Happy, Hopeful, Blessed, and Thankful
I grew up in Ohio and lived there until 1976, when I was 23 years old. I have been in Indiana for 50 years, so I consider myself a Hoosier. Now, I actually live 45 minutes from Bloomington, where the IU Hoosiers play. However, since I was nine years old, I have been a Dodger fan. You know the story! I have been absent from the blog a lot this…
I grew up in Ohio and lived there until 1976, when I was 23 years old. I have been in Indiana for 50 years, so I consider myself a Hoosier. Now, I actually live 45 minutes from Bloomington, where the IU Hoosiers play. However, since I was nine years old, I have been a Dodger fan. You know the story! I have been absent from the blog a lot this year due to working on my book, The Mountain Mover. It is due out in the fall. Finally… thirty-two years in the making. I have been incredibly blessed. However, one of the biggest blessings is this blog!
As I read the comments from people like Jeff Dominique, Michael Norris, Badger, Bumsrap, Bobby, Ted Raymond, Phil Jones, Dodgerdad, Kevin, Daytona Jack, Simon Killer, Bobby, MushersPop, Watford Dodger, JohnDoll, Matt, Cassidy, Bluto, Dodgertifosi, Zeke, Andrew Forte, Dodgerpatch, Jayne Cobb, Hawkeye Dodger, David, Bison Jones, Singing the Blue, Dano, Porpiseboy, Norcaldodgerfan, Illinidodger, Jorge Valenzuele, Anthony H, DodgerOldGuy, Gus, OC Dodger, 4-Gens, John Ferguson, Ron Fairly Fan, Vinny’s Ghost, BlueAZ2020, DCN, 77Dodgers, and others. Sorry if I missed you…
I think the above commenters and I have 100,000 years of combined experience being Dodger fans. The commenters on this blog are an amazing part of this blog. There has never been a better time to be a Dodger fan. Thank you all for your support. This blog will get even better in the future… I promise!
OKC Comets 8 – Charlotte Knights 5
Charlotte had top LHSP prospect Hagen Smith on the mound, and I was hoping to watch him pitch. But I got caught up in Yoshinobu’s game, and that is what I was focusing on.
This certainly was not his finest outing. In 4.1 IP, Smith allowed 8 runs (7 earned) threw 90 pitches (50 strikes). He gave up 6 hits, but four of those hits left the yard. I will go back and watch the game.
RF Zach Ehrhard is reminding everyone to not forget him. He led off the game with 8th HR.
LHSP Cole Irvin took the mound with a 1-0 lead, but could not get out of the first inning. He gave up 4 singles, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 1 SF, and 4 runs in with runners on 2nd and 3rd when RHRP Jerming Rosario was asked to get out of the inning. Rosario allowed a soft single to give the Knights a 5ights a 5th run in the inning.
3B Taylor Young hit his 2nd AAA HR in the 2nd.
In the 3rd, Ehrhard and 1B James Tibbs III drew lead off walks. LF Ryan Fitzgerald hit a 2-run triple (4) and scored on a throwing error to tie the score.
OKC put up 4 in the 5th. With one out, Ehrhard hit his 2nd HR (9) of the game. DH Tommy Edman singled and scored ahead of 1B James Tibbs III on his HR (19). LF Ryan Fitzgerald doubled (6) and scored when SS Hyeseong Kim hit an RBI single.
In his next two innings, Rosario allowed a BB and 2 Ks. He was relieved by LHRP Garrett McDaniels who pitched 2 scoreless innings.
RHRP Evan Phillips continued his rehab. He allowed 1 hit I his 1.0 IP. Unfortunately that one hit was a HR.
In the 7th, Fitzgerald singled, Kim drew a BB, and Taylor singled to load the bases. 2B Austin Gauthier followed with a 2-run single and a 5 run lead.
RHRP Paul Gervase relieved Phillips and pitched a scoreless 7th with 3 K. In his 2nd inning of work, he allowed a hit, but got another K.
RHRP Wyatt Mills was summoned to pitch the 9th. He allowed a run, but finished the 9th for the win.
- Zach Ehrhard – 3-3, 2 BB, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2 HR (9)
- Ryan Fitzgerald – 3-5, 3 runs, 2 RBI, double (16), triple (4)
- Taylor Young – 2-5,1 run, 1 RBI, HR (2)
- Austin Gauthier – 2-5, 2 RBI
- James Tibbs III – 1-2, 3 BB, 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR (19)
Tulsa Drillers 7 – Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota) 6
RHSP Roque Gutierrez pitched a pair of scoreless innings. In the 3rd, after he struck out the 1st batter, he hit the next batter and allowed a double. After another strikeout, Gutierrez was about to get out of the inning before allowing a 2-run double.
In the bottom of the 3rd, DH Kole Myers drew a BB. C Frank Rodriguez singled and RF Josue De Paula singled to score Myers.
Wichita scored 4 unearned runs, 3 on a HR off Gutierrez in the 4th.
In the 6th inning, Tulsa came roaring back to take the lead. CF Mike Sirota led off with a BB, and in so doing increased his on base streak to 52 games. SS Elijah Hainline also walked. LF Zyhir Hope singled to load the bases. Sirota scored on a PB. 2B Jake Gelof and 1B Chris Newell both walked and Hainline scored. 3B Kyle Nevin hit a 2-run single. Rodriguez hit a go-ahead SF.
In the 9th, Tulsa brought in RHRP Nick Robertson. Nick picked a bad game to give up a run. With one out he surrendered a game tying HR before striking out the next two.
In the bottom of the 9th, JDP walked and stole 2nd. Sirota singled and JDP stopped at 3rd. Hainline walked to load the bases, and Zyhir Hope hit a walk off SF for the win.
Every Tulsa batter reached base safely.
- Josue De Paula – 3-4, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI
- Kyle Nevin – 2-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, double (8)
Great Lakes Loons 3 – Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Milwaukee) 1
Great Lakes got on the board when LF Chuck Davalan hit his 8th HR for a 1-0 lead in the 3rd.
RHSP Brooks Auger pitched 3.2 scoreless innings. He gave up 3 hits, 2 BB, and registered 6 K.
In the 5th, CF Eduardo Quintero hit another solo HR (3).
RHRP Reynaldo Yean got the final out in the 4th and 1st 2 outs in the 5th. Yean exited with 2 runners on base. RHRP Alex Makarewich walked the first batter faced, and struck out the next batter to retire the side.
RHRP Isaac Ayon pitched the next 3.2 innings, allowing 1 run on a solo HR in the 6th.
In the 8th, 3B Eduardo Guerrero and SS Emil Morales both drew lead off BB. After Guerrero was forced out on a ground ball, Morales scored on a fielder’s choice and throwing error.
With 1 out in the 9th, PH Marco Dinges grounded softly to Ayon for the 2nd out. Something happened on the play as both Dinges and Ayon were ejected.
RHRP Davis Chastain was called to get the final, which he did.
- Eduardo Quintero – 2-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (3)
- Charles Davalan – 1-4, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (8)
- Doubles – Cameron Decker (3) and Emil Morales (3)
Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) 17 – Ontario Tower Buzzers 1
RHSP Hyun-Seok Jang started his 3rd straight poor game They are progressively getting worse. He has completed 9.1 innings allowing 22 runs (21 earned) on 17 hits, 6 BB, and 10 K.
RHRP Jholbran Herder relieved Jang in the 3rd retiring the side. He also pitched a scoreless 4th.
RHRP Ricardo Montero could not record an out in the 5th. He walked the 1st 3 batters, hit the 4th batter, and walked 2 more. RHRP Accimias Morales relieved Montero with the bases loaded. He unleashed a WP and the Storm had their 4th run of the inning. Morales got the three outs without allowing any further damage.
Down 17-0, RF Ching-Hsien Ko was HBP. 1B Easton Shelton singled. With one out C Bryan Gonzalez Garcia doubled to score Ko and to breaj up the shutout.
Not much to talk about in this game. Turn the page. Play again Sunday.
No ACL Game
DSL Astros Orange 17 – DSL LAD Bautista 0
LAD Bautista had 2 hits, and some horrible pitching in this one. This is one to simply forget.
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Never watch that stuff. Enough violence in the world without watching two guys beating up on each other. Quit watching boxing after Benny “Kid” Paret was killed by Emile Griffith.
Nice Mark. Pretty cool AI thing ya did there. Not sure Ohtani would listen though.
A lot of posters have been writing about how they became Dodger fans, so here is my story: I was born in Brooklyn in 1948 , so Fugedaboudit! Who else would I be rooting for? My dad worked a lot when I was a kid, so I never went to many games. Maybe 3 times at Ebbets field my whole life. My rooting was watching TV. WOR channel 9 with Rheingold Beer and lucky Strike as sponsors. My main early memory was the 1955 World Series. And remember my friend, a Yankee fan, laughing at me after we lost game 1 of 1959 series 11-0. Duke was my favorite player. Sad when they moved and remember how hard it was to keep up with the team. The morning papers didn’t have the late scores. I think it took me two years to realize that Davey Lopes last name was one syllable, not two. Not many national games on TV. I remember Drysdale going for the record shutout streak. No TV, but I went outside with my transistor radio and was able to just barely hear the broadcast from Philly that nite. Going Forward still a fan and loving every minute of these last few years. My wife bought me a ‘repeat champs’ license plate holder for my car
I was playing. Thanks for all you do.
I lived in Brooklyn in 1975 (my oldest son lives there now). It was very different in 1975. I worked on a construction job in Spanish Harlem and had to wait until the “Later Edition” of the newspaper came out to find out last night’s scores. The early edition did not have them. I think it was called the “City Edition.” I had to walk blocks to find a bodega with the City Edition. How times have changed! You still in NY?
Though I understand the supposed “why”, due to new linkage I personally think giving Lakers bobbleheads away at Dodgers games is LAME.
Tis
I vote “NO!”
I moved to South FL in 1979. Now live in Plantation. About 12 miles west of Fort Lauderdale Beach. My dad used to buy the ‘Daily Mirror’. on way to work in AM. It didn’t have those late scores
The two teams have been intertwined forever. I have a Dodgers jersey with 8 in the front and Bryant 24 in the back. I have a Dodger/Laker logo hat with 2020 champions on the back. Every star Laker, and even non stars, have thrown out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium. Dodger stars are always at Laker games and get gigantic ovations. Hell, the Dodgers brought the 2024 and 2025 trophies to early November Laker games, and the place is decked out in Dodger and Laker gear. I’ve seen Kobe and Magic bring out the NBA championship trophies to Dodger Stadium. I would bet 90 % of Laker fans are Dodger fans, and vice versa.
I was a Lakers fan when Wilt Chamberlain played for them. Not since then, although I respected them.
Did you use to frequent Vero Beach?
Ryder Ryan looked interesting today. Throws lots of breaking balls, gets tons of movement.
All likely true, except your percentage linkages are very unlikely. Especially since the “Lebaby” years. The bobblehead deal is still lame IMO.
Would Dave Roberts have pulled Sheehan after he went through the Sox lineup twice? Maybe. But he was attending his daughter’s college graduation. To me, the worst news from this game were the continuing struggles of Jack Dreyer. Definitely not the same guy who was so good as a rookie. Silver: –Sheehan was nails….for the first 5 innings… and then he wasn’t. –Mookie with a two-hit game, including a HR, and his first SB of the season. Lifted his BA to .204! –The bottom of the lineup–Ward, Rushing, Freeland–contributed 3 doubles, 1 walk, 2 runs and 2 RBI.
Neither do I.
I had some banana pudding pie. It was delicious. Thanks John.
Thanks Cassidy. Blessings upon you.
Edman will push Freeland off of the roster.
Up to Tucker, if he starts looking like he is having fun, then I will say he is ready to break out.
One of my best friends, Gary Freed, who passed away two years ago, was a Brooklyn native. He never forgave O’Malley for moving the team. Gary moved to LA in the early 60’s when he went to work for Ma Bell.
It started with Magic, then Kobe, and now Shaq. They gave away a Billy Jean King bobblehead. Now that was lame.
News around the league: Brewers promoting top prospect, SS Cooper Pratt. D-Backs activated Jordan Lawler and outrighted C, Aramis Garcia to AAA. Mariners expected to activate Cal Raliegh tomorrow. Twins DFAd Orlando Arcia.