I heard a joke the other day. Most of the Dodger hitters were having trouble getting into their homes. Apparently someone put home plates in front of their doors. Hiyo! Hey I’ll be here all week. Seriously though there is some good news and there is some bad news in
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Fresh off a combined no hitter, the Dodgers were in Mexico for Cinco de drinko I meant Mayo. The Dodgers had three wins under their belt and had a chance to finish this road trip with a winning record. Then Kenta Maeda took the mound. Maeda's troubles began right away.
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If there was one guy who could snap the Dodgers out of their early season suck its Clayton Kershaw. If he can’t do it then nobody can. For the record he couldn’t despite allowing just two earned runs on six hits over six frames on Tuesday night as the Dodgers
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Like they say, when it rains, it pours, and it certainly showered down on the Dodgers nonstop today. As even the man on the moon knows by now, young Dodgers superstar, Corey Seager, had his season cut off at the elbow today, when it was announced he will undergo season-ending
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The floundering Dodger’s miserable season continued on Sunday afternoon with a pathetically predictable 4-2 loss to the Giants and Dodger killer Ty Blach. The Dodgers now fly into Arizona after losing three out of four in San Francisco and now fall to 12-15 on the season. When the Dodgers are
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The Dodgers took out all their frustration from the last couple of losses out in the old ball-field today. The Dodgers have a double-header today to make-up for a rain out earlier in the year. Walker Buehler got the nod for the Dodgers against Chris Stratton. The Dodgers would go
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This morning I noticed a Twitter thread between Lola The DH Rule Isnt Real Baseball (@lawbibliophile) and Real Housewives of Chavez Ravine (@RHOCRPod). The debate was whether or not Joc Pederson was better or worse than Chris Taylor at the plate. I decided to dive into the numbers and see
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The Dodgers slugged three home runs on Saturday night to even the series against the Washington Nationals. Two of the three home runs (Joc Pederson, Enrique Hernandez, Cody Bellinger) came against opposing starter Stephen Strasburg. Two of the three blasts were solo shots (Pederson, Hernandez) and Bellinger’s was a two-run
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The battle of Goliaths as Max Scherzer took on Clayton Kershaw. You figure runs will be at a premium. The Nationals attacked Kershaw on the first pitch and used to bunt game with their speedsters to get things moving. Trea Turner led the game off with a Double. Bryce Harper
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This game should be erased from memory, act as if it didn't happen. The reason I put a Justin Turner picture on my last story was because it was to signify how much they miss him. Today the Dodgers sent Rich Hill to the mound to face Tajuan Walker. You
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It took me long enough, but I finally made it out to Blue Heaven on Earth, and caught a ball game. It's been a couple of hand-wringing weeks - or a few early season games with nothing to worry about - depending on how you see a record of 3-6
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Good evening everybody, wherever you may be... Spring Training is over! In our latest LADR Youtube video, we cover the Great Flood of Chavez Ravine, the Great Robbery of Andrew Toles, The Great Luck of Joc Pederson, and The Great Heart of Kike Hernandez. There's also a beer review of an Imperial
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The Dodgers finished up their Cactus League slate by losing to the White Sox by a 7-3 score in their final game in Arizona. They’ll come home tonight to begin the Freeway series against the Angels before opening the regular season on Thursday afternoon against the Giants at Dodger Stadium.
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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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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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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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