Posts By LA Dodger Report
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4.6KMLBThere’s No End in Sight for the Dodgers’ Drought
The Dodgers made history on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium in their pitiful 5-1 game 5 loss to the Boston Red Sox. No not the kind of history that the Red Sox made as they clinched their fourth World Series championship since 2004. Instead, the Dodgers made history by losing...
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2.3KMLBThe Dodgers are a Pale Imitation of 2017’s Behemoth
Sometimes I look for comfort in baseball, and sometimes it doesn’t give you anything in return. Saturday night was one of those nights for the LA Dodgers. The Astros pummeled the boys in blue at Dodger Stadium by a 14-0 score. The game was close through the first six innings...
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2.2KMLBThe Dodgers are Overthinking, and it will Prove Costly
The Dodgers have a problem — a huge problem. LA has a flaw that a few other clubs seem to have during in-game management. Put simply, the Dodgers think too much. With the modern baseball philosophies leaning towards short starts, heavy bullpen usage and gigantic analytics departments, the Dodgers are no...
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1.3KMLBPatience will be Needed as the Dodgers Look Beyond 2018
After reaching the 40-game mark of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have had their worst start to an MLB campaign since 1958 with a 16-26 win/loss record. It may not be rock bottom just yet, but 40 games give a good indication of where a team is heading and, for...
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2.2KMLBThe Dodgers Problems Run Much Deeper Than Dave Roberts
On Friday evening the Dodgers dropped the second game of the four game series at Chavez Ravine to the Cincinnati Reds (the worst team in the National League), and looked every bit as awful as they’ve played this year. They’ve scored just three runs in this series against one of...
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3.2KMLBEnrique Hernandez Deserves to Play Every Day
When Justin Turner was sent down to the disabled list for the start of the 2018 campaign, Enrique Hernandez surely sat up and recognized this as his chance to break into the Dodgers’ lineup as an everyday starter. A Team of Depth Although Turner won’t be needing surgery for his...
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2.8KMLBBaseball’s Economics Just Don’t Add Up
The economy of baseball is broken. Nothing is adding up at this point. We’re now into February and over half of the MLB free agents are yet to sign. The hot stove, normally a ferocious wild fire, has been dimmed to a faint glow. The economics of baseball just don’t...
