In what is shaping up to be a critical Game 3 for both clubs in the NLCS on Tuesday in Los Angeles, the Dodgers will send veteran southpaw Rich Hill to the bump, while the Cubs will counter with the 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner, Jake Arrieta.
Continue reading “Dodgers Feature Rich Hill at Home in Pivotal Game 3”
For some strange reason, many fans of the Dodgers weren’t overly optimistic about a positive outcome at the beginning of Game 1 on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. After all, the Boys in Blue must have been close to exhaustion after laying everything on the line in Game 5 of the NLDS just two days prior, without an opportunity for even a short layover at home. Plus, southpaw Jon Lester had been sensational as of late while the Dodgers’ opening offering, Japanese rookie Kenta Maeda, had recently been showing signs of a somewhat tired and weary right arm.
Continue reading “Kershaw, Dodgers Hope to Secure Victory in Game 2 at Wrigley”
It wasn’t long ago that much of the overall success of the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ organization was primarily credited to extremely strong roots in the club’s pitching program. While the main philosophy really hasn’t changed moving forward, the 2016 season deviated a bit from the norm, mainly because of the high number of injuries and the fact that upper management has been entrusting the future of the pitching staff to the youngsters, who may be only a season or two away from stardom.
Continue reading “Dodgers’ Postseason Fate Lies on Shoulders of Offense”
(Editor’s note: Game 2 has been postponed until Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. Pacific. Games 3 and 4 remain unchanged, and will be played on Monday and Tuesday in Los Angeles.)
Continue reading “Hill, Dodgers Look to Extend NLDS Advantage”
“I’m on the edge of glory and I’m hangin’ on a moment of truth
Out on the edge of glory and I’m hangin’ on a moment with you
I’m on the edge of glory
And I’m hangin’ on a moment with you
I’m on the edge with you”
~Lady Gaga
(Author’s note — I know that “Seventy Six Trombones” seems like an odd title for a post about baseball and clinching a division title. It’s actually a nod to Vin Scully‘s favorite musical, The Music Man. My friend Ron Ramos sent me a link to this article, which I had never read before, and this is my favorite quote from it: “One of my favorites, and I love so many, has to be ‘The Music Man,’ because it combines so many things about living in a small town, the barbershop harmony, the beautiful love songs … it has everything. I loved the play as well as the musical…..I guess my philosophy has always been to play something up-beat, a musical, while I’m driving to the park. Anything that’s full of beans, peppy. I like to get out of the car singing that last song.” And I don’t know about you, but I adore the thought of Vin humming and bouncing along to “Seventy Six Trombones” as he heads in the stadium.)
“My boyfriend’s back and you’re gonna be in trouble.
(Hey, la-di-la, my boyfriend’s back.)
When you see him comin’, better cut on the double.
(Hey, la-di-la, my boyfriend’s back.)”
~The Angels
“Vacation
All I ever wanted
Vacation
Had to get away
Vacation
Meant to be spent alone”
~The Go-Go’s
“Like any great love, it keeps you guessing
Like any real love, it’s ever changing
Like any true love, it drives you crazy
But you know you are wouldn’t change it for anything, anything, anything”
~Taylor Swift
![USP MLB: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT LOS ANGELES DODGE S [BBA OR BBN] USA CA](https://thinkbluepc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/usp_mlb__arizona_diamondbacks_at_los_angeles_dodge_81227920.jpg?w=760)
Continue reading “Stripling, Dodgers Strive for Redemption Against Padres”
Think Blue Planning Committee 