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Maybe it’s all he needs and it’s not supposed to sound encouraging. Hopefully it’s now only stiffness holding him back.
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SP J. Montgomery L
8-5 3.26 ERA 168IP 34BB 150K
SP Clayton Kershaw L
9-3 2.39 ERA 109,1IP 19BB 117K
Confirmed Lineup
RF Mookie Betts R
SS Trea Turner R
1B F. Freeman L
DH Will Smith R
3B Max Muncy L
2B Chris Taylor R
LF T. Thompson R
C A. Barnes R
CF C. Bellinger L
Clear-day
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NO
No
YES….
Kimbrel has to be in the playoffs, but not as a closer.
Or do you really believe that he was on the team all season only to be left out of the post-season at the end? Some of you have bad memory!
Nuese got DFA’d and Larussa will not return to the Sox this season.
Have fun guessing because no one will know until the roster is posted just before the NLDS. Gives ya five days at the end of the season to get your ulcer wondering.
Braves like Strider, two pitches and all but, now this:
https://twitter.com/trans_w0man/status/1573696330496905216?s=21&t=xYZZ2ZHGbAIUgO1dOeK4Jg
They’ve got him working on a third/fourth pitch:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRa3V1pf/
That’s twice now tried to leave a comment and was denied. Pretty shitty of you mark
Here’s the best pitching staff at least to me: Kershaw, Urias, Anderson, May, Gonsolin, Martin, Phillips, Almonte, Ferguson, Vesia, Kahnle, Graterol (Although I don’t care for Graterol but I won’t push it). That’s 10 healthy and 2 pending (Gonsolin, Almonte). Assuming Treinen is done.
If I knew Doc would only use those pitchers in the playoffs I would say pick your poison to fill the remaining spots and have them sit in the dugout, but I don’t trust Doc.
No
Please no for Kimbrel and his Gas Can!
No Kimbrel.
Justin Turner has reached the age of no return, but yet he has been a cornerstone for the most successful team in the MLB this season. Appearing in 122 games this season and accumulating 13 home runs with 81 RBI’s and 126 hits on a .281 batting average comes at no surprise for a professional like Turner.
Arguably even less surprising is Turner believing he has a lot left in the tank despite being 37 years old. The All-Star spent time with AM570’s Dave Vassegh earlier this week to talk about his work with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, among other things.
“Yeah, it’s so easy to point at age, right? And you look at guys all over the league who are struggling who aren’t 37. What’s the excuse for them, right? That’s just the easiest thing to point out for me and I still feel like there’s a lot in the tank. I feel like I’ve shown, especially over these last few months that there’s a lot in the tank and I hope to continue playing for a long time.”
no
No
Tommy Kahnle will be the Closer.
No. Replace him with Alberto he has a lower ERA
No
No.
No
So rather than simply offer ultimately meaningless votes regarding who shouldn’t be on the roster–I see “nos” for Kimbrel, Heaney, Price and Bickford–.how about meaningless votes about who should replace them?
My vote (again): Gavin Stone.
Time is short, so why not see what Stone might do against major league hitters? (My guess is that he’d do better than Heaney has lately. )
Against minor leaguers, he’s been better than Pepiot, Grove, Jackson. I bet he’s been better than major leaguers doing rehab assignments.
Absolutely NO!!! There are much better options.
Game meant nothing in the large picture. Congrats to Tio Albert. Very happy he passed that POS Rodriguez.
No…
But the Pujols homer was cool. I could tell you all a story about him. But he took a picture with my kid. And he has 700. So…he’s cool.
We own the NL. I’m happy to give him that.
It’s a NO from me
Does anyone want Heaney on the playoff roster who’s allowed at least one home run in 7 of 14 appearances this year including 3 multiple home run appearances one with four home runs? NO.
Kimbrel no.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdOrJ6ucBgc
It looks like the court of public opinion completely reversed itself regarding Bauer. Look at the comments.
No
Yes
Tio Alberto Just did it!!!
Well, hats off to Albert. Congrats! Now Dodgers, put it in the next gear and win this one!
Heaney needs somebody like Tommy to put some bulldog into him.
He pitches scared.
Congratulations to Tio Albert, didn’t wanna see it done here though
No.
Good for Albert! When do we vote on Heaney)
Hell No!!
BTW Dodgers removed CKimbrel from the closer role.
NO
Nope! When do we get to vote on Bellinger? Nope!
No!!!! Anybody but Kimbrel.
No.
As of right now NO
Excellent: Houston lost at Baltimore again
Just saw a sports update that the Dodgers have removed Kimbrel from the closer role. I guess AF does read LADT….
No (but no explanation point—-I don’t want to hurt his feelings).
It’s not like he’s pitching this badly on purpose.
Will the results of this survey be shared with the powers that be of the Los Angeles Dodgers?
Yes
No, with my 5 votes from the great states of Washington and Arizona.
NO!
But, I’ll reserve judgement depending on how many healthy pitchers we have available once the postseason starts.
NO!