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By Michael "Bear" Norris · July 27, 202672
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LAD's 5th and 6th SP are not a Problem
The Dodgers have the only legit 6-man rotation in MLB. Other teams try to add a 6th, but most often the 6th is a bullpen game. Quite often the 5th is also a bullpen game. Roki Sasaki and Emmit Sheehan are exactly what they are for the…
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Ugly Night Down on the Farm
Sacramento River Cats 11 – OKC Comets 0 This was a forgettable game. The Comets committed more errors (2) than hits (1). LHSP Cole Irvin and RHRP Jonathan…
By Jeff Dominique · July 26, 202695
Hard Decisions Coming Up
Kike Hernandez and Edwin Diaz will be back next week (barring a setback). Alex Freeland will have to go back to OKC when that happens... or be traded. That…
By Mark Timmons · July 25, 202681
Easton SHelton Slugs #30, Kellon Lindsey and Aidan West Shine
Sacramento River Cats (Giants) 4 – OKC Comets 2 The AAA affiliate of the Dodgers is running out of SP. This was game 3 of a 6 game series, and it was a full…
By Jeff Dominique · July 24, 202694
Best of Their Times: Top 5 Dodgers of Each Decade Part 1
After my post about the top 24 players in Dodger history, Phil suggested that I break them down by the era in which they played. He opined that it would be…
By Michael "Bear" Norris · July 23, 202667
my take - The Dodgers will not trade for skubal
Last Friday, LA Times Columnist Bill Plaschke opined as to why the Dodgers NEED to trade for Tarik Skubal. There was a lot of discussion on that, but I was out…
By Jeff Dominique · July 23, 2026108
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Alex Freeland Has More Work to do!
I generally don’t have a “favorite” player… kind of like I don’t have a favorite kid… or grandkid. However, I am unashamed to say that Alex Freeland is now my favorite player, simply because of what he has had to overcome to get where he is. I admire his parents for what they did for him, and I admire his indomitable spirit. However, the time has come for Alex to…
By Mark Timmons · July 7, 2026127
Happy, Hopeful, Blessed, and Thankful
I grew up in Ohio and lived there until 1976, when I was 23 years old. I have been in Indiana for 50 years, so I consider myself a Hoosier. Now, I actually live 45 minutes from Bloomington, where the IU Hoosiers play. However, since I was nine years old, I have been a Dodger fan. You know the story! I have been absent from the blog a lot this…
By Mark Timmons · June 14, 2026123
The Winds of Change
This version of LA Dodger Talk has been around for close to ten years. It’s time to retire it. In the next couple of weeks, the NEW & IMPROVED VERSION of LADT will appear. Hopefully, it will be free of glitches and downtime, but if you wake up some day and we are gone, be patient – we will be back. Here’s a sneak peek of it: Be patient, but…
By Mark Timmons · July 11, 2026114
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