The Dodger's big blue heroic steamroller rolled right over their latest victim on Friday night. This time it was their hated rivals the Giants time to suffer. The blue wheel spun and spun and tonight’s player of the game was Corey Seager who hit two huge home runs in the
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For at least a dozen years in a row, I made sure to bet the Dodgers would win the World Series. If I didn't place the bet in Las Vegas myself, I would ask someone who was going to Vegas to lay down a bet for me. It was almost
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The Dodgers hopped into their DeLorean and travelled back in time to the month of April before Friday night’s pathetic 12-3 loss to the Braves. The team was sent through some kind of time vortex to the month of April when they couldn’t beat anyone. Friday night’s disaster was very
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Having gone into the 2016 season with a new boss, in the form of Dave Roberts, it proved to be a decent season for the LA Dodgers. Hampered by an injury crisis, they still managed to win the National League West division championship for a fourth successive year, before falling
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Where will the Los Angeles Dodgers go in their search for new starting pitchers? Names like Justin Verlander and Sonny Gray have been mentioned in rumors. Though, looking at online sports betting sites, one wonders whether this endeavor is even necessary. After all, the Dodgers already have the best pitching numbers in
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After last night's dramatic come from behind, ninth inning win, I suspect more than a few Dodger fans would have appreciated a plain ol' fashion steamrolling, right from the get go. With 10-0 Alex Wood taking to the mound, that looked like a pretty good bet. The start of the game
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The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is fast approaching and there will be a lot of talk about who the Dodgers should acquire to bolster their roster for October. There’s already discussion of them acquiring Justin Verlander, or Sonny Gray. The Dodgers currently have a 7.5 game lead in the
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Remember that saying that “you can’t win them all”? Oscar had spoken about thinking up a catchy headline for Thursday evening’s recap with something along those lines before the Dodger’s beautifully timed four-run come from behind win in the bottom of the ninth inning against the dbacks in the series finale. The
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About three weeks ago I wrote an article declaring I would start Alex Wood over Clayton Kershaw in a game for all the marbles. Although Kershaw has improved his standing with me, namely by stopping his trend of giving up way too many homers, Mr. Wood has done nothing that
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The fireworks started early in the game when in the first inning with two outs the Dodgers loaded the bases. Austin Barnes hit his first grand slam of his career to make the score 4-0. With Alex Wood on the mound the game seemed about over. In the bottom of
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The Dodgers can do no wrong right now. Everything they touch turns to gold. Balls are leaving the yard in record pace. Their pitching has been fantastic as every hurler dazzles on the mound. Every pitcher befuddles opposing batters. On offense balls are finding holes. On defense balls are finding
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The Dodgers return home after a very successful Ohio road trip. They won five out of six including another sweep of the Reds. The Dodgers currently have the second best record in the National League yet are still one game behind Colorado in the NL West because Colorado has the
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Pardon me while I try to type this and dodge the firebombs and peanut shells coming at me from all directions. I know I brought it upon myself. To suggest anyone other than the sacred Kershaw should start a monumentally important Dodger game is the highest offense possible. It's blue
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After the pitching catastrophe on Thursday afternoon in Cleveland Alex Wood provided us with a breath of fresh air with his eight innings of one-run ball. It might have been a shutout had I not jinxed him with my stupid tweet. https://twitter.com/Ladodgerreport/status/875888888866250752 Fortunately the Dodgers were already up 3-1 at that point and you
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Corey Seager scorched a clutch two out double down the left field line with two outs in the bottom of the 9th to score the winning run in a 5-4 victory. The hit came with runners on and was just out of reach of the diving Scooter Gennett of the
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The Dodgers were able to salvage one game out of the three on Wednesday during the series finale of the three game NLDS rematch showdown against the Nationals thanks to Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, a passed ball from Washington catcher Jose Lobaton and some timely hitting from Yasmani Grandal. Now the
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