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Game 1 of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers kicked off in Milwaukee on Friday night. This is the Dodgers’ third straight NLCS … Continue Reading NLCS Game 1: Dodgers Rally Late but Fail to Complete Comeback
This post is to follow up on yesterday’s LCS preview, which did not include information about the Milwaukee Brewers’ starting pitching lineup for the NLCS, as it had not been … Continue Reading LCS Preview Supplement: Brewers NLCS Starters Announced
Following a fairly unevenly-matched Division Series round, the MLB playoffs have advanced to the semifinals: the League Championship Series. This year’s American League matchup is between the #1 seeded Boston … Continue Reading League Championship Series Preview
Monday’s Division Series action featured the two ALDS matchups as well as Game 4 of the NLDS between Los Angeles and Atlanta. The Dodgers punched their ticket to the National … Continue Reading Monday Division Series Recap: Dodgers Advance; Astros and Red Sox Rout Opponents
Sunday’s MLB playoff action featured two potential series sweeps in the National League Division Series. The Milwaukee Brewers came into Colorado and completed the sweep with their second shutout of … Continue Reading NLDS Rundown: Brewers Sweep Rockies; Atlanta Forces Game 4
Friday featured the first full day of Division Series matchups during the MLB postseason, starting with the Cleveland Indians at the Houston Astros in the early afternoon. After the action … Continue Reading Home Teams Emerge Victorious in Full Day of Division Series Action
Following Tuesday’s National League Wild Card game, the best of five National League Division Series opened on Thursday evening. The action featured the #1 seeded Milwaukee Brewers versus the Colorado … Continue Reading NLDS Roundup: Brewers Outlast Rockies; Dodgers Shut Out Braves
It’s been over three weeks since resumption of play following the All-Star Game, so now is as good a time as any to check in on how the top playoff … Continue Reading Playoff Contender Check-In
The LA Dodgers are off to a 16-24 start this season, good for fourth place in the NL West Division, and are 8.5 games behind the leading Arizona Diamondbacks. This … Continue Reading Sweet Schadenfraude
The weekend was full of bad tidings for teams around the National League as stars went down with injuries. On Saturday, the 15-19 Dodgers, already set back by medical issues … Continue Reading Weekend Injury Recap: LA and STL Lose Star Players; Cueto to See Specialist
I was browsing the videos on MLB.com today and was surprised to learn ex-Cub and “MRI Twin” Mark Prior has taken a coaching gig with the Evil Empire, the Los Angeles … Continue Reading Ex-Cub Mark Prior’s New Gig with LA