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.
“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 […]
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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
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
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“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
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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
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
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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
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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.
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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
Eye on the Prize – “World Series or Bust” Read More »
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
Another Record Year for Dodgers Read More »