So a couple days ago, I asked Eric Stephen of True Blue LA to ask Carl Crawford about his hitting mechanics, and he did so for me, primarily because he’s awesome. Why, you ask? Because of my article for Baseball Prospectus back in October broaching that exact subject. Basically, I wanted to know if I was right so I could ... Read More »
I had the opportunity to speak with Chris Reed before his Nov. 8 Arizona Fall League game. Edited for sanity, because nobody wants to read “uh” and “um” and laughs and transitions and crap. —– Pitching in the AFL is always difficult, so are you making any conscious adjustments to that or is it just specifically working on things beyond ... Read More »
I had the opportunity to speak with Joc Pederson before his Nov. 8 Arizona Fall League game. Edited for sanity, because nobody wants to read “uh” and “um” and laughs and transitions and crap. —– You admitted that you scuffled to start 2011, but that you made adjustments that helped shape your breakout in 2012, specifically what mechanical changes were ... Read More »
I had the opportunity to speak with Onelki Garcia before his Nov. 8 Arizona Fall League game, a conversation that was translated by Rodney Linares, manager of the Mesa Solar Sox and a manager in the Houston Astros system. Edited for sanity, because nobody wants to read “uh” and “um” and laughs and transitions and crap. —– After all the ... Read More »
Baseball Prospectus let me write at their site about a topic. I don’t know why, but it’s too late to take back now! Victory! Anyway, it was about Carl Crawford‘s mechanics. I thought it was cool. Go read it: here. Read More »
Just letting you guys know that I’ve moved all the GIF stuff to MLB GIFS, basically because I wanted this site to mainly focus on Dodgers news and analysis. I gave a slightly longer explanation of things over there, and the link to the site is now in the main navigation bar here. GIFS are fun. Baseball is fun. I ... Read More »
So if you hadn’t already noticed, there have been some changes around these here parts, but … uh … not much, really. Besides the look of the new layout, the primary reason I switched wasn’t because of aesthetics, but because the new layout is responsive, meaning the layout responds to whatever you’re using to browse the site. Since most of ... Read More »
Who is consistent or inconsistent in the Dodgers starting rotation? Does it even matter? Find out over at True Blue LA: here. Read More »
Perhaps you’ve seen DraftStreet.com making the rounds before, but now it’s time for ChadMoriyama.com readers to get their chance at free money, as 10 participants will walk away with $150 in prizes when all is said and done. You have until Friday, June 1st to act on this offer, so don’t procrastinate like I usually do. What’s the worst that ... Read More »
Everybody please welcome Dustin Nosler, the newest addition to the site. Dustin is a journalism major at Sacramento State University (graduating like … tomorrow or something) and is the current Editor-In-Chief of the student newspaper, so you know he’s like awesome and stuff. Since July of 2009, he has been writing his own blog at Feelin’ Kinda Blue, and he ... Read More »
If you hadn’t noticed already, all of us contributors over at True Blue LA recently gave our predictions for the 2012 season. As you can see, I have the Dodgers at 81-81, finishing 3rd in the division, and missing the playoffs. I explained why in a few paragraphs. Chad Moriyama While a new era in Dodgers history has begun, the ... Read More »
Explores the effect that the addition of Davey Lopes had on the 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers. Read it over at True Blue LA. Read More »
Have to keep your enemies close, right? Check it out here. Read More »
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Hey everybody, welcome to my site. Despite appearances, the site is not intended to be self-aggrandizing, but I figured it’s the easiest and most permanent site name for somebody who can’t think up site names to save his life. When things get settled a bit, I’ll be writing about whatever I want over here, so be sure to follow along ... Read More »
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