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Mookie Betts got ‘lost in the process’ this year. Can it lead to better playoff success?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mookie Betts got ‘lost in the process’ this year. Can it lead to better playoff success?

LA Times  

Twice last month, teams intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani to face Mookie Betts instead. “If you pay attention to those results,” Betts said, “that will tear you down.” That’s exactly what manager Dave Roberts believes happened last September, recalling how Betts pressed in pursuit of a second most valuable player award and first 40-homer season. And if he does that, eventually …

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Poised for improvement? Why Shohei Ohtani could be an even bigger offensive threat in 2024
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Poised for improvement? Why Shohei Ohtani could be an even bigger offensive threat in 2024

LA Times  

Of all the tools at the disposal of the Dodgers’ player performance department, a small rectangular machine called 1080 Sprint is one of their preferred methods for improving quickness and speed. “That,” Smith later recounted, “I’ve never seen.” The moment itself was comical, with Ohtani sheepishly grinning as Smith, manager Dave Roberts and special assistant Ron Roenicke laughed in amazement …

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Shohei Ohtani ‘trending’ toward being ready for opening day after first batting practice
10 months, 1 week ago

Shohei Ohtani ‘trending’ toward being ready for opening day after first batting practice

LA Times  

Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani walks back to the clubhouse after a spring training workout Sunday at Camelback Ranch. But, in his first on-field batting practice since undergoing elbow surgery last year, the new Dodgers star didn’t need full power to put on a thunderous display. “Every swing got really strong with some good results.” Shohei Ohtani is taking on-field …

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Dem senator used to bash lobbyists. Now they're feting him at exclusive D.C. fundraisers.
1 year, 2 months ago

Dem senator used to bash lobbyists. Now they're feting him at exclusive D.C. fundraisers.

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Just before Democrat Bob Casey entered the U.S. Senate a political generation ago, he railed at his incumbent Republican opponent, Rick Santorum, for selling himself out to lobbyists. “You’ve been the Senate liaison to K Street, which is a mess, which is a place of corruption and influence peddling,” Casey said in a 2006 debate with Santorum. “And …

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‘Sneaky pop.’ How undersized Mookie Betts became baseball’s unlikeliest home run slugger
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Sneaky pop.’ How undersized Mookie Betts became baseball’s unlikeliest home run slugger

LA Times  

When Mookie Betts says he doesn’t hit home runs in batting practice, he isn’t kidding. “I tell him all the time, ‘Bro, whenever you suck, you hit homers in BP, ’ ” Martinez said last week, having learned by now that Betts only does so when he’s pressing. “I don’t consider Mookie as a ‘power hitter.’ I consider him an …

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Fatigued Clayton Kershaw exits in the sixth after flirting with no-hitter for Dodgers
1 year, 5 months ago

Fatigued Clayton Kershaw exits in the sixth after flirting with no-hitter for Dodgers

LA Times  

There was little mystery to Clayton Kershaw’s mastery of the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. Martinez became the 156th major leaguer to hit 300 home runs, when manager Dave Roberts said Kershaw experienced considerable “fatigue” after losing a no-hit bid with two outs in the sixth inning and Kershaw demurred when asked if he was hurt. “I just didn’t feel …

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More than batting average: How the Dodgers’ new-look offense formed a juggernaut identity
1 year, 6 months ago

More than batting average: How the Dodgers’ new-look offense formed a juggernaut identity

LA Times  

It hasn’t been a typical recipe for success. Beyond their top three bats — Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Mookie Betts — almost every other hitter in their lineup has slumped through at least some stretch of the season’s first two months, leading to a long list of potentially troubling indicators: A team batting average of.242, ranking 21st in the …

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‘You can see some real gains’: Why Dodgers hitters are becoming Driveline regulars
1 year, 10 months ago

‘You can see some real gains’: Why Dodgers hitters are becoming Driveline regulars

LA Times  

Max Muncy bats for the Dodgers against the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 14. “You hear Driveline,” Muncy said, “you automatically think pitchers.” Dodgers teammates Jason Heyward, Max Muncy and Freddie Freeman walk to the practice fields at Camelback Ranch on Monday. “With everyone throwing 100 now, we’ve got to be able to catch up to it.” — Max Muncy, …

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Friendship with Mookie Betts wasn’t only factor in J.D. Martinez signing with Dodgers
1 year, 10 months ago

Friendship with Mookie Betts wasn’t only factor in J.D. Martinez signing with Dodgers

LA Times  

Martinez celebrates his grand slam against the Astros during Game 2 of the ALCS in 2021. “I’m in a part of my career where I just want to win,” the Dodgers new designated hitter said Wednesday night, speaking publicly for the first time since his offseason arrival at a charity bowling event Betts was hosting in downtown Los Angeles. That …

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