Who’ll be the Top 5 Pitchers in 2020?
The 2020 season is running a bit late. Thanks, coronavirus.
The first pitch of the season was supposed to be hurled across the diamond on March 26, which just happens to be my birthday.
I was really looki...
Playing Devil’s Advocate on the Universal DH
I've always had an annoying tendency to look for both sides of an issue. (That sounds like a humblebrag, but I mean it -- I know it's annoying, to others and to myself.) The tendency follows a bit of a bell cur...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been a Model of Perseverance this Season
It happened again. Saturday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series to advance to the 2018 World Series, winning their second consecuti...
NLDS Preview – Braves vs. Dodgers
Ah, October baseball. You haven't changed a bit.
Tuesday's National League Wild Card Game saw the Colorado Rockies come into Wrigley Field and dethrone the Chicago Cubs, the latest snapshot of just how fasci...
The Scully Avenue Podcast Episode 103: Max Muncy, Clayton Kershaw, and Other Dodgers Talk
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...
Jacob DeGrom and Tough-Luck Pitchers From Seasons Past
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...
Amid Injuries, Dodgers Call Up Pitching Prospect Dennis Santana
Amid a horrid stretch of injuries to their starting rotation, the Los Angeles Dodgers have thus far filled the holes with internal options. That trend continues today, at least in the short-term, as the Dodgers...
The Dodgers Need Last Year’s Production From Some Key Players
When I was in college, some friends and I were watching the MTV Music Awards, which, now that I've typed those words, doesn't really seem like me. Huh. Anyway, two of my friends got into an argument about wheth...
Clayton Kershaw’s Pitching Adjustments a Sign of Maturity, Adaptability
A lot has been said about pitchers like Houston Astros righty Charlie Morton, whose average fastball velocity has risen to its peak despite the veteran's age. Morton is 34 years old and in his 11th major league...
Advice to Dodgers GM Andrew Friedman
The defending National League champions have an uphill battle to even get back to the post season, as three of their four starting infielders (as well as Yasiel Puig) have gone down with injuries over the first...