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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Discussion (80)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Tonight’s starters – Kershaw vs. Wheeler
We’re without Muncy, Bellinger, Seager and Turner.
They (with a weaker roster than ours to begin with) are without Harper and Segura, their 2 best hitters.
Logic says the final score should be 1-0 in 12 innings.
The baseball gods, forever laughing at us, will probably produce a 10-8 final score.
In the year of the injury, our depth has been severely tested from the outset. We’ve lost key pieces but so have other teams. It’s a war of attrition and we need to keep bolstering our stock. At the end we’ll still have more than everyone else.
Now please be a savior, Souza.
Souza looks like a keeper. He’s put some good swings on Wheeler tonight unlike most everyone else
I love Luke Williams! He’s just a baller! If only Kersh could find another couple of mph’s on his fastball!
Shut-out lineup
You get what u pay for. And this rag tag lineup gets us a zero! And ok I’m taking Bickford’s place on the bus with Raley. Send me down! Amazing what can happen when you throw strikes!
Interesting decision to send Barnes up when JT was available.
Interesting decision by Barnes to take a swing on that pitch when the Dodgers had the Closer where they wanted him.
Well we traded Ellis during the season on Kersh. I would have loved to see Ruiz up there
CK is 8-6…..ugh