Clayton Who?
The Dodgers won about 68% of their games when Clayton Kershaw was on the roster and now have won 100% of their games without him. Why the heck do we need this guy anyway? It seems like it s a new man or men every night stepping up to do the job. Kenta Maeda did his job for 5 innings and the pen nailed it with Josh Ravin pitching 3
The Dodgers won about 68% of their games when Clayton Kershaw was on the roster and now have won 100% of their games without him.
Why the heck do we need this guy anyway?
It seems like it’s a new man or men every night… stepping up to do the job. Kenta Maeda did his job for 5 innings and the pen nailed it with Josh Ravin pitching 3 shutout innings. A lot of people complained about Ryu Monday, but I actually thought he looked good until he ran out of gas. I look forward to his next start.
So, Brock Stewart starts tonight? I like Brock a lot, but really wanted to see him stay in the pen this year and develop a better curve ball this year. I don’t see him doing great in the rotation THIS year, but I hope he throws a perfect game and makes me eat crow tonight. I guess he was the only option since Stripling pitched three innings on Sunday, unless they call someone up.
These are the dog days. We are 12.5 games ahead of Colorado and Arizona and the trade deadline is approaching. Verlander, Gray and Darvish are going to cost a lot. What that “lot” is depends upon whether a trade is made. I would prefer a Brad Hand, Justin Wilson or Zach Britton over a starter, but that’s just me.
Who is the team MVP? Other than Kershaw, I think it’s a toss-up between Bellinger, Turner, Seager and Taylor. Take any of them away and there are problems. Grandal, Barnes and Puig have also been very good. Puig is showing signs he could be a force to be reckoned with. I would love to see Joc get some consistency. This is his third year – it’s time! Lest I forget, Logan Forsythe and Chase Utley have also been big for the team.
It’s a great position to be in – FAZ will not overpay! Now…. we wait!
I would love to see Willie Calhoun hit in LA, but he has two problems:
- Tree Trunk legs; and
- Iron Skillet Glove.
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Disagree, not disagreeable
Beltre ejected for moving the on deck circle tonight. Ump told him to get back in the on deck circle so he moved it closer to home plate
Did anyone else laugh out loud when that CF threw the ball to 1b with nobody around to catch it?
Man this team is resilient!
Wow this team is entertaining.
You never feel like they are out of it.
Ya think we just might be getting a bit too spoiled? I mean how can this stuff be topped? Welp Giants play Dodgers harder than any other teams they face, so sweeping the next three this weekend would make my decade.
Neshek to the Rockies. Looks like a pretty good haul for the Phils. But agree with AlwaysCompete, Neshek would have been nice.
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Phils got 21st and 24th rated prospects (and another guy), but both were playing in A ball. Seems like there is a lot of potential with these two to be rated this high when only at A Ball. Is that right AlwaysCompete, your rating generally goes up the closer you get to MLB?
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Still lots of good trade possibilities out there.