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Jeff Spiegel

Jeff Spiegel was raised in California but currently resides in Portland, Oregon. After graduating from the University of Oregon, he worked in sports before entering journalism full time — first as a Sports Reporter and then as the Associate Editor of a local newspaper. Online, he has been writing about both the Dodgers and Raiders since 2012 — having written for DodgersNation.com and SBNation.com prior to joining both DodgerBlue.com and RaidersNation.com. He left full-time journalism in 2012 to become a pastor. Jeff can be found on Twitter at @JeffSpiegel. Favorite Dodger I'm going past and present (sort of) on this one. Recently, I was a die hard Yasiel Puig guy. The energy he played with was amazing and the hope and expectation he brought every single night was captivating. Whether it was a rifle from the warning track to throw a guy out at second, an aggressive bat flip or licking his bat, I was here for ALL of the Yasiel Puig era. Past tense, I'd go with Eric Gagné. This wasn't so much about Gagné himself as it was the experience of cheering for him. Yes, he was on steroids — but the dude was unlike any pitcher I've ever seen — he was NASTY. I still stand by the claim that if I needed one out and my life depended on it, and could choose any pitcher from any era to get me that out, I'm taking roided up Gagné in a heartbeat. Favorite Dodger Moment A few jump to mind immediately. Being born in November of 1988, I missed the last World Series by weeks — which also meant I didn't get to see the Dodgers win a playoff game until I was nearly 16. They had made the playoffs in 1995 and 1996, but were swept both times. In 2004, though, I got to see them win behind a complete game shutout from Jose Lima, and that was pretty freaking special. The next in-person moment that came to mind was the Manny Ramirez bobblehead night pinch-hit grand slam from 2009. Vin Scully claimed it was the loudest he had heard Dodger Stadium in 20 years, and it's hard to disagree. As far as ones I didn't get to see live, I'll throw one more out there: the back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs that tied a game against the Padres in 2006 (plus the walk-off from Nomar Garciaparra in extra innings) was an all-timer. Obviously, the impending Dodgers World Series will quickly jump to the top of this list...
149 Articles

Solving The Dodgers’ Austin Barnes Problem

In a time in which the catcher position is experiencing a seemingly league-wide drought, the Los Angeles Dodgers...

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What Justin Turner’s Wrist Injury Means For The Dodgers Moving Forward

It was one of those weird scenarios where you knew it was bad before you actually knew it was bad...

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Dodgers Spring Training Standouts: Clayton Kershaw, Pat Venditte And Kenta Maeda Leading Pitchers

In a world of small sample sizes, Spring Training numbers are almost impossible to decipher — and when it comes...

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Dodgers Spring Training Standouts: Matt Kemp, Jake Peter Leading Hitters

Every time the Los Angeles Dodgers begin Spring Training we tell ourselves stats don't matter — and then every year...

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Ranking The Dodgers 40-Man Roster: Yasiel Puig, Cody Bellinger And Clayton Kershaw Appear Within Nos. 1-6

In less than two weeks, pitchers and catchers will report to Arizona and the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers will officially...

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Ranking The Dodgers 40-Man Roster: Austin Barnes, Kenley Jansen Place Between Nos. 7-10

When this series of articles began, the headline focused on the depth that lined the Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man...

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Ranking The Dodgers 40-Man Roster: Walker Buehler, Andrew Toles Appear Between Nos. 11-20

Now in our third installment of this series, we're firmly into the top-half of the Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man roster...

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Ranking The Dodgers 40-Man Roster: Matt Kemp, Julio Urias Fall Between Nos. 21-30

The Los Angeles Dodgers boast plenty of depth on and beyond their 40-man roster. Some players will of course factor...

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Ranking The Dodgers 40-Man Roster: Trayce Thompson, Kyle Farmer Highlight Nos. 31-40

Of all the things the Los Angeles Dodgers have done an incredibly good job of, perhaps nothing better describes...

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Is Andrew Toles The Dodgers’ Next Breakout Star A La Chris Taylor?

If you had to pick one player that best encapsulated the 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers, it's hard to imagine it being anyone...

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2018 Dodgers Still Projecting To Be Plenty Good, Even Without Giancarlo Stanton

No, the Los Angeles Dodgers didn't trade for Giancarlo Stanton. And no, the Dodgers weren't able to re-sign Brandon...

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Dodgers 2017 Player Review: Joc Pederson

After a breakout 2016 season, big things were expected of Joc Pederson with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season...

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