2022 All-Star Game Stuff
So next year, Robber Manfred s Traveling Circus JuJu Medicine Show will play the All-Star Game at Chavez Ravine. Alrighty then! Will Bellinger and Muncy both compete in the HR Derby? I can hardly wait. However, I am being sarcastic. I ll leave it right there. The new MLB Power Rankings are out and the Giants at #1 with the Dodgers #2. The Giants com to the Ravine for four games
So next year, Robber Manfred’s Traveling Circus & JuJu Medicine Show will play the All-Star Game at Chavez Ravine. Alrighty then! Will Bellinger and Muncy both compete in the HR Derby? I can hardly wait. However, I am being sarcastic. I’ll leave it right there.
The new MLB Power Rankings are out and the Giants at #1 with the Dodgers #2. The Giants com to the Ravine for four games starting Monday. That should be very interesting. Friday and Saturday, Buehler and Urias take the mound in Denver and Sunday it could be Price or JoJo. Maybe Clayton or JoJo…
- The best Free Agent SS in baseball COULD be back this weekend!
- Who still wants Francisco Lindor and his $341 Million boat anchor contract? He is htting .227 with a .702 OPS. He can no longer carry Corey Seager’s joc!
- The Red Sox are for real and could be getting Chris Sale back soon as well as promoting Jarren Duran to be the starting Centerfielder allowing Alex Verdugo to play RF for which he is best suited.
- Kike Hernandez is doing what he always does… except his defense is not as good as in the past, but he will be 30 next month.
- I would say that Kiek and Joc may be missed as humans, but not on the field.
- Finally, it appears that there will be some decision on the Trevor Bauer situation by July 27th. That gives AF a couple of days to get something done if the decision is adverse. I think there is a 50-50 chance he pitches again this year… for the Dodgers.
Down on the Farm
- Diego Cartaya hit his 10th HR last night. He’s hitting .297 with a 1.000+ OPS in A-Ball as a 19-year-old.
- Jake Vogel continuse to rake at RC, going 2-5 last night.
- Vivas and Leonard also contine to look like they could move up a level.
- Justin Yurchak went 6 for 9 in a double-header for GL last night as the Loons won both games. He is hitting .371 with a .916 OPS. In 167 AB’s he only has 2 HR’s. His OB% is .455!
- Melvin Jiminez has been working his ERA down at GL – it now sits at 1.93 and he is being used exclusively out of the bullpen. He still needs to cut down on his walks, but his WHIP at 1.94 is acceptable. He is still only 21. He has been in the system since 2016, but now is showing signs of being a quality arm out of the bullpen.
- Mike Busch was 2-3 with a double last night. He is starting to strng some hits together.
- Miguel Vargas continues to play 3B and was 3-5 last night. Still 21, he is hitting .292.
- Michael Grove contines to keep rolling out to the mound and not getting results. Well, he is getting results: Last night he pitched 3 innings, allowing 8 hits and 6 runs. OUCH!
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Discussion (177)
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Mark, what’s up with Hoese?
Black Friday refers to when companies ledgers go from being in the negative (red ink) to positive (black ink).
Does anyone else think it’s odd that the Dodgers don’t plan on having Seager go on a rehab assignment? I know that Lux isn’t hitting much, but does it make sense to bring Seager back for the Giants series, with no rehab assignment and what seems to be a worse glove than what we’re getting from Lux?
Get back Jo-jo! I love the Beatles and spin their LP’s often. I’m not sure if there’s any others on this site, but I am one of those guys that still spins and collects Vinyl Records. I have quite a few Beatles albums and my favorite right now is Beatles for Sale.
Wow, Justin Yuchak has some lofty batting averages on his BR page! I’m glad to see Vogel starting to settle in. He’s a young kid and the Dodgers were really excited to start working on his swing after drafting him. Hopefully, the work they’ve put in is starting to pay off. The dude has game changing speed and will hopefully be our Center Fielder and leadoff hitter of the future.
It’s officially trade season now. I really liked how the draft coincided with the All-Star break and now we’re jumping into trading season. Over the past few years people have speculated on what AF might do. It seems that the consensus now is that speculation is futile since AF always seems to surprise us. The deadline falls on the 30th this year because they didn’t want it to fall on a Sunday. I sure hope AF finds a great Black Friday deal in July this year. Are we still allowed to call it “Black Friday” in today’s political environment?
Yesterday’s comments section was one for the ages! I don’t think I’ve laughed as hard reading on this site as I did yesterday. Patch’s meme made me laugh so hard I think I peed my pants a little. Seeing Bumsrap felt like bumping into an old friend after a long hiatus and Jayne broke it down perfectly in the most simplest terms. Pay attention Badger, you can learn something from Jayne’s comment regarding those familiar “News Agencies”.
In case you missed it, Bill Plaschke wrote a full virtue signalling article from high a top of his soap box. I find it disturbing that people want to convict others based solely on allegations. The LA times is another subscription I cancelled long ago.
Jo-jo is starting tonight’s game at OKC. So far, he’s pitched in two games since his injury and has given up 1 hit in two short starts totalling 6IP 1H 0R and 5K. He managed 4 innings on 53 pitches last time so I’m guessing we won’t see him on Sunday. It’s probably best that he doesn’t make his pro debut against the Rockies in Colorado or for the madhouse that will be Dodger Stadium during the upcoming Giants series.
My gut tells me that CK will be back in time to avoid a full on bullpen game since Gonsolin and Price are still building up. I guess if I had my way I would set the rotation as Urias, Bueller, Price for the Colorado series and then Kershaw, Gonsolin, Urias and Buller for the Giants series. This way the two guys that are “Building Up” don’t pitch back to back.
Well, we exhausted the voting rights subject yesterday. What do you all think about our Southern Border, Immigration and School Choice?