Although the final score of Saturday’s game between the (now) NL West second place Los Angeles Dodgers and the (still) NL Central last place Pittsburgh Pirates reads 8-4 Dodgers in the scorebooks, it very well could – and perhaps should – read 5-4 Hernándezs, as in Teoscar and Kiké. The not-related Hernándezs slugged solo and three-run home runs respectively in the bottom of … [Read more...] about Teo + Kiké = 5
What’s Up at OKC?
Some bits and pieces from the Dodgers Triple-A team at Oklahoma City (Comets): James Outman has a nine game hitting streak. Over that period he has hit .417 and slashed .270/.337/.539/.876 during the month of April. The 28-year-old Outman may never play another game for the Dodgers, but he could become a valuable trade piece if his resurgence continues. With his recent … [Read more...] about What’s Up at OKC?
‘Andy Pages – Out of his mind!’
It was only a matter of time for Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages, and that time came on Saturday afternoon in the Dodgers 9-2 rout of the now 11-18 NL Central last place Pittsburgh Pirates in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 49,512. The extremely popular 24-year-old La Habana, Cuba native went 4-for-5 with a double and his fifth home run of the season, driving in four of his … [Read more...] about ‘Andy Pages – Out of his mind!’
That’s All I Can Stands…
Popeye the Sailor Man(Fleischer Studios – circa 1937) * * * As a team, the 2025 Dodgers are playing shoddy baseball. Losses are going to happen. Even great teams lose 60 games during a season. But watching some players continue to perform at bush league level is beyond frustrating. Old school Dodgers fans remember when their team was known for being … [Read more...] about That’s All I Can Stands…
Is It Really ‘Still Early?’
It happens every season right about now – you start hearing “It’s still early.” But the ironic part about “It’s still early” is that you rarely hear it from or about teams that are playing well to start the new season but often hear it from or about teams that are not – say, like the 2025 Dodgers, who have made some world-class blunders through their first 25 games this … [Read more...] about Is It Really ‘Still Early?’