“Quarter notes and Hank’s half time
Are poundin’ on this heart of mine
Song to song, I pass my time
With these speakers on ten”
~Eric Church
Record Year
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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 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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Dodgers Feature Rich Hill at Home in Pivotal Game 3
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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.
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Dodgers Management: The Differences Between Friedman and Colletti
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While the Los Angeles Dodgers decided to embark on a brand new front office structure during the winter of 2014, the game of baseball itself was experiencing an evolution of sorts, as the national pastime began morphing into a game of numbers, analytics and financial management as opposed to seeing the most dominant clubs succeed with intangible qualities like grit, wit and desire.
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Better Outfield Option: Josh Reddick or Andrew Toles?
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Ever since the initial moment Josh Reddick arrived in Los Angeles as part of the deal that sent three quality prospects to Oakland, fans of the Dodgers have seemingly been viewing him under a microscope, and many have begun to wonder if rookie Andrew Toles is the better option to play every day in right field.
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The Long Way Round
“Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself”
~Dixie Chicks
Livin’ On The Edge
“Livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself from fallin’
Livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself at all
Livin’ on the edge
You can’t stop yourself from fallin’
Livin’ on the edge”
~Aerosmith
Today’s game was a microcosm of the entire season. It was one of the weirdest games I’ve seen in a while, in a season of weird happenings. There was worry, elation, worry…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
“No, you can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need”
~Rolling Stones
Summer In The City
“Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn’t it a pity
Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city”
~The Lovin’ Spoonful
I’m not sure if many people thought that with Clayton Kershaw on the disabled list, the Dodgers would be able to make up 3.5 games on the Giants. But since the All-Star break, that’s just what they’ve done. As of today, the Dodgers sit just three games back of the rivals to the North. Three games is not that big a bridge to gap over the next two months, especially since the Giants have a much tougher schedule than the Dodgers through the remainder of the second half.
Think Blue Planning Committee 