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The Scully Avenue Podcast Episode 103: Max Muncy, Clayton Kershaw, and Other Dodgers Talk

Jeff J. Snider
Jun 28, 2018
Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Podcasts & Radio Shows
The Scully Avenue Podcast (@ScullyAve on Twitter) is hosted by Jeff Snider of Baseball Essential and Vince Samperio of Chavez Ravine Fiends. On today's episode, Jeff and Vince answered the following Los Angeles...

Chris Davis and the Worst Single Seasons in MLB History

Tom Dorsa
Jun 15, 2018
Baseball History, Statistics
Chris Davis hit 53 home runs in 2013, and 47 home runs two seasons after. He was an American League Most Valuable Player finalist, an All-Star Game participant, and the Silver Slugger Award winner at first base...

Which MLB Records Are Likely to be Broken?

Jeff J. Snider
Jun 15, 2018
Features, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics
Over at MLB.com, Matt Kelly has a great article about "unbreakable" MLB records. It includes some of the ones you'd expect (Nolan Ryan's career strikeouts, Barry Bonds' single-season walks record, etc.) and a f...

Kemp, Pederson Deserve Credit for Earning Their Spots

Jeff J. Snider
Jun 13, 2018
Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions
Going into spring training, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a logjam in the outfield. With right-fielder Yasiel Puig coming off a solid season and Chris Taylor having locked down the center field job with an out-of...

Crossed Up: Who is the Alexander Ovechkin of Baseball?

Tom Dorsa
Jun 12, 2018
Features, Major League Baseball
This is Crossed Up, where we merge the thoughts we have on two sports into one post because we can and we want to. In a previous edition of this series, we made a baseball team entirely out of hockey players. H...

Muncy, Stripling Exemplify Dodgers’ Ability to Find Talent Anywhere

Tom Dorsa
Jun 12, 2018
Los Angeles Dodgers, Statistics
This is the Baseball-Reference page for the 2017 National League pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. I consider it to be some form of art; a page that challenges the status quo of conventional Baseball-Referen...

Max Scherzer’s Passion, Swagger Taking Him to New Heights

Tom Dorsa
Jun 6, 2018
Headlines, Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer threw yet another gem on Tuesday night in a win against the Tampa Bay Rays, tossing eight innings of five-hit, two-run, 13-strikeout ball to improve to an MLB-...

Astros Finding Success Despite Numerous Organizational Blunders

Tom Dorsa
Jun 6, 2018
Features, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions
What if I told you that a Major League Baseball organization that constantly makes short-sighted player movement decisions, including MLB Draft picks, trades, and poor scouting, was still one of the game's pre...

Jacob DeGrom and Tough-Luck Pitchers From Seasons Past

Jeff J. Snider
Jun 5, 2018
Baseball History, Features, New York Mets
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Jacob deGrom is currently 4-0, which, if you care about pitcher win/loss records, is pretty good. Of course, that 4-0 record comes in 12 starts, leaving him with eight no-decisions. In those eight games, the Ne...

Crossed Up: Constructing an MLB Team out of NHL Players

Tom Dorsa
Jun 4, 2018
Features, Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is currently slugging its collective way through its hot and muggy summer months, with October's postseason scene still thousands of games away. That doesn't mean playoff action around the...
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