Category Archives: Pro Baseball
Dodgers Notes: 5/2/2025
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers The Dodgers are back on track, and just in time for a ten game road trip. Encouraging starts (in the MLB and rehab) by Tony Gonsolin and Clayton Kershaw are good news given the injury troubles in the rotation, and the bats came alive against Miami to the tune of 36 […]
Athletics Notes: 5/2/2025
By Tim Byrnes Let us take a second to recognize where the A’s are today. Enjoy the view for a second, shall we?
Athletics Notes: 4/28/2025
By Tim Byrnes Athletics Notes: Momentum is building for the Athletics as they concluded their homestand 4-2 with their second series win in a row.
Dodgers Notes: 4/28/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers Heading into the weekend, we mentioned that the Dodger Regular Season would be one-sixth of the way over after Saturday’s game. To make it more confusing, we are halfway to the evaluation point that Andrew Friedman mentioned in a recent interview (he talked about the real evaluations starting around a third […]
Athletics Notes: 4/25/2025
By Tim Byrnes Down 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th, the A’s used an error and timely hitting to score twice, win the game(4-3), and the series(2-1) from the AL West leading Texas Rangers.
Athletics Notes: 4/22/2025
By Tim Byrnes Athletics Notes: We usually discuss the previous series first, but just in: *Per ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, 2024 #4 overall MLB Draft choice first baseman Nick Kurtz has been informed he will be activated in time for Wednesday’s Athletics game.
Dodgers Notes: 4/21/2025
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers Although both victories were somewhat tarnished by the controversies concerning the last outs, the Dodgers were able to take 2 of 3 from AL West leading Rangers on the road. It very easily could have been a sweep (the Dodgers had a 3-2 lead heading into the 9th in game 2) […]
Athletics Notes: 4/19/2025
By Tim Byrnes The Athletics beat up the struggling White Sox in nearly every way possible and swept Chicago in their own city. They sandwiched a close 3-1 win between two blowouts, 12-3 and 8-0, and are only a game under .500. The A’s are showing a core of really exciting hitters, as the days […]
Dodgers Notes: 4/18/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers When we were kids, I remember going to a Dodger game with my dad and his friends where the Dodgers faced a pitcher who was in the midst of some struggles on the mound. I don’t remember the pitcher, the team, or even the year, but I remember the Dodgers loss […]
Athletics Notes: 4/15/2025
By Tim Byrnes Back in early March, longtime Athletics insider Brodie Brazil said, “If the A’s don’t break ground in the second quarter in 2025, then there will be serious issues reaching stadium completion by Opening Day 2028. Last week, the seven Clark County Commissioners finally agreed to and approved vital land-use permits for the […]
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