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When you think of the absolute worst possible way to start a season the Dodgers looked you square in the eyes and pointed a finger in your face while saying watch this. Welcome to the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers baseball season. The Dodgers haven’t scored a run after playing the
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A lot has been discussed about lineup creation. While it is somewhat important, it’s not as vital as you might think it is. What’s most important is putting your best hitters in the lineup and more specifically making sure your top three hitters get as many at-bats as possible with
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Just in time for Easter too. There’s nothing more irritating than losing to the Giants. But losing to the Giants on opening day 1-0 is possibly one of the most aggravating ways to lose to the Giants. That’s exactly what the Dodgers did on Thursday afternoon on Opening Day at
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Clayton Kershaw is outstanding on opening day. He never loses. Let’s hope I don’t jinx him this time around because when you give the ball to him on opening day it’s one of the safest bets you can ever make. As a matter of fact, Kershaw is one of the
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On the eve of opening day the Dodgers are busy finalizing their 25-man roster. We already know that Andrew Toles was unfortunately optioned to Oklahoma City and Joc Pederson will be making the roster. The rest of the roster we can probably take an educated guess at. Most of the same
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Dodgers exhibition season ended a little earlier than expected on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. With the Dodgers leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning, after a sewage pipe burst right outside the Dodgers dugout sending water onto the field and into the expensive box seats. The spillage
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The battle for the left field job just got a little clearer. The Dodgers have announced that they have designated outfielder Trayce Thompson for assignment. His 40-man roster spot will be given to triple-A right hander Cory Mazzoni who was claimed off of waiver from the Chicago Cubs. The move
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The Dodgers returned to Chavez Ravine on Monday evening to play the final two games of the exhibition Freeway series against the Angels and I worry that I’ve completely forgotten how to recap a game. After all it’s been about five months since I’ve done this, but then Rich Hill
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The Dodgers returned to the familiar confines of Southern California on Sunday evening to open the annual three game Freeway Series against the Angels. The first game was in the unfriendly confines of Anaheim Stadium and the Dodgers have lost 14 of their last 15 exhibition games in Disney according
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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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With opening day approaching quickly, there are many Dodger friendly locations that offer great food and drinks with a great atmosphere to hang out and watch the games. Some even offer ticket giveaways and prizes as well. One such place is the Boomtown Brewery located in downtown Los Angeles. Boomtown is
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We can witness miracles every day within our day-to-day lives, but they are often rare. I thought I had seen an honest to goodness holy act of god. The Dodgers had nearly gone through the entire spring without any major injuries. Other than Tom Koehler’s sore shoulder, nobody else had
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We’re about two weeks away from opening day and manager Dave Roberts has confirmed the Dodger’s starting rotation for the upcoming season. The Dodgers will go with Clayton Kershaw, Rich Hill, Alex Wood, Kenta Maeda and Hyun-jin Ryu as their starting five. There’s no surprise there. But what if there
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Today is St. Patrick’s Day and the Dodgers are taking on the Chicago White Sox at Glendale this afternoon. St. Patrick’s Day used to be a big deal when the O’Malleys owned the club. The Dodgers still wear green caps to honor the holiday when they play every March 17.
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