Oscar Garza

law logo2x b

Dodgers Finish Off Cardinals: What Did I Tell You?

Yesterday I predicted the Dodgers would knock the Cards out this weekend, but I didn't think it would necessarily happen Saturday--or that the Blue Crew would make it look relatively easy. The Dodgers gradually silenced the St. Louis crowd as they built a 5-0 lead. The Cards scored a measly......
law logo2x b

Dodgers/Cardinals and the Beauty of Baseball's Revolving Door

The Cardinals took three shots to the gut Thursday. The first was literal, when Matt Holliday misplayed James Loney's two-out line drive against reliever Ryan Franklin, the ball bouncing off the left fielder's mid-section and allowing the tying run to reach second base. The second shot was when Ronnie Belliard......
law logo2x b

Holliday Takes a Death, Dodgers Win 3-2

Baseball is the cruelest game. Just ask Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday, who homered in the second inning Thursday and then made an error in the 9th that eventually allowed the Dodgers to win, 3-2. And ask Cards pitcher Adam Wainwright, who gave up only three hits and struck out......
law logo2x b

Dodgers Win First in Series Against Cardinals, Was it Luck?

When the Cardinals loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning Wednesday night, it was hard not to think about Cliff Lee, who gave up six hits and one run in the Phillies' victory over the Rockies earlier in the day. The Phillies got last year's American League......
Credit: Marco Anelli

Dudamel: The Great Brown Hope

Aside from their musical brilliance, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Gustavo Dudamel would, on the surface, seem to have little in common. Salonen is the cool, cerebral F...