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As free agents begin to sign with their new or old teams, a former Dodger has a new team and a new country to play in. Luis Cruz came up to the Dodgers in July 2012 and played well enough to warrant the starting position at third base to begin 2013. He didn’t last long […] More
The Dodgers knew coming into this season that third base might be their achilles heel in their lineup going into the season, after failing to bring somebody in to shore up the position. Yet, they had faith in Luis Cruz, who came up late last season and electrified the crowd with his timely hitting and […] More
During the Dodgers rough 30-42 stretch, third baseman Luis Cruz was fighting things as he was hitting .127 and popped out more than making good contact. Things came to a head as Juan Uribe was coming on strong and the Dodgers made the tough decision to designate Cruz as he was definitely a fan favorite […] More
The Dodgers and Angels split the four games of the Freeway Series this year. The home team won each game and other than Tuesday’s 3-0 Dodger victory, every game was decided by one run. This was a pivotal series for the Dodgers, so we’ll take a little different look at it than our usual report card […] More
The Dodgers entered spring training with very few questions as to what their roster would look like this year. However, Hanley Ramirez’s thumb injury has forced Don Mattingly to move Luis Cruz over to shortstop, and the Dodgers will now how have to cycle through some options at third base. More
The Dodgers wrapped up the first week of Spring Training with a 4-4-2 record. While overall wins and losses don’t really matter much in Spring Training, the Kansas City Royals have the best record so far. That’s not to say that there aren’t developing stories to follow in the preseason. Off-season acquisitions Zack Greinke and […] More
Every year there always seems to be that one guy that comes out of nowhere and bursts onto the scene. This year for the Dodgers it was Luis “Cochito” Cruz. After Dee Gordon went down with a broken thumb, the Dodgers called up Cruz, a career minor-leaguer. The Sonora, Mexico native had bounced between five […] More
It all came down to the final at-bat of the 161st game of the season, but the Dodgers were officially eliminated from playoff contention by none other than the San Francisco Giants Tuesday night. The Dodgers ended the season on a high note with a 5-1 victory Wednesday, highlighted by one last dominant pitching performance […] More
The Dodgers continued their phenomenal play coming down the stretch, sweeping a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies over the weekend. Additionally, the Dodgers picked up a game on the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild-card race. The Dodgers stand two games back of St. Louis with three to play. The Dodgers put together the […] More
After another disappointing 2-1 defeat Tuesday night in San Diego, the Dodgers that everyone have been waiting for finally showed up. The Dodgers put 8 runs on the board in consecutive victories over the Padres Wednesday and Thursday, picked up a game on the idle St. Louis Cardinals, and remain 3 games back of the […] More
Is there a doubt in any Dodger fan’s mind that this season is going to end with the same emotional letdown that it has carried throughout the year? As soon as things appear to be good, there always seems to be a downturn. As soon as things appear to be hopeless, the Boys in Blue […] More
The phrase, “must-win” might be the most overused phrase in baseball this time of year. In fact, for weeks it seems like the Dodgers have won or lost “must-win” games, and yet, here they are just one game back of the final wild-card spot. Apparently, some of those games weren’t really all that important I […] More
