wrapped up the NL West the club turns their attention to the postseason. Setting the postseason roster, the rotation and knocking the Giants out of the
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The absence of Vin Scully won’t be felt until next season. Vin Scully is someone we took for granted as if he would be the one constant in our lives all the time. He brought people together no matter what color or belief. Vin has lived a long and good
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It’s important to note that while I have been critical of Andrew Friedman and the front office brain trust, what they are doing is working. The Dodgers are in first place 5 games ahead with 13 left to play on course to win their fourth consecutive NL West title. They
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Take a look at these numbers: Major League Baseball has existed for 140 years. More than 210,000 games have been played over that span. There have only been 23 perfect games thrown. Last night, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill was on the cusp of becoming only the 24th man
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On Aug. 31 Andrew Toles rose out of seemingly nowhere in Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies and hit a grand slam to put the Los Angeles Dodgers up 10-8, which led to a huge comeback victory to salvage a game in that series. The Dodgers bench erupted for the
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The Dodgers and Zack Greinke parted ways during the winter after he signed a huge 206.5 million dollar contract with the Arizona Dbacks. His annual average salary this season is 34.4 million dollars and so far he has not yet lived up to that type of income. I would offer
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The Dodgers just announced "Vin Scully Weekend", which will be held Sept. 23-25 at Dodger Stadium. Over that weekend the Dodgers will pay tribute to the man who has been the golden voice of summer in Los Angeles for 67 years. But here's the rub. Scully hasn't really been heard by
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I wasn't going to get involved in the Colin Kaepernick controversy at all. I had my reasons. The first is, I don't care that much about the 49s or what happens in preseason football. Secondly, tossing your two-cents into a nation-wide social media battle is not the best way to make friends, and
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First of all, a lot has happened since I checked in, things naturally get overwhelming, life moves in mysterious ways but I am ready for writing to be fun again, and thanks to this space I am fully ready for that to be the case again. Since we're on the topic of 'fun
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Do you remember The Twilight Zone episode "It's A Good Life?" The episode features a six-year old boy, who has the powers of a god. He can read your mind or control the weather. No one knows if he made the entire world disappear, leaving only his small town remaining,
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Today in a shocking move the Dodgers traded Clayton Kershaw's personal catcher A.J. Ellis to the Phillies for Carlos Ruiz. Ellis has been with the Dodgers since 2008. The Dodgers are in the middle of a pennant race and playing very good ball, decided to make this move to try and
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The Dodgers pitching rotation has been a merry go round. I want to call the rotation the "Mash Unit" because they always seem to be in the E.R.. The bullpen and hot bats have kept the season afloat. But now as the Dodgers hold a one game lead over the
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Time and time again Josh Reddick came up with runners in scoring position in last night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. In a pattern that has become increasingly frustrating for participants and spectators alike, Reddick flopped. The Dodgers didn't lose the game because of that, but let's be clear about something:
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I don’t like writing these types of articles, but I hate to say I told you so….Dodgers. I called it during spring training. There was no way that starters Brett Anderson and Brandon McCarthy were going to contribute much or anything at all this season. The Anderson and McCarthy signings
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This morning the birds are singing. The clouds are fluffier. The air is crisper. Your breakfast will taste better. Traffic will flow on your way to work and all of your favorite songs will come on the radio. You’ll walk around the office with a silly smile on your face.
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The Dodgers have had 26 different players on the DL this season. The record for a season is 27. This just in: So now with Scott Van Slyke on the DL, the record is still at 27. Scott Van Slyke was on the DL earlier in the season so he doesn't
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