Tag Archives: LA Baseball
The End of the Road
Bang the drum slowly for another Dodger season. Now the long wait ’til next year. It was fun the first half, being at the top of the Major League food chain for, well, it seemed like forever. The southpaw, Clayton … Continue reading
We’re Not Dead Yet!
Boy, the Dodgers are proving that Yogi Berra was right: It ain’t over ’til it’s over! The team is like that corpse on “Castle” that suddenly sits up when they wheel it into the morgue. They are finally playing like … Continue reading
Hanging On for Dear Life
The Dodgers’ post-season hopes have been declared dead time after time in the past few weeks. Here on this blog, on the radio, on TV, in the newspaper…pretty much everyone agrees, with a three-game deficit and six to play, it’s … Continue reading
Nine Games Left
The Dodgers are 3½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the second wild card race with nine games left to play. Statistically, there’s still a chance. Realistically, it’s time to look forward to next year. An Apparition? (Dodgers @ … Continue reading
Agony and Ecstasy
It’s nearly over. Somehow, we only have five more wins than losses and we’re still barely in the hunt for that second wild card. But these last couple of wins have been tough ones. Barely hanging on, blowing a six-run … Continue reading
Where’s a Miracle When You Need One?
That might be all that can save the Dodgers’ chances this year. They are lifeless and uninspired. They must be very frustrated, and I feel for them, but c’mon! Since we went for the “big bats,” we’ve gotten nothing but … Continue reading
Another Wet Blanket
At the fleece blanket giveaway game last night, a guard at the gate said to a die-hard fan, “Well, this is the series that will make us or break us.” The fan said, “Haven’t we said that about every series … Continue reading
Ce n’est pas un rêve de pipe! (This Is Not a Pipe Dream!)
True fans never give up. But, man, the Dodgers are making it tough on us! A pipe has light at the end of the darkness. It is real hard to detect that glimmer right now. Frustration isn’t a strong enough … Continue reading
I Hear the Fat Lady Now
It’s over. No need to worry about those expensive post-season ticket packages. They went one tweak too far, and somehow extinguished the spark the Dodgers had at the beginning. They went from the Little Engine That Could to the Big … Continue reading
A Whole New Blue?
The new season brings high expectations, and the Blue Bum is back to making paintings. Here is the first: ‘New Azul’ (San Francisco Giants at Dodgers, April 1-3, 2013) ‘New Azul’ drops wad This season brings the same ol’ Millionaires … Continue reading →