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Adam Kennedy Swing & Thought Analysis: Super Insightful Stuff Found Here

Adam Kennedy Swing & Thought Analysis: Super Insightful Stuff Found Here

Chad Moriyama May 17, 2012 1

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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Don Mattingly Regrets Nothing About His Bunting, I Regret Watching The Game

Don Mattingly Regrets Nothing About His Bunting, I Regret Watching The Game

Chad Moriyama May 9, 2012 5

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 Says Dodgers Fans Are The Worst In Baseball + Is Delusional

Chad Moriyama May 8, 2012 9

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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Why Leave Javy Guerra In The Game? + Nate Eovaldi Is On His Way

Why Leave Javy Guerra In The Game? + Nate Eovaldi Is On His Way

Chad Moriyama April 26, 2012 8

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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Dodgers Were Both Lucky & Stupid + Update On The Worst Starting Catcher In Baseball

Dodgers Were Both Lucky & Stupid + Update On The Worst Starting Catcher In Baseball

Chad Moriyama April 24, 2012 7

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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Controversial walk-off will be the story, but real question is what Don Mattingly was thinking

Controversial walk-off will be the story, but real question is what Don Mattingly was thinking

Chad Moriyama April 18, 2012 1

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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Comment Of The Day: #ChadBillingsleyFacts & Matt Kemp Sucks

Comment Of The Day: #ChadBillingsleyFacts & Matt Kemp Sucks

Chad Moriyama April 17, 2012 6

Chad 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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Comment Of The Day: Everybody Laugh At Stupid People Irrationally Angry At Kenley Jansen On Twitter

Comment Of The Day: Everybody Laugh At Stupid People Irrationally Angry At Kenley Jansen On Twitter

Chad Moriyama April 13, 2012 14

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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Don Mattingly: Right Idea, Wrong Execution

Don Mattingly: Right Idea, Wrong Execution

Chad Moriyama April 8, 2012 4

How did I feel about Don Mattingly‘s decision making in the bottom of the fifth against the Padres yesterday? Great decision by Mattingly, fuck stupid statistics like pitcher wins. — Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) April

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To Honor Javy Guerra’s Epic Meltdown: Jonathan Broxton’s Top 5 Meltdowns

To Honor Javy Guerra’s Epic Meltdown: Jonathan Broxton’s Top 5 Meltdowns

Chad Moriyama September 28, 2011 Comments Off

With Javy Guerra blowing (and losing) the game last night in an absolutely epic fashion (-.950 WPA), I was motivated to look back and see if much maligned closer Jonathan Broxton had ever done

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Clayton Kershaw Gets Ejected, Everybody Gets Mad

Clayton Kershaw Gets Ejected, Everybody Gets Mad

Chad Moriyama September 14, 2011 6

After yesterday’s debacle, today certainly seemed to be must see television, but after Clayton Kershaw pitched normally to Gerardo Parra in the third inning, it did seem like today’s game would proceed normally. In

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Gerardo Parra Flips Out On Hong Chih Kuo, Clayton Kershaw Returns The Favor

Gerardo Parra Flips Out On Hong Chih Kuo, Clayton Kershaw Returns The Favor

Chad Moriyama September 13, 2011 52

Tonight’s game was a rather uneventful affair in what amounted to a meaningless game for the Dodgers, only notable for Chad Billinglsey’s continued inability to miss bats and Jerry Sands’ solid all around game.

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Don Mattingly’s Bunting Tendencies Make Baby Jesus Cry

Don Mattingly’s Bunting Tendencies Make Baby Jesus Cry

Chad Moriyama September 4, 2011 7

I might be alone on this, but one of the few pleasant surprises of the 2011 season is seeing Don Mattingly control the clubhouse, control the media, and manage the game decently. After deserved

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