Sports in Perspective
Years ago, Chicago-born actor Bill Murray was a guest in the Chicago Cubs broadcasting booth. As the Cubs embarked on a rally against the opposing pitcher, the manager came out to give him the hook. “Too bad, we were hitting him so well,” Murray quipped. The same may hold true for the Dodgers. The team’s [...]
The Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up the week with five wins in six games thanks to the play of…, er, uhm, gee, if I could just remember their names. Maybe we should call them the Eastwoods since Clint became a major star by portraying the now-famous “Man with No Name” in the “spaghetti” western films [...]
Talk about your well kept secrets. In any other year, chances are the Los Angeles Dodgers being in first place would warrant page one of the local sports section. On Monday, their story couldn’t be found until about page 7. The Dodgers are used to losing space to the “ho-hum-we’re-in-the-playoffs” Lakers this time of year. [...]
May 4th, 2012: L.A Dodgers, Jerry Hairston Jr., hit his 1st HR of 2012 today. Hairston has now hit at least one HR with 7 different teams the last 6 seasons (LAD, MIL, WSH, SD, CIN, NYY, TEX). Stat Source: @ESPNstatsInfo
Strange days, indeed. Thanks to a three game weekend sweep of the NL East leading Washington Nationals, the Los Angeles Dodgers can lay claim to sharing the best record in baseball at 16-6. And you know something is out of whack for the Dodgers when the starting pitcher who has surrendered the most runs over [...]
The Dodgers three game series with Milwaukee this past Tuesday through Thursday was one part happiness, two parts frustration and a couple more parts worry. The frustrating part was watching two late-inning Dodgers leads turn into Brewers “walk off” victories. The happy part was avoiding a third straight one-run loss on Thursday and notching a [...]
The Dodgers are currently the talk of baseball thanks to their 9-1 start. Now they get a chance to walk the talk. Some have questioned how good the Dodgers really are since their 2012 opposition has been limited to the Padres and Pirates. The team will fly for the first time this season and land [...]
Friday the 13th has rolled around and a Southern California baseball team possesses the best record in the majors. Now, if you’ve found yourself buried in your 1040 form and are getting your first glance at the 2012 standings, you might have been drawn to the AL side of the equation thanks to the Mr. [...]
By taking three of four from the San Diego Padres in the first series of the season, the Dodgers lived up to the expectations most baseball “experts” had for them. The question is whether that is good or bad. First, the offense pretty much came down to the two players everyone said it would – [...]
The Dodgers opened what some are calling a “new era” Thursday afternoon with a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. New-owner-to-be Magic Johnson was seen sitting next to owner-to-go Frank McCourt in what might be perceived as a passing of the torch and beginning of a fresh start for Dodgers fans. [...]