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Locked On Dodgers: First Look at the Pitch Clock + Will Mookie Betts Move Down the Order?

Feb 27, 2023

Dodgers Podcasts, Headlines, Locked On Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers

Click here to listen Spring training games started and we got our first look at the pitch clock in action. The guys share their thoughts and feelings about it. Would the Dodgers move Mookie Betts out of the l...

A season is a season, but a game isn’t a game when it comes to no-hitters

Tom Gibbons

May 3, 2021

Headlines, Major League Baseball

It was called "The Year of the No-Hitter." The 1990 season saw nine no-hitters thrown in MLB, eclipsing the previous high of seven in 1917 by one. That last sentence doesn’t add up, does it? Keep reading. Th...

The Padres’ first no-hitter should have come in 1982

Tom Gibbons

Apr 19, 2021

Baseball History, Features, Headlines

San Diego Padres fans had to wait 52 years for the franchise’s first no-hitter -- about 39 years too long, the way I see it. On June 2, 1982, Juan Eichelberger was credited with throwing a one-hitter in a 3...

It’s Not Your Imagination: There Have Been Way Too Many Hall of Fame Deaths This Year

Jeff J. Snider

Dec 3, 2020

Features, Hall of Fame, Headlines, Major League Baseball

I will not be the first one to point out that 2020 has been a unique year, and not in a good way. While there have been good things to happen -- especially for a Dodger fan like me -- both the real world and th...

Zimmerman, Ross, Leake First Players to Opt Out of 2020 MLB Season Due to COVID-19

Dustin Osborne

Jun 30, 2020

Arizona Diamondbacks, Contract, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals

The inevitable snowball has initiated its descent. On June 29, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake made waves when he announced his intention to opt out of the abbreviated 2020 Major League Baseball season...

An Open Letter to My Fellow Astros Fans

Tom Dorsa

Feb 11, 2020

Headlines, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions

I have been attempting to write something of substance about the sign-stealing controversy surrounding the Houston Astros for months. Dozens of times, I will author an article or a series of tweets that hit 300...

Takeaways from this year’s Hall of Fame voting

Tom Gibbons

Jan 23, 2020

Hall of Fame, Headlines

1. Schilling is not a slam dunk to get in Curt Schilling reached the 70% mark in the BBWAA voting announced Jan. 21. Historical voting patterns indicate that if you get that close and have time left on the bal...

With Josh Donaldson in the Fold, the Minnesota Twins are Locked and Loaded for 2020

Jason Kelly

Jan 15, 2020

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins continued to fortify their dangerous lineup on Tuesday night, signing free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson to a four-year, $92 million contract. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com first reported th...

Los Angeles Angels Agree to One-Year, $9 Million Deal With Julio Teheran

Jason Kelly

Dec 19, 2019

Los Angeles Angels, Offseason, Transactions

The quest for starting pitching continued for the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, as they signed 28-year-old right-hander Julio Teheran to a one-year, $9 million deal, which was first reported by ESPN's Jeff Pa...

Chicago White Sox Agree to One-Year Deal With Gio Gonzalez

Jason Kelly

Dec 19, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Transactions

The busy offseason continued for the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon, as they added veteran left-hander Gio Gonzalez on a one-year contract. The deal was first reported by Robert Murray and later confir...