“Who’s gonna ride your wild horses?
Who’s gonna drown in your blue sea?
Who’s gonna ride your wild horses?
Who’s gonna fall at the foot of thee?”
~U2
Month: October 2016
Kenley Jansen Honored as NL Reliever of the Year
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In what promises to be one of several major awards for Dodgers‘ players and coaches this fall, reliever Kenley Jansen was named the 2016 Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year at a press conference just moments before Saturday’s World Series Game 4 in Chicago.
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Dodgers Roster: Putting Together A Working Outfield for 2017
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While it’s probably entirely too early for team management to begin piecing together roster ideas for the upcoming season, it certainly doesn’t hurt when fans begin brainstorming about areas of the squad that could eventually fall under heavy scrutiny about four months from now.
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What Might Have Been
“I try not to think about what might have been
Cause that was then and we have taken diff’rent roads
We can’t go back again there’s no use giving in
And there’s no way to know
What might have been”
Cause that was then and we have taken diff’rent roads
We can’t go back again there’s no use giving in
And there’s no way to know
What might have been”
~Little Texas
TBPC Reader Appreciation Giveaway #2: Two Clayton Kershaw Bowman Rookie Cards
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As a tool to gain momentum and show a bit of reader appreciation heading into the winter months and the MLB Hot Stove season, the folks here at TBPC decided it would be a great idea to conduct our second official giveaway — a set of two Clayton Kershaw Bowman rookie cards.
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Dodgers Roster: Outlining the Biggest Holes for 2017
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Even though the World Series has only just begun and the peak of the Hot Stove season is still weeks away, many fans of the Dodgers are already chattering about potential areas of improvement, most specifically alterations to the nucleus of the 40-man roster.
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Dodgers Begin Offseason with Many Positive Vibes
Thanks to two timely awards handed out by the Sporting News and a few motivating words delivered by boss Andrew Friedman on Monday, any lingering feelings of disappointment among Dodgers fans from the NLCS defeat almost fizzled completely, welcoming a positive wave of optimism as the winter months roll in.
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Over When It’s Over
“Now it’s over when it’s over
Ain’t it baby, ain’t it
Rips ya like a dagger,
Can it baby, can it
Wish we could do it over
Damn it baby, damn it
We had it in the air, but just couldn’t land it”
~Eric Church
Dodgers Head Home in Defeat, Look Towards 2017
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While it was natural for many fans of the Dodgers to express disappointment in the team’s loss to the Cubs in the 2016 NLCS, there are plenty of positives surrounding the club in the coming year, and once the anguish passes and the dust settles, forecasts for 2017 will be loaded with a wealth of confidence.
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Kershaw, Dodgers Hope to Handle Cubs in Game 6 at Wrigley
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For many fans of the Dodgers, Saturday’s NLCS Game 6 has a few of those eerie vibes of producing borderline irritable perspectives from those who can vividly count back the days to the club’s last World Series appearance in 1988.
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