Dodger's veteran infielder and baseball father Chase Utley is due to come off the disabled list on Friday evening in time for the Dodgers series opener against the Mets at Citi Field. This seems like perfect timing because Utley has owned the Mets in recent years, especially in Gotham. Utley
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One of the great stories of the 2018 Dodgers is the resurgence of outfielder Matt Kemp. The last time we saw Kemp in a Dodger uniform was October of 2014. The Dodgers were playing the Cardinals in the National League Division Series. Kemp hit a go-ahead home run in the
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The Dodgers have finally climbed over the .500 mark with a 7-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday evening at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers are back in the race and have now won 16 of their last 21 games. The way they are doing it is quite unbelievable. The Dodgers
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There is no question that Dodger’s first baseman/outfielder and reigning National League rookie of the year Cody Bellinger is struggling. Coming into today the second year slugger is in the worst slump of his professional career. Bellinger is batting just .180 (.180/.265/.390) in the month of May with five home
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The Dodger’s injury riddled pitching staff got even thinner on Wednesday evening when right hander Kenta Maeda was placed on the disabled list with a right hip strain. Maeda suffered the injury in the second inning of the Dodger’s 6-1 loss to the Phillies on Tuesday. The MRI revealed no major
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After reaching the 40-game mark of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have had their worst start to an MLB campaign since 1958 with a 16-26 win/loss record. It may not be rock bottom just yet, but 40 games give a good indication of where a team is heading and, for
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The Dodger’s starting rotation has been hampered by injuries. Clayton Kershaw is on the disabled list with a biceps injury. Rich Hill and Hyun-jin Ryu have battled wounds of their own with Ryu not due to return until after the all-star break. The Dodger’s starting depth has been put to
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On Friday evening the Dodgers dropped the second game of the four game series at Chavez Ravine to the worst team in the National League the Cincinnati Reds and looked every bit as awful as they’ve played. They’ve scored just three runs in this series against one of the worst
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One of the big keys to the Dodgers 2017 World Series run was a dominant bullpen. The Dodgers relied heavily on their relievers and ran them to a National League championship last season. Their bullpen was one of the best in the majors and it was super fun to watch.
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The Dodger’s early season suckfest forges on with seemingly no end in sight. So far the Dodgers have been mired in April mediocrity and none of us know when or if they will pull themselves out of it. It’s safe to say that the Dodgers have sucked at many different
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The Dodgers are sinking like a stone and the pond is getting deeper by the day. After Friday night's 8-7 loss to the Dbacks the boys in blue are now 4-8 to start the season. Their worst start to a season since the 1994 marathon. They're 5.5 games back as we
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The Dodgers have been one of the worst offensive clubs in the majors through the first 11 games of the 2018 baseball season. They're 21 out of the 30 clubs in batting, 25th in on-base percentage, and have scored just 39 runs ranking them 25th overall and 12th out of
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It took me long enough, but I finally made it out to Blue Heaven on Earth, and caught a ball game. It's been a couple of hand-wringing weeks - or a few early season games with nothing to worry about - depending on how you see a record of 3-6
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Yuli Gurriel was suspended by MLB for his racist gesture (aimed at Yu Darvish) during the 2017 World Series. The Astros missed a teachable moment by using a loophole to avoid his rightful discipline. My take... https://youtu.be/M076f0XCOmM
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Dodger’s manager Dave Roberts is a great manager; actually he’s one of the best in baseball. But even the best have bad games or make poor calls from time to time. Nobody is exempt from making mistakes, and nobody is perfect. The thing is it is ok to point out
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On Opening Day, the best starting pitcher in the game, Clayton Kershaw, gave up one big hit to the San Francisco Giants - a home run. He lost the game 1-0. In Game 2 of the season, the best closer in the game, Kenley Jansen, gave up one big hit.
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