Category Archives: Pro Baseball
Athletics Notes: 6/24/25
By Tim Byrnes A 2-1 series loss doesn’t usually make fans particularly optimistic but the weekend series against the Cleveland Guardians had a different feel to it.
Dodgers Notes: 6/23/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers The Dodgers won another series over the weekend, beating the Nationals twice in three games. Clayton Kershaw led the pitching staff and Max Muncy led the offense as the Dodgers finished the homestand 7-3. Interestingly, two of the Dodger losses came with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound.
Dodgers Notes: 6/20/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers The Dodgers took three of four from the Padres that included Shohei Ohtani’s Dodger pitching debut, several ejections and benches cleared, and a walkoff homerun.
Athletics Notes:6/20/25
By Tim Byrnes Timely hitting and the emergence of a longball star gave the Athletics a hard earned 2-2 split with AL West leading Houston Astros.
Dodgers Notes: 6/16/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers With a Vintage Kershaw performance, the Dodgers beat the Giants in their first series against each other this season.
Athletics Notes: 6/16/25
By Tim Byrnes The ghost of Athletics’ legendary skipper Connie Mack possessed current manager Mark Kotsay this weekend. I am sure of it!
Dodgers Notes: 6/13/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers It was a clash with the Padres that included… just one exciting game. The First game of the series was an epic extra inning clash between the two teams atop the NL West, but the Dodgers punted game two in a laugher, and then quietly took the series in game three.
Dodgers Notes: 6/9/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers The Dodgers offense looked anemic to start the weekend, scoring only one run the first 19 innings of the series (and being shut out for the first 17), before cashing in on their opportunities on Sunday. The vibes are much better heading into this week’s tilt with the Padres.
Dodgers Notes: 6/7/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers We are just over a third of the way through the season, the first target point that we’ve mentioned numerous times as the first stage of evaluations that Andrew Friedman and company would begin with as they look toward the trade deadline.
Athletics Notes: 6/7/25
By Tim Byrnes It’s a nice end to the worst 21-game stretch in the Athletics 123-year history in MLB.
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