The brilliant promise each showed in a 2011 high school baseball showcase has blossomed into professional stardom–on different stages
Under Further Review: The Last Innocents
Among many books about the Dodgers, this one stands out.
Mike Piazza, the Dodgers, and the Crippling Realities of Fandom
Last year, I bought a Mike Piazza home-white Dodgers jersey off Instagram from a reformed cholo. I purchased this jersey for a few reasons. One was that his other customers raved about the quality of these $60 jerseys, even though my customized jersey couldn’t possibly have fallen off the back of a truck. Another was
Don’t Root for the Home Team: How Major League Baseball Pushes Away Local Fans
I grew up in Los Angeles, a Dodgers fan. Financial and geographic concerns kept my family and I from attending many games, but I have fond memories of falling asleep to Vin Scully’s bedtime stories on the radio. After “suffering” through World Series losses in 1977 and 1978, I celebrated when they finally beat the
How the Dodgers Can Spend the $46 Million That Lost Them Zack Greinke
The free-spending Los Angeles Dodgers, who offered Zack Greinke $160 million over five years, were outbid by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ offer of $206 million over six years. Normally, this would be a devastating blow for any die-hard fan of the Boys in Blue. But I’m an optimist who sees the extra $7.6 million over the
