After spending nearly five weeks on the injured list and missing 25 games with a bone bruise on his left knee, the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers activated soon-to-be (on August 25) 35-year-old Dodgers two-time All-Star third baseman Max Muncy prior to Tuesday’s game against the NL Central fourth-place St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. Good call, … [Read more...] about Mashed Taters
Please Move Mookie
Recent reports that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts may move Mookie Betts lower in the his batting order as the 32-year-old Nashville, TN native continues to struggle offensively. While this may seem like a reasonable approach for a statistically-driven team like the Dodgers, Mookie’s position in the batting order isn’t the issue. After 783 plate appearances as a shortstop, … [Read more...] about Please Move Mookie
Andy Pages – Drought Buster
It took 18 painful innings, but 24-year-old Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages finally snapped the Dodgers scoring drought with his sixth-inning one-out single to left, scoring Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman from second base in the Dodgers 3-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on Sunday. Freeman had reached on a single to right and … [Read more...] about Andy Pages – Drought Buster
You Had One Job
With one out, the bases loaded, and the Dodgers down 3-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays in the top of the sixth inning, former Dodgers outfielder and current Dodgers broadcaster Rick Monday said: “Don’t hit it on the ground,” as Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernández stepped into the batters box at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Rays temporary ballpark while their new stadium is … [Read more...] about You Had One Job
Hallmark Kershaw
It wasn’t a perfect game or a no-hitter, but it was 37-year-old Dodgers ace and future first-ballot Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw tossing 6.0 innings of five-hit shutout baseball in the Dodgers 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on Friday evening. All the Dallas, TX native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2006 out of … [Read more...] about Hallmark Kershaw