The pop of the mitt. The sound of mowers cutting down excess growth. The chatter from dugouts and the stands are back, but it’s also accompanied by more “boo’s” than has ever been heard on the spring training fields. Current hit batsman count is seven players, at the time of this writing, that all wear Houston Astros jerseys. That is …
The American League West has had quite the off-season as far as signings/trades and we are not evening talking about the sign-stealing scandal involving the Astros. Now that Spring Training has begun it would be a great time to look at the additions and subtractions each team in the AL West has had. Not every minor league deal has been …
The city of Houston has endured quite a stressful week. The Houston Astros were disciplined harshly for their cheating in the 2017 season, including the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Following that news, the Boston Red Sox were also tagged with the “cheaters” label after the investigation showed they also used technology to steal signs from opposing clubs, …
While in the shower, where I get all my thinking done on what to fill my column each week, a few days after the Washington Nationals ended the Los Angeles Dodgers season, I made a realization I haven’t seen or read anywhere. It’s not that the Dodgers’ ultimate goal of winning the World Series has not been successful, well, it’s …
Mike Trout once again proved in 2019, why he is the best player in Major League Baseball and once the calendar hit August, many people believed that Mike Trout was the runaway Most Valuable Player in the American League. Many believed that because no one had anything close to the numbers that Trout had and even heading into September there …
The new season is here. The postseason. The Los Angeles Dodgers have found themselves playing into October for the seventh straight season and are facing a familiar foe in the National League Divisional Series with the Washington Nationals. These are two teams with superstars and many positions and should be an exciting series. The only weakness on each time, are …
On July 31st, the trade deadline of 4pm EST passed with a fury of deals and a few marque names swapping uniforms. Unfortunately, for the Los Angeles Dodgers and their fan base, none of those names happened to be headed to Chaves Ravine. Zach Greinke moved to Houston, the Atlanta Braves improved their bullpen, and even the Washington Nationals super-sized …
July has just begun, and the Angels are again back at .500. Let’s take a dive into where the Angels stand within their division and stacked up against the rest of Major League Baseball. The Angels currently rank 13thin hitting and 23rdin pitching. This alone tells the story of how the Angels season is going. I am beginning to see …
Zero. That’s how many players in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup who were obtained by a free agent, major league contract. This week the MLB first-year eligible player draft kicked off and the Baltimore Orioles had the first pick. This led me to look at the Dodgers current roster and see how many players were obtained via the draft. The …
The Dodgers became the first team to 20 wins this season when they knocked off the San Francisco Giants in a blowout Tuesday night. That is not a stat to just brush aside. The last three World Series winners, the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Boston Red Sox, all were the first to 20 wins in the majors. The Dodgers …
