Carry on!

I do this because I love the team and the game. I do get frustrated with the team at times like I am sure all of us do. But I also get frustrated with the constant attacks on certain players and Doc. Do not get me wrong, I have been critical of some players, and questioned Roberts moves on more than one occasion. But when it is the same thing day after day and the same old rhetoric, well then it gets real old real fast. The games is at 10:15 LA time today. Gonsolin vs Woodland.

Shut it down.

Since I have been reading these Blogs, Has there EVER been a manager that fans are happy with? Not counting those on other teams

Ah man, I missed it! You should have left it up a little longer, It’s only 5:30 PDT!

I was little pissed yesterday that they sat JT, but with a day game after a night game today, and JT’s recent interview saying that many of the players are feeling the dog days, I know that you have to rest guys from time to time.

The Dodgers seem to rest their guys more often than other teams. It’s frustrating at times, but they seem to find it more important to give rest knowing their pretty much guaranteed a post season spot as a Wild Card at a minimum. They way Max and Walker pitch in big games (Sans Bueller’s last start against the Giants) it makes a lot of sense to go about it this way.

Last night was a winnable game. CT3 made a couple of misplays yesterday and both lead to runs. The first play was in the first when he playing practically on the warning track and just missed catching a fly ball coming in. It lead to a three run homer with 2 outs. The second one, he turned Molina’s single into a double, then Yadi moved to third on a wild pitch and later scored. Mookie was thrown out at the plate. If any of those things don’t happen, we most likely win the game.

It’s frustrating to lose a game like that. Mitch White did a good job rebounding from the rough first inning and the bullpen mostly got the job done after Graterol walked a tightrope and Greene gave up a solo shot. Feliz pitched another clean inning on just 8 pitches.

I knew it was going to be a tough day against Wainwright. He’s a command guy and the Dodgers seem to have a tough time against guys like that when the umpire is giving him extra strikes out of the zone. Bellinger, once again, shows off warning track power with nothing to show for it. With Pujols, CT3 and Smith wearing the collar, the bottom of the lineup was a black hole.

A few weeks ago, I was a little concerned that CT3 might be slowing down after playing the most out of any player up until that point and having never coming close to playing this much in his career. It’s showing now, not only with the bat, but also with the glove.

It is what it is at this point. We still have way too many injuries and Pollock going down was more misfortune for a team full of misfortune. The rotation still has just 3 reliable arms and it’s not going to look a whole lot better with Gonso and Kersh returning from lengthy IL stints. They just aren’t built up enough to expect them to do much better than all the bullpen games. We’re running on fumes.

The bright side is there’s still more than 3 weeks to play and the offense will eventually wake up from their funk and the pitching has been excellent overall. Baseball is a crazy game. Literally anything can happen, so I’m not going to cry because we’re two games behind. Teams have made up more ground than this in a shorter time, many times throughout the history of this game. It’s making for a very exciting pennant race and the team is forced to learn to play through adversity.

A new game to play today, early as Bear mentioned. Then, we’re back home with our big three lined up to play the Padres who are one game up on the Reds in the WildCard race. It’s going to be a nail biter down to the wire.

With the two misplays by CT3 yesterday, it’s easy to see the value that Bellinger brings with the glove. It would be another story if there were acceptable replacements for his bat, but there aren’t. As far as Doc goes, I don’t see constant attacks on him. I see people questioning his questionable moves. When there aren’t any, I just don’t see people making things up to complain about. What I do see is irrational defense of him when he does screw up.

Carry on.

It’s an emotional game watched by emotional fans. The blog is entertainment, it’s a 21st century medium where people go to stay connected, to read a box score rather than waiting for the morning newspaper, to share views, to get news from around the world in seconds in what use to take days.

Who cares if someone posts a “wing nut” post without enough factual data (at least to the satisfaction of others) to support their emotional response (eg. CT3’s bat looks slow, Bellinger strikes out too much, Doc should have never used KJ in that particular situation) .

Is my life impacted greatly by a post that tells us TB should never have been signed, or Belli sucks right now, or KJ can’t pitch on consecutive nights, even if the same poster tells us the same thing every day? No, my life goes on whether I agree with the post or whether or not it was written as eloquently as someone else or even if it’s the same old story but different day. Perhaps some here are a bit “thin skinned” and get “wrapped around the axle” a bit too much.

It’s entertainment and the different perspectives is what makes the LADT unique.

Can’ t we all get along? Following Dodger baseball is NOT life or death, but a way to get away from life’s every day’s problems. This is the best Dodger forum with the best writers with the most passionate fans. As a newcomer this year, I’ve learned to express my opinion and move on. Our opinions will not change what Andrew or Doc do or don’t do as intellect and worthy as they may be. We’ve been extremely fortunate the last 8 years as Dodger fans and even this year under the most difficult circumstances with injuries. The sun will rise tomorrow and we all will be better people with less vicious behavior.

Dodgers are going to face Musgrove, Paddack and Snell this weekend. Our starters have not been announced yet, but supposed to be Urias, Scherzer and Buehler. Today’s lineup not posted yet.

Today’s Afternoon Baseball Lineup:

2B Mookie Betts R

1B Max Muncy L

SS Trea Turner R

3B J. Turner R

CF C. Bellinger L

LF Steven Souza R

RF B. McKinney L

C A. Barnes R

P T. Gonsolin R

No Taylor, No Corey, Mookie in the leadoff spot ,Cody batting 5th

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

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…

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.

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

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.

“ 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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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!!

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

Way way way to go Trea

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