If You Feel The Need to Panic, By All Means Do So!
I just don t feel that need. This losing streak has gotten to the point of where it is almost comical. Yes, it is probably from that lack of adrenaline like Watford opined, but at least 50% of it is 80% mental (as Yogi used to say). The psychological side of baseball is just as important as the mechanical side. I have no direct information about that, but knowing how progressive
I just don’t feel that need. This losing streak has gotten to the point of where it is almost comical. Yes, it is probably from that lack of adrenaline like Watford opined, but at least 50% of it is 80% mental (as Yogi used to say). The psychological side of baseball is just as important as the mechanical side. I have no direct information about that, but knowing how progressive the Dodgers front office is, they are undoubtedly doing some things on that side as well.
It may seem like the Dodgers will never win another game. I assure you they will. The starting pitching has been generally good this month, so that is a plus. It was good again last night.The pen has slipped, but I suspect it will return as the players are auditioning for the playoffs. Walker Buehler will be in the mix and Tony Cingrani has been filthy his last 2 or 3 outings.
You can feel free to panic, I just don’t feel that need. I am surprised that DodgerTherapy is not back up and operating. Writers like Bill Plaschke and Howard Cole write what the masses love to hear: negative news. If you write that, you are assured of good readership. Fans clamour for it. This reminds me of a blog I wrote last year at LAdodgerReport.
Losses aren’t any fun. I don’t enjoy them, but Kershaw goes tonight. Corey will likely be back by the weekend and hopefully Yu Darvish figures out his mechanics. If not, the Dodgers still have enough pitching. It’s getting close to “Go Time.” This team will answer the bell when necessary. Baseball is a crazy maddening game: the fact that a team is capable of winning so many in a row and losing so many in a row makes this game what it is: addicting.
Hide your guns. Put away sharp objects. This is going to pass soon.
Doc believes in Curtis Granderson. Remember, it’s not how you start – It’s how you end! It was nice to see Joc get a hit. It’s sounding more-and-more like A-Gon will not make the playoff roster as he is still having major back issues according to TrueBlueLA.
At Tulsa last night, Mitch White went 6 innings and allowed 4 hits, Zero runs and had one walk, with Zero strikeouts. That’s a strange line for a guy with his stuff. The Driller bullpen then coughed up the game. Sound familiar? Mitch White might be ready for the Dodgers rotation next year.
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Disagree, not disagreeable
I don’t know about everyone else, but when Arenado hit that three run HR off Kershaw in the first, my first thought was, the Dodger’s are cursed, thanks again, Sports Illustrated!
This is the worst team with the best record in baseball, I have ever seen.
No panic button here but I have avoided posting for a few days as the sense of impending doom has pervaded the site. How do the professional handicappers view it? See the link below. The Dodgers have gone from +200 as their streak was coming to an end to +220 after the current losing streak, an extra $20 for your $100 bet. The DBacks are +3300 so if you really think the odds favor them then go to the window. The luxury of a big lead afforded the team an opportunity to rest and retool and get healthy for the stretch run and some questions have been answered already. Other than the Padres series which even I held my nose while watching they have played teams in the playoff hunt with a lot more to play for. It’s like betting week 17 in the NFL: who really cares if they win this week?
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After being punched in the mouth the entire organization is ready to right the ship and start winning again but the games are played one at a time. Once this streak is ended-and I like their chances today as Darvish should pitch better and Marquez has struggled against the Blue-the wins will start to come with regularity again. They have the Rocks for 4 more and the Nats for 3 but all of the other remaining games are with teams below .500. Be patient grasshopper as the tide will turn and the 2 hottest teams (Cleve and AZ) have peaked too soon and will not maintain their lofty pace. I still believe the Dodgers and Astros will meet in the WS and so do the pros.
Open on www.oddsshark.comhttp://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/mlb-odds-world-series-futuresCorrection: Previous link was from Sept 1st. Az is now +1400 Dodgers unchanged as of today.
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Open on www.oddsshark.comhttp://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/odds/futuresAs hot as the Indians are and as bad as the Dodgers are, the Boys in Blue are still #1 in the power rankings:
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Open on www.cbssports.comhttps://www.cbssports.com/mlb/powerrankings/Granderson hitting leadoff tonight. Taylor with a scheduled day off. Why hit a high .obp guy like Verdugo 1st when we have the Grandy Man. Puig 5th. Not sure that’s permanent or because Barnes is catching tonight.
Granderson
Seager
Turner
Belly
Puig
Joc
Barnes
Forsythe(sorry MJ)
Darvish
The two encouraging things I took away from last nights game were named Buehler and Verdugo.
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I don’t like to make definitive judgments based on one outing, but Buehler had me wanting to see more. He’s a potentiall difference maker on a playoff roster.
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And Verdugo also looked good, and hit the ball hard in both of his AB’s last night. Also want to see more of him. In addition to his potential with the bat, I’m intrigued with the thought of having him and Puig in our corners. It’s Cannons in the Corners. And with Taylor’s very strong arm in CF, there would be no running on the Dodgers outfielders. Sort of the antithesis of rag armed Juan Pierre.
Mark, in his ROTC days.