It took 10 innings and three hours, but manager Dave (“Doc”) Roberts‘ National League West first-place Dodgers finally beat the NL West fourth-place Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 4-3 to snap his team’s four-game losing streak “Yeah, Yoshi was fantastic, we needed every bit of it,” Roberts said postgame, referring to 26-year-old Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who … [Read more...] about Just What The Doctor Ordered
Dodgers Drop Fourth Straight
Despite the 31st career multi-home run game by future Hall of Fame infielder/outfielder Mookie Betts, the NL West first place Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the NL West fourth place Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 41,372 on Monday night. It was Dodgers manager Dave Roberts team’s fourth straight loss. That’s one… …and that’s two.(SportsNet … [Read more...] about Dodgers Drop Fourth Straight
Best There’s Ever Been
Monday night’s game between the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and the NL West fourth-place Arizona Diamondbacks will features what will unquestionably be among the biggest and most coveted in-stadium promotional giveaways of the 2025 season for those lucky enough to be among the first 40,000 at this division-rivalry game. It is Vin Scully Bobblehead … [Read more...] about Best There’s Ever Been
All Is Well In The Universe
There isn’t a real baseball fan on the planet who wasn’t thrilled to see future first-ballot Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw back on the mound for the first time since August 30, 2024 – regardless of who their favorite team is – on Saturday evening. Simply put, the three-time Cy Young Award winner, 10-time All-Star, five-time ERA title holder, former Triple Crown winner, former … [Read more...] about All Is Well In The Universe
The Spirit of Don Drysdale
This isn’t about Don Drysdale‘s stats, which earned him entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Instead, this recalls his combative spirit – his intensity – the intangibles that characterized his career and helped secure his spot in the sacred Halls Cooperstown. Drysdale was one of the fiercest competitors I have ever watched play a sport – any sport. A couple of his … [Read more...] about The Spirit of Don Drysdale