Category Archives: Pro Baseball
Dodgers Notes: 7/25/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers Branch Rickey said that baseball is a game of inches, and the saying rang ever true on Wednesday. The Dodgers were probably a combined 6 inches from losing: Betts had a check swing barely called a no swing, then two pitches later beat a ground ball out by half a step, […]
Dodger Notes: 7/21/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers We’re taking a break from our typical format to give a bit of a State of the Union for the Dodgers. People are absolutely freaking out right now, and while we find it incredibly annoying, it’s nice to know who the fair weather fans are… the fans that were not there […]
Athletics Notes: 7/21/25
By Tim Byrnes All-Star Game Recap: The ASG was an Athletics showcase with DH Brent Rooker hitting a 3-run homer in his only at-bat and SS Jacob Wilson adding a 2-run double in four trips to the plate.
Dodgers Note: 7/18/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers The Dodgers backed into the All Star Break with a bit of momentum – a modest two game win streak following a seven game losing streak. Still, they entered the break with the best record in the National League, and only a game behind the Detroit Tigers for best record in […]
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.
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