Tag Archives: LA Dodgers

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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You NEVER Have Too Much Pitching

Posted on March 6, 2013 by theHoundDawg

A year ago at this time, the LA Dodgers were trying desperately to piece together a starting rotation for the 2012 season. Hiroki Kuroda had left the team as a free agent, Rubby De La Rosa was on the mend … Continue reading →

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End of an Era in LA Sports is Golden Opportunity for Dodgers

Posted on February 18, 2013 by theHoundDawg

From the late 1950s into the 1980s, Los Angeles was the Dodgers’s town. Exciting, captivating, winning teams, and great leadership from the top on down all starting with owner Walter O’Malley made Sandy Koufax, Maury Wills, and Fernando Valenzuela the … Continue reading →

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Will Zack Greinke Be the New Kevin Brown?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Back in 1998, the L.A. Dodgers made sports history when they signed Kevin Brown to the first $100 M contract, agreeing to pay him $105 Million over the next seven years. Brown would be 34 when he threw his first … Continue reading →

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Laker Fans Should Not Expect Miracles

Posted on October 30, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Exuberant Laker fans have rejoiced for weeks now over their 2012-2013 World Title. I mean, what’s not to celebrate, as the super team of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Dwight Howard went wire-to-wire, compiling the league’s best record during the … Continue reading →

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Give the Credit Where it is Due – to Bruce Bochy

Posted on October 30, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Bruce Bochy deserves all the credit in the world after leading his San Francisco Giants to their second World Championship in the past three years. We wrote the Giants off twice this year, first in their run for the NL … Continue reading →

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Key Moves for Today’s MLB Playoff Games

Posted on October 18, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Prior to the 1962 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded pitcher Stan Williams to the Yankees for Bill Skowron. For close to a decade, the then 32-year-old Skowron had been a power-hitting mainstay of the Yankees’ lineup, and the Dodgers … Continue reading →

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Wait Till Next Year

Posted on September 30, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Who would’a thunk it? The Angels sign Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson, then at the end of April bring to the majors the incomparable Mike Trout. Later on, it’s Zack Greinke that they steal. The Dodgers hand major roles, with … Continue reading →

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Time for the Dodgers to Pack It In

Posted on September 17, 2012 by theHoundDawg

For much of the year, we really expected to see the Dodgers in the playoffs, especially after the Boston trade. Even if the team made it as the final wild card team and had to face that one game “play-in”, … Continue reading →

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Are Billingsley, Jansen Losses The End to Dodgers’ Playoff Hopes?

Posted on August 30, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Concluding a tumultuous week in which the Dodgers’ became baseball’s all-time most extravagant spenders, the team is now faced with the loss of both Chad Billingsley and Kenley Jansen for the rest of the year. Billingsley suffered a re-occurrence of … Continue reading →

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Is The Price for Adrian Gonzales Too High?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by theHoundDawg

The pending blockbuster deal being negotiated by the Dodgers and Red Sox would have several results: 1. It would give the Dodgers the power-hitting, run-producing, left-handed first baseman, Adrian Gonzalez, that they have needed for a very long time (James … Continue reading →

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