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Julio Urias: Elite Starter

Clayton Kershaw was called up to the Show in 2008 at the age of 20. In 107 IP, he allowed 109 hits, struck out 100, with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.495 WHIP. Of course, he went on to build a Hall-of-Fame Career! Julio Urias was called up to the Show in 2016 at the age of 19. In 77 IP he allowed 81 hits, struck out 84, with a

By Mark Timmons · February 21, 202066

Get Ready for the Greatest Dodger Season Ever!

If everything comes together as planned, 2020 could be the magical season we all hoped for since 1988. 2017 looked to be that season, but the cheating Astros stopped it. 2019 was elite, but they just lacked something more 2020 it is! This could very well be epic one for the ages. It s a great time to be a Dodger fan! The Dodgers didn t get Gerrit Cole, but Plan B

By Mark Timmons · February 20, 202046

His Name is Spoken More Than Virtually Any Other in the History of Baseball

Other than perhaps Jackie Robinson this player’s name is spoken more than any other in the history of baseball. Not a day goes by where you don’t read his name, or hear it spoken on TV or the radio. He’s not in the Hall of Fame(though a strong argument can be made that he should be) and he’s not normally mentioned among the great players of his time or of

By Mark Timmons · February 19, 202043

Meet Tyler Gilbert

There has been so much discussion about the Asterisks that I thought I would perhaps break in with a short interlude and introduce a new Dodger that was acquired in the trade for Kyle Garlick on Saturday. Both Garlick and Gilbert were victims of the numbers game. Garlick was backed up behind a bevy of outfielders with the Dodgers and Gilbert was stacked up against a number of left-handed bullpen

By Mark Timmons · February 18, 202039

The Story of Tom Jerry

No not that Tom and Jerry! Several years ago, two men who lived about a mile apart, worked at the same company that was about 12 miles away. The first man who we will call Tom had no car and had to rely on others to get to work. On the other hand, Jerry had a car and the drive to work took him just about 20 minutes. Jerry was

By Mark Timmons · February 16, 202061

A More Imperfect Ball Creates a More Perfect Game

What type of baseball are we to expect in 2020? I’m not talking about the Major Leagues in general, I’m talking specifics. The “baseball” as in the “ball” used in the majors this year. With historic offensive numbers in 2019, it was fairly certain that the 2019 ball had changed. Pitchers complained about it. Hitters loved it and the commissioner admitted that there was a bit of an issue: “Our

By Mark Timmons · February 16, 202021

MLB Top Prospects

While I favor LAD farmhands and follow them closely, I am a fan of MiLB baseball period. I scour through the top publications to see what prospects the Dodgers might have some interest in, or in my opinion should have interest in. The top three baseball publications have all reported their top 100 prospects and the Dodgers are prominent in all three. Their least representative publication is MLB Pipeline (MLB)

By Jeff Dominique · February 15, 202046

Criminals Then, Now, Forever

Criminals generally never show remorse. There s something about being a psychopath or sociopath that evidently alters your Remorse DNA Gene as the criminals in Houston continue to demonstrate. Well, they were caught, so they had to admit (very reluctantly and in a back-handed fashion) that they cheated, but get this It didn t have any effect on anything! Not only are they cheaters and liars, but they also think that everyone

By Mark Timmons · February 14, 202065

So Much to be Determined

I do not remember in my lifetime a Dodger team being this good. I do not remember in my lifetime a Dodger team with so much potential. I do not remember a Dodger team so deep. I do not remember a Dodger farm system so talented. I also do not remember a team that has so many roster spots to be determined. Let me elaborate. With the additions of David

By Mark Timmons · February 13, 202064

The Big Blue Wrecking Crew

With the addition of Mookie Betts and the maturation of other YOUNG players, I think it may be time to bring back that moniker. The name Big Blue Wrecking Crew has been utilized any number of times throughout Los Angeles Dodger history, even on a LP Album featuring Steve Yeager, Rick Monday Jay Johnstone, and Jerry Reuss. But, it has generally been applied to the group of Dodgers who bashed

By Mark Timmons · February 12, 202064

The Lip: Leo Durocher

A Word from Mark Timmons: Dodger Fans need a break from all the scandals, charlatans and cheating. Evan Blade is the man with a plan. Enjoy! In 1976, upon hearing that the Japanese Pacific League Saitama Seibu Lions had hired Leo Durocher to manage their ball club, the reserved Vin Scully who rarely said anything negative about anyone said it best. “It took the U.S. 35 years to get revenge

By Mark Timmons · February 11, 202044

Where s Mookie?

My grandkids enjoy playing “Where’s Waldo” That is until they don’t. You see, while you think it would be easy finding a nerdy-looking bespeckled man, dressed in a bold red and white striped shirt, wearing a red and white beany, the artist has made a career out of crafting immense visual puzzles, complete with mammoth oceans of people, spiraling buildings, and mythical beasts that make spotting the elusive Waldo an

By Mark Timmons · February 10, 202093