George Sherrill is no longer “The Sheriff” of Dodgertown after being put on waivers today, according to Ed Price of AOL FanHouse. Not completely surprising, as Sherrill’s decline this season has been nothing short of shocking. But now what? As a veteran, Sherrill would have to give the OK to be sent down to the minors, [...]
So here we are, January 21, 2010, and the Dodgers have finally signed their #4 starter, Vicente Padilla. As Eric Stephen over at True Blue LA accurately points out, Padilla was money in the bank for the Dodgers down the stretch and for the majority of the post-season. But the question is, in 2010 will [...]
Wow. Was just watching tonight’s game when Vin Scully made the announcement: “The Dodgers have just announced that they have aquired Jim Thome for a player to be named later. Big Jim with 23 home runs this year…wow, will he fit in. Imagine the lineup with Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and Jim Thome. [...]
Charlie Haeger looked good today. Very good. Much better than I had expected – and here’s why: Haeger was around during Spring Training and went to AAA Albuquerque where he quickly amassed a record of 11-6 in 22 starts with a 3.55 ERA with 3.61 BB/9 and 6.41 K/9 in 144.2 innings. That got the [...]
There’s no doubt that the Dodgers are slumping right now. The just lost three straight to the Braves and have dropped 11 out of their last 17 games. The general consensus is that they will pull out of it shortly but one has to wonder what the contributing factors are. Certainly the lack of offense [...]