Instant Stardom
Instant potatoes, instant coffee, instant whip, instant karma. Everything is instant and pitchers and all baseball players should also be instant. No waiting I tell you: INSTANT! David Price should instantly be a lockdown reliever Tony Gonsolin should instantly be an awesome #5 starter Trevor Bauer should instantly be an Ace and a 2.65 ERA is deplorable Cody Bellinger should have instantly hit several 8-run HRs Andrew Friedman should instantly
Instant potatoes, instant coffee, instant whip, instant karma. Everything is instant and pitchers and all baseball players should also be instant. No waiting I tell you: INSTANT!
- David Price should instantly be a lockdown reliever
- Tony Gonsolin should instantly be an awesome #5 starter
- Trevor Bauer should instantly be an Ace and a 2.65 ERA is deplorable
- Cody Bellinger should have instantly hit several 8-run HRs
- Andrew Friedman should instantly trade for a couple of lockdown relievers
- Dave Roberts should instantly never make another decision that doesn’t succeed
- Joe Kelly should have instantly been unhittable after the removal of the large cyst in his shoulder
- AJ Pollock should instantly be relegated to the bench
- Mitch White should never give up a hit or a walk with his stuff
- Phil Bickford should never give up a run
- Noisy and Raley should have instantly hit .300 or better or they are not depth
Players don’t have to work, adjust and hone their craft. They are supposed to be able to show up and pitch a perfect game, hit a home run every at-bat, or strike out the side upon command. No one “grows” into a position – they simply instantly become everything that they can be and exactly what the fans want. [In case you have to have it spelled out, this is dripping with sarcasm].
The game is played by players who all happen to be human. Mookie has not been himself this season (maybe until last night), but we don’t know what is going on in his life. No need to even speculate, but it looks like he has put his Superman cape back on. Growing a team and especially a bullpen is a process, but I like what I am seeing and there are more prospects that could hit the show as well (Bruihl, Pepiot, et al). Injuries are a factor but things are shaping up nicely. Enjoy the ride… if you can. I know some of you just can’t (“Yeah, we beat that team but they are bad.“) Oh well, I enjoy it!
I also find it amusing (and also very sick) that some Dodger fans have such an irrational hatred of Dave Roberts… to the point of where they criticize him about roster moves or other stupid stuff. Stuff he has no control over. It has gotten to the point where I wonder if there is a drug for such irrationality? Dave Roberts has the second-best winning percentage of any manager of all time! Seriously, some of you think EVERYTHING that goes wrong is on Doc. Seek help! Doc ain’t perfect, but he’s pretty damn good! Does he make wrong moves? If a move he makes doesn’t work, then I guess you believe it is all on him. It has nothing to do with a player not executing!
Rants & Raves
- Do you realize that Kenley Jansen has only allowed 9 hits in 27.2 IP? Maybe that mitigates his 19 walks somewhat. 9 hits in almost 28 innings? That is insane! BTW, he is still an elite reliever!
- Let me give you a lesson: If you are going to trade for Giovanny Gallegos you trade Austin Barnes for him. You don’t give up prospects. Barnes could take over for Molina in the future and Ruiz takes over for Barnes. Write this down. Don’t make “dope-fiend moves!” You could also try Raley or Reks or another lower-level prospect. Nothing like Pages, Vargas, or Cartaya! No way! Are you insane?
- Maybe Gavin Lux just needs to hit #2. He has the speed and will see more fastballs if Mookie gets on. It’s a different mindset. Try it… you might like it!
- Kaybear hit his 8th HR in 82 ABs for OKC last night. You can’t just leave him there!
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No Harper or Segura today. Hope they are fine soon, but nice for us not to face them today.
Quick poll:
The odds of Ruiz being traded this year are:
A. 100%
B 99%
C. 98%
D. None of the above
What’s sarcasm?
Everyone above is correct about Lux. He could easily have 1 infield hit a game with the way they shift on him.
More importantly, I was beyond impressed the way Bickford fought back and stopped that potential 8th inning rally. I really hope he grows from this. He has really good stuff, and he could be that random pickup, ala Muncy/CT3 that we stole. And the fact that he was the Giants former #1 pick, and chosen ahead of Buehler, and stunk it up for them, but now is helping us? It’s that much sweeter!
And when are they going to school Lux on stealing a base? Dude is the fastest Dodger from what I hear & watching bears that out.
With Lux’s speed he should try to bunt for base hits against lefties. The lineup is deep enough the Dodgers don’t need everyone to try to hit home runs.
Sometimes I think that Doc reads / posts on this site the way MT defends him. Could it possibly be that the team wins despite his bone-headed moves because they have the deepest, most talented roster? Mattingly had a pretty good winning percentage until he started managing the Marlins. Was he a good manager before, but now he isn’t?
8th inning, walk, SB, walk. Phil Bickford sucks! K, K, Groundout. Nevermind.
Remember when people wanted to cut Joe Kelly? Nice job against the top of the order yesterday.
Some guys look like they need more seasoning but will eventually find it. Lux is / was that guy. Even when he was sucking, you can see the tools. The speed and the athleticism. Raley is not that guy. Even Ray Charles can see that. Change my mind.
Three plus lockdown innings by the pen in a close game last night. The Phillies offense has been pretty good this year. They aren’t bad like the Rockies and D-Backs bad.
Baseball is weird. It sure looked like the Giants would lose and the Padres would win last night. One of the great things about baseball is you’re never really out of it in any given game.
Hey, hey, hey…It’s Faaaat Albert! Nice couple of knocks, but he’s still fat. Did you see him run as fast as he can to get to that pop-up on the infield? I thought I was looking at myself on a treadmill.
So, I guess it was time to put Belli back on the IL. It was retroactive since he’s been on the bench and unused for the last 5 days, he’s eligible to come back for the second game of the Padres series in five days.
Mookie is back! I’ve heard that a few times recently. Is it true this time? Don’t look now, but his OPS is approaching the 1.0 mark in his last 7 games.
I remember someone saying that Barnes should be a trade chip. I remember the same person suggesting an IL stint for him in order to get Ruiz’ bat up here.
Lux will eventually be a top of the order hitter, but I’m not sure that time is now. Remember, he’s a rookie for all intents and purposes having missed the cutoff by just 8 ABs this year.
7-1 in their last 8. What will people complain about today?
I see a little of CT3 in Jacob Amaya’s swing.