Focusing on the humanity of the game and remembering that baseball is supposed to be fun.
Focusing on the humanity of the game and remembering that baseball is supposed to be fun.
“In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.” – Vin Scully * * * * Before Spring Training started, many doubted that the Dodgers would be in the running for the postseason, let alone clinching the NL West division for a 10th time in 11 seasons. While they might be […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Sunday afternoon’s matchup three games down in a four-game series against one of the best teams in the MLB. The Atlanta Braves were going for the sweep, but the Boys in Blue, who lead the NL West, would not go quietly and ended up winning 3-1 when all was said
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“If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” – Joe Namath * * * * There are some players who will join a team and have the power to change the whole inner dynamic. In a year when the Dodgers needed extra fun in the clubhouse and on the field, shortstop Miguel
Every year, teams will experience the highs and lows of a season as they surge ahead or go through slumps. The Dodgers have had their fair share, as they went into the season with a mix of veteran and rookie players. Many did not have high hopes for how the run towards the postseason this
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How it started… On April 9th, 1981, a rookie pitcher, who had only pitched in ten games the previous year, came in on Opening Day at the last minute to replace left-handed starter Jerry Reuss. Reuss was scheduled to kick off the season but was a late scratch due to a leg injury. The then
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There are only a couple of days remaining before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Most teams with a legitimate shot to make a run in October are vying for the same small pool of players and pitchers. The Dodgers dropped their most recent series against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium, which highlighted some of
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Thursday evening, Dodger Stadium was transformed from a traditional ballpark into a festive atmosphere to celebrate Clayton Kershaw’s popular Ping Pong 4 Purpose (PP4P) event, held on behalf of the Kershaw’s Challenge organization. The organization’s focus is to transform at-risk children and neighborhoods, and many showed up to support the cause despite triple-digit temperatures on
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As fans of the game know, baseball is a game of failures. Players will fail more times than they succeed – look at the statistics for batting averages. And yet people will spend their lives either playing or watching the National Pastime. The Dodgers have a unique dynamic this year with their own successes and
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There is no love lost for Dodger fans when the Houston Astros come to town. Most of the team may have moved on, but the fans will never forgive – or forget – not knowing if the Boys in Blue could have secured a World Series Championship in 2017 thanks to the Astros cheating. The
Last weekend, the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers took two of three from their division rival third-place San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Exactly one week to the day later, the Boys in Blue kicked off yet another three-game series against those same Padres, this time in front of a much friendlier Dodger Stadium crowd
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