I am Proud to be a Dodger Fan!

Disappointing end to the year. But to tell the truth, I have been expecting it for a couple of days. When the final out was made last night, I was not angry or disgusted. The team fought back. They missed too many opportunities to get in front and stay there. And last night they reverted to their swing and miss way’s with 14 K’s. Taylor’s 3 HR’s were a distant memory as he went back to swinging and missing. Albert Pujols added 2 whiffs. They just could not do any damage against Atlanta’s LH relief pitchers. Last night Roberts came out and admitted that using Scherzer in relief in game 5 had an affect on the Dodger rotation. The web site itself blamed the unconventional use of pitchers as a big reason for the loss. Just my opinion, but I think that another reason was the loss of Muncy, and eventually Turner. That combined with a very weak bench weakened the offense considerably. I would love to replay this series with both teams at full strength. But it is what it is. I got an email from the team this morning. It said thank you to all of the fans who supported the team all year long. Calling LA fans the best in baseball. Twitter blew up after the game with Giant fans piling on. That was to be expected since most of them are low class clowns anyway. There will be changes this offseason. Next years team will have a different look. The bench will definitely be constructed differently. And the rules will not be the same. The DH is most likely coming. Automated K zone? Maybe. There is talk of limiting the shift. Baseball wants more offense and less K’s. Pitch clocks might be in vogue. They might even change a coach or two. Roberts is safe for now. 112 total wins and you go home is disappointing. But the FO still believes in it’s vision. After the World Series, which I will not watch, players will make their intentions known. Filing for free agency. The Dodgers have a lot of hard decisions to make. There will be some non tenders. I doubt seriously that Souza and Burns are in the organization next season. Souza did ok at AAA but added nothing with the big club. Burns would not have even been on the roster save Turner’s injury. The big decisions will involve their free agents. Kersh, Mad Max, Kelly, Seager, Taylor, Jansen. No one knows who they will make a push to retain. We can only guess. I would think Taylor has priced himself off of the team with his performance in the NLCS and playoffs. One thing was nice and that was seeing Bellinger totally change his approach at the plate. I will be checking in from time to time. I will add to the site as much as I can.

Thanks Mark. I can only imagine how much work is involved in keeping the site up and running. Who would have thought the 88 win team is going to the WS. A team that was .500 in August and not the 107 win team or the 106 win team! But that’s what I love about baseball. “ It’s like a box of chocolates”. Undone by a Rosario and a Matzek! Who’d of ever thought it? But thank you Dodgers for an incredible season. You played your hearts out. Frustrating and exhilarating at the same time! The battle down the stretch with the Giants. The walk off win in the wild card game. The epic series win with the Giants. We just ran out of gas and magic against the Braves. Now it’s our favorite time of year. Putting on our GM hats and telling AF what went wrong and how to fix it. That’s always a hoot! Hopefully LADT will continue in some form. My wife is already sick of my bitching and moaning. Adding the Dodgers to that list will push her over the edge! At least keep stirring the pot with your posts Mark and thanks again.

Thanks Mark.

I’ve been waiting for this book of yours for over twenty years. With all the crap I’ve given you about it for those two decades is expecting a signed copy delivered to my house asking too much?