With Scott Van Slyke, the mustache says it all. Okay, you’re right, it doesn’t say anything at all — but it’s still awesome. Even higher on the awesome scale, however, is the fact that Scotty Handlebar can actually hit — punctuated by his 2/4 performance Wednesday morning that included two doubles, two RBIs and a [...]
At 18-25, Optimism Remains For The Dodgers Despite Everything
One win won’t solve the Dodgers problems, but when Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier both hit home runs and Clayton Kershaw twirls a gem, there’s reason for optimism. Yes, the team is 18-25 and seven games behind the first place Arizona Diamondbacks, but of the six divisions, the Dodgers are separated from first place by [...]
Dodgers Series Recap: Bullpen Falters As Atlanta Sweeps L.A.
The Dodgers had the lead heading into the sixth inning of all three games against the Atlanta Braves and lost every single one this weekend. The Dodgers’ bullpen fell victim to big innings at the hands of the first place Braves, including a Justin Upton grand slam on Friday night and a four-run eighth inning [...]
Dodgers Bullpen Collapses Again, Blame Doesn’t Belong in One Place
It’s like a horror movie with an obvious twist looming. We were all just waiting for it to happen. And then, in the bottom of the eighth, the seemingly inevitable happened as the Dodger bullpen imploded for four runs — turning a 2-1 lead into a 5-2 hole. But who is to blame? Is it [...]
Dodgers Bullpen Falters Again As Upton’s Grand Slam Proves Too Much
While Hyun-Jin Ryu didn’t have his best stuff Friday night, the Dodgers were on track to pick up an important road win, before the 26th ranked bullpen completely imploded. The Dodgers got on the board first with a Dee Gordon RBI groundout, but quickly found themselves trailing 2-1 after the Braves got an RBI groundout [...]
LA Times Unveils the Top 20 Dodgers of All-Time
As with any list of the “Top 20″, I’m sure there will be some people who take issue with the LA Times’ most recent list ranking the top 20 Dodgers of all-time. Then again, how hard can you argue with a list that begins with Sandy Koufax, Jackie Robinson and Vin Scully? The list also [...]
Series Preview: Dodgers Begin Six-Game Road Trip In Atlanta
Los Angeles Dodgers: 17-22 Atlanta Braves: 22-18 Current State of the Team: It’s amazing what winning can do as Dodgers fans have had something to finally cheer about. The Dodgers have won four of six and look to be primed for a long winning streak. Starters Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched great [...]
Dodgers Series Recap: L.A. Takes 2 of 3 Led by Solid Pitching
Zack Greinke returned from a broken collarbone, Clayton Kershaw currently has the lowest ERA in all of baseball and Matt Kemp extended his hitting streak to 14 games. All of that added up to the Dodgers taking two of three games from the Washington Nationals. The Dodgers have now won four of five games and [...]
Dodger Fans are Observing True Greatness Watching Clayton Kershaw
For years we have known and understood what a privilege it was to watch Clayton Kershaw pitch every five days. In fact, performances like last night’s exhibition of domination have almost become expected. But as the game ended and the Dodgers secured a much-needed win behind the team’s, and maybe the league’s, best player, a [...]
Editorial: Dodger Woes Aren’t All Don Mattingly’s Fault
Anytime a team starts struggling, the finger pointing begins. Unfortunately for Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, most fingers have been pointed squarely in his (sometimes goateed and sometimes clean shaven) face for most of the season. Add in an eight-game losing streak punctuated with a loss to the AAA Marlins, and the number of fingers in [...]