When the Dodgers placed 34-year-old third baseman Max Muncy on the 10-day IL for a bone bruise to his left knee on July 2, the hope was that it would indeed be only 10 days. Nope. He is now expected to be out until at least the second week of August. X-rays revealed that Muncy’s knee injury is more serious than initially thought.(Gina Ferazzi – LA Times) Needless to … [Read more...] about Missing Max
Schooled by Astros
After a self-imposed 24-hour cooling off period, the Astros sweep of the Dodgers over the Independence holiday weekend (July 4-6) is still painful to reflect upon. Being swept by any team at home is always difficult, but the way the Astros beat the Dodgers in every facet of the game was sobering: pitching, offense, defense, base running, fundamentals, and strategy. It was … [Read more...] about Schooled by Astros
Is Teoscar Hernández Still Injured?
Since returning from the Injured List on May 5, 32-year-old Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández‘s wRC+ (FanGraph’s weighted runs created) is 82, which is 18% below the Major League average and a full 50% below his 2024 performance. Only on occasion since his return has Teoscar demonstrated his power and ability to drive in big runs. In the field, there is no way to sugar … [Read more...] about Is Teoscar Hernández Still Injured?
Finger Pointing
Major League Baseball is a finger pointing sport, plain and simple. And though there are many occasions where the finger pointing is a good thing, it is more often done when someone screws up – say, like, when 36-year-old Dodgers utility infielder Miguel Rojas airmailed his throw well past Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman on a ground ball hit to him by Houston Astros right … [Read more...] about Finger Pointing
@d_maydabeast is Back!
After a rough 4-5 start to the 2025 season, 27-year-old Dodgers right-hander Dustin May gave every indication that he may (no pun intended) be back to the form that earned him the social media nickname @d_maydabeast in the Dodgers dominating 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in front of a sold out Dodger Stadium crowd of 53,530 on Thursday night. “Yeah, it was better, it … [Read more...] about @d_maydabeast is Back!