Month: July 2025

Yamamoto Rules!

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Inset top: Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine (1955); inset bottom: Dodger slugger Teoscar Hernandez (2025).

Yamamoto rules!
A hurler of big league stones!
Our secret weapon!

Dodgers @ Reds
July 28-30, 2025

Shohei’s a Hurler

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Inset left: The Brooklyn Atlantics (1860s); inset right: Dodger manager Dave “Doc” Roberts (2025).

Shohei’s a hurler,
And has 37 bombs!
Boston may ban us!

Dodgers @ Red Sox
July 25-27, 2025

Aren’t Twinkies Junk Food?

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Inset left: Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow (2025); inset right: a Brooklyn railcar like that which gave the “Trolleydodgers” their name (1920s).

Aren’t Twinkies junk food?
With the way we’ve been playing,
Hope they don’t eat us!

Twins @ Dodgers
July 21-23, 2025

Brewers Beer Bonged Us!

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Inset left: Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca (1953); inset right: Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani & 3rd-Base Coach Dino Ebel (2025)

Brewers beer bonged us!
This time, we’ll whip Milwaukee!
Blue pitchers on tap!

Brewers @ Dodgers
July 18-20, 2025

Home Runs “R” Fly’in!

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Inset left: Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages (2025); inset right: Pitcher James Creighton of the Brooklyn Excelsiors, who invented the fastball (1862).

Homeruns “R” fly’in!
Georgia ASG “B” high on!
Root for NL win!

Home Run Derby & All-Star Game
Atlanta, July 14-15, 2025

Who Locked the Dogs Up?

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Inset left: The Brooklyn Atlantics (1860-70). Inset right: Dodgers utility infielder Miguel Rojas (2025).

Who locked the dogs up?
Big Blue gets swept back to back!
Now … it’s Giants turn?

Dodgers @ Giants
July 11-13, 2025

Slam ‘O’ Rama!

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Inset left: Dodger 3rd baseman Max Muncy (2025); inset right: Dodger center fielder Brett Butler (1991-1994).

We’ll smash their beer steins!
A blue grand slam ‘o’ rama!
Let’s chug the Brewers!

Dodger @ Brewers
July 7-9, 2025

Cheaters & Thieves!

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Inset top: Catcher Will Smith & infielder Tommy Edman high-five at home plate in Los Angeles (2025); inset bottom: Ron Cey, star third-baseman for the Dodgers (1978).

The Astros are trash!
Dogger fans will remember!
They’re cheaters & thieves!

The Cheatin’ Astros @ Dodgers
July 4-6, 2025

Patchwork of Pitching!

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Inset left: Dodger relief pitcher Michael Kopech (2025); inset right: Dodger slugger & outfielder Dusty Baker (1977).

Doc Roberts cobbles!
It’s a patchwork of pitching!
No one’s consistant!

White Sox @ Dodgers
July 1-3, 2025