Tag Archives: LA Dodgers

Could It Get Any Worse For the Dodgers?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by theHoundDawg

The last few days have seen the Dodgers go from a slow start to the verge of implosion. They will take the field soon for the final game of a three game series in San Francisco, having lost the first … Continue reading →

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Hanley’s Back – Did WBC Kill Dodgers’ Season? And Ted Lilly is Hurt, Again

Posted on May 1, 2013 by theHoundDawg

A few years back, the POWERS THAT BE decided what a wonderful idea it would be for major league stars to play in a spring exhibition series known as the World Baseball Classic. What could go wrong? Well, for starters, … Continue reading →

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More Dodgers in Surgery, But They Take Two of Three From Overachieving Mets

Posted on April 25, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Oh, where to begin? On the day after Chad Billingsley underwent Tommy John surgery, it was revealed that a third Dodgers’ pitcher, is today undergoing THE KNIFE in barely two weeks time. Shawn Tolleson has a herniated lumbar disc and … Continue reading →

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Second Basemen Make Hay, and Home Runs

Posted on April 23, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Dodgers’ second baseman Mark Ellis is a really good ballplayer. He is an excellent defensive player, and a clutch hitter. Despite one season hitting 19 home runs, he is not a guy who would ever be considered a power hitter, … Continue reading →

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Dodgers in Free-Fall

Posted on April 23, 2013 by theHoundDawg

The Dodgers, i.e., the “Best Team Money Can Buy” as a team, are reeling, and their pitching staff is in shambles. With today’s news that Chad Billingsley will be undergoing Tommy John surgery and will be unavailable for a minimum … Continue reading →

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“The Best Team Money Can Buy”? 5 Batters Under .200?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by theHoundDawg

As “The Best Team Money Can Buy”, in other words, the 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers, was preparing to play the Baltimore Orioles, the empty uniform of a manager, don mattingly, submitted a lineup that included five, count them, five, batters … Continue reading →

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Baseball, History, Marathons, and Tragedy

Posted on April 15, 2013 by theHoundDawg

April 15 – Jackie Robinson Day; a day when baseball reflects on the birth of its modern, true history, April 15, 1947. Also a day when the San Diego Padres, without Carlos Quentin and his slap-in-the-face eight game suspension, open … Continue reading →

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The Box Score May Say Three Runs, But Kershaw Really Had a Shutout

Posted on April 13, 2013 by theHoundDawg

In his first two games of the season, Clayton Keshaw was magnificent, pitching 16 shutout innings, allowing six hits and one walk, while striking out 16. That all ended when the Dodgers and Kershaw faced Arizona last night, or so … Continue reading →

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Stupidity in Baseball

Posted on April 12, 2013 by theHoundDawg

So Carlos Quentin is the modern-day Ron Hunt: He has been hit by pitches more times than any other major leaguer over the past five years, and he owns the single season hit-by-pitch records for both the White Sox and … Continue reading →

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It’s Early, But It’s Do or Die Time For the Angels

Posted on April 9, 2013 by theHoundDawg

The 2012 Los Angeles Angels entered the season loaded for bear, with new acquisitions C.J. Wilson, Chris Iannetta, and Luis Pujols. Wilson had a fast start, but as summer approached, he hit the skids, at one point going almost two … Continue reading →

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Opening Day 2013 – A Few Thoughts

Posted on April 1, 2013 by theHoundDawg

I watched part of the RedSox-yankees opener this morning and have had the Dodgers-Giants game on this after noon. A few random thoughts as the season starts: I think the Red Sox will be vastly improved and give the Rays … Continue reading →

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The Dodgers Left Field Void

Posted on March 7, 2013 by theHoundDawg

When the Dodgers made their huge trade with the Red Sox late last August, one of the many items they acquired was the contract of Carl Crawford, an overpaid and injured left fielder, who only a couple of years earlier … Continue reading →

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