More Than A Stat Line Blog

Before the start of the 2025 season, I headed out with the “Baseball Fam” and took a tour around Los Angeles to see as many of the Dodgers murals as we could fit into one day. We set out with a DSLR camera and a few cell phone cameras and wrapped up a day full… Read more: Los Angeles Dodgers Mural Tour

LOS ANGELES – It is no secret that rookie years in Major League Baseball can be a grind and a player’s sophomore year in the Show can be even more grueling. Dodger’s centerfielder James Outman got a taste for four games during the 2022 season. The following year Cody Bellinger left in free agency and… Read more: Sophomore Growing Pains

Spring Training is fully underway. There is a lot of excitement for the remainder of the games at Camelback Ranch before the Boys in Blue head to Korea.

After another successful DodgerFest event at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, players and various celebrities converged at Lucky Strike Lanes at LA Live in Los Angeles that same evening to bowl for charity. Everyone turned out for the second annual Mookie Betts Bowling Event to benefit his 50/50 Foundation. The 50/50 Foundation was created in 2021… Read more: More Charitable Festivities

A mass of 35,000 Dodger fans descended upon Dodger Stadium Saturday amidst a break in the weather for DodgerFest, formerly known as FanFest. The annual celebration occurs before Spring Training starts and the season officially kicks off so that fans can get up close and personal with players. The theme was coming together at Blue… Read more: The Fans are Fired Up

No baseball was being played on the field Wednesday afternoon, yet it was another momentous winter day at Dodger Stadium. The hot stove kept everyone warm despite the cold during the press conference introducing Los Angeles’ newest starting pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto, a native of Bizen, Okayama, Japan, turned 25 years old this past August… Read more: World Class Mentality

The Los Angeles Dodgers Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) hosted its Second Annual Women in Sports and Entertainment Conference on Monday, November 13th, at Dodger Stadium. More than 400 women, this writer included, flocked to the ballpark’s infield for an afternoon of speakers and community. When the event was initially announced, Dodgers Controller and Executive Sponsor of WON… Read more: Lift Each Other Up

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Baseball is a game of never-ending statistics. There will always be a new record broken or a new stat for a player or a team. With all the preparation in the world, stats are just that, though, stats. The humanity of the game also needs to be taken into consideration. It takes 162 games to… Read more: That’s A Wrap

The Fall Classic is upon us. That’s right, we have crossed the threshold into October. While the regular world celebrates the return of Pumpkin Spice lattes, those locked into the world of baseball will begin their annual love/hate relationship that is the Postseason. Wednesday afternoon, 1,106 season ticket holders were invited to Dodger Stadium to… Read more: Blue October

“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… Read more: Baseballs and Benchmarks

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… Read more: Ice Water in his Veins

“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… Read more: Going All The Way

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… Read more: Dodgers Resurgence

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… Read more: Have a Day, Fernando

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… Read more: Dodgers In Need of Roster Resuscitation

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… Read more: ‘Ping Pong 4 Purpose’ A Huge Success

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… Read more: Extra Base Hits, Extra Smiles

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… Read more: No Comparison

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… Read more: Dodgers With A One-Two Punch … Again

The Dodgers wrapped a three-game series against the San Diego Padres on Sunday with an exciting extra-innings win at Petco Park.  The Friars took the first game 5-2 on Friday night, and despite some efforts to rile the Boys in Blue over the weekend, LA rallied and won Saturday night 2-1 in a very close game. Though… Read more: The High Road

“Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” – Hall of Fame outfielder/first baseman Frank Robinson * * * Baseball is a game steeped in history, and diehard fans are not always great at accepting changes. Case in point, the new pitch clock still has many detractors among the faithful. However, after the past weekend’s… Read more: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

Players and fans take the offseason to recover from the long haul of the grueling baseball season from Spring to Fall. Winter is also a time for Front Offices to catch their respective breaths, while catching up on things they could not tackle with stadiums full of people. Opening Day 2023 this past Thursday and… Read more: Hit the Lights!

It is finally here. The day that the baseball faithful have waited all year for. MLB Opening Day 2023. In a season with at least 162 games, and maybe a few more if some teams are lucky, diehards get spoiled watching their beloved teams more days than not throughout the year. After the final out… Read more: Home Sweet Home

Some fans may have gotten a tiny taste of Dodger Stadium after the long winter during the Fanfest event in early February. And for anyone who missed the festivities, Sunday evening was the first opportunity for the Los Angeles faithful to get their baseball fix. It was a perfect precursor for the baseball season that… Read more: “It’s Time To Go”

Saturday afternoon was another perfect day for baseball, so much so that the Dodgers played not one, but two Spring Training games. The Chicago Cubs were visiting Camelback Ranch while a split squad played the Giants at Scottsdale Stadium. The Dodgers newest starting pitcher, 30-year-old right-hander Noah Syndergaard, got his second Cactus League start in… Read more: Dealing Thunder

Dodger fans enjoyed a real treat Friday afternoon as 34-year old future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw took the mound at Camelback Ranch for the first time this Spring against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In front of a sold out crowd of 12,691 and under sunny skies, the Dallas, TX native and… Read more: Clearing the Mechanism

The first game of Spring Training is in the books leaving only 32 days until Opening Day at Dodger Stadium on March 30th against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Players and fans alike got a taste of some of the new rule changes in Saturday afternoon’s game. Most notably, the pitch timer, where violations of 15 seconds… Read more: New Faces, New Rules

Eight days and counting until Dodgers pitchers and catchers report to the training facilities at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. This will be the first opportunity fans have to see how the potential player puzzle pieces will fit as the new team starts to come together once Spring Training gets underway. There are a number… Read more: Big Shoes to Fill

With the first Dodgers FanFest in the books since 2020 and Spring Training right around the corner, the new baseball season is nearly underway. You can almost smell the stadium grass if you were not, in fact, at the ballpark on Saturday for the festivities. With some core players leaving in free agency, there will… Read more: Great Expectations

Saturday afternoon marked the return of the Dodgers FanFest, a celebration allowing fans to get up close and personal with the players on the team and visit Dodger Stadium before the season officially starts. This is the first time the festival had occurred since 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic halted the start of the baseball… Read more: A Long Overdue Honor

As the 2023 season prepares to get underway, the Dodger faithful have quite a few things to look forward to. Most already have their calendars marked for the first Spring Training game, which is just one month away, and Opening Day 2023 a mere 63 days away. The first FanFest since 2020 is scheduled for… Read more: 2023 Promotions And Giveaways Announced

The first day of a new year is always packed with possibilities. And so it is for 2023. Day-1. January 1, 2023. It’s an empty slate. As we close the door on 2022, most Dodger fans are aware of the ups and downs of another season come and gone. Los Angeles lost their voice in… Read more: Clean Slate

In baseball circles, one will often hear this movie quote attributed to the game’s great players, current and past. As the year ends and people prepare for their New Year’s Eve parties, there is still one more celebration a day before 2022 ends. On Friday, Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax celebrated his 87th birthday.… Read more: Celebrating a Legend

“That is the way this game is – you win, you lose, you celebrate, and you suffer.” – Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully *  *  *  *  It is no secret this off-season has been brutal for Dodger fans. In recent years, they have been spoiled with big moves and even bigger news. Instead,… Read more: Feeling More Blue Than Usual

Day Three of the 2022 Winter Meetings proved to be another eventful one, and the week isn’t yet half over. Loyal fans are still waiting to see what roster moves their respective Front Offices will make in the weeks leading up to Spring Training 2023. Tuesday saw more farewells occurring, as another two pitchers departed… Read more: There Are No Goodbyes in Baseball

The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings are upon us, and for the first time since the pandemic, they will be held – in-person – in San Diego, California. The industry gathering kicked off Sunday at 4:00 pm and promises to be a busy week for most. The thirty teams and their various representatives were already working hard at… Read more: The Most Wonderful Time of the Off-Season

It has been a relatively quiet off-season for the Boys in Blue, yet for better or for worse, the ‘Hot Stove’ continues to smolder. When the final out was recorded in the post-season ending a record year for the Dodgers, most fans knew the team would have many free agents hitting the market. Ideally, the club would… Read more: Off-Season Embers Continue to Smolder

The off-season is a mixed blessing after the long regular and postseason schedule. Many diehard fans need the emotional break but soon miss their favorite sports fix. To stave off the withdrawals from a game that keeps us company from the Spring to the better part of Fall, many turn to the “hot stove” chatter… Read more: Stoking the Fires

It is easy to get spoiled as a Dodger fan when your team has 110 wins and is seemingly breaking records each and every night since clinching their postseason berth. However, it bears remembering that it takes two teams to play, and any team can win on any given night. Sunday was a perfect example… Read more: It’s Not Over Yet

Fans across Major League Baseball are no strangers to how well the Los Angeles Dodgers perform year in and year out. Loyal fans love and expect it, while it paints a pretty large target on the Blue Crew’s back when going against other teams and their fanbases. Sunday afternoon the Dodgers closed their second-to-last homestand… Read more: Major League Milestones

“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… Read more: History 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… Read more: Coming Home

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… Read more: Kershaw’s Comeback

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… Read more: Putting the W in Win

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… Read more: Unrivaled Offense Falling into Place

“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… Read more: Another Legend in Blue Heaven

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… Read more: A Standing O on the Road

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… Read more: The Right Stuff

“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… Read more: How Sweep It Is

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… Read more: Bittersweet Ballgame

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda   *  *  *  *  Players and diehard fans alike will acknowledge that baseball is a grind. Even when a player makes it up through the minor league ranks to finally play in The Show, there is… Read more: Growing Pains

Sunday was a big day for many reasons at Dodger Stadium this weekend. Not only was it Father’s Day where players got to celebrate with their children on the field before the game, but left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney was making his first appearance after a lengthy stint on the injured list. The Miami Marlins 2012… Read more: Saved by the Swing

On Thursday morning, infielder Max Muncy returned to the Los Angeles Dodger’s roster following a rehab stint in Oklahoma City with the Triple-A affiliate team for left elbow inflammation. In the final matchup of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Muncy was… Read more: Payback at the Plate

“[Baseball] breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart…” – A. Bartlett Giamatti   *  *  *  *  Baseball will break your heart, as the quote goes, and Sunday afternoon it did. To be fair, the Boys in Blue are coming off of a long stretch of games with only one day off.… Read more: Bouncing Back

Many in baseball know that the Dodgers fan base travels well regardless of the ballpark or the distance involved. Such was the case on Saturday morning for the first game of a doubleheader at Chicago’s historic Wrigley Field. The first game of the three-game series against the Cubs was originally scheduled for Friday night, but was… Read more: Kershaw Dominates Game-1 of Twin Bill

No matter how good you are, you’re going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you’re going to win one-third of your games. It’s the other third that makes the difference.” Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda   *  *  *  *  The Boys in Blue have had a rocky… Read more: Catching Fire

This weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers played a three-game series against the division-rival San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Many of the Dodger-faithful made the trek ‘down the I-5‘ to fill the stands and show their support. The Boys in Blue took the series, winning two of the three matchups, with the final game being… Read more: Belli Bombs and Bear Hugs

Monday night at Dodger Stadium was a big day for many reasons. It was the first time the 2020 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers would play against the 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves. This is the same team that beat the Boys in Blue in the NLCS last year to move on to… Read more: Kershaw Collects 100th Dodger Stadium Win

Sunday brought the successful end of the Dodgers Home Opener series against the Cincinnati Reds. So successful, in fact, that the Boys in Blue swept the Reds in the four games they played at home in front of large Dodger Stadium crowds and extended their current winning streak to six games. Spirits were high for… Read more: Confidence and Curveballs

A lot was going on at Dodger Stadium on Friday night in addition to the traditional fireworks. April 15, 2022, marked the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, changing the league – and history – forever,… Read more: Celebrating One of Baseball’s Greatest Milestones

Thursday night’s Home Opener at Dodger Stadium was a long time coming. First, suffering through a 99-day lockout in the off-season. This was followed by an abbreviated Spring Training due to canceled games that then bled into scratching some regular-season matchups from the schedule. Fans had to weather the disappointment of losing their original Opening… Read more: Tingles and Chills

Tuesday marked the official end of an abbreviated Spring Training for the Los Angeles Dodgers after closing out a three-game Freeway Series against the Los Angeles Angels. Some noteworthy pitching appearances were made byBobby Miller, Tommy Kahnle, Brusdar Graterol, and recent acquisition and eight-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel , among others. Unfortunately, the Angels took the series… Read more: What Time Is It?

The fifth day of Spring Training games began with some added excitement on Tuesday when first baseman Freddie Freeman made his Dodgers debut against the Cincinnati Reds at Camelback Ranch – Glendale. Having just signed with Los Angeles on a six-year/$162 million contract, Freeman joins an already elite roster. Still, he sports quite the baseball… Read more: A New Chapter for Freddie

The MLB lockout continues to hold baseball hostage, and fans have been going through withdrawals during the long, quiet offseason. To everyone’s disappointment, little headway has been made in recent weeks towards Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association establishing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement after the old one expired on December 1, 2021.… Read more: ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’

Beginning on the Friday after Thanksgiving, Dodger Stadium was transformed into a Winter Wonderland of lights and other beautiful seasonal decorations for the 2021 Dodgers Holiday Festival currently underway in the Centerfield Plaza through December 31, 2021. If you are lucky enough to spend an evening at the ballpark this December, you will see and… Read more: Deck the Ballpark

“That is the way this game is – you win, you lose, you celebrate, and you suffer.” – Vin Scully   *  *  *  *  Sage words from Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, who celebrated his 94th birthday on Monday, November 29th. A bittersweet day by all accounts once Dodger fans learned that their 2020… Read more: Thanks for the Memories

Thousands of fans crammed into Dodger Stadium on Tuesday for Game-3 of the National League Championship Series – 51,307 of the Dodger’s faithful, to be exact. Many had to take off from work to represent their team for the home opener of the best-of-seven series because of its 2:08 pm PT midweek start time. There… Read more: It’s Not Over Till It’s Over

The 2021 season has been fraught with injuries for the Los Angeles Dodgers while attempting to “run it back.” The team is trying to win their ninth consecutive National League West Division title, as well as the World Series for the second year in a row; something that has not been accomplished since the New York Yankees… Read more: Hundreds Run Wild in Dodgers Win

“There’s a new leader in Dodger franchise history ERA – 0.00. His name is Justin Turner.” (Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis)   *  *  *  *  It is never a good feeling to lose a game to a team that is 24 games back from first place, let alone to be shut out by them. This… Read more: Extraordinary Circumstances

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… Read more: Bigger Than (Mystery) Baseball

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… Read more: Answer To The Fans

“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… Read more: Staying Above the Mendoza Line

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… Read more: Tomorrow Is A New Day

“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… Read more: Days Like This

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… Read more: They’re Back!

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… Read more: Time to Wake Up – and Shake Up – the Bats

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… Read more: Nacho, Nacho, Man

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… Read more: Home Sweet Home

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… Read more: The Cat’s Out of the Bag

Friday night was Game-2 of a four-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver. Following their ugly 8-5 loss to Colorado in Thursday’s season opener, the Boys in Blue showed up ready to play and with a very noticeable chip on their shoulders. The Dodgers are known… Read more: Bauer’s Got the Stuff

(Editor’s Note: On Thursday, the Dodgers sent out emails to their current Season Ticket Holders detailing how they plan to honor those with season tickets. The problem, of course, is that COVID-19 protocols under the ‘Red Tier’ – which went into effect this past Monday in LA County – mandates that there can be no… Read more: Dodger Stadium Attendance ‘A Can of Worms’

Those iconic words of Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully are music to the ears of every Dodger fan no matter what time of the year it is. Sunday was a day that die-hard Dodger fans and the Dodger players themselves have been waiting for – the first Spring Training game of 2021 and… Read more: ‘It’s Time For Dodger Baseball!’

Thursday was the day baseball fans have been waiting for, especially fans on the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers – the first day of workouts by pitchers and catchers at Spring Training 2021. Getting to transition back to a full 162-game season after last year’s COVID-19-shortened 60-game shortened season is nothing short of exciting.… Read more: Run It Back: Day-1

It is the seventh inning of Game-6 in the 2020 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Tampa Bay Rays, and the championship is just in reach for the Boys in Blue. With the elation of the win almost at hand, and Dodger fans everywhere holding their collective breaths, third baseman Justin Turner… Read more: Reunited, and It Feels So Good

By now, most Dodger fans are pretty much buckled into their seats, jaws set, and holding on for the ride. Spring Training is (hopefully) only weeks away, and people are waiting with bated breath for any other moves their beloved team may make. Fans are hungry for what may be coming down the pike from… Read more: More Free Agency Farewells

“The past seven years with the Dodgers have been nothing short of magical.”   *  *  *  *  Amidst all of the recent changes within the Dodgers organization – players being acquired, some players moving on, some in limbo – another announcement rocked the Dodger Nation this week. Dodgers reporter Alanna Rizzo posted a statement Wednesday… Read more: Making Magic On and Off the Field

“I say this from the bottom of my heart, that if you don’t root for the Dodgers, you may not get into Heaven.” – Tommy Lasorda   *  *  *   Fans of the Dodgers team, and of baseball everywhere, are mourning the loss of Tommy Lasorda, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He passed away… Read more: Blue Heaven In Heaven

If your life resembles anything like mine lately, you are slowly starting to feel the baseball withdrawals creeping in after the truncated but action-filled season that Major League Baseball was eventually able to pack into four months. To say that 2020 has been an ‘interesting’ year would be an understatement. The World Series Champion Dodgers and their… Read more: Curbing the Baseball Withdrawals

“She is so well-versed in the game, any aspect of it.” – Former Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti   *  *  *   Today is a momentous day not only for baseball but for all sports. The Miami Marlins have hired Kim Ng to be their new General Manager, as they work towards bringing a championship… Read more: A Lifetime of Excellence Rewarded

“Finally, the wait is over in a year like no other, where joy has been so hard to come by. Tonight, tears of joy. Let ‘em flow. The Dodgers are the champions of 2020.” – Dodgers broadcaster Charley Steiner   *  *  *   Many Dodger fans are still celebrating the World Series Championship while simultaneously dealing… Read more: Party Like It’s 1988

Thanks to COVID-19, the Dodgers may have celebrated their first World Series Championship win since 1988 in the bubble in Arlington, TX, at Globe Life Field, but anyone near Dodger Stadium would have thought the Fall Classic was being played at their home field in Chavez Ravine. Fans congregated in the parking lot of Dodger… Read more: This Is Our Year!

It is the thick of the World Series and fans that do not have a vested interest want exciting baseball, while fans with a team in the race are anxiously praying for a win. Dodgers fans are no exception with a 32-year drought since their last World Series victory. It would be an understatement to… Read more: ‘See You Tomorrow, Baseball’

“That is the way this game is — you win, you lose, you celebrate and you suffer.”   *  *  * * Sage words from beloved Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, who retired in 2016 after calling his fair share of exciting Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers victories, as well as those that… Read more: Dodgers Down But Not Out

It is finally here – the official 2020 postseason. In a world where people did not even think they would see a baseball season, eight teams will be squaring off this week, vying to make their way to the World Series championship. Two such teams who have moved beyond the recent Wild Card series are… Read more: Bring It On!

Tuesday, October 6th, will kick off Game-1 of the 2020 National League Division Series for the Dodgers against their NL West-rival San Diego Padres. The 43-17 Boys in Blue may be the number-one seed in the NL, but the number-four seeded 37-23 Padres have proven to be a very worthy opponent for them. The games… Read more: Home Away From Home-Field Advantage

Access to regular-season games over the years has been challenging for Dodgers fans, to put it lightly, since Time Warner Cable has held a monopoly on access to SportsNet LA, the station Dodger games are broadcast on, with most games being “blacked out” in their own backyard. In January of 2013, the Dodgers agreed to… Read more: Eliminating Distractions on Road to World Series

October baseball is upon us with the first round of games pitting the best teams in the league against their Wild Card opponents. There are typically questions about how a team will perform heading into the postseason versus what they accomplished in the regular season. This shortened 60-game season due to COVID-19 is no different.… Read more: The New and Improved Postseason Kershaw

With the Wild Card Series now underway, players are starting to lock in and focus on the endgame after an interesting year. The COVID-19-shortened 60-game regular season was definitely fraught with risks and sacrifices for players and their families; so much so that some, like Dodgers left-hander David Price, elected to opt-out of the 2020… Read more: Eye on the Prize – “World Series or Bust”

It is almost October and the Dodgers are headed to the postseason yet again. Their first game will be against the Milwaukee Brewers, the 8th seed in the National League, on Wednesday night at 7:08 pm PST. This is a miracle in and of itself, considering there may not have even been a baseball season… Read more: Another Record Year for Dodgers