Right About Now, Ned Looks Like a Genius
… and I look like a moron. Bobby Carmona and Kevin Koufax have been awesome – at least in their first starts. I criticized Ned for the pickup of Kevin, but so far it looks pretty good. I’m glad, but I...
View ArticleElvis is not Dead!
Evidently Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre have cleared waivers. Maybe this is where the Dodger make their big move. Andrus is due $120 million for 8 years until 2022. Beltre is due the remainder of...
View ArticleCan the Dodgers Depend on Crawford?
There’s a really short answer to any questions about Carl Crawford and his ability to stay on the field: “We hope so.” Right now CC, looks better than at any other time as a Dodger. He looks like a...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights
I watched most of Friday nights game, and I checked in a lot during last night’s game and then watched the condensed game this morning. Football has started here in Indiana and my son had a game...
View ArticleBe Prepared – Here Come the Scary Giants
… and they want to eat the Dodgers. Ramirez, Puig, Uribe, Greinke, Ryu and others are hurting and the Giants are ready to make their run. You can just feel it, can’t you? We are just two days away...
View ArticleDODGERS RECALL ARRUEBARRENA, FRIAS & ROJAS
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today recalled right-hander Carlos Frias (#77) and infielder Miguel Rojas (#72) from Triple-A Albuquerque and also infielder Erisbel Arruebarrena (#11) from...
View ArticleMagic Number: 8
With 9 games to go, any combination of 8 Dodger win and Giants losses will clinch the division for the Dodgers. In theory it should be easy. Right now, the Dodgers arguably have better players at...
View ArticleTime for Dumb and Dumber to Go!
It’s Beyond an Epic Fail! Millionaires at every position, The highest payroll EVER in baseball. Magic Johnson as a puppet, ‘er front-man. Guggenheim with all the money to buy anything they need. A...
View ArticleWho’s on First?
I sat down to watch the Cardinals and the Giants, but kept throwing up in my mouth, so here we are… waiting to see what kind of changes will come down in the Dodgers organization… and there will be...
View ArticleAndrew Knows What he Wants, But How Long Will it Take?
Whenever, Andrew Friedman hires a GM, whether it be Josh Byrnes or someone else, I believe that he has a plan, which likely includes dumping salary and the resultant attitude that can come from...
View ArticleDo You Remember…
when I used to tell you Hanley Ramirez was a nut job? A head case? I was ridiculed for saying it, but today the Dodgers cleanly cut ties with Hanley…. letting him walk. How can you let a shortstop...
View ArticleWho Won’t Be a Dodger
First on the list: Kevin Correia. OK, we got that out of the way! Next: Hanley Ramirez. Now, almost all Dodger fans are hoping the Geeks in Blue will sign Russell Martin, Max Scherzer, Andrew...
View ArticleDodgers Brass Opts to do it Right!
I guess you are only supposed to write good things about someone when they are gone. So, I will say the same thing I said about the last Ramirez when he left: “He’s Gone – Good!” This off-season, I...
View ArticleThese are Not Ned’s Dodgers…
I keep telling you that they aren’t going to make dope-fiend moves like Abbott and Costello… I mean Ned and Stan did. The farm system is just starting to produce again, so I can’t see them gutting it...
View ArticleHoly Crap, Batman!
As a Lifelong Dodger Fan, I have never seen 24 hours like it! Yesterday I blogged that Dodger fans needed to change their thinking and posted this from Albert Einstein: “We can’t solve problems by...
View ArticleErisbel Arruebarrena Has (Practically) No Value!
I think I gave been telling you that. Colletti, White and Company were high on him, but no one else is. In fact, he is regarded as a “knucklehead” by many. As late as last month, some people were...
View ArticleThese are the Dog Daze!
I could deal with certain dawgs, especially the Junkyard variety, but these slow baseball hot stove days in January are generally uneventful – every now and then there is a signing, but there’s not...
View ArticleThe State of the Farm
It’s early in the new era for the Dodgers and while Logan White left the Dodgers in pretty good condition, the new Dodger front office has did even more to re-stock the farm. Baseball America now...
View ArticleWhat to do With Alex Guerrero?
Alex Guerrero’s bat may be MLB ready, although that is not a given. Some scouts think it might be a tick slow. If it is (and I am not saying it is), it won’t take MLB pitchers long to figure it out....
View ArticleAre the Dodgers in on Mystery Man Hector Olivera?
I believe this is the most depth I have seen in the Dodgers Farm system since… almost ever. There was some good talent in the 70’s but I truly think this bunch beats them all . O’Koyea Dickson isn’t...
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