Maeda looked strong after his Sunday outing against the Giants; especially considering he has been battling the bug that has stricken the Dodgers clubhouse. Per Ken Gurnick at MLB.com:
"I felt like I recovered pretty well, and I pitched well today," said Maeda, who missed a bullpen session but not a start. "I was a little worried going into the game, but as I pitched, the worries were gone and I felt good."Photo above via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2018 at Dodger Insider. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers/Baseball History: In 1958 Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer are involved in an car accident in Vero Beach while trying to beat a 12:30 am curfew. With Snider driving, they veered off the road into a ditch. They fortunately suffer only minor injuries. In 1958 the Dodgers signed 21-year old free agent outfielder Frank "Hondo" Howard. He would play seven years in LA Dodger Blue -- slashing .269/.326/.495/.822 with 123 homers and 382 runs driven in. In 1966 the players elect Marvin Miller, assistant to the president of the United Steelworkers, as Executive Director of the Major League Players Association.
- Happy Birthday, Bernie Hungling, Lu Blue, Elmer Valo, Chad Fonville, Paul Konerko & Mike MacDougal!
- Video: Here's a great video put together by Mike B's Adventures featuring an inside tour of Dodger Stadium. (video link)
- Per Rowan Kavner at Dodger Insider; "Dodgers’ NL championship ring ceremony will take place March 31."
- Via Kyle Downing at MLB Trade Rumors; "Tom Koehler Diagnosed With Anterior Capsule Strain."
An MRI showed that Dodgers reliever Tom Koehler has a mild anterior capsule strain. Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports that Koehler was seen in a sling, later noting that the righty will be out for “an extended time”, which could be weeks or months. Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register adds that no surgery has been planned at the moment, and quotes Koehler as saying it’s “not the way I’d like my tenure as a Dodger to start two weeks in.” He’d left Friday’s spring training game early after retiring just one of the four hitters he faced.
- The bullpen is shaping up, via a tweet by Bill Skaikin:
Roberts: Jansen, Baez, Cingrani, Alexander, Stripling set for bullpen. Dodgers expect to use 8-man pen.— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) March 3, 2018
- Some very encouraging words. Per Jon Weisman at Dodger Thoughts; "Why ‘Dodger for life’ looks good for Clayton Kershaw."
- I can't help but think that he'll be our Chris Taylor this coming season. Via Eric Stephen at True Blue LA; "Jake Peter hoping to make an impression in Dodgers camp."
- Via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com; "Dodgers recount tales of virus outbreak."
"Many times, I was wishing I was dead. I was in so much pain," said Kiké Hernandez....
"It was bad, really bad," said Seager, who started the week with unrelated food poisoning. "It was couldn't-move-for-two-days bad. My neck and back, it felt like I messed my back up again. That's what I thought, 'Oh my God, I messed myself up again.' I was panicking, like, 'There's no way that was happening.' When I found out what it was, it was a bit of relief, I'm not going to lie. That was just a lot of pain."
- Awesome! Vin Scully called a veteran recently to wish him a happy 100th birthday. (Hat Tip: u/hundredjono on Reddit)
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