Happy Mothers Day, Dodger Fans
That photo is of my wife and daughter, who each have three children. My stepdaughter, Cassie, also has three, and my daughter-in-law, Rhiannon, has two, including our first grandson and six granddaughters. We also have a mother in our life who has two children, and while we are…
That photo is of my wife and daughter, who each have three children. My stepdaughter, Cassie, also has three, and my daughter-in-law, Rhiannon, has two, including our first grandson and six granddaughters. We also have a mother in our life who has two children, and while we are not related by blood, it is a bond of the heart, as my wife and I are God Parents to the Children of Major John Lubbe (Ret.) and Donna Lubbe. Here’s the whole clan:
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It was exactly ten years ago that I got my last Dodger Press Pass.
As my company went from a local water treatment dealership to a national and then global company and my family grew, I had less time to travel to Dodger Baseball Games. Also, under the Andrew Friedman Regiume, I have not gotten one Press Pass, although I have requested one on two or three occasions. So, if some of you think I am biased because I get rewarded for saying good things about the Dodgers, the truth is, I have never been treated so poorly as a Blogger as I have under Freidman. Still, I only speak the truth. It was sixteen or seventeen years ago when I became the first blogger to sit in a major league Pressbox at Dodger Stadium.
I have had the privilege of rubbing elbows with the man the Pressbox is named after and many other baseball dignitaries. The big sticking point of why I no longer get press passes is that they require a blogger to be a member of the BBWAA, which is the Baseball Writers’ Association of America… and I refuse to join, so I really can’t blame Friedman, but also realize that I get nothing from the Dodgers. Hell, I used to get Press Releases and a Christmas Card for Godsake! Still, this is the best organization in baseball, and this is the best time to be a Dodgers fan! EVER!
Last night’s game was a microcosm of the Dodgers season. James Paxton has been a great acquisition, and hopefully, he can stay healthy with plenty of rest (and they are giving him a lot of it). The Bullpen is looking strong, and those of you who do not get the nuance behind early-season pitching moves… well I am sorry that you are playing checkers while Doc is playing chess.
The Dodgers are now up to 3rd in team ERA. The Yankees and Red Sox are ahead of them but are too thin in the pitching department to maintain that pace. The Dodgers have the depth to sustain this pace and they have multiple arms returning in the next few weeks (months). The Dodgers are first in MLB in Runs Scored and are #1 in OPS, BA, and OB%. This is despite having Lux, Outman, and Taylor all hitting below (some WAY below) .188! This will change, one way or another.
Walker Buehler takes the mound today – hopefully, he is a little sharper than his first start. It’s a process and I have high hopes.
Down on the Farm
OKC BASEBALL CLUB – Gauthier was 3-4. He is becoming a possibility. Vanasco – 2 IP, 3 K
TULSA DRILLERS – They lost 14-0. Don’t bother.
Ran out of time…
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all the mothers,wives girlfriends and whoevers I might have missed who put up with us Dodger fanatics during the year. We love you and appreciate you more even after a Dodger loss with your sometimes unheralded patience. Enjoy this Special Day and everyday should Mother’s Day.
Beautiful family! Happy mother’s day to all moms! Miss mine everyday! Sometimes i wonder why players ,(mostly relief pitchers) sign with the Dodgers. Up , then down. on the team, then gone. I understand a very high percentage want to be in Dodger Blue, but the shuffling back and forth has to be hard to deal with! Now look who’s on the IL. Phillips, Clayton, Kelly, May, Miller, Brasier! … When they come, someone has to go!! …. Go Barnes!!