Carry on!

Apparently Belli does not want to walk ….. freaking ball out of hand. SHEESH!

After 4 1/3 innings from Bellinger (5) down has 3 1/3 innings worth of outs. That’s serious middle bottom of the order suckage.

Team is 4 for 19 after 5. We stink.

Cards aren’t much better their last 4 batters are, .228, .198, .182, then they pinch hit for the pitcher, . 083 with Carpenter at .171. Where have all the hitters gone, long time passing? Where have all the hitters gone, long time ago??????

First of all I think we all agree that this is a great site. And for an old time Brooklyn Dodger fan like me., Bears historic articles are great. Ok. So this is not an official LADodger public relations site, so just post your opinions and if someone is a ridiculous a**hole there is no need to reply to them. And if this is getting you down, I say stop saying 10 times that you are thinking of stopping. Stop the whining and pull a Naomi Osaka (or Simone Biles) and do what is right for you and find something else to do that will make you happy.

Ok And for Beli, I think we all agree he is a great guy, great teammate, trying hard, not sulking etc. But lets face it he is the WORST hitter in Baseball for this season. He is NOT in a slump like Taylor or Muncy. Ok with Pollock out he probably has to play. And it is up to management to decide if his defensive skills outweigh his crappy offense. And to say that they see improvement because he had an RBI by grounding out to short, or flies out to warning track. Well ok for you. If you disagree. Great. post your opinion. And everyone can discuss.

Finally for those who complain about ‘ordinary fans’ posting stuff that they know nothing about because they never played professional sports!!! If that bugs you I suggest you start another blog and get peoples resumes before yopu allow them to post. You can call it ‘LA Dodger Professional Athlete Site, No One Else Welcome’

I was ready to make a comment about CB batting 5th, and then I looked at the BA of the next 4 hitters. .167, .192, .218, 154, that along with Cody’s .160 means that more than 1/2 of our batters are at less than .200 with one exception. It is hard to generate much offense at that rate. If it weren’t for our pitching we would be in deep dodo.

Not good for us when Barnes has the best avg in 5-9 today.

I really feel bad for Bellinger. Nothing he does right now is working. O for his last 22. Kershaw is going to start on Monday.

Will Gonsolin complete 5?

I don’t want to go there really

But – was I the only one watching that and thinking I’d probably PH for Cody?

Sorry

Just being honest

Way way way to go Trea

Please don’t shut it down. People can agree to disagree!!

I am very far away, have never been at Dodger Stadium, and read this blog regularly to know things I don’t know and hear what other people think about Dodgers status. It’s a well informed source.

Never felt offended in any way.

Keep going. Go Dodgers

For what it’s worth, which is probably not much, I rather enjoy the massive Egos on here colliding from time to time.

Who seriously gets offended by any of this stuff anyway?

It’s always been this way since I started contributing about 9 years ago. It is what it is!!

I’ve always like the Cards.

But I really like them now with 3 of my favourite players among them.

Goldy

Nolan

And Molina. What a classy welcome to old friend Albert the other evening.

Busch Stadium is s great place to take in a game.

Hell, I even like the uniform.

Ps great time for a game to start

Looks like a lot of outs at the bottom of this lineup.

I don’t like today’s lineup, but I realize that Seager needs a break as well and Will Smith isn’t going to catch a day game after a night game. CT3 had a shit game yesterday, probably rested him a day late. It is what it is. At least everyone will be available against the Padres who are clearly a better team. So, would you rather rest guys against the lessor team, or against the better team?

Bellinger is going to get a hit today. I can feel it!

Wainwright is a comfy 0 fer. He showed us how a 16 year veteran with 90 and a 74 can still get guys out. He slowly carved us up like a Thanksgiving Day Turkey for 8 innings. I don’t like losing but his performance was surgery.

Random thoughts:

* Considering how many of Belli’s shots are warning track these days instead of leaving the yard, that just seems to give more credence to the fact that his shoulder isn’t completely right yet. Time cures…………………………….

* They don’t let me make the lineup out, but if they did, I’d bring back Beaty, have him play left field (at least against righty pitchers) for 3 or 4 days, and let CT ride the bench and rest for a few days. He’s still a very important cog to the team but seems totally exhausted.

* Looking forward to a starting 5 of Scherzer, Buehler, Urias, Kershaw, Gonsolin within the next few days.

* The Padres will probably decide who wins the West (10 left against SF, 6 against LA)

* Some have suggested that Mark shut down the site for a few days. I think we should use the Roberts plan. Figure out who the best commenters have been over the last 2 or 3 days and ban them for a couple of days. 🙂

* Today’s lineup – if Doc felt the need to start this group, I would rather he have done it with Max or Walker or Julio on the mound, rather than Gonsolin who, considering his lack of starts this year, is likely to give up a few runs. Why not start that kind of lineup when you have a starter who might just keep the other team from scoring.

Thanks to Mark, Jeff, Bear, Badger and all for running the site and providing interesting content.

I appreciate all of the regular posters, and welcome a variety of opinions whether I agree or not.

We can all choose to ignore posters or viewpoints we don’t like, but it is a slippery slope to censor out comments that we find wrong or unsupported. Clearly, Mark has the power to remove any comments and set any ground rules he chooses, since he has created the site. But allowing a range of views and opinions, even inaccurate ones, seems the better option. I have posted many wrong predictions here, and voiced many unsupported opinions. But part of the beauty of the blog is disagreeing, observing, and venting.

Hope the Dodgers squeak out a win with that lineup today!

DODGERS ACTIVATE TONY GONSOLIN, RECALL ANDRE JACKSON

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin from the 10-day injured list, recalled right-handed pitcher Andre Jackson, optioned right-handed pitcher Mitch White and designated right-handed pitcher Neftalí Féliz for assignment.

Gonsolin, 27, was placed on the injured list on July 31 with right shoulder inflammation. He returns from his second IL stint this season and he is 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA (1 ER/35.2 IP) and 42 strikeouts against 26 walks in 10 games (nine starts). He made one rehab start with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga, going 2.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits with one strikeout. The Vallejo, CA native was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the ninth round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft by the Dodgers out of Saint Mary’s College.

Jackson, 25, returns for his third stint with the club and is 0-1 with a 1.04 ERA (1 ER/8.2 IP) and seven strikeouts in two big league games. The former 12th round pick of the 2017 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Utah has split the season between Low-A Rancho Cucamonga, Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City and is a combined 5-3 with a 3.42 ERA (31 ER/81.2 IP) and 88 strikeouts.

White, 25, made the start last night, allowing four runs on five hits in 5.0 innings. On the campaign, he is 1-3 with a 3.92 ERA (19 ER/43.2 IP) and 47 strikeouts in 19 games for the Dodgers. He has spent parts of the season with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City, going a combined 3-0 with a 2.02 ERA (8 ER/35.2 IP) and 42 strikeouts in 10 games. The former second rounder out of Santa Clara University is 2-3 with a 3.66 ERA (19 ER/46.2 IP) in 21 career MLB games.

Féliz, 33, pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in his second stint with the Dodgers, allowing one hit. In three games with the Dodgers this season, he has tossed 3.0 scoreless frames, allowing one hit with one strikeout. The 2010 All-Star has spent 10 years in the Major Leagues with Texas (2009-2015), Detroit (2015), Pittsburgh (2016), Kansas City (2017), Milwaukee (2017), Philadelphia (2021) and Los Angeles (2021), going a combined 21-20 with a 3.55 ERA (155 ER/393.1 IP) and 107 saves.

“ Some people “ complain alot about some people complaining. How about we all ignore what some people like and focus on what we each like without complaining about them? My 2 cents adjusted for inflation.

I rarely read other Dodger blogs because when I do it’s usually a disappointing experience. In the past I have expressed that LADT provides some of the most thorough and insightful writing in sports writing whether professional or in the blogosphere. There is no other source that can provide information on the Dodger minor league prospects than LADT.

And, the spectrum of personalities and opinions on the site is incredible.

My understanding of a blog is for a subject to be presented and then posters having the opportunity to opine on the subject. Mark does a good job of creating activity on this site. He has even admitted to posting a opening articles with a controversial topic in order to spur some unhinged comments. I’m sure I’ve been sucked into such a scenario. I read LADT almost everyday and usually every baseball comment. The political comments are tempting to respond to, but I realized it was a waste of time and energy. If I don’t agree with a comment on the topic of the day it’s no big deal. Baseball is a game. It’s not healthy to let the results or moves in a game cause such over the top reactions. Getting frustrated is understandable. Life is full of frustrations. Having the opportunity to write on this blog to help alleviate those frustrations can be a good thing. That may be the reason many of the posters write what they write. We all have the option of not reading the comments or be selective in what we read. Or, not read the blog at all.

Mark has provided us with a fantastic platform to discuss and opine on everything Dodgers. I have learned so much about Dodger history from Bear’s fantastically researched and well written articles. With Jeff and DC’s incredible articles on the Dodgers of the future. And, of course, Mark’s interesting rants and opinions in his opening articles and comments. It’s all good. LADT should be a positive vehicle for us all. If a poster or an issue bothers you to the point of ruining your LADT experience then maybe try to avoid those situations.

Note to Bear. I’m going to be visiting your fine city next week. A good friend has moved their recently from the LA area. I’m going to check out his new place. I was last there about three years ago. Nice town. My friend loves it there and is thrilled to be out of LA.

Let the people Say what they want or think. Just no Say Bad or atack words…every acept yet that have not internal information, we are no agent o couchers so averybody are morons, me the first…just enjoy or suffer the game, by the way very bad lineup, I hope they can hit

Bellinger, McKinley, Consolin – 3 almost automatic outs. Almost looks like Dave is throwing in the towel and hoping to win the wild card game. And that’s not likely to happen with this line up.

With 3 weeks to go, why are they resting guys like Will Smith? He’s young. If he needs rest from the stress of catching then bench Cody and let Smith play Center Field.

At this point, you’ve got to go with the best not the rest.

Right now it might be a bad time to do the following but here goes:

Shut down site for 4 days…

Allow DC, Bear and Badger to relax a little… We need these guys!!!

This applies to MT also… I will once again say that I believe MT incites a lot of the crap posts we see… MT throws chum in the water and attracts crapola… I’ve found that I feel better when I see a poster’s name and just skip over the content…

GO BLUE…

P.S. – AVF hit the target with his post…

Morning everbody. Early game , so a took a work meeting 8am and put activities to my team in order I can enjoy the game 12.15 in México. Of course I hope Dodgers win so 1.5 games rear . Enjoy the game to everybody