The story of Pedro Baez is a pretty impressive one. Here we are talking about one of the key bullpen elements of one of the perennial top teams in baseball, and yet his path to where he is now is
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5 questions for the Los Angeles Dodgers entering Opening Day
With the excitement of the Mookie Betts arrival and the start of spring training (baseball, finally, after more than four months!) all in the past, the focus for the Los Angeles Dodgers now lies on the season ahead. With an
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Corey Seager’s big new role in Dodgers’ lineup
The addition of Mookie Betts to the lineup for this upcoming season has been the most talked-about topic whenever anyone has mentioned the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers. Yes, having Betts leading off and immediately preceding the likes of Max Muncy,
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LA Dodgers Spring Training: Early Impressions
Ah… spring training. A chance to get a taste of the new season! Teams are testing out their lineups, pitchers are tinkering with new pitches, and it’s a chance to see some new faces from the minor leagues, fighting for
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2020: Reasons for optimism
What happened in 2019? On the back of two World Series defeats, the Dodgers had their sights set on October as soon as Chris Sale struck out Manny Machado for the last out in Game Five of the 2018 World
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Did six teams win in the Mookie Betts deal?
With the dust still settling from the blockbuster trade that sent Mookie Betts from one coast of the USA to the other, it seems like the deal was a win-win-win-win-win-win for six teams. Is that even possible? The big winners
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Wave goodbye to the Rays in pinstripes
Hot on the heels of Stephen Strasburg committing his future to Washington, the New York Yankees flexed their financial biceps to secure the services of the former Pirates and Astros workhorse, Gerrit Cole. The deal will earn the 29-year-old an
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Episode 137 – Volvos Of Baseball
Tom returns! He’s joined by the ever present Darius Austin and the young spunk, Ben Carter. Tom immediately takes them off track by discussing a twitter storm from the past 24-hours, then the latest mobile games available for Android, before
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Hot takes and overreactions
It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening
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FIGHT! 2018
As we ramp up to the beginning of the 2019 season, one thing Baseball players have demonstrated over and over is that they’re good at keeping grudges (Lest we forget that in 2017 Hunter Strickland plunked Bryce Harper in retaliation
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