Where The Dodger Dogs Are Always Grilled
LOS ANGELES — Kiké Hernández is right in the middle of things with the Dodgers in October again, which has come to be expected at this point. Hernández didn’t have a hit in the last two games against the Brewers, but is still hitting .306/.375/.417 with four doubles and seven runs scored in 10 games […]
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The Dodgers have too much time on their hands as they wait for the eventual winner of the 2025 ALCS, and the hope is that this period of waiting won’t be ticking away with their sanity. The Dodgers struggled to take flight in both the 2022 and 2023 postseasons after having a first round bye, […]
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The Dodgers are already in the World Series, and await the winner of the American League Championship Series. Game 6 is Sunday night at Rogers Centre in Toronto, with the Mariners up three games to two over the Blue Jays in the series. Seattle can clinch their first pennant on Sunday night, while Toronto needs […]
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On September 19, 2024, I had the luck and privilege to see what was easily the greatest offensive day in the history of the sport. Shohei Ohtani created the first 50/50 club with such aplomb, we were unlikely to ever see its like ever again. Never mind that he made another 50/50 club in 2025. […]
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We’ll have more on the World Series in the coming days, but in the meantime here is a palate cleanser of sorts for a Sunday morning. Greg Beacham at Associated Press had more on the Dodgers from Friday’s pennant celebration, including this from Blake Snell: “This is why I came here. Now we’re in the […]
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Is there anything to discuss today besides Shohei Ohtani? Talk about waking a sleeping giant. Ohtani almost makes this look easy, and it’s hard to remember that this incredible skill didn’t happen by chance—Ohtani built himself this way over years and years of single-minded dedication. Makes you wonder what you can do if you really […]
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Regardless of what was said out loud, the expectations that the Dodgers would go through once up 3-0 in the NLCS were much greater than your run-of-the-mill team leading three-zip in a best-of-seven. Beyond the simple but essential final punch of making good on that promise as early as possible, the Dodgers had one primary […]
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Eight games into the regular season, the Dodgers were riding at their highest, winning eight in a row with seemingly no end in sight. Then, reality hit; the Dodgers are not a perfect team despite the talent they have on paper. Blowup losses at home by double digits, sweeps suffered at the hands of much […]
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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers finished off the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, completing the second four-game sweep in franchise history. That earned the Dodgers a return trip to the World Series, the first defending champion since 2009 to make it back to the Fall Classic. The Dodgers don’t yet know who […]
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LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitching dominated the 2025 National League Championship Series, but in Game 4 the offense picked up the slack as well. Shohei Ohtani was the driving force for both on Friday, leading a 5-1 win over the Brewers that sent the Dodgers back to the World Series. Ohtani hit three home runs […]
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LOS ANGELES — Several Dodgers made it clear in the aftermath of clinching the National League pennant that the ultimate 2025 goal has not yet been reached. But there’s still time to appreciate the accomplishment, which puts manager Dave Roberts in select company in baseball history. Roberts is only the 16th manager in National League/American […]
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LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had arguably the greatest individual game in the history of Major League Baseball to clinch the pennant for the Dodgers, hitting three home runs to go with six scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts on the mound in Game 4. That signature performance earned the superstar two-way player the National League […]
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