Mike Piazza will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this Sunday, and I'm emotionally split over how to feel about it. Bravo for Mike. He's earned it. He's the greatest hitting catcher to ever play the game, and it was my pleasure and privilege to watch him play the
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My pregame predictions were correct, and it was indeed time for Stephen Strasburg to lose as the Dodgers knocked him around early to take the series in Washington. Justin Turner slugged two home runs and youngster Julio Urias pitched 4 effective innings. Adam Liberatore picked up his second win this season as the
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Gooooooooood mooooorniiiinnnggg L.A.! It was an early morning 9 a.m. start for Dodgers fans today. Angelinos awoke to plenty of news: Corey Seager was still missing from the Dodgers lineup. Charlie Culberson's call up turned out to be no more than a cup of coffee, as he was optioned back down.
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There’s only three certainties’ in life, death, taxes, and Dave Roberts sitting his best offensive threats when an opposing left handed pitcher is on the mound. To nobodies’ surprise Roberts rolled out the all-righty lineup again on Wednesday afternoon and hold onto your hats it failed to answer the bell.
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Despite Scott's plea, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts trotted out the all-righty lineup against losing record (5-8), left-handed Gio Gonzalez. Missing today were Utley, Seager and Pederson. Yasiel Puig got the start in CF and Scott Van Slyke in RF. Charlie Culberson was brought up to spot the still-ailing Corey Seager. In
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I missed a lot of news on Tuesday afternoon while I was at work as the Dodgers were defeating the Nationals 8-4 in the series opener. The Dodgers were dealt more injury blows as Hyun-jin Ryu and reliever Casey Fien were placed on the disabled list. For Ryu the news is anything but surprising.
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Joc Pederson is back! But Cory Seager, Clayton Kershaw, Casey Fien and Hyun-Jin Ryu are now out. The universe is a cruel and cold place. Here's how tonight's opening game between Scott Kazmir and rookie pitcher Reynaldo Lopez went. 1st inning Just after the start of the game, I jumped in my
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Do you want the good news, or the bad news first? Despite the unbalance in today's Dodgers news, I prefer to focus on the positives, so let's go with the good news first. Joc Pederson is back! Today the Dodgers activated young Joc, so he's eligible to play in tonight's opener
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The Dodgers will try and put the frustrating Arizona Series behind them as they fly into the Nation’s capital to take on the Washington Nationals for a three game series. The boys in blue are no doubt frustrated and tired after losing two of three to the crappy Dbacks, so they’ll try to
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Don Newcombe was inducted into the Shrine of the Eternals last Sunday. Being an ardent fan of the Dodgers, and loving baseball as much as I do, I made it a point to be there. Besides Newcombe, Bo Jackson, and some sportswriter were also being inducted. At least year's ceremony,
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This season the Los Angeles Dodgers are celebrating the eight players and two managers whose numbers they have retired. Nearly a generation has passed since the last one; Tommy Lasorda's number 2 was retired in 1997. The time has come to add Fernando Valenzuela and his number 34 to this
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Ever wonder which MLB stadium has the cheapest and most cost effective overall baseball experience? Couponbox.com has just that as they rank the highest to lowest MLB stadium costs. The ranking includes the cheapest drinks, hot dogs, and ticket prices across all 30 MLB ball parks. The infographic also includes
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I had a perfect recap all written up for this game when it was 6-0 Arizona in the top of the ninth inning. I use the term "perfect" loosely of course. However the Dodgers rallied to score 5 runs over the final two frames (Including 3 runs in the ninth)
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I mean when a club is trying to gift you a win, you take it. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. The Dodgers just couldn't get out of their own way on Saturday. The Dbacks did their best to try and give away Saturday night’s game to the Dodgers.
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Game two of three. The Dodgers were coming off the high of last night's blowout win, and Brandon McCarthy was coming off the low of his last outing. How would this balancing act play out? 1st inning Snakes Two pitches into the game, the HP umpire took a foul ball off the
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30 minutes ago the Dodgers announced they are placing outfielder Trayce Thompson on the 15-day disabled list (lower back irritation). This is a bad break for Thompson - and the Dodgers - as Thompson had a hot start, which featured leaping catches in center field and home run power at
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