Every year Daniel Shoptaw, our good friend from Cardsconclave, also known as C70 does a series called playing pepper. In this series he talks to bloggers/writers of all 30 MLB clubs. He asks a number of questions about the Dodgers and we answer him as best we can. He’s actually
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There’s been little drama or intrigue this spring in Dodgers camp. There have been minimal injuries and very few camp battles. Most of the roster is set with the exception of left field. It’s a continuous fight between five players. Matt Kemp, Andrew Toles, Joc Pederson, Alex Verdugo and Trayce
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I'm home this afternoon, but I can't even watch the Dodgers game, because it's not on. So let's open a box of baseball cards and see if we can pull any Dodgers, Dodgers autographs, the Reggie Jackson auto that I'm chasing, or anything else cool. Plus, we review a beer from
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For today’s positional Preview we head over to first base. The 2017 season marked the end of the Adrian Gonzalez era in Los Angeles as the long time Dodger was traded to Atlanta in a salary dump after the postseason. Tall left handed slugger Cody Bellinger effectively pushed Gonzo out
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We’re getting closer and closer to opening day. It’s less than three weeks away so the Dodgers have started to whittle down the roster. They’ve announced the first round of cuts this spring. A bunch of guys have been optioned/reassigned to minor league camp. The Dodgers announced the list of
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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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They should be concerned though. Dodger’s spring training would not be complete without at least one tight or strained hamstring. Enter franchise closer Kenley Jansen. That’s right Kenley, (who has yet to pitch at all this spring) has been diagnosed with a tight hamstring. Apparently his hammy tightened up before the
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With the free agency freeze that dragged on into spring training, the Dodgers got a look at the top imported free agent that chose to sign with the other southern California baseball club. The Dodgers defeated the Angels 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon in Tempe Arizona, and fans were treated with
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As some of the flu-stricken Dodgers return to camp, the club has begun to play better (They've won four in a row). The Dodger clubhouse was recently hit by a nasty flu bug that knocked out nearly half of the team. The virus spread throughout the roster like a wild
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It’s March already! And while many people are focused on setting up office pools for March Madness, baseball fans are already thinking about their potential fantasy rosters and are refreshing themselves on all of the latest off-season moves that have been made as we roll into Spring Training. After all,
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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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What’s the one thing we’ve seen just once at Dodger Stadium in the historical park’s 56-year resume? That would the all-star game of course. And according to multiple sources on the internet, we might be seeing its return to Dodger Stadium in the near future. The Dodgers front office is fighting hard
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Here's a short and sweet video where I open my first batch of 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards. I'm chasing Dodgers and a Reggie Jackson auto. In addition, I review Mosaic Wet Hopped IPA from Bootlegger's Brewing. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPEud5AshDg
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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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In most respects, the Dodgers had a successful 2017 season. In terms of regular season games won, they were second only to the 1953 side of Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, and Duke Snider. They were solid on the road, extremely good at home, and also recorded one of the greatest
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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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