Friday, January 8, 2021

Goodbye Old Friend

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I take this moment to return to the blog and say a few words about my friend, Thomas Charles Lasorda.  I say “my friend” because even though...
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Monday, October 1, 2018

2018 Division Champions

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It took 163 games.  It required a full allotment of 40 players on the roster in the end and the team playing essentially a brand of playoff ...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Is It Possible that the Dodgers Are Finally Hitting Their Stride in September?

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Some Dodger teams in the past five years during their division title streak have had a tendency to get hot in unprecedented fashion.  This i...
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Friday, September 14, 2018

Dodgers Hold Serve with Win Vs. Cardinals, Still 1 1/2 Back in Division

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On August 22nd of this confusing, inconsistent and tumultuous Dodger season I made a mental note that the Dodgers would need to win 24 of th...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

Changes in the game: How pitchers are used (Part 2)

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(continuation of previous article on changes of the state of pitching in MLB) Radar gun infatuation: There was a time when velocity ...
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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Changes in the Game: Starting Pitching, A Change in Philosophy (Part One)

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The next series of blog pieces will deal with notable changes in the game, particularly with the handling of pitchers.  Baseball isn...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

In Defense of Logan Forsythe

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I have to be honest and say that the outline of this piece was written before Logan Forsythe's three hit game today.  The timing of For...