LADodgerTalk.com – Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, Vin Scully, Andre Ethier and the Dodgers

Nate Eovaldi was better than advertised with 7 strong innings – he only threw 90 pitches and allowed 2 Earned Runs (all in the first inning).  He only walked 1 and struck out 4 while only allowing 4 hits.  After the first inning, he allowed 2 more hits the rest of the way.  He looks [...]

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The Dodgers Need a Solution at 2B, 1B and 3B, but 2B may be the most critical. Let’s face it – Mark Ellis may not be back this year and if he does come back, it will probably be in August, maybe September.  Dee Gordon has been through some growing pains and can’t be counted [...]

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PURCHASE THE CONTRACT OF ELIAN HERRERA FROM ALBUQUERQUE LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today placed infielder Juan Uribe on the 15-day disabled list with a left wrist injury and purchased the contract of Elian Herrera from Triple-A Albuquerque. Uribe was hitting .250 with a homer and 10 RBI in 25 games, all at [...]

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By now, you all should know that Clayton Kershaw doesn’t pitch well at Coors’ Field.  His ERA is 5.85 there.  Not so impressive. In case you haven’t heard, Vin Scully calls Clayton’s curveball “public enemy number one.”  However, in Coors it is called “Little Sisters’ of the Poor.” As impressive as Kershaw is, a guy [...]

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On January 24th I made fun of Josh Macciello and the next day someone called Joshua Macciello posted this on the site: “Post Dated IOU? that’s funny. Truth is buddy I’m bringing all cash to the table. But you are a funny man.” Glad to see that it worked out for you, Josh! Someone reminded [...]

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It’s time to face the facts, Dodger fans -  James Loney and Andre Ethier are both “platoon players.”  Now, wait!  Before you get all bent out of shape, this is not a slam on either player – it is just stating the obvious.  Last year, both players hit .220 or below against LH pitching and [...]

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It appears to me that the Dodgers have two options at 3B:  Juan Uribe and Jerry Hariston, Jr.  Neither one has ever terrorized pitchers and neither one will make us forget Adrian Beltre… however I digress. What to expect: Juan Uribe – At 5′-11″ and at least 230 pounds, Juan would be wise to show [...]

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Adrian Beltre plays for Texas, Casey Blake plays for Colorado, Andy LaRoche (sniff) plays for the Indians, Josh Bell plays for the Orioles and the Dodgers have Juan Uribe at 3B! Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh! Next: Good for Casey – He’s closer to home.  Can he hold up physically?  That’s the question… Prince Field ‘er… never mind! Hiroki [...]

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Right about now, many Dodger fans are beside themselves.  They want to believe they will be getting a new owner, but with Frank McCourt being involved, they can’t be sure that he won’t do a 180, and they have some apprehension that the new one might be as bad as the former (current) one.  I [...]

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Matt Kemp was the latest to have good things to say about Frank McCourt a few days before his signing and the truth is:  people who work for McCourt and the players have an entirely different opinion of him than the fans.  I’m not painting him as a saint or anything, but Dodger fans are [...]

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It’s July 4th and the Dodgers are officially out of it. So, let’s first say this” “The American flag does not fly because the wind moves past it. It flies from the last breath of each military member who has died protecting it. Soldiers don’t fight because they hate what’s in front of them…they fight [...]

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This 2011 version of the Dodgers may be hard to figure out, but I saw a bunch of happy excited young ballplayers last night when Tony Gwynn, Jr. drove in the winning run.  In a season where victories have been few and sometimes, far-between, the Dodgers got another command performance from their Ace, and Tony [...]

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The herd is starting to thin.  Out of five pitchers used by the Dodgers against the Rangers yesterday, four of them will probably be included on the opening day roster (yes, I’m including Mahay).  No matter what anyone says, Ryan Theriot showed that he had value because he netted Blake Hawksworth, who is appearing more-and-more [...]

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Good News: The Dodgers scored 14 Runs on Saturday. Bad News: The Dodgers opponents scored 27 runs on Saturday. Actually, it’s not that big of a deal.  It’s Spring Training and stuff like that happens.  I only go ballistic when it happens to J-Broxton because I am irrational like that (actually, I’ve always been consistent [...]

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For those of you who think Jon Broxton has no trade value:  Look at the 2 year/$12 million dollar deal Bobby Jenks signed with the RedSox and then compare their stats. I predict that Juan Uribe will pull a “Jamey Carroll” next season. That simply means that his actual value in 2011 will be dramatically [...]

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There’s an old story about an old bull and a young bull.  The old bull and the young bull were standing at the top of the hill overlooking a paddock of many gorgeous young heifers. The young bull said, “Let’s charge down the hill, knock over that fence and service one of those heifers each”. [...]

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See, what the Robots don’t understand is that 25 men with passion can defeat a great army of trained soldiers. There is no stat for passion, desire, “want-to” or “can-do.” Ted Lilly, Juan Uribe, Jon Garland, Hiroki Kuroda and Rod Barajas wanted to be in LA for various reasons. They had a passion to play in 2011 for the Dodgers – never minimize that! Give me some guys who want to play together, who have a passion for being where they are and for the game and I’ll deliver you a winner!

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Juan Uribe went where he felt most wanted and that was LA. Maybe a fellow Dominican would have never left had our then GM made him feel that wanted… and maybe Mota and Uribe are “recruiting” one Adrian Beltre.” I know of no better way to do it!

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