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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The Dodgers are starting to look like a certain administration I know; the writers aren't even finished covering one huge story when suddenly the next one breaks open. I was busy making this Youtube video about the Cody Bellinger/ Dave Roberts situation, when the Corey Seager story broke the presses. Whew!
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Well, here we are, one week into the season, and the old familiar Jeckyll and Hyde, Siamese Twin, Convoluted, Confused Dodgers have returned. In this Youtube video, I drop my takes on the first week. Inside we talk about Matt Kemp, the anemic offense, the Dodgers' timid manager, and we
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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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Maybe you heard the story: Shortly after the Dodgers won Game 6 of the World Series, forcing a Game 7, former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda had a moment with Dave Roberts, the current skipper, and he gave Roberts something to chew on - Lasorda style. "You haven't done sh*t until you
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Time for me to once again don my helmet and flak jacket as I deliver a column that many of you won't like, and some of you may consider blasphemous. With a heavy blue heart, I'm laying much more than partial blame for the Dodgers' losses in Games 2 and
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Our newest Youtube World Series video has my take on how Dave Roberts managed his pitching staff in Game Two, a game the Dodgers might have won with a little more of a long view. Theres no beer review today, but no worries, we've got plenty of Astros whine. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/IkS5rro0nzk
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The Dodgers aren’t going to win every game. Nor is everything going to come up roses for them every night. The bounces won’t go our way every single game. That’s baseball. Sometimes you just have to shake your head in amazement at the sport of baseball. It leaves you breathless,
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The Dodgers lost by one run tonight. 2nd inning: Curtis Granderson leads off the inning with a strike out. Yasmani Grandal follows that with a ground out. The Dodgers lost the chance to sweep the NLCS by one stinkin' run. 4th inning: Granderson leads off the inning with another strike out. Grandal walks.
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Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill was cruising through five innings in last night's second game of the NLCS. He was losing, 1-0, after surrendering a solo home run in the top of the fifth, but he was in command of his pitches, especially his devastating curve ball, and up until
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Dodgers day off? No problem. Here comes a YouTube video with my takes on the NLDS so far. Included are my surprises, Of course files, Gimme more of this, and gimme less of that. All of that, including, of course, a new beer review. Aroma Coma from Drakes Brewing, bringing some
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There's no game today, so let's sit back and enjoy an LADR Youtube video. Today I deal out grades to the Dodgers offense, defense, pitching staff and review KSA beer from Four Point Beer Co. Enjoy, and if you do, please take a moment to like the video. Thanks! https://youtu.be/_wnoNFdhpew
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Chances are, Pedro Baez sealed his 2017 fate in his abysmal outing last night against the Philadelphia Phillies. Baez's 2/3 of an inning was a microcosm of his season: There was frustration and angst mixed with flashes of hope. Dave Roberts, his manager, faithfully stuck with him through all of
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It's my job to observe and comment. I'm tasked with analyzing and opining. I'm a guy who loves to talk and write about baseball, but this team has left me speechless. How does one describe the worst slide in the history of a franchise? When it immediately follows the most
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Dear Dodgers, I've been your fan since the days that my only knowledge of you was hearing the not so far away cheers from the stadium as I played in Elysian Park when I was a child. If you put a drop of Tommy Lasorda's Dodger Blue blood next to a
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