Category Archives: Pro Baseball
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 […]
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!
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