Dodgers Win, in Spite of Mookie
Hopefully, Mookie will make an impact in the playoffs but he has been a non-factor in this series as he took the collar again last night. Shohei Ohtani, whom many fans have actually (delusionally) ragged on, showed up, stepped up and shut the Padres up! There are actually morons…
Hopefully, Mookie will make an impact in the playoffs but he has been a non-factor in this series as he took the collar again last night. Shohei Ohtani, whom many fans have actually (delusionally) ragged on, showed up, stepped up and shut the Padres up! There are actually morons who believe Mookie should hit leadoff, even though Freddie Freeman is not a fan of having a runner distract him. What rubbish! In his last 7 games, Ohtani has hit .621 with a 1.276 SLG while Mookie has hit .172 with a .379 SLG. This is quite concerning to me.
Shohei is stepping up, and Mookie is doing his annual disappearing act! Many players contributed. Freddies had two hits, and Teo drove in a run. Muncy walked twice. Tommy Edman was 1-3 with a walk and a run scored, while Gavin Lux had two clutch hits. Will Smith walked and scored as well. Flaherty was OK, but the bullpen was “nails!” The lead is back to three games and the fat lady is humming for the Friars, who are a good team.
The Dodgers and the Phillies are tied for the most wins with 94, but the Phillies have one more loss. In the last 10 games, the Dodgers are 7-3, while the Phillies are 4-6. Tonight, the Dodgers can further the cause, and maybe Mookie can awaken…
Arizona Fall League
The Dodgers announced their AFL Participants yesterday:
- Zyhir Hope, OF
- Jake Gelof, 3B
- Alex Makerewich, RHP
- Kelvin Ramirez, RHP
- Jerming Rosario, RHP
- Eriq Swan, RHP
I would not be surprised if they added another, but we shall see. Some of you may wonder why certain players are on the roster, and others are omitted. Player development is not linear and is highly objective. The Dodgers Player Personnel People have so much more information that we do… and they ain’t saying!
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It was Korea, and now it seems like a very long time ago. Be great to secure the best record tonight. I despise the Phillies.
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Dodgers (96-64)
Rockies (61-99)
SP Y. Yamamoto R
6-2 2.96 ERA
SP A. Senzatela R
0-0 3.38 ERA
Confirmed Lineup
DH S. Ohtani L
RF Mookie Betts R
2B Gavin Lux L
LF T. Hernandez R
3B Max Muncy L
C Will Smith R
SS Tommy Edman S
1B E. Hernandez R
CF K. Kiermaier L
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09/28/24 Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP Ben Casparius to ACL Dodgers.
09/28/24 Los Angeles Dodgers recalled LHP Justin Wrobleski from Oklahoma City Baseball Club.
“Unless “something really unforeseen” happens, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Tony Gonsolin probably isn’t going to be part of the team’s postseason roster. Gonsolin underwent Tommy John surgery about 13 months ago and was considered a longshot to pitch any big league innings this season, though Gonsolin did return in time to pitch 7 2/3 innings over three Triple-A rehab appearances. As Roberts implied to the Los Angeles Times’ Jack Harris and other reporters, however, Gonsolin is still viewed by the Dodgers as something of an emergency option, as it would be asking a lot of any pitcher who go from a year of inactivity right into the tension of important postseason relief innings”.
GOOD NEWS!!!!!
Philly just lost to the Nationals 6-3 on a Joey Gallo 3 run homer in the 8th and now the Dodgers are the number 1 seed in the National League playoffs and also in the World Series with home field advantage throughout.
I see that singles hitter from the Madres isn’t playing tonight so he can protect his batting average against Ohtani. Wussie!
I noticed that too!!
Complete chicken—-move!
If he doesn’t play tomorrow it tells you everything about his character.
If he played and won the batting title – then kudos to him.
If he wins it because he doesn’t play tomorrow, then he should be ashamed of himself. I wonder what other players think?