Category Archives: Pro Baseball
Athletics Notes: Mid Season Grades
By Tim Byrnes The All-Star Break is upon us and the A’s have some momentum by being winners of three of their last four series. Shortstop Jacob Wilson returned for the final two games of the series versus the Blue Jays and will play in Tuesday’s game.
Dodgers Notes: Mid Season Review
By Those DeferredBenchWarmers Looking Back at Our Bold Predictions for the 2025 Dodger Season Before the start of the season, we made some BOLD predictions for the Dodgers. And we really did mean BOLD: we said predicting an NL West Crown, Ohtani repeat MVP, or even a World Series aren’t too far out there, so […]
Athletics Notes: July 9, 2025
By Tim Byrnes The I-80 Exchange started off well, with the Athletics shelling future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander on the way to an 11-2 drubbing of the visiting Giants.
Dodgers Notes: 7/7/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers Since we are technically closer to fans than actual media, we can and will refuse to write about Houston, so this is going to be short and sweet.
Dodgers Notes: July 4, 2025
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers Who would have thought that the Chicago White Sox visiting LA would be one of the most intriguing series of the season? Kershaw’s 30000 K, Muncy’s injury, dominant performances from Yamamoto and May…
Athletics Notes: July 4, 2025
By Tim Byrnes Happy 4th of July America! The Athletics received an amazing gift to celebrate along with the founding of our Country.
Athletics Notes: 6/30/25
By Tim Byrnes What does a nearly $210 million advantage in MLB spending look like? It looks like a series between the Athletics and the New York Yankees.
Dodgers Notes: 6/30/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers The Dodgers capped off their road trip with a 5-1 victory over the Royals, completing a 5-1 trip. They remain tied with the Detroit Tigers for the best record in baseball, and are inching towards taking the lead on run differential.
Athletics Notes: 6/28/25
By Tim Byrnes The midway point of the A’s 2025 season occurred in game one of the series versus the Detroit Tigers. The Athletics have reached the halfway point of the season (32-49), a mere three-game improvement from last season in Oakland (29-52).
Dodgers Notes: 6/27/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers The Dodgers reached the halfway point of the season in Colorado. Their 8-1 victory and the Tigers 3-0 loss to the A’s allowed the Dodgers to tie for the best record in baseball at the midway point of the season. Both teams won on Thursday and sit at 51-31 for the […]
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