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Adam Kennedy Swing & Thought Analysis: Super Insightful Stuff Found Here
Adam Kennedy is batting fifth (yes, fifth) for your Los Angeles Dodgers today, so in honor of that event, I thought I would breakdown a swing that he took against Clayton Richard of the
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Matt Kemp & Juan Uribe Go Down, Jerry Sands & Elian Herrera Come Up
Matt Kemp will head to the disabled list with a hamstring problem and Jerry Sands will take his place. The Dodgers lost their best player on Monday night as Matt Kemp was placed on
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Dodgers Sign Miles (Yes, Really) + Hairston To The DL & Rivera To The Glue Factory
The Dodgers have … signed Aaron Miles … why? The Dodgers have signed free-agent infielder Aaron Miles and asked for unconditional release waivers on right-handed reliever Mike MacDougal, who was designated for assignment last
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Alfredo Silverio out for the season after Tommy John surgery
We learned last night that Dodgers outfield prospect Alfredo Silverio had Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of the 2012 season. This marks yet another blow to Silverio that has come as
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Don Mattingly Regrets Nothing About His Bunting, I Regret Watching The Game
I think Don Mattingly is probably the best manager the Dodgers have had since Tommy Lasorda, but his management of yesterday’s game against the Giants exposed what is probably his most glaring weakness. —–
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Hank Schulman Says Dodgers Fans Are The Worst In Baseball + Is Delusional
Hank Schulman went insane yesterday, translating a sequence of events and reactions from the Dodgers/Giants game in the most illogical way possible, basically so that they would fit his narrative. Many fans here booed
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Ronald Belisario Swaps With Mike MacDougal, Who Goes For Shawn Tolleson?
Much to the relief of Dodgers fans everywhere, it was Mike MacDougal who was designed for assignment to make room for the returning Ronald Belisario. ROSTER MOVE: The @Dodgers today designated RHP Mike MacDougal
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Dodgers New Owners Introduce Themselves + Take Shots At Frank McCourt
With the Dodgers finalizing the transfer of ownership from Frank McCourt to Guggenheim Partners yesterday, the new owners held a press conference today to answer questions and make statements about the state of the
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Our Long Los Angeles Nightmare Is Over: Frank McCourt Officially Out As Dodgers Owner
After having the sale delayed by a day, the Los Angeles Dodgers are finally, and thankfully, free from the clutches of Frank McCourt. Source: #Dodgers sale has closed. McCourt era has ended. — Bill
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Guerra Ok, Rivera Iffy, Eovaldi Up, Antonini Down + No Hitch In Dodgers Sale
Javy Guerra seems to be miraculously recovered from taking a ball off the jaw, but has hurt his foot. Javy Guerra no longer has a swollen jaw, and outside of a slight headache on
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Why Leave Javy Guerra In The Game? + Nate Eovaldi Is On His Way
With Javy Guerra getting smashed in the face, I have a question: why was he allowed to stay in the game? I trust the trainers and coaches, and I’m sure Guerra felt he was
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Matt Guerrier Injury Delays Decision, But A Bullpen Mess Is In The Making
With yet another curiously timed injury to a bullpen arm, this time Matt Guerrier, the Dodgers have managed to avoid making a bullpen decision for at least 15 more days. Dodgers reliever Matt Guerrier,
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Around The Web: Paying To Watch The Dodgers, Winning & Perspective, Coaches Behaving Badly
Dodger Thoughts: Jon Weisman asks how much you would pay to watch the Dodgers. I think it’s a great question. Personally, I answered: $1, $5, $10, $500. —– Baseball Prospectus: Dash Treyhorn analyzes how
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Dodgers Were Both Lucky & Stupid + Update On The Worst Starting Catcher In Baseball
The Dodgers won yesterday’s game against the Braves 7 to 2, but the logistics of how they got that win is the interesting part. The team finished the game with 29 AB, 2 K,
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Loney Is A Coach’s Nightmare, Colletti Wants Ethier Back, Billingsley & Coffey Updates
Don Mattingly revealed that James Loney is a swing tinkerer. About the last thing Dodgers manager Don Mattingly wants is Loney doing anything that will change his batting swing, which is Loney’s tendency. For
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Controversial walk-off will be the story, but real question is what Don Mattingly was thinking
The popular discussion about this game will revolve around the blown call that ended it, but that kind of stuff will happen from time to time, just ask the Padres. For my interests, the
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Around The Web: Super Serious MLB Blackout Rules, 50 Years Of Dodger Stadium, A.J. Ellis Facts
NotGraphs: Jeremy Blachman has a humorous take on my complaints regarding the MLB‘s blackout rules. The sad thing? His list of rules isn’t that much more amusing than the real ones. The Hardball Times:
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Ted Lilly & Todd Coffey Swap, Kenley Jansen’s Velocity, Stan Kasten Won’t Make It Rain
Old news, but Ted Lilly was activated off the disabled list and Todd Coffey was put on it. In what I’m sure was sheer coincidence, it was revealed that Coffey had been dealing with
Read More »Comment Of The Day: Everybody Laugh At Stupid People Irrationally Angry At Kenley Jansen On Twitter
If you are in this post and feel mad that I’m calling you stupid, then you can always correct that by not being stupid. Thanks. Come at me, bro. That’s why Jansen is no
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Comment Of The Day: #ChadBillingsleyFacts & Matt Kemp Sucks
Chad Moriyama April 17, 2012 6Chad Billingsley gave up two runs in the bottom of the second inning, which, despite the fact that he had only given up one run in his previous two starts combined, obviously meant to
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