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.
“You can wake up every day and make today better than the last.” Dodgers Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda * * * * It’s not often an entire stadium roots together for an opposing team to score against the home team. Incidentally, that was the case Friday night, as history was being made […]
The Dodgers have done it yet again. On Sunday afternoon, a crowd of 48,522 braved the 100-degree heat to watch Los Angeles battle the San Diego Padres and ultimately take another series from them with a 9-4 win. With just twenty-nine games left in the regular season and a 92-41 record, this brings the Boys in
The Dodgers are returning to the West Coast after being on the road for two series on the East Coast. Los Angeles took three of four from the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park in South Florida but lost two of three to the New York Mets at Citi Field – their first series loss since
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The Dodgers bats were on fire Sunday and not only did they put the “W” in Win, but also got the win for their outstanding Women’s Day at the Ballpark pregame activities. The Boys in Blue beat Miami 10-3 to secure the three-game sweep, giving them a Major League-best 84-36 overall record against the National League’s leading
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The Los Angeles Dodgers went up against the San Diego Padres over the weekend and collected another sweep against an NL West division rivals. Over the three-game series, the Dodgers outscored the Friars by an impressive 20-4 to secure a comfortable 15.5 game lead over the division’s second-place team. In the 18 games since the
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“There’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” The Sandlot (1993) * * * * Vin Scully passed away Tuesday evening, leaving a collective hole in the hearts of Dodgers fans, the city of Los Angeles, and the sport of baseball alike. Fans were alerted midway through the game as the
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The (58-30) Los Angeles Dodgers (of Los Angeles) began the weekend on the road, a couple of games ahead of the 2022 All-Star break. Friday night kicked off the first of two ‘Freeway Series’ games against the (39-52) Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Thanks to LA traffic, the stands were mostly
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It is that time of the year when players and fans alike wait in anticipation to see who will get an All-Star Game nod. All the hard work and accumulated stats will help determine who gets chosen. This year the 92nd Midsummer Classic will be held in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. It has been
“My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.” Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda * * * * Many fans and self-proclaimed couch-managers have been known to get frustrated when a team is not hitting as well as they could be. This can be said of the
The Dodgers kicked off the weekend with a four-game series against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. They dominated the first three games, with Dodger’s ace Clayton Kershaw scheduled for the series finale on Sunday afternoon. The first-round draft pick in 2006 out of Highland Park High School in University Park, TX, had a
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