Although not exactly a household name among Dodger fans, 30-year-old Dodgers minor league catcher Chris Okey did exactly what you are supposed to do when you come up with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and runners on first and second and the game tied 1-1 – you smoke a double into the left field corner to make it 3-1, which is what Okey did in the Los Angeles … [Read more...] about Welcome Back to the Show, Chris Okey
Soon
(Photo credit – Warner Brothers) Play Ball! * * * * * * … [Read more...] about Soon
‘They’re Heeeere’
“They’re heeeere.”(Poltergeist – MGM – 1982) (Airline Videos) In other almost-end-of-Spring-Training news, the Dodgers posted this on social media on Wednesday: Welcome Home boys! Play Ball! * * * * * * … [Read more...] about ‘They’re Heeeere’
Kershaw Placed On 60-Day IL
As a surprise to no one, the Dodger announced on Tuesday that 37-year-old (today) future first-ballot Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw has been placed on the Dodgers 60-Day injured list, a move that allowed Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman to add 26-year-old right-hander Matt Sauer to the Dodgers active roster prior to Wednesday contest against … [Read more...] about Kershaw Placed On 60-Day IL
One Down – 161 to Go
Gotta admit it’s pretty cool that the Dodgers being the only team in MLB history to have played games in six different countries (United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, South Korea and now Japan) is pretty cool. That said, I also gotta admit that getting up at 3 AM to watch their 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome was a bit rough. …and we get to do it again … [Read more...] about One Down – 161 to Go