When the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers left town on July 29 for their (thankfully) just-concluded eight-game/three-city road trip that took them through Houston, San Diego, and Oakland, they did so with a relatively comfortable 6.5-game lead over the NL West second-place San Diego Padres, a 7.0-game lead over the third-place Arizona Diamondbacks, a 10.5-game lead over … [Read more...] about Reality Check
Do Dodgers Have A New Ace?
When Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman acquired 28-year-old right-hander Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor leaguers Thayron Liranzo and Trey Sweeney this past Tuesday, it probably caused a good number of Dodgers fans to say: “Who?” With the Tigers, the Burbank, CA native and first-round draft pick in 2014 by the St. Louis … [Read more...] about Do Dodgers Have A New Ace?
First Beaten By Worst
It’s getting old – fast. Although 2024 Dodgers All-Stars Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández continue to play at the level that made them All-Stars, the rest of the Dodgers lineup is at – or below – mediocre; in several cases well below mediocre. During Friday’s ugly come-from-ahead 6-5 loss by the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers to the AL West last place Oakland … [Read more...] about First Beaten By Worst
Is The Unthinkable Looming?
No one wants to say it – or even think it – but perhaps it is time. In his second start since undergoing glenohumeral ligaments and capsule surgery on his left shoulder on November 3, 2023, 36-year-old Dodgers future first-ballot Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw had what was clearly one of his worst starts since being drafted by the Dodgers in the first round in 2006 out of … [Read more...] about Is The Unthinkable Looming?
Inexcusable
The Dodgers scored five runs in the top of the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Tuesday evening … and lost. That was not only inexcusable for a team considered by many to be among the best in the game this season, it was downright embarrassing. After leading off the game with a five-pitch walk, Dodgers international superstar Shohei Ohtani … [Read more...] about Inexcusable