Michael Elizondo is the self-proclaimed Traveling Correspondent of the staff who has been to 48 regular season games over the 2021 and 2022 regular seasons. Michael is in the process of generating a travelogue, On the Road with Eli(zondo) and Adric, nicknamed the Guide, for any traveling Dodgers fan who happens to want to see a Dodger game anywhere in the League. Michael primarily writes Guide entries, commentaries, interviews, and investigative essays related to matters related to the Dodgers.
Michael has been a Staff Writer at True Blue LA since January 2021, after being a commenter starting in the 2015 season. Michael was born in Orange County, grew up near Fresno, and attended professional school in Sacramento, before establishing himself as an attorney in the Bay Area.
Michael carries three things with him to every Dodger game he goes: an external battery for his phone, a photo of himself and his father, and Adric, a stuffed animal, made by Michael's sister as a good luck charm for when he worked internationally. Adric goes to every Dodger game that Michael goes to, rain or shine.
2023 review: Chris Taylor
A recap of 2023 for Dodgers infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor, who had a bounce-back season at the plate.
2023 review: Gavin Stone
A look back at the 2023 season for Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone, who had a rough go of things during his first year in the majors.
2023 review: Noah Syndergaard
Free agent signee Noah Syndergaard was a disaster with the Dodgers before getting dealt to Cleveland at the trade deadline.
Mookie Betts, defender of Trevor Bauer
The Dodgers have been mostly mum in the nearly 11 months since releasing Trevor Bauer after his 194-game suspension. But superstar Mookie Betts in an interview with the Los Angeles Times said he hoped a major league team would sign Bauer this offseason. "My experience with Bauer is not anything remotely close to what everyone else’s experience is. I love him. I think he’s an awesome guy," Betts said.
Déjà vu all over again for the Dodgers
211 wins with just one postseason win to show for it. But before all that, @elidelajandro shares his final field report of the year, while digesting what just happened to the Dodgers.
Dodgers better shake it off
After the 2023 NLDS Game 1 debacle, Michael Elizondo goes over the FIP warning flags surrounding Kershaw and gives everyone one bit of advice, they better take: Shake it off.
The hottest Dodger bracket returns
Or objectifying the Dodgers for fun, a non-profit, and a good cause as Ms. Makenna Martin has raised over $22,000 (so far) for charity.
Are the 2023 Dodgers a championship team?
For the first time in a while, the Dodgers enter the postseason not as the favorites to win it all. Let’s look at how they did down the stretch to surmise whether they can win a championship anyway.
Requiem for the underachieving Padres
Wondering aloud about the question of how foundational the problems are with the San Diego Padres.
Closing time: Facing mediocre rivals at the end of 2023
The Giants have been irrelevant for some time, save for their 2021 resurgence. But a fluke summer does not make up for a decade of irrelevance from our northern cousins. Remember when Giants’ games used to be marquee events?