The days of patience, it seems, are over. In pregame comments made to reporters at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly made it clear changes -- pretty big ones -- could be coming. He hinted the team has kicked around the idea of recalling top outfield prospects Yasiel Puig or Joc Pederson to provide a spark for his reeling team.
Manager Don Mattingly's biggest fear coming into this season was that weighty expectations would prove an unbearable burden. That worry seems to be coming to life, and he might be the one who gets caught under the pile.
Clayton Kershaw is a manager's best friend, but Don Mattingly is probably not picky these days. He'd gladly welcome Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier into the party. There was a swirl of stories about Mattingly's job status even before first pitch Monday night in Milwaukee.
For a moment, let’s forget about how Don Mattingly’s players feel about him and ponder how he feels about them. When the Dodgers left San Francisco early this month, having been swept in a bitter, hard fought series, Mattingly told reporters he felt better about his team walking out than he did walking in.
The Dodgers have lost in a lot of ways this season, which is not surprising since they’re six games under .500 in mid-May. Most frequently, it has been insufficient offense. Sometimes, it has been bad pitches by relievers.
In 1969, the save became an official MLB statistic and managers have pretty much been in its power ever since. Media and fans started rewarding saves with awards and attention, guys who piled up a lot them became famous.
If you hadn't noticed, Clayton Kershaw is kind of consistent. He led the league in ERA in 2011, he led the league in ERA in 2012 and, through the first six weeks of 2013, he's leading the league in ERA.
LOS ANGELES -- On April 13, Dr. Neal ElAttrache spent about 90 minutes with Zack Greinke at White Memorial Hospital, about five miles east of Dodger Stadium. The pitcher was out cold, anesthetized while the surgeon repaired his broken left collarbone by inserting a metal plate to stabilize it.
LOS ANGELES -- Zack Greinke looked as if he had never absorbed that charge from Carlos Quentin. The Dodgers' ace right-hander returned just 4.5 weeks after fracturing his left collarbone in a fight with the Padres' outfielder and continued to get his Dodgers career off to a running start.
LOS ANGELES -- Don Mattingly wasn't more than a handful of questions into his postgame media session Tuesday night when the topic abruptly shifted from Clayton Kershaw's dominance to whether he has a new closer.
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