Dylan Floro goes from forgotten to integral Dodgers’ bullpen piece
4 years, 2 months ago

Dylan Floro goes from forgotten to integral Dodgers’ bullpen piece

LA Times  

Dave Roberts had to have a difficult conversation at the start of the postseason with Dylan Floro. “He was upset,” Roberts said at the time, “and he had every right to be upset.” Three weeks later, Floro is not only on the Dodgers’ World Series roster, but pitching key innings. Plenty of Dodgers fans were in attendance for Game 2 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. So for as much we would have liked the game to be in Dodger Stadium with 56,000 chanting, after everything that’s gone on this season, to have 10,000-11,000 people in the stands and a good bit of them be Dodger fans is pretty cool.” Crowds at typical neutral-site games are normally split evenly. “It was fun just to hear real reactions from real people,” Joey Wendle said, “whether it was good or bad, whether for or against us.” Ratings game Tuesday night’s game received record-low national viewership.

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Dodgers fans swarm to meet Walker Buehler and Kiké Hernández. Is this farewell?
2 months ago

Dodgers fans swarm to meet Walker Buehler and Kiké Hernández. Is this farewell?

LA Times  

Dodgers fans gather at the Raising Cane’s in Alhambra to see Kiké Hernandez on Monday. Dodger mania was on full display Monday as fans, still riding high from the franchise’s eighth World Series victory, formed massive crowds to meet Kiki Hernández at Raising Cane’s in Alhambra and Walker Buehler at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Cerritos. During World Series Game 3, …

Dodgers fans turn to lucky jerseys, sweaters, rosaries and prayer to help team win the title
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers fans turn to lucky jerseys, sweaters, rosaries and prayer to help team win the title

LA Times  

Fans cheer for the Los Angeles Dodgers to celebrate their World Series win along 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2024. “I was wearing my lucky jersey and I knew we would come back.” Gonzales was one of several fans attending Friday’s victory parade who said they had patted shirts and jerseys, kissed rosaries and prayed during …

Dodgers dump San Diego Padres, return to L.A. for Game 5 of NLDS
3 months ago

Dodgers dump San Diego Padres, return to L.A. for Game 5 of NLDS

LA Times  

The opening statement came two batters into the game, Mookie Betts hitting a ball to Chula Vista, the stunned stadium enveloping him in the sweetest of silence. Three innings, one message, powerfully delivered Wednesday from the Dodgers to the suddenly harried and humbled San Diego Padres: This is not 2022. This set up Wednesday’s Game 4, a contest which the …

Dodgers fans must boo Houston Astros for stolen World Series
1 year, 6 months ago

Dodgers fans must boo Houston Astros for stolen World Series

LA Times  

Jose Altuve of the Astros is greeted by boos as he returns to the dugout after striking out against the Dodgers on Aug. 3, 2021, at Dodger Stadium. This is the second time the Astros will play in front of fans here since they were found guilty of stealing signs while stealing that 2017 World Series championship from the Dodgers. …

Inside the Dodgers’ collapse: Why baseball’s winningest team isn’t in the World Series
2 years, 2 months ago

Inside the Dodgers’ collapse: Why baseball’s winningest team isn’t in the World Series

LA Times  

Dave Roberts walked out to the mound once, then again, in the seventh inning, two lonely treks with his team’s season on the brink. “If you’re asking me if I think the best team wins the World Series every year, I would say no,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said at an end-of-season news conference last week. “I think …

Column: Dodgers’ late, great comeback over the Padres was their most incredible win this year
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: Dodgers’ late, great comeback over the Padres was their most incredible win this year

LA Times  

Dodgers’ Corey Seager rounds the bases as he celebrates his go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres. “That was a crazy inning,” outfielder Cody Bellinger said, “maybe the craziest I’ve ever been a part of.” So crazy, so unbelievable, that a significant percentage of the crowd had deserted Dodger Stadium long …

Column: Dodgers welcome fans home for first time in 548 days
3 years, 9 months ago

Column: Dodgers welcome fans home for first time in 548 days

LA Times  

Dodgers reliever Corey Knebel delivers the final pitch of Friday’s 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals in the home opener at Dodger Stadium. Fans began chanting “Let’s go, Dodgers” during the middle of the ring ceremony. When the game ended in the Dodgers’ sixth victory in eight games this year, Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” filled the air and the …

Return of Dodgers fans provides a preview of a warm, welcoming summer for all
3 years, 9 months ago

Return of Dodgers fans provides a preview of a warm, welcoming summer for all

LA Times  

We had three warm months last year, but we did not have summer. “So I think it’s deeply embedded into the roots of L.A.” Socially distanced fans attend the Dodgers’ home opener Friday at Dodger Stadium. “Given the number of lives we’ve saved in this parking lot, it takes on an especially sacred meaning,” Garcetti said. “This place holds a …

Dodgers home opener will be 'surreal' with fans in stands
3 years, 9 months ago

Dodgers home opener will be 'surreal' with fans in stands

LA Times  

Only cardboard cutouts of fans got to watch Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers at home games last year. Dodgers Here’s a how-to guide for attending a game at Dodger Stadium Dodger Stadium is opening up to fans for the first time in two years. “It’s kind of the first time we’ve all been together with fans to get to celebrate …

Jaime Jarrín called a 2020 World Series rich in meaning from an empty Dodger Stadium
4 years, 2 months ago

Jaime Jarrín called a 2020 World Series rich in meaning from an empty Dodger Stadium

LA Times  

Jaime Jarrín, the Spanish-language voice of the Dodgers, poses for a portrait at Dodger Stadium in 2019. The joy of Los Angeles’ first World Series title 1959, his first year in the Dodgers broadcast booth. “Y los Dodgers son, finalmente, después de 32 años, los amos absolutos del beisból de grandes ligas,” Jarrín said. The Commissioner’s Trophy lands here in …

Scott Boras might want a neutral-site World Series, but Dodgers and Rays aren’t sold
4 years, 2 months ago

Scott Boras might want a neutral-site World Series, but Dodgers and Rays aren’t sold

LA Times  

Scott Boras has long been a proponent of playing the World Series at a neutral site to give fans and corporate sponsors months in advance to plan travel to and purchase tickets for games, turning baseball’s signature event into a multiple-day experience like the Super Bowl or All-Star Game. It feels like playoff baseball to me … but it is …

Dodgers’ celebration produced one last unprecedented moment in pandemic-era season
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers’ celebration produced one last unprecedented moment in pandemic-era season

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw raised his fists and allowed himself a deep sigh of relief. When that moment finally arrived Tuesday, the Dodgers claiming the World Series in six games at Globe Life Field over the Tampa Bay Rays, it played out unlike anything they could have possibly dreamed. “But I’m just happy we finally did it.” Manager Dave Roberts celebrates after …

Rays, Dodgers grateful to have fans at neutral-site Series
4 years, 2 months ago

Rays, Dodgers grateful to have fans at neutral-site Series

The Independent  

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Dodgers’ bullpen shuts down Rays to preserve World Series win in decisive Game 6
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers’ bullpen shuts down Rays to preserve World Series win in decisive Game 6

LA Times  

The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 of the World Series to win their first championship since 1988. Two relievers who were left off the playoff roster in the earlier rounds recorded seven huge outs early Tuesday night, stabilizing a wobbly pitching staff and laying the foundation for a robust bullpen relay effort that ended with …

‘Home, home, home!’ How Dodgers foiled Manuel Margot’s stealing home gamble
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Home, home, home!’ How Dodgers foiled Manuel Margot’s stealing home gamble

LA Times  

Tampa Bay Rays baserunner Manuel Margot is tagged out by Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes while attempting to steal home in the fourth inning of Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday. This would be the last start of Kershaw’s season, his chance to stomp on his October history and carry the Dodgers within one game of that elusive World …

Dodgers beat Rays in Game 5, are one win from first World Series title since 1988
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers beat Rays in Game 5, are one win from first World Series title since 1988

LA Times  

The Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays played Game 5 of a neutral-site World Series, the first in modern history, at Globe Life Field, a gleaming new ballpark 1,400 miles from Los Angeles at quarter capacity during a pandemic Sunday. The Dodgers had a plan that he presented to Kershaw before the inning: The next two hitters would be Kershaw’s final …

Dodgers Dugout: Rays win Game 2; day off today
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Rays win Game 2; day off today

LA Times  

Austin Barnes walks back to the dugout after flying out in the ninth inning of Game 2. Number of pitches per game seen this postseason by teams that advanced past the first round: NY Yankees, 164.3 Dodgers, 162.5 Atlanta, 159 San Diego, 157 Houston, 147.9 Tampa Bay, 144.4 Oakland, 143.9 Miami, 140.8 Walks per game in the postseason NY Yankees, …

Photos: Dodgers vs. Rays in Game 2 of the World Series
4 years, 2 months ago

Photos: Dodgers vs. Rays in Game 2 of the World Series

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ four-game postseason winning streak came to an end Wednesday in a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the World Series. Dodgers baserunner Mookie Betts collides with Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames after reaching second base in the fifth inning. Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe, left, celebrates with teammate Willy Adames …

Dodgers fall behind early, drop Game 2 of the World Series to the Rays
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers fall behind early, drop Game 2 of the World Series to the Rays

LA Times  

The Dodgers were brewing a familiar formula, one they’ve regularly used to win games since late July, in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night. The Dodgers, meanwhile, didn’t have a starter on regular rest for their ninth game in 10 days and tried piecing nine innings together. × Highlights from the Dodgers’ 6-4 loss to the Tampa …

Home away from home? Dodgers fans outnumber Rays fans at World Series
4 years, 2 months ago

Home away from home? Dodgers fans outnumber Rays fans at World Series

LA Times  

If it sounds like Dodger Stadium on your television set, it’s not just because the Dodgers, as the home team in the first two games of the World Series, get to control the soundtrack and display their videos on the stadium boards. Data compiled by Vivid Seats showed that supporters of the Dodgers outnumbered Rays fans two-to-one at Tuesday’s game. …

Dodgers fans make themselves at home in Globe Life Field, and the players notice
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers fans make themselves at home in Globe Life Field, and the players notice

LA Times  

Dodgers fans try to get the attention of players during batting practice at Game 3 of the NLCS at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. “I’d like to thank all of our fans who are here tonight,” the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations shouted into a microphone Sunday night while standing atop a makeshift stage at Globe Life Field in …

Andrew Friedman’s fingerprints all over Dodgers’ and Rays’ odd paths to World Series
4 years, 2 months ago

Andrew Friedman’s fingerprints all over Dodgers’ and Rays’ odd paths to World Series

LA Times  

Dodgers catcher Will Smith reacts after hitting a two-run single during the third inning in Game 7 of the NLCS. When Andrew Friedman left the Tampa Bay Rays to become the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations in October 2014, he left more than a job. “And for it to actually happen,” Friedman said, “is surreal.” It’ll happen Tuesday when the …

Dodgers fan group ready to let the Astros hear it — at Angel Stadium
4 years, 11 months ago

Dodgers fan group ready to let the Astros hear it — at Angel Stadium

LA Times  

Dodger fans cheer before Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 3. To those fans that believe the Dodgers came within one game and one cheating opponent of the first World Series parade in Los Angeles since 1988, the pain had not subsided 12 days after Major League Baseball sanctioned …

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