Are the Dodgers Doomed?
NOTE: We are running two blogs today. This one and the MiLB Blog by Jeff.
The six losses in a row were embarrassing, but last night's game was more than embarrassing. It was humiliating! The Dodgers were 11-0 against Merrill Kelley, who allowed nearly six runs a game against them. Last night, he held them to one run. Then the Dodgers got two runs off Taylor Clarke, who makes $1.5 million, and Brandyn Garcia, who makes the MLM minimum. After Roki Sasaki pitched a solid game, giving up just 2 runs in 6 innings, Edguardo Henriquez (MLB Minimum guy too) shut down the D-Backs in the 7th inning... with the Dodgers clinging to a 3-2 lead.
In the 8th inning, Tanner Scott ($16 million) needed 24 pitches to retire the side with bases loaded. Then, Edwin Diaz (best known for cockfighting and his 11.00 ERA) and his $14 million salary came in and promptly gave up a 2-run home run to win the game for Kevin Ginkel ($2.7 million). For one, I am ashamed to be a Dodger fan. The Dodgers were beaten like rented mules! Seven losses in a row is pathetic.
I liked what Andrew Friedman did in Tampa Bay... he did more with less. When he came to LA, he started out doing the same thing, but over the last few years, the Dodgers have become "pigs" and pigs get slaughtered. Andrew Friedman is now doing less with more! Here is how the Dodgers rank against every other team in baseball with the Luxury Tax included:
The Dodgers' payroll and Luxury Tax are more than double what the D-Backs happen to be. Maybe you would enjoy watching the Lions and the Christians in ancient times in an arena, but I'm not into that. The Dodgers are pigs and pigs get slaughtered. Let's look at what they are paying certain players:
Mookie Betts .233 BA/.682 OPS - $30.4 Million
Kyle Tucker .244 BA/.719 OPS - $57.1 Million
Teoscar Hernandez .252 BA/.727 OPS - $19.9 Million
Blake Snell - 0-1/12.00 ERA on IL - $31.3 Million
Tyler Glasnow - 3 Wins, on IL - $27.3 Million
Edwin Diaz - 1-1/11.00 ERA - $21.1 Million
You have to be a certified moron to pay that amount of money to the above-listed players and get such awful production. I hate it! That's more than the annual payrolls of 16 teams! This is why we likely are not going to see a lot of baseball next year. This has to change. Even if the Dodgers were winning, I'd be embarrassed! But the fact that we are losing is also embarrassing, and it proves we are stupid. Come on, man!
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One week in a 6 month season doesn’t mean much. I still like our chances against anyone else.
08/07/26 Los Angeles Dodgers sent C Chuckie Robinson outright to Oklahoma City Comets.
Using the mute button again!!
Luke Fox is back.
AA LHP to keep an eye on. I think Jeff likes him.
Yikes
Seriously, he put Diaz in again. I would trust Dreyer before Diaz right now. Moronic.
HA! Diaz gets the 'Win'
Hallelujah. A win even though the offensive strategy in the 10th inning was odd. Why not have Edman bunt Tucker to 3B with one out? Diaz did look good after the back-to-back triples. We need some offense in the worst way.
Congrats to the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers to end a 7 game losing streak. Hats off to the bullpen and to Jack Dwyer for his first save for '26. The Dodgers' sixty million dollar man, Kyle Tucker, came through with a HR to tie the game. I love watching Yamamoto pitch. A true professional. I'm interested in how many pitches he averaged in Japan pitching once a week. With the Dodgers three Japanese starters used to pitching once a week and the Dodgers trying to duplicate that with their six man rotation shouldn't the starters pitch count be higher?
Hey guys is it just me or does that Great Big Dodger in the sky, on Mark’s artwork, look an awful lot like Bear. 😀
Non Baseball Question If you pull out all your hair will it grow back?
Been awhile since we got a W. Wasn't pretty but a win is a win. The DBacks had traffic on all night, they had 15 LOB and were 2-16 WRISP and only scored 1 run.
Heck of a play by Jack Dryer getting the double play that ended the game. You see pitchers butcher that play more times than not. Speaking of double plays I think I heard a stat that we lead the league in hitting to the most. Rally killers.
The Dodgers are ranked 28th in MLB in stolen bases and ranked 30th in MLB in hitting into double plays. An infusion of speed on the future roster would sure help when the overall offense is struggling.
Remember I said Friday,the Dodgers take two out of three from the Snakes this weekend. Wrobo comes up Big today. Bet it!
Anyone know why Sheehan,was taken out of his start last night after one plus innings at AAA Oklahoma City?
I give full credit to last night's win to AVF and his prognosticating skills! Good job dude! And honestly, I wouldn't hate on Diaz for cockfighting. It's cultural. Totally legal here where we live. In Puerto Rico not so much, although the local government tells the feds to f off in regards to it. Here's where AI says about that. "However, local government officials and industry participants have openly defied the federal ban, creating a major conflict between territorial practice and federal law." "Local Defiance: Puerto Rico's legislature and governors have maintained that cockfighting is an integral cultural tradition dating back to the 16th century. Local leaders have passed measures to try and keep the industry operating locally, and local police largely do not enforce the federal ban." And rather looking at the glass half empty, which is " pigs get slaughtered", I prefer the saying " pigs become bacon, yum! Yum". Cheers!