After ten years of covering the Los Angeles Dodgers through heartbreak and triumph, it’s time to close the book on Think Blue Planning Committee. My journey as a baseball writer began many years ago at… More
Dodgers Head Home After Tying Series at One Game Apiece
The Los Angeles Dodgers needed a hero on Saturday night to stay on pace with the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered in spectacular fashion. After Friday’s brutal 11-4 collapse exposed several of the team’s most glaring vulnerabilities, Yamamoto turned back the clock with a complete-game masterpiece to even the World Series at one game apiece. The question for the Dodgers heading home to Los Angeles: Which team will show up over the next three games?
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Dodgers Prepare for Blue Jays in 2025 World Series
After bulldozing through the Wild Card, NLDS and NLCS rounds, the Los Angeles Dodgers now face their ultimate test against a Toronto Blue Jays team that just won’t go away. The defending champion Dodgers crushed the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-game sweep, but Canada’s comeback kids survived a seven-game war with Seattle, bringing to the table something that the Brewers couldn’t — an offense that punishes mistakes from opposing pitching.
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Dodgers Advance to 2025 World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading back to the World Series after completing a dominant four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2025 MLB NLCS. But the most remarkable part of this postseason run isn’t about how they’re chasing back-to-back world championships — it’s how they got there.
Dodgers Set Sights on Brewers in 2025 NLCS
The Los Angeles Dodgers enter Monday night’s National League Championship Series opener with momentum from their NLDS victory over Philadelphia and a slight rest advantage. While it took the Brewers five games to advance past the Cubs, the Dodgers wrapped up their series earlier, giving them a few extra days to reset and prepare for what could be their toughest test yet.
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Dodgers, Phillies Meet in 2025 NLDS
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies meet up again Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park in what is shaping up to be an exciting National League Division Series opener. Over the last two years, these two teams have dominated the NL regular season, making this best-of-five matchup a critical series that just happens to be occurring one round too early.
Dodgers Roster: Will a Rebuilt Bullpen Boost Playoff Push?
The bullpen of the Los Angeles Dodgers was by far the team’s biggest weakness this season and could be one of the primary reasons why the club is playing in the wild card without a first-round bye. With a 4.12 combined ERA and 26 blown saves, the relief crew went from what was expected to be a strength to an obvious vulnerability. Players like Michael Kopech and Brock Stewart are now out of the picture, while other arms like Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen and Kirby Yates have been struggling badly.
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Clayton Kershaw Announces Retirement
Three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, 11-time All-Star, 2014 NL MVP and two-time World Series champion Clayton Kershaw announced today that he will retire from the Los Angeles Dodgers as a player at the end of the 2025 season. He will make his final Dodger Stadium regular season start when the Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants on Friday evening.
How Will Dodgers Handle Roki Sasaki?
As the Los Angeles Dodgers approach the final weeks of the 2025 regular season, many questions are surfacing about a potential playoff roster. Among those in the headlines right now surround how they will handle Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese youngster who hasn’t pitched in the majors since May due to a shoulder impingement.
More Thoughts About Saturday’s Bullpen Meltdown Against Orioles
The Los Angeles Dodgers have endured plenty of painful moments this season, but Saturday night in Baltimore may have been one of the most gut-wrenching collapses yet. What could have been a historic celebration instead became a meltdown by a highly underperforming bullpen.
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Should Dodgers Move Mookie Betts Back to Right Field?
As the Los Angeles Dodgers begin the final stretch of their 2025 season, a familiar question is surfacing once again: Should Mookie Betts return to right field? While manager Dave Roberts has dismissed any concrete plans for now, recent defensive — and offensive — struggles in the outfield corners are making this conversation impossible to ignore.
With the team’s outfield ranking just 19th among MLB clubs in total wins above replacement and 22nd in defensive rating, the Dodgers could conceivably benefit from some position shifting.
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