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.
Prior to Wednesday’s much-anticipated game between the Dodgers and Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium, the Dodger faithful were treated to a mysterious opportunity. The player’s spouses teamed up to sell Mystery Bags to fans to benefit the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. The LADF, as it is known, was founded in 1995 by former Dodgers owner […]
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The result of Tuesday night’s long-awaited matchup with fans in the stands between the 2020 World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros was not how most imagined. Anyone at the game or watching from home will admit that getting shut out 3-0 was not the expected outcome. The Boys in Blue managed
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“The Mendoza Line is an expression in baseball deriving from the name of shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose low [.200] batting average is taken to define the threshold of incompetent hitting.” – Wikipedia. * * * * The Dodgers have had a rough go on their just-concluded six-game road trip. They dropped two of three to
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As baseball fans know, with the promise of a new day, there is always another baseball game with a clean slate. Yet, despite knowing that a fresh start awaits, the team and fans are remarkably frustrated with the Dodgers’ recent record. Friday night was a battle between the National League West second-place Los Angeles Dodgers
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“Mama said there’ll be days like this, there’ll be days like this, mama said.” -The Shirelles * * * * Most would agree that the coming All-Star break is a stroke of good luck for the Dodgers. If you have not been following the standings lately, that statement may not make sense since they are
There is nothing like the hum of a crowd to amplify an event. Add to that, that there is no place like a packed Dodger Stadium and that hum becomes a roar. After being empty when the beginning of the 2020 season was delayed due to Covid-19 and then only partially filled to start the
It has been a rough couple of weeks for sports fans in the City of Angels. After too many near misses to count, the Dodgers have lost both series on their current road trip, most by only one run, but in some cases by quite a few more – including being swept by the Chicago
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Everyone knows what a fan-favorite third baseman Justin Turner is. He is the unofficial Dodger’s team captain and helps provide a lot of leadership and cohesiveness in the clubhouse. Fans waited expectantly, but perhaps not quite so patiently, to hear whether the Front Office would resign him in the off-season. They were rewarded over Valentine’s
Friday afternoon at Dodger Stadium was a memorable day for many reasons. Games took on a different feel during the 2020 Covid-19-shortened season while teams battled it out through a unique 60-game regular season – without fans in attendance. For the first time since October 2019, fans were allowed inside the stadium to watch the
The Los Angeles Dodgers are three games into a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, and this start of the season has been anything but ordinary. After a rocky (no pun intended) Opening Day loss followed by two wins, the Boys in Blue will, at best, take the series after
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