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 price was all right for the Dodgers in an exciting 8-5 victory over the Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Brandon McCarthy was effectively wild walking 5 and hitting a batter but only allowing two earned runs on 3 hits over 3.2 innings pitched. McCarthy looked shaky
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The Dodgers bounced back on Saturday afternoon with an impressive 3-0 shutout win over the Red Sox to even the series at one game each. Ross Stripling tossed five shutout frames and the Dodger bats plated enough runs secure the win. Corey Seager set the all time LA Dodger rookie record for
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Scott Kazmir getting bombed in last night’s 9-0 blowout loss to the Red Sox was about as exciting as watching paint dry. I’m no Nostradamus but it doesn’t take a clairvoyant to figure out that Kazmir was going to get lit up like a Christmas tree. The next guy to get lit
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The Dodgers return home to open up a nine game home stand with an interleague series against the Boston Red Sox. The Dodgers were able to salvage one win in their three game series at Denver thanks to a quality start from Kenta Maeda and some well timed offense from Corey
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The Dodger pitching staff is a mess. The pathetic state of the Dodger pitching became even more apparent after Wednesday’s 12-2 drubbing by the surging Rockies. It should have come as no surprise to anyone with half a brain that minor leaguer Brock Stewart would get lit up like a Christmas tree
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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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The trade deadline is over and the Dodgers fell flat in the 7-3 opening game loss of their three game series at Denver against the red hot Rockies. The Rockies have very quietly snuck into the wild card race by going 13-5 since the all-star break. Will they be able to keep
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The trade deadline has come and gone Thankfully. The Dodgers ended up acquiring RF Josh Reddick and P Rich Hill from the Oakland Athletics, as well as P Jesse Chavez from the Toronto Blue Jays. They also ended up getting Minor Leaguer P Josh Fields from the Houston Astros. Yesterday
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The trade deadline has been crazy enough. The flurry of moves ended on Monday at 1 PM PST with the Dodgers acquiring three players and a minor leaguer. The next bit of news comes as even more of a surprise. We are learning that Yasiel Puig will be optioned to
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The Dodgers finally broke through on the final day before the trade deadline ends to make a large move. The club announced that they have acquired left handed starting pitcher Rich Hill and left handed hitting outfielder Josh Reddick from the A’s in exchange for reliever Frankie Montas, and minor
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The MLB trade deadline will conclude today at 4pm EST. The Dodgers who are in need of a rotation guy, a power bat, and a reliever have so far not done anything of significance. But that can all change or will it? Unless you have been living under a rock,
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The Dodgers dropped the middle game of their three game series with the Dbacks on Saturday night by a 4-2 score. The bats went cold against rookie Braden Shipley and Scott Kazmir allowed several runs early in the game. The loss dropped them back to 2 games behind the Giants after
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Baseball is such an incredibly amazing game. Things always even out over the course of a 162 game regular season. Sometimes you just want to cry curled up into a fetal position. At other times you want to run outside and dance. When I say dance I mean like Mick
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We’re about three days from the trade deadline, but the Dodgers haven’t done anything yet. There hasn’t been much movement across the boards to be honest. The Cubs got Aroldis Chapman. The Giants got Eduardo Nunez from the Twins for cheap. The Marlins just got Andrew Cashner because why not?
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So far the trade deadline for the Dodgers has been like hearing crickets in your backyard. But today this info came across the web: I feel very strongly that the Dodgers shouldn’t make this deal. You do get a stud bullpen arm in pitcher Wade Davis. With Davis the Dodgers could
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