Dee Gordon

Here we are, just over one-quarter of the way through the season and the Dodgers are riding high.  Injuries have been a factor, but the motto has been “Next Man Up.”  Last night, the next man was Andre Ethier, Matt Freaking Treanor and...

Two infielders on the Los Angeles Dodgers, Juan Uribe and Jerry Hairston Jr.,  have made progress with their respective injuries, and this provides a great deal of relief for the Dodgers. Their solid but oft-injured second baseman Mark Ellis was rec...

An ejected manager, 4 unearned runs, blown save, errors, stranded runners, leads squandered… and  a walk-off-walk – it was ugly and the Dodgers won because they never stopped trying.  Adam Kennedy went 4-4 (that’s not a misprint),...

You have probably heard of the fable about the hare challenging the tortoise to a race. The hare is certain he’ll win with his speed, and he routinely takes breaks during the contest as a result. However, his overconfidence proves to be his wea...

I am really proud that Don Mattingly got himself tossed after Andre Either got thrown out for arguing balls and strikes.  It doesn’t matter if the call was right or wrong.  Stand up for your player and you will have their undying respect.  Y...

 The Dodgers keep winning and it’s with pitching and defense as Badger pointed out.  If you have pitching and defense, you can win an awful lot.  It may look awful at times, but Just Win Baby! By the Way – the Dodgers are now in posess...

May 7, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly (left) presents Dodgers owner Mark Walter with the lineup card after the game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers defeated the Giants 9-1. Mandat...

April 29, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier (16) is congratulated by manager Don Mattingly (8) after scoring a run in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary...

Look, I am a big Dee Gordon fan.  I predicted that he would steal 80 bases this year and hit close to .300 and I still believe that. However, he has to go down.  He is off to a start that sports a .192 BA with a .263 OB%.  That’s horrible! D...

If you add up all the RBI’s and Runs Scored by the 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers, it comes up to 111.  Four players, namely Matt Kemp, Mark Ellis, Andre Ethier and Juan Rivera are responsible for a whooping 81 of those.  That means that the rest o...

The Brewers went hungry when Billingsley and Jansen were on the mount, but when anyone whose name started with “Guerr” pitched (Guerrier & Guerra), the Brewers ATE them up.  This is not a column about Tony the Tiger. It would be a kn...

The detractors will say, “who have they played?”  Maybe they’d be right, but the Dodgers are off to a 9-1 start so far this season.  They’ve played perennial bottom-feeders like the Padres and the Pirates in those nine games...