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

You can’t blame Prince Fielder for taking the money the Tigers offered, but after reading numerous reports from many sources (some actually reliable), it is apparent that the Dodgers interest in the Prince (and their offer to him) was genuine.  If it was only only a ploy, then the Dodgers would have probably publicized it [...]

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It’s on the Radio and in print all around the blogosphere that Andre Ethier could be a “man on a mission.”  In part, he said: “It comes down to the security part, too, but it also comes down to unfinished business and I feel like, yeah, I’m facing that decision now where hopefully it doesn’t [...]

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I want you to consider a few questions and how you would have answered them on January 20, 2010: If I had told you that James Loney would hit more home runs than Andre Ethier in 2010,  would you have probably felt pretty good about the 2010 season? If I had told you that RDLR [...]

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The title of this post was inspired by the book “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon” by Stephen King.  If you haven’t read it, you should* – but I digress!  I frequently compare my writing style to Stephen King, other than the fact that I can’t write and have no style, we are the same! [...]

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It seems that Mr. Jack O’Connell, the secretary-treasurer and award administrator of the Baseball Writers Association of America says that the BBWAA will not strip Ryan Braun of the MVP award, in part because  ”We did not strip Alex Rodriguez of the 2003 MVP when it was learned later he used PEDs while in Texas. [...]

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Ryan Braun allegedly tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Now, of course he’s going to appeal, but if he loses, will Bud grow a pair and strip him of his MVP award along with the mandatory 50 game suspension?    

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Now that Frank McCourt has been give the go-ahead by the bankruptcy court (barring reversal upon appeal) to negotiate a new TV deal, he might just have given Ned the go-ahead and sign Prince Fielder. As near as I can figure, I think it will take probably the same amount Albert Pujols received. He’s 5 years younger [...]

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I am giving Bill Plaschke a temporary respite from being a fish hack. His article in The LA Times today hits the nail on the head.  Tomorrow he will go back to being a fish hack like the rest of his ilk, but today he’s FREE. Look, you can spin it anyway you want it, [...]

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Matt Kemp used to be the Bison, but I never really embraced that name, maybe in part due to the stigma attached to Bison Dele (OK, that’s a stretch).  I just never liked the name “The Bison.” So now that Matt Kemp has evolved into “The Beast,”  let’s just call him what he has become [...]

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Shoot!  Shouldn’t all of Major League Baseball learn from the Cardinals?   Last years Hot Stove signings included Carl Crawford and Jason Werth who both were gigantic (and expensive) boat anchors for their teams.  The Cardinals, on the other hand, didn’t make any big waves.  Hey, they already had one of the Top 5 players [...]

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Sporting News’ AL and NL All-Star Teams Announced October 27 – Voted on by 55 members of major league front offices, twenty-six AL executives and 29 NL executives, Sporting News has released its 2011 AL and NL All-Star teams, presented by Gillette Odor Shield. Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander, chosen as the team’s starting pitcher, [...]

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Final Score: Dodgers 4, D Backs 2 Matt Kemp hit his 38th homer of the year, a bomb to dead center, to place himself just two blasts away from one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball history. He extends his RBI lead by notching 3 more, but is still trailing Jose Reyes by .010 [...]

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1966, 1965, 1964 and 1963, when Sandy Koufax dominated.  Of course, the mound was a lot higher then.  I wonder how much better Clayton would do with an eighteen inch mound?  We’ll never know, but we do know this:   Unless Clayton blows up in his last two starts, he should win the Cy Young – end [...]

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I have been a Dodger fan for nearly 50 years, but I’m not from LA.  Some of you will say that doesn’t qualify me to be a real Dodger fan because I wasn’t “born” into the family.  I say it qualifies me more because I “adopted” it.  Dodger fans from LA had no choice – [...]

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Right here, right now, the LosAngeles Dodgers, who were long ago declared dead and buried (by many, including me), are the hottest teamk in baseball and stand poised to pull within one game of .500 with their Ace on the hill today.   It would take an incredible run, but it is possible that by next [...]

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The 2011 Dodgers are 7 games under .500 and are 11 games out of first place.  They also have won 5 in a row and have 18 more games with division rivals, mostly the Giants and D-Backs.  Of those 18 games, 10 are at home (of the 8 away games, 3 are at Petco).  Do you [...]

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Baseball America named the NL Major League Players with the Best Tools. Here’s the Dodgers’ on the list (only two are mentioned): Most Exciting Player 1.  Reyes 2.  Kemp/Pujols (Tie) Best Pitcher: 1.  Halliday 2.  Jurrjens 3.  Kershaw Best Fastball: 1.  Chapman 2.  Kimbrel 3.  Kershaw Best Curveball: 1.  Kershaw 2. Carpenter 3.  Hansen Best Pickoff [...]

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Yeah, that’s the ticket! What should we expect next season? Who the hell knows? The end! OK, we do have a few clues.  Some big money comes off the books, namely about $58.5 million or half of the Dodgers payroll.  At least $12 million will be given back in the form of a raise for [...]

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In a year when there has been very little to be excited about (except Kershaw and Kemp), the Dodgers minor league teams are a combined 40 games over .500 and every team at every level currently has a winning record.  There’s hope on the farm. Javy Guerra has looked like a closer this year, but I [...]

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