Just when Scott Kazmir was making progress in his quest to return to the Dodgers' starting rotation, cruel fate stepped in and shoved him right off the mound in his start against the Colorado Rockies today. Kazmir was scheduled to pitch two innings, but he didn't get anywhere close to that modest
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It’s far too early in the spring to make any type of determination about the 2017 Dodgers yet. So far through 9 exhibition games the Dodgers have a 5-4 record. There are some things we do know, such as Clayton Kershaw will be the opening day starter, and Corey Seager
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Julio Urias took the mound for his Cactus League debut this afternoon, and he faced the Rockies. The plan was for Urias to pitch one or two innings, based on how his first inning went. After giving up two hits and one run, the kid was done (sort of). He tossed
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Would you like the good news first - or the bad news? We'll begin with the big news of the day from Camelback Ranch, which was reported by Ken Gurnick this morning: Adrian Gonzalez has been shut down for the first two weeks of Spring Training because of what Gonzalez referred
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The Dodgers have never had a player as mercurial or debatable as Yasiel Puig. The man can make general managers from other teams drool over his highlights, as they imagine what he could do to elevate their team's lineups and television ratings. Then Puig will promptly follow that up with
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A few years ago, some of you were saying that Arte Moreno was going to own LA after his signings of Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton. What the Angels did is actually the antithesis of how you build a winner. Two bad contracts have hamstrung them. I believe that when Friedman came
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Common Sense is Uncommon! Sadly... When Andrew Friedman was hired by Stan Kasten and Guggenheim it was his mandate to grow the farm and build a winner from within. Kasten said "Oh, and you have to keep Mattingly for a year." The year before, the front office signed Kemp and Ethier to silly contracts
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You don't need to be coy, Roy... When Guggenheim Partners took over the Dodgers on April 30, 2012, Stan Kasten took over as team President and at the end of August, 2012 the Dodgers completed the largest trade in franchise history, acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett in a
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It was a simple solution. Manager Dave Roberts should have started Andrew Toles in left field. In fact, Toles should be starting every game until he shows he shouldn't be out there. Because if there is one place that Andrew Toles belongs in a Dodgers playoff game, it aint the bench. Ever since Toles
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Legacies are on the line today during the crucial game 5 of the NLDS between the Nationals and the Dodgers. One team will be moving on to face the Cubs in the NLCS and one team will go fishing. The Nationals have and Dodgers have been snake bitten in the
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After an emotional series, the Dodgers sent the fading Giants down south, beaten and limping, to face the Padres. Tonight they welcomed the "meh" Rockies. Could the boys in blue keep up the fire necessary to close out the run to the NL West title? 1st inning A perfect inning for Brett
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Odds are that Rich Hill is going to allow a run at some point. Until then it’s a lot of fun watching him pitch. Could we possibly have another situation where he’s pulled from another no-hitter or perfect game? Speaking of pulled, the Dodgers pulled out a tough rain soaked 2-0
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The Los Angeles Dodgers struggled once again against lefties yesterday and followed it up with a predictable 3-0 loss. The Dodgers had their right handed line-up against the New York Yankees C.C. Sabathia who turned into the Sabathia of old against the boys in blue. The Dodgers hoped to rebound in the rubber match with
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The much anticipated return of Clayton Kershaw happened as the Los Angeles Dodgers started Game 1 of this ten game road trip against Jose Fernandez and the Miami Marlins. This road trip will span three cities in ten days. Kershaw was making his first appearance since June 26th. Kershaw came
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Like it or not, I’m back (at least for a day)! For the record, I may or may not re-start LA Dodger Talk.com. Also, for the record, I have absolutely no problem with anyone disagreeing with me. Just back it up. I was going to explain this to you, but
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The mercurial Yasiel Puig was demoted to the minors yesterday after the Dodgers unsuccessful attempts to trade him. We all know the narrative, he splashed in the scene a few years back with the moniker "The Wild Horse." His attitude left a lot to be desired and his OPS during
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