Suffice to say, Dodgers fans have grown tired of hearing Dodgers manager Dave Roberts repeatedly say: “absolutely,” unfortunately,” “umm,” “you know,” “we had some good at-bats,” and “we took some good swings” every-single-night. The good news is that judging by how San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt‘s team embarrassed and humiliated Roberts’ team – the one with the … [Read more...] about ‘The Right Guy’
‘It Was Beauty Killed the Beast’
It will forever be the final line uttered by fictional character Carl Denham (portrayed by actor Robert Armstrong) for which the epic 1933 film King Kong will be remembered: “Oh no, it wasn’t the airplanes, it was beauty killed the beast.” It (may) be a seemingly meaningless sacrifice fly by struggling Dodgers left fielder Michael Conforto for which Thursday’s 9-5 … [Read more...] about ‘It Was Beauty Killed the Beast’
Dodgers Lose Game – and Ohtani
In addition to losing to the worst team in the National League West (the now 37-90 Colorado Rockies) on Wednesday evening at mile-high Coors Field in Denver, the best team in the NL West (the now 72-55 Los Angeles Dodgers) lost the best player in the game today – 31-year-old international superstar Shohei Ohtani – sort of. The Oshu, Japan native and Dodgers’ superstar … [Read more...] about Dodgers Lose Game – and Ohtani
Call Into Action
On July 31, 2025, the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers acquired soon-to-be (on September 27) 31-year-old outfielder Alex Call from the NL East last-place Washington Nationals in exchange for minor leaguers Sean Paul Linan and Eriq Swan. At the time, the Burnsville, MN native and third-round draft pick in 2016 by the Chicago White Sox out of Ball State was … [Read more...] about Call Into Action
Teo Didn’t
There is no kind or gentle way to put it – 32-year-old Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernández pretty much single-handedly blew Monday’s game, it’s as simple as that. He even said so himself: (SportsNet LA) “We were playing no-doubles (defense). Like you say, it’s a big outfield, I was playing pretty far [back]. I tried to make the play. I didn’t,” Hernández told … [Read more...] about Teo Didn’t