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Let’s Play #LameDuckLineup – 2014 Edition

These are the games that are fun in their meaninglessness.  The roster has expanded.  The permutations for lineups are amazing.  But why should we let Don Mattingly have all the fun in trying to come up with the craziest, but still  playable, lineups for the last three games of the season. Mike Petriello over at […]

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Rocky Mountain High! Best of Social: 9.16.14

After the amazing offensive output by this Dodgers team over the last three games, I have to pinch myself to see if I’m dreaming.  Well, this week, I’m probably just Rocky Mountain High.  I’ve come to dread these series in Denver.  They usually have some sort of tragedy unfold – Kemp smashing into walls, Puig […]

Thank God for the Diamondbacks! Best of Social, 9.6.14

After the heartbreaking – no, SOUL CRUSHING – defeat against the Nats on Wednesday night, the Dodger Social gang took a step back. In the midst of an up and down season, there’s been one consistent source of hope: the Arizona Diamondbacks.  The Dodgers have played them consistently well this year.  Might be some sort […]

JOC! Best of Social: 9.2.14

Note: I hadn’t planned on covering tonight’s game until I saw that Joc was starting. Glad to see his first MLB hit. Sad I had to see it on a Nats broadcast. Now, I’m going to bed! This is the game so many fans have been waiting to see: Joc Pederson in the starting lineup. […]

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Breaking: Joc Pederson to Start in Center Field for Dodgers Tonight

In news that is sweeping social media, Dodgers call up Joc Pederson will start tonight in center field to give slumping Yasiel Puig a night off.  According to a tweet from @jphoornstra, Don Mattingly asserts that Pederson is the best true center fielder on the Dodger squad. Mattingly said he wanted Pederson in the lineup […]

SAN DIEGO PADRES VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Two Wins Make a Winning Streak!
Best of Social: 8.20.14

Last night’s game wasn’t pretty, but it goes in the win column.  Last night’s loss by the Giants was even uglier, but it counts, too!  Tonight we ride the Roberto Hernandez Express.  There’s no telling where it will go, but there’s just something reassuring about seeing #55 on the mound (even if it’s not THAT […]

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Will a Dodgers Day Off Pay Off? Best of Social 8.18.14

Game night!  Welcome back everyone. I hope that we are all ready to try this again.  After another disappointing series against a Central opponent, we face a familiar foe – the Padres. Despite their rough year, they always seen to play tough. Tonight we see the return of Erisbel Arruebarrena who has hopefully learned now […]

After a Brief Hiatus…

I’ll be back with a very limited Best of Social tomorrow.  The 7:10 eastern starts the last few nights have not fit into my work/family schedule very well.  So, I’ll be happy to lick my wounds after watching that Kemp at bat in the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded until the first pitch […]