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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

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

A Royal Pain!

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Inset left: “Parisian” Bob Caruthers (1887), pitcher for Brooklyn with two 40-win seasons; inset right: Shohei Ohtani (2025), hitter & pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers and only member of 50-50 club.

Kansas City Sho!
Some say, he’s a unicorn!
Or, a Royal pain!

Dodgers @ Royals
June 27-29, 2025

Bring the Heat

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Inset left: “Candy Cummings (1870) — inventor of the curveball — Brooklyn Excelsiors (later Dodgers); inset right: Clayton Kershaw (2025) — perfecter of the curveball — Los Angeles Dodgers.

Bring the heat, bullpen!
We’re half way through the season!
Can Rockies cool us?

Dodgers @ Rockies
June 24-26, 2025