We can see it. At least half the crowd in Chavez Ravine can see it. But I don't think Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts and his "advisors" can. This team, run on the same strategies that they've tried night after night, is headed straight for Nowheresville - and last time I
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When Dave Roberts won the job as manager for the Dodgers, there were plenty of reasons I was glad. One of the biggest reasons was I believed Roberts would manage the game just like he played it - with conviction, daring, and a touch of fun. We stand a little
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Tonight the Dodgers cracked the seal on a four-game series against the New York Mets. This was the first time the Mets and the Dodgers played since last season's contentious and controversial NLCS. Whether the bad blood from the championship series would carry over into this season was anyone's guess.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are opening an important four-game series against the New York Mets tonight. It's the first time the two clubs will face each other since the Mets defeated Don Mattingly's Dodgers in last year's NLCS. They may be new-manager Dave Roberts' Dodgers now, but his first lineup against
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The Dodgers bullpen opened the 2016 campaign against the Padres and posted an impressive ERA of zero point zero. In fact, the team's entire pitching staff put up an almost unbelievable ERA of 0.00 after crushing the Padres in all three games. Then came the hell that was the series in
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I promised myself I wouldn’t write another anti-bunting article. I’m sorry to report that I’m going to have to break that promise. I’m not breaking that promise to point out how much I hate bunting. My opinions on bunting are well known by now. I’m writing this to point out
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The Dodgers were in a deep slumber with the bats coming into Thursday evening’s series finale against the Dbacks. The Dodgers were 0 for 18 with runners in scoring position at one point, until they exploded for five runs in the bottom of the seventh. Before then runs were hard
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have a long tradition of changing the game of baseball - from Jackie Robinson tearing down the biggest wall of all, to Maury Wills creating the stolen base specialist, a new offensive weapon to be feared. As much as I love to ride the Dodgers' brain trust
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The second game of the season at Chavez Ravine saw old friend Rubby De La Rosa on the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Howie Kendrick starting in left field for the Dodgers, Alex Wood looking for redemption, and Dodger fans looking dapper in their new giveaway, Dodger blue and white hoodies. Not
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Notice how I used the term bullpen in parenthesis, because those collection of bums do not assemble a bullpen. The Dodgers suffered another painful loss at the hands of the Giants on Friday evening by a score of 3-2. The front office and Dave Roberts joined forces to not only steal
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The 2016 season has gone better than anyone could have expected for the Dodgers. The club has won their first two games by a combined score of 18-0 over the Padres. The pitching staff has yet to allow a run in their first two starts. As a matter of fact
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On Friday afternoon four of the most beautiful words in the English language kicked off spring training for the Dodgers. PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORT. Friday marked the official first day of Dodgers spring training camp as pitchers and catchers reported for duty. Next Wednesday is mandatory reporting day for the
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