” Ellis said. “I lost a day. It’s Friday and I’m thinking it’s (still) Thursday. The girl (he was with) says, ‘Dock, you’re pitching today.’ . . . I took the acid at 12 o’clock (noon). She told me at 2. I caught the plane at 3. I got to the stadium aroun...
WHO WILL BE LEFT?; DODGERS HAVE CHOICES TO MAKE ABOUT PITCHINGBrian Dohn\\ Staff Writer
Mike Mussina played college baseball at Stanford University before being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1990. He had a successful 18-year career, pitching for the Orioles and the New York Yankees. Mussina was a five-time All-Star and a seven-time Gold Glove winner. He and he finished...
“I take full responsibility for the errors in judgment that are outlined in today’s statement,” Hoberg said in a statement. “Those errors will always be a source of shame and embarrassment to me. Major League Baseball umpires are held to a high standard of pers...
lasting effect — landing in the record books for all-time single-season homers (16) and hit .390 with 52 RBIs. As a 1978 First Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-American, Gibson took his talents to the Detroit Tigers where he played from 1979-87 before heading to ...
When Blake Snell signed a five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers last week, it ensured he’d wear the uniform of a third National League West club in as many years -- the two-time Cy Young Award winner pitched for the Padres from 2021-23, and
to start their careers. Sukeforth was the scout who discovered Newcombe when he was pitching for the Newark Eagles, and he had his trust as well. Newcombe came up with a sore arm in an October 1945 exhibition at Ebbets Field, and Sukeforth had come to his rescue. "I'll never forget,...
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Young righty Josiah Gray was one of the key pieces heading back to Washington in the Nationals' high-profile trade that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers a few years ago, and last season he really began making good on some of his prospec...
Dodgers:Billy Grabarkewitz How different things could have been if Grabarkewitz made his big league debut today. Grabarkewitz got his big break in 1970 and made the most of it: He earned a trip to the All-Star Game thanks to a team-leading 17 home runs and an ability to play every...
I have zero confidence in DeSclafani pitching over 40-50 innings. Paddock? Maybe a few more. Maybe not. Ober? At some point I would guess that he too will need to be dialed down. Why so negative? I get your feelings for DeSclafani, but I see no reason why Paddock can't go 100 ...