Well, I’m back from Hawaii and ready for Game Four, baby!!  Wolf has been solid all year, and hopefully the Dodger bats will finally come through for the guy. In thinking about stand-out pitchers from this season, I thought I’d weigh in with my picks for the 2009 NL Cy Young Award.  The competition has [...]

As I sit here on one of Maui’s amazing beaches, I got to thinking about the manager of the year voting, and who I would vote for if given an opportunity.  There are certainly a number of worthy candidates with the favorites falling into two camps: the managers leading upstart teams on surprising runs, and [...]

Time to man up, boys!  Looks (and sounds) like the Dodger faithful are out in force in San Diego in the hope of being on hand for the clinching of the division.  All the regulars are back in the lineup (minus Casey Blake) and Billingsley is back on the mound.  Here’s hoping Bills can put [...]

There’s nothing like a three game series against the hated San Francisco Giants to get the blood going, and Vincente Padilla (3-0, 2.01) starts the series off against Jonathan Sanchez (6-12, 4.16).  According to the Giants media notes, Sanchez has been pitching well as of late, going 2-1 with a 1.16 ERA, holding opponents to a [...]

A few interesting notes from tonight’s official pre-game media notes: – The Dodgers have won a season-high three straight road series for the third time.  Their 40 road wins are third in the NL behind St. Louis (41) and Philadelphia (43). – Since August 10, the Dodgers team ERA is 2.67 – a Major League best [...]