Is the Dodgers Way of Spending Good for Baseball?
Is the Dodgers Way of Spending Good for Baseball?
The defending champions are not going away quietly. Instead, they are loading up so that way they can defend their crown. The Los Angeles Dodgers went out and spent money and continue to be aggressive. Where they Spent the Money The Dodgers shocked the world and signed 2023 CY Young Winner Blake Snell. Snell got… read more
Blake Snell to Join World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t have an easy road to the World Series championship, as their pitching staff was plagued by injuries. The champs took a major step to avoid that problem by signing left-hander Blake Snell to bolster the starting rotation. According to ESPN, Snell has a five-year contract worth $182 million. PLUGGING THE… read more
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Wins National League MVP Award
Shohei Ohtani overcame injury and a preseason controversy to become the unanimous choice for the National League’s Most Valuable Player. The Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter was unable to add his two-way effectiveness as a pitcher due to elbow surgery in September 2023. Before the season, his former translator was accused of transferring $17 million… read more
Los Angeles Dodgers Win World Series; Freddie Freeman Captures MVP Trophy
The Los Angeles Dodgers made sure the New York Yankees would not pull off an unprecedented World Series comeback from a 3-0 deficit. Instead, the visiting Dodgers staged a comeback of their own to stun the Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 to capture their eighth World championship. YANKEES BUILD … New York amassed a 5-0… read more
New York Yankees Stay Alive with 11-4 Victory in World Series Game 4
Getting swept in the World Series is not the New York Yankees’ way. The Bronx Bombers avoided this fate by pounding the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 on Tuesday night in Game 4. The Yankees will try to avoid elimination again when they host the Dodgers tonight in Game 5. MORE FREDDIE? Freddie Freeman made World… read more
Lather, Rinse, Repeat: Freddie Freeman Homers in Los Angeles Dodgers Victory
If you’re a Los Angeles Dodgers fan, you don’t mind the repetition in the 2024 World Series. Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game as the Dodgers defeated the Yankees 4-2 last night. New York is out of second chances. The Yankees need four straight wins to capture the World title. No team has… read more
Los Angeles Dodgers Use Strong Pitching to Grab 2-0 World Series Lead
Delivering a complete performance, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 last night in Game 2 of the World Series. The Dodgers will return to their ancestral home of New York City with a 2-0 lead. The pressure is on the Yankees, who were unable to produce the ninth-inning heroics that won… read more
Game 1 of the 2024 World Series lived up to the hype
There was no way the Dodgers and Yankees could live up to all of the hype surrounding the 2024 World Series, right? These things are duds more often than not. But if Game 1 of the Fall Classic at Dodgers Stadium was any indication, you better buckle up because it’s going to be a long… read more
Freddie Freeman’s Grand Slam Wins Game 1 for Los Angeles Dodgers
What has never happened in a World Series game? A perfect game? Don Larsen did it in the 1956 World Series for the New York Yankees. An unassisted triple play? Bill Wambsganss did for YOUR 1920 World Champion Cleveland Indians. We can cross “walk-off grand slam” off the list, as Freddie Freeman did it last… read more
Don’t let the Yankees and Dodgers huge payrolls ruin their historic World Series rivalry for you
If you’re like me, you’re pretty damn bitter about Major League Baseball and its financial system. Why am I bitter? I’m a Pirates fan, damn it! Being a Pirates fan means supporting a small-market baseball team in a sports league that, unlike the other three professional sports entities that help make up America’s Big 4,… read more
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