The history of Philadelphia and Brooklyn/Los Angeles battling is almost entirely old as the teams themselves. The Philadelphia Phillies have tread the diamond since 1883, while Brooklyn started the following year of 1884. That’s good enough for 2,102 games, and the Boys in Blue hold the head-to-head edge decisively at 1,169-918. Given the decades of […] More
In today’s era of unrestricted free agency, the idea of a player spending their entire career with a team has virtually gone extinct. Perhaps even more unlikely is the idea of four players staying together on one team, in the same position, for many years. But from June of 1973 all the way through the […] More
After 45 years within professional baseball, Dodgers’ legend Davey Lopes is calling it a career. Lopes played 16 seasons in the Majors, including 10 with the Dodgers. During his playing career, Lopes was known for his speed as he stole 557 bases. As a coach, he was known for facilitating a solid running game. Lopes […] More
Davey Lopes a long-standing entity within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, has reportedly been hired away by the Washington Nationals to join new manager Dusty Baker. Lopes has spent the last five years as the franchise’s first base coach, after having played for the Dodgers from 1972 to 1981. ICYMI: Dodgers “Blown Away” by […] More
Dating back to their days in Brooklyn, the Dodgers’ have had a plethora of historic players suit up for the franchise. Among them is Jackie Robison, who now gets celebrated annually when players throughout the Majors wear No. 42 every April 15. For Dodgers first base coach Davey Lopes, this day holds a special place […] More
Since being brought on in 2010, former Los Angeles Dodger second baseman and current first base coach Davey Lopes has been instrumental in helping players learn the nuances of the stolen base. Lopes has worked with just about every Dodger with speed in recent years, including former Dodger Dee Gordon, who stole 64 bases for […] More
There’s been plenty of turnover for a roster that won 94 games last season and second consecutive NL West title, but there will be continuity among the coaching staff in 2015. As Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said in early November last year, the team confirmed Thursday the entire Major-League coaching […] More
Prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning the process of reconfiguring their front office or entering free agency, there were questions surrounding the coaching staff — primarily centered on manager Don Mattingly. Mattingly’s failure to help guide the Dodgers to the World Series had some believing he was on the hot seat. However, in his […] More
[new_royalslider id=”24″] Los Angeles Dodgers’ All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon leads the Majors in stolen bases with 59. Typically, Gordon was swiping bags by going head-first into second base. However, Gordon is in the process of shifting away from his tendency and relying on a feet-first slide. According to J.P. Hoornstra of the Inland Valley […] More
[new_royalslider id=”179″] During the 1970’s, the Los Angeles Dodgers reached the World Series three times. Each time the same infield quartet led the team to the National League pennant. On June 13, 1973, first baseman Steve Garvey, second baseman Davey Lopes, shortstop Bill Russell and third baseman Ron Cey played their first game together in […] More
With the World Series set to begin today, the Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves on the outside looking in; however, their offseason has been interesting to say the least. The Dodgers find themselves with a new infielder, a dozen free agents and an uncertain manager situation. We take a look at what is trending up […] More
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is still waiting to find out if he’ll be given a multi-year extension, but it was reported this afternoon that pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, third base coach Tim Wallach and first base coach Davey Lopes all had their options picked up. News broke this morning that bench coach Trey Hillman was […] More
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