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Is This Season Different for the Los Angeles Dodgers?

Sep 29, 2020

Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Los Angeles Dodgers won 71.7 percent of their regular-season games, which would've been a franchise record had it been a 162-game season. Furthermore, they won the National League West for the eighth consec...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Must Let the Game Police Itself in 2020

Jason Kelly

Feb 21, 2020

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2019-2020 Major League Baseball offseason has not just been one to forget but one to bury under the floorboards and pray that baseball fans forget about forever. Obviously, the cheating scandal surrounding ...

Francisco Lindor is the Perfect Target for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 11, 2019

Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

When a team wins 106 games in the regular season, you don't typically hear people clamoring for them to make a blockbuster move in the offseason. On the other hand, when you're the undisputed favorite to win yo...

The Los Angeles Dodgers Should Be Considered World Series Favorites

Quinn Allen

Aug 24, 2019

Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Los Angeles Dodgers currently have the most wins in the big leagues with an 85-45 record and for good reason. This team is firing on all cylinders this year, from their pitching staff posting a stellar 3.37...

My Six Favorite Things from Last Night’s Dodgers Comeback

Jeff J. Snider

May 30, 2019

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Last night, as the crowd at Dodger Stadium stood to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the middle of the seventh inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers were down, 8-3, to the New York Mets. The Dodgers hadn't score...

Cody Bellinger’s Epic Start is Giving the Dodgers the Invincible Bat They Need

Robbie Stratakos

May 8, 2019

Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Cody Bellinger isn't going to be hitting above .400 in September, but his emphatic start to the 2019 season has featured much more than a simple home run threat. And if the heroics continue at a reasonable rate...

Major League Baseball Must Capitalize on this Surge of Young Superstars

Jason Kelly

May 1, 2019

Hall of Fame, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics

Major League Baseball found itself in the spotlight for the first time since the 2018 World Series this past Friday night. The reason for it was the major-league debut of the renowned Toronto Blue Jays prospect...

Here Are Those Random Baseball Thoughts You Asked For

Jeff J. Snider

Apr 18, 2019

Features, Opinions & Predictions

It's Thursday afternoon, and my mind is wandering. Mind you, my mind never wanders too far -- it's always in the baseball realm, and often in the Los Angeles Dodgers section specifically. Here are some things I...

What Does Max Muncy’s Future Look Like?

Jeff J. Snider

Sep 10, 2018

Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Coming into 2018, even the most diehard Los Angeles Dodgers fans were only tangentially aware of Max Muncy's existence, if at all. After coming over as a free agent early in the 2017 season, Muncy put up solid ...

The Dodgers Need Last Year’s Production From Some Key Players

Jeff J. Snider

May 18, 2018

Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

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...

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