I am Thankful…

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

I lost my dog Red four years ago this month. He was a Chiweeny. Great dog, and so fun to have. He died way too young. He was 5 1/2. Haven’t got the heart to have another pet that has to live in an apartment.

Mark, I appreciate you. You’re imperfect but you’re real. Raising a glass of ancient vine Ligurian vino bianco to you. Best to you and your family.

Thank you Mark and Bear for doing this website.

I got a pure black short hair female kitten on Tuesday. So I’m thankful for that. My previous cat I had for 19 years passed away in 2021, and it’s taken me this long to get another one because I was devistated.

Good to hear from you Quasimodo. Glad to hear that you’re doing well. Lets do another year of Dodger baseball together!

Well,…I’m still standing and actually feeling pretty good, even cutting the grass that’s been growing in my head. (a couple here will get that one) So with all that I wish we all can see we started out champions and should be thankful for being put upon this wheel against unbelievable odds. Happy Thanks Giving Day friends!

We all have much to be thankful for! For me it begins with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and for my beautiful wife of 43 years. And to AF for Ohtani, Yamamoto, Cease and a 24 WS title!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

Thank you Mark and Bear for all the work you do to provide this great place.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful day filled with love and family.

Happy Thanksgiving to all on here and to you Mark. Sorry for the issues we’re had, sure wasn’t planned that way. I am thankful for the time you and Bear put in on this place. Keep up the good work. Anyone who has or loves a dog is alright in my book

Happy Thanksgiving from across the pond to everyone on LADT, especially Mark and his family.

I know how you feel about your buddy, believe me. But he will always remain in your heart . The picture of him with one of your granddaughters made me almost cry.

Ignited some memories of my own about the days when my daughter was still a baby and our Dalmatiner would not let any stranger get near her for less than 5 feet. Dog would always protect her .

Special thought goes out to Quasimodo. I know he was very ill for some time and haven´t read anything from him in some time. Does anybody know how he is doing ?

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!

happiest of days everyone! thankful for family, freedom, country, and sports! bo bichette would be a knock out! sign ohthani or jd , acquire 2 starters and lets roll. chris taylor is a great bench piece. he is not an everyday player, he’s just not. i would sign either or both japanese pitchers. snell smells! a5 inning machine! also a walking machine. but it could happen. better we sign him and not the giants. please be safe and god bless you and your families! new year and eternal optimism for the boys in blue!

Projected 2024 lineup

RF–Betts

1B–Freeman

C–Smith

DH–Ohtani

LF–Taylor

3B–Muncy

2B–Vargas

CF–Outman

SS–Lux

No room for Busch but he’s traded for an SP or joins Deluca, Rojas & Barnes on bench.

LF could be upgraded with FA RHH like Soler or Teoscar but we could also roll with what we have and focus improvements on pitching.

Happy Thanksgiving all.

Mark, could you let Bulldogs and Penguins back on here for one day? I miss the Thanksgiving menu he posted every year. Nobody that eats that well can be all bad.

There’s an interesting report that the Cubs explored trading for Bo Bichette.

Would take a big haul, but seems to confirm he’s somewhat available.

Probably doesn’t make the most sense for the Dodgers

Happy Thursday to all the contributors on this blog. Appreciate the times you have with your loved ones. I will be spending a quiet day with the wife and cats. Good food, drink and football.

Happy Thanksgiving Mark, and to all of our loyal posters. I am more than happy to do all I can to contribute to the site. And I totally agree with Mark that this is the most exciting era in Dodger history. Brooklyn fans would have loved a stretch like this. By the way Mark, it is often said that people own dogs who look just like them. I see you have not deviated from this! LOL.

THE ATHLETIC’s Jim Bowden has an article today that is very thought-provoking:

Bowden: MLB teams — Think long and hard before signing a starting pitcher to a 9-figure deal

https://theathletic.com/5082211/2023/11/22/signing-starting-pitcher-free-agency-risk-reward/?campaign=5888993&source=dailyemail

It starts with this:

The Rangers agreed to a five-year, $185 million deal with Jacob deGrom last offseason that covered the 2023-27 seasons. The righty made just six starts for Texas before needing Tommy John surgery, and he is not expected back until September 2024, when he’ll be 36 years old. At that point, the Rangers will have paid him about $70 million for the first two years of the contract and gotten two wins and 30 1/3 innings in return. Then they’ll have to hope he fully recovers from the second Tommy John surgery of his career. The two-time Cy Young Award winner could come back strong late next year and pitch well for the final three years of the contract, but the Rangers will in essence be paying him more than $60 million a season for the time when he is healthy, and that’s if everything goes well.

Happy Thanksgiving, Mark.

Check your blog out every day.

Lots of Dodger fans here in the Bluegrass where I live.

Grace…

A Happy Thanksgiving to you Mark, your family and all the participants of this Great Dodger site. I am truly thankful for being a small part of it. Everyone enjoy the day with family and friends and please NO politics.