Category Archives: Major League Baseball

The New Dodgers’ Era Begins

Posted on May 2, 2012 by theHoundDawg

The legal stuff was completed yesterday, and today the real people walked on to the Dodger Stadium turf, and introduced a new era to beleaguered LA fans. With Magic Johnson the face of the new Dodger ownership, with the immensely … Continue reading →

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Mario Solis is an Absolute Idiot

Posted on April 10, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Mario Solis hit a new low tonight. In all the years that somehow he has retained a paid announcing position in LA television, he has NEVER made as absolutely stupid a statement as he did tonight. The Dodgers’ home opener … Continue reading →

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Angels, Rangers in Battle for World Series Spot

Posted on April 6, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Unlike the mediocre NL West, the AL West boasts the American League’s two best teams. The Angels and Rangers not only will be battling each other for the division title, but for the AL Championship. At the other end of … Continue reading →

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Anyone Can Win It in Mediocre NL West, Even the Dodgers

Posted on April 5, 2012 by theHoundDawg

As the baseball season gradually begins over a ridiculous nine day period that commenced last week in Japan and culminates with the Angels’ first game tomorrow evening in Anaheim, the worst looking bunch of teams in MLB appear to occupy … Continue reading →

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Holly Crap – McCourt Gets $2 Billion for Dodgers

Posted on March 27, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Breaking News tonight: Frank McCourt has agreed to sell the Dodgers to the Magic Johnson-Stan Kasten-Mark Walter group, for $2,000,000,000! Walter is the money guy, long time baseball executive Kasten will run the baseball operation, and hopefully Magic can restore … Continue reading →

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MLB Opener in Japan a Bad, Bad Idea

Posted on March 27, 2012 by theHoundDawg

So it seems that the Oakland A’s and the Seattle Mariners Japanese soil this week. The games will be played at prime Japanese evening time, which means for anyone interested in watching or listening to the action back in the … Continue reading →

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I Knew I’d Seen That Tim Tebow Throwing Motion Before

Posted on January 14, 2012 by theHoundDawg

After watching Tim Tebow for most of this season, it finally dawned on me who it is that his throwing motion reminds me of. It is none other than the guy I consider to be the greatest fielding second baseman … Continue reading →

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Will MLB Deal with Yorvit Torrealba Assault on Umpire?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Major League Baseball has a very poor record of dealing with on-field assaults by players. In my memory over the 50+ years that I have been following baseball, there have been two outrageous assaults on the playing field by so-called … Continue reading →

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MLB Reallignment Means Interleague Games Entire Season, Added Wild Cards

Posted on November 18, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Like we said the other day, the move of the Houston Astros to the American League forming two 15-team leagues requires the scheduling of at least one interleague game virtually every day of the baseball regular season. It’s that or … Continue reading →

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Just HOW Would MLB Schedule Games with Two, 15-Team Leagues?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by theHoundDawg

With at least one interleague game virtually every day of the season, that’s how. The impending sale of the Houston Astros to Jim Crane that is dependent on the team transferring to the American League prior to the 2013 season … Continue reading →

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