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 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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Hi, everybody, It's Friday night and I'm home, so I put together a short and sweet Youtube video to give you all my takes on what's positive - and not so much - up to this point in Scottsdale, for our beloved Boys in Blue. I'm also reviewing a very nice surprise
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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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Spring Training has sprung! Here are some news bits, notes and observances on the Dodgers' Spring Training opening weekend. Inside we'll talk about Matt Kemp, the (so far) unsuccessful Chase Utley as leadoff hitter experiment, and the upcoming kid who's making an early bid to make the team - Max Muncy. There's
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The Dodgers opened up their Cactus League schedule on a gloomy Friday afternoon with a 13-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. The Dodgers slugged four home runs in their first exhibition win and notched 14 hits against the Pale Hose pitching staff. Notably Matt
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Today's video is "by request" from Youtube viewer Gungho. Inside we review the controversial and final last days of Adrian Gonzalez as a Dodger. Gungho asks if I prefer Matt Kemp or Gonzalez on the team, and we review a pale ale from Toppling Goliath Brewing: Tsunami. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/bnNkvzbh8iY
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It's the first Youtube video for Spring Training 2018. Inside are notes on Alex Wood and Corey Seager's tweaked appendages, and a beer review of a brand new concoction from Firestone Walker Brewing: Leo vs Ursus. Enjoy, and please "Like" our videos. https://youtu.be/INbtOhO4VJ8
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It’s hard to imagine outfielder Trayce Thompson making the Dodger’s opening day roster. Other players such as Joc Pederson, Alex Verdugo, Andrew Toles, and perhaps even Matt Kemp stand in Thompson’s way. Those guys appear to have the upper hand. Thompson would have to really impress the Dodger brass in
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The Dodger’s front office is working feverishly to try and dump outfielder Matt Kemp. But as I have written previously nobody wants him. The situation currently appears to look as if Kemp will suit up with the Dodgers in spring training. His age, high salary, and defensive shortcomings are making it very
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For the life of me I can't understand why. The Dodgers are trying their darndest to move Matt Kemp. There’s only one problem, nobody wants him. The Dodgers are dangling Kemp in the trade market like a prime choice cutlet at a meat market, but nobody is biting. The market for
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Here comes a new LADR video. Inside we talk about Yu Darvish tipping pitches in the World Series, and Dave Roberts failing in the biggest spot of his managing career. We also touch on the Dodgers' big salary dump, and farewell to Charlie Culberson. Of course, there's a beer review: Blood Orange
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On Saturday afternoon the Dodger’s front office dropped their pants squatted down and took the biggest, nastiest, smelliest salary dump we’ve seen (or smelt) in recent years. The Dodgers traded veterans Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir and utility man Charlie Culberson to the Braves for former Dodger Matt Kemp. There
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The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, they were led by a manager who was a master motivator of individuals, and of molding them into a unified group, seamlessly working together, to reach a common goal. Tommy Lasorda used the metaphor of 25 men all pulling
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The Dodgers have never had a player as mercurial or debatable as Yasiel Puig. The man can make general managers from other teams drool over his highlights, as they imagine what he could do to elevate their team's lineups and television ratings. Then Puig will promptly follow that up with
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