Dodgers Blue Heaven: Blog Kiosk: 4/20/2015 - Dodger Links

Monday, April 20, 2015

Blog Kiosk: 4/20/2015 - Dodger Links - Seager, Ryu and Jansen

There sure has been a lot of celebrating for Dodger fans these days. The vastness of the stadium has been filled with smiling Blue faces and there's a certain energy in the air that is inescapable. This Dodger team just wants to win, and win they do. They hit with the tenacity of a wolverine and pitch with the kind of finesse you witness when watching the Blue Angels streak through the skies.

It's like the Dodger team of 2015 is something out of a dream. How else do you describe the offensive punch we've had in our own park.

"Not the pitcher's park I envisioned," said Brandon McCarthy in an article by Ken Gurnick at MLB.com.

No kidding, Brandon!

Contributions have been coming from all corners. The bench is proving, so far, to be the best in the league. The bullpen is markedly more effective. Heck, the one stain might be the starting staff (strange considering that they've been a rock the past few season), still they've done more than enough to get the job done. I can only hope that the good times continue, but I know this marathon of a season means we'll eventually hit a slog. As AJ Ellis added (via the Gurnick article):

"We're just banking wins right now. We know you go through rough patches and the wins get harder to get. This was a big homestand, because we had some come-from-behind wins, which we didn't do last year."

Enjoy it while it's hot, but be ever mindful that it's likely to not always be this way.

The photo at the very top is via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2015. Go here to check out more pics from him from Sunday. Below are some links to check out:

Via Mark Saxon at ESPNLosAngeles.com, "Prospect Corey Seager's position switch could fast-track him to the majors." He has just started playing a bit of third base in Tulsa.

"Corey is an athlete. He can play anywhere on the diamond," (Gabe) Kapler responded via text. "In general, we want our men to think of themselves as baseball players rather than labeling themselves in any way. That said, Seager can unequivocally play shortstop and third base. He’s a pro. Exposure to multiple positions can only help our players."

Via Ron Cervenka at Think Blue LA, "It’s all business for new Quakes manager Bill Haselman."
Via Eric Stephen at True Blue LA, "Hyun-jin Ryu throwing without pain, but timetable remains unclear."

"I don't know when I'll be able to throw a bullpen. I've just been throwing outside on the field," Ryu said. "So far it's just making sure I have no pain. At this condition I probably could [throw a bullpen session] but I haven't thrown long toss yet."

Via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, "Jansen throws off mound for first time since foot surgery."

"Everything went well, I threw strikes and I feel great for the first time," he said. "They told me not to crank it up. So I was hitting that type of velocity holding off a little bit."

Dodgers Nation shares a fun video from the LA Dodgers Foundation Gala at Dodger Stadium this past Thursday.
Blue Skinny Fan shares his day at Frank & Sons on Saturday; including getting Rick Monday's signature.
Panini released more preview pics of thier soon to be released Diamond Kinks set; including the Joc PEderson and Yasiel Puig cards below. Go here to check out more pics of the set from them.