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Looking Back on the Dodgers 2021 Season with Bright Hope for 2022
Published on December 29, 2021 January 5, 2022 by Andy Lane Chapman16 Comments
Another year has come to a close, and with it memories of what has been tend to creep in. Even though it didn't end the way Dodger fans wanted it to, it still was a very memorable year.
Aside from the 2020 season, which ended in a championship, this 2021 season will probably be the most memorable for awhile, with all its ups, down, and everything in between.
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Categories Dodger Trades, Dodgers Opinions, Dodgers Playoffs, Dodgers Roster, Dodgers Rotation, Dodgers Starting Rotation, NL West•Tags Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West, Playoffs, Roster, Starting Rotation
The 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers and Those Before Them: Teams to Be Remembered
Published on October 25, 2021 November 3, 2021 by Andy Lane Chapman6 Comments
All good things must come to an end, and as such this season, and this rendition of Dodger baseball, shall too.
We as Dodger fans have most likely seen the end of this amazing group of core, homegrown players who when augmented by stealth trades and big signings have made one of the best runs in modern history. Eight straight division titles, with the ninth just out of reach by one game, after winning 106 games. Three World Series appearances, and one Championship. But it still doesn't feel like enough.
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Categories Dodgers Injuries, Dodgers Opinions, Dodgers Playoffs, Dodgers Roster, Dodgers Rotation, NL West•Tags bullpen, Injuries, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West, Playoffs, Starting Rotation
Dodgers Look to Even NLCS Against Braves
Published on October 17, 2021 October 20, 2021 by Andy Lane ChapmanLeave a comment
After a grueling five game series against the San Francisco Giants, and all the celebrations that happened afterwards, the Los Angeles Dodgers flew across the country to Atlanta to take on the Braves in Game 1 of the NLCS.
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Dodgers Season Depends on Offense Showing Up in Game 5 of the NLDS
"We do our best with our backs up against the wall".
Chris Taylor said this after the Game 3 loss, and the Los Angeles Dodgers showed up in Game 4, beating the San Francisco Giants 7-2 to force a Game 5. Can that same team show up in San Francisco, or will the offense not show up at all like it didn't in Games 1 & 3, where the Dodgers were blanked both games?
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Categories Dodgers Bullpen, Dodgers Opinions, Dodgers Playoffs, Dodgers Rotation, NL West•Tags bullpen, Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West, Playoffs, San Francisco Giants
Dodgers Looking for Backups to Step Up Big in Playoffs in Light of Injuries
Published on October 4, 2021 October 9, 2021 by Andy Lane Chapman9 Comments
Well, the 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers had a hell of a season. Unforgettable in so many different ways. 106 wasn't quite good enough to win the NL West this year however, and so the Dodgers are now preparing themselves for a Wild Card game to decide if they're moving on in the postseason.
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Tight Race Could Play Right into Dodgers' Hands
Published on September 30, 2021 October 2, 2021 by Andy Lane Chapman6 Comments
For so much of the season, this writer has been complaining that the 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers don't seem to have that spark, that come from behind mentality.
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Categories Dodgers Game Recaps, Dodgers Opinions, Dodgers Playoffs, NL West•Tags Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West, Playoffs
Dodgers Need to Find a Spark, and Quickly
Published on September 9, 2021 September 12, 2021 by Andy Lane Chapman4 Comments
(Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports)
"I think if you ask anyone on this team, they'll tell you that we've really sucked on the offensive side". Max Muncy, summing up what has gone on with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the last month.
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Categories Dodgers Game Recaps, Dodgers Opinions, Dodgers Rotation, Dodgers Starting Rotation, NL West•Tags 25-man roster, bullpen, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West, Playoffs, Starting Rotation
Can Dodgers Catch Giants in National League West?
Published on August 13, 2021 August 18, 2021 by Jose G. Quevedo10 Comments
(Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
The Dodgers took two out of three games from the red hot Phillies, but it still was not enough to gain any ground in their quest for the National League West division lead. Currently, Los Angeles sits five games back from the first-place Giants.
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Categories Dodgers Opinions•Tags Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, NL West, Playoffs, San Francisco Giants
For the Dodgers, What a Difference a Year Makes
Published on February 4, 2021 February 6, 2021 by Andy Lane Chapman8 Comments
We are still waiting for any news of the 2021 season, and what it will look like, especially for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But exactly one year ago was when their fortunes changed for the better.
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Categories 2020 NLCS, 2020 Shortened Season, 2020 World Series, Dodger Trades, Dodgers Bullpen, Dodgers Outfield, Dodgers Roster, Dodgers Signings•Tags 2020 Shortened Season, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, Playoffs, World Series
Dodgers One Win from First World Series Championship Since 1988
Published on October 26, 2020 October 30, 2020 by Andy Lane Chapman4 Comments
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one game away from winning the World Series.
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Categories 2020 World Series, Dodgers Bullpen, Dodgers Playoffs, Dodgers Rotation, Dodgers Starting Rotation•Tags Los Angeles Dodgers, Playoffs, World Series