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What’s Wrong with the Los Angeles Dodgers?

Posted: 6th May 2010 by Derek Hart in MLB
As of this writing, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in last place in the National League West, with an 11-16 record. The Milwaukee Brewers have scored 11 runs on them the past two nights. Most Dodger fans did not expect this, with the team coming off two straight NLCS appearances with a good core of young players. However, when the season started, I was afraid that this swooning futility might happen, sorry ...

The Best All-Time Baseball Team, Period

Posted: 7th April 2010 by Derek Hart in MLB
For over three decades, I've considered this time of year to be New Year's Day, rather than January 1st. I can't think of any other way to describe the beginning of baseball season. Inherited from my grandparents, my fondness for the game has evolved from feeling a child's excitement upon entering Dodger Stadium for the first time on my 11th birthday, to playing little league in my neighborhood park, to being in ...

One and Done Must Go: What the NBA Needs To Do

Posted: 16th March 2010 by Derek Hart in NBA
March has always been the only time of year when I get excited about basketball. Being that college basketball's 65-team NCAA tournament, "March Madness", is held during that month, I know that millions of fans share my sentiment. With 64 games being played over three weeks and one loss equaling a one-way ticket home, small liberal arts colleges with maybe a few hundred students beating longtime powerhouses with last second shots, crowds ...

Los Angeles Dodgers in NLCS: My Thoughts

Posted: 14th October 2009 by Derek Hart in MLB
In light of the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the St. Louis Cardinalsáin the NLDS to earn a date with the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS, not to mention being four wins away from their first World Series appearance in 21 years, I have three words to say... I was wrong. I honestly didn't think that L.A. wouldásweep the Cardinals, due to the fact that those Redbirds had two aces in Chris Carpenter ...

Dodgers In The Postseason: My Thoughts About Their Chances

Posted: 7th October 2009 by Derek Hart in MLB
When the Los AngelesáDodgers finally clinched the National League West Division after five straight losses, beating the Colorado Rockies last Saturday, 5-0, one thought ran through my head... "It's about time! They should have clinched in Pittsburgh!" This team, quite frankly, was in free fall the last week of the season. No one was hitting-and when they were, leads were being blown-and I thought that Colorado was playing better baseball and would ...

Is It Time To Panic? Dodgers Lose Third Straight

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Derek Hart in MLB
In 1964 the Philadelphia Phillies, under manager Gene Mauch, were having their best season in nearly 15 years. Led by pitching ace Jim Bunning, who threw a perfect game that year, and slugger Richie Allen, they had a six game lead in the National League with ten games to go; the pennant and a World Series date with the New York Yankees seemed safely theirs. The Phillies thenáproceeded to lose ten straight ...