Category Archives: Pro Baseball
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 […]
Dodger Notes: 4/14/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers The 8-0 start seems like a completely different season as the Dodgers have dropped six of nine over the past week and a half. They still sit at a respectable 11-6 (the fourth best record in baseball), but are in 3rd place in the NL West and have a run differential […]
Dodgers Notes: 4/11/2025
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers It was a bit of a rough road trip for the Dodgers – on and off the field – as they finished it 2-4 and again are experiencing some injury issues with the pitching staff.
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