Category Archives: Los Angeles Dodgers
We’re gonna want to remember this one for a while.
Matt Kemp blasted a shot OUT of Coors Field on Saturday. Link is here. Dylan O. Hernandez on Twitter: Heard that Kemp’s HR ball last night hit the concourse and one-hopped out of the stadium. Landed in the parking lot. … Continue reading
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Picking Mattingly’s Brain About Kershaw’s Ability [From a Hitter's Perspective]
Everyone knows who Don Mattingly is; not many know, I guess, that he’s a very intelligent baseball guy. I was taken aback when he just opened up this conversation with me about what makes Kershaw so effective. Here’s what he … Continue reading
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Counterpoints: Uribe Will Stay, Loney Will Go?
There’s two counterpoints to the last post. First is about Juan Uribe. Uribe is expensive, but plays the three positions that the Dodgers have serious needs in: 2B, SS and 3B. His positional flexibility makes him very important and thus … Continue reading
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So What Happens Next for the Dodgers?
You’ve heard the news by now. MLB has taken over the Dodgers day-to-day operations, wresting it from Frank McCourt, who nearly had to take a $30 million loan to meet payroll obligations. Amazin Avenue has a great breakdown of teams … Continue reading
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Dodgers MiLB Stuff: Post-Jerry Sands Edition
Congrats to Jerry Sands on making the big leagues! All Dodger fans are rooting for him now. What this means, though, is that a few players are flying under the radar. In Albuquerque: Dee Gordon improved a bad start to … Continue reading
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Youtube: Jerry Sands and Jonathan Garcia Hit Some Long Balls
Correction: The Jerry Sands home run was from TONIGHT, April 12, not April 11. via Scott Northrup The great thing about baseball: there’s always hope. Potential 2011 call-up Jerry Sands hit a home run tonight that went more than 428. … Continue reading
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YouTube: Zach Lee’s Curveball
This comes from Dingers friend OdinsBeard, who’s a downright cool dude for posting this video of Zach Lee’s curveball on YouTube: Nice break on the curve with pretty damn solid mechanics. OdinsBeard also has three other pitches from Lee, including … Continue reading
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Clayton Kershaw’s Opening Day Pitch Sequencing
A friend, William, is keeping a cool blog on pitch sequencing and broke down Clayton Kershaw’s opening day start. Positive Results Andres Torres 1) FB, FB, SL, SL, SL, FB- K (swinging) 2) FB, SL, CU- K (swinging) 3) … Continue reading
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Happy Opening Day
I know it was for me. Not a lot needs to be said, but a three-run walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to start the season? Beautiful. The Dodgers won a close one and … Continue reading
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TMZ Reporting McCourts’ Divorce is Finalized
Jamie and Frank McCourt are officially divorced, according to TMZ. According to today’s court docket, the judgment for the divorce has been entered. So Frank and Jamie are officially single. As for the all-important issue of who gets what, we’re … Continue reading
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