It All Boils Down to this: Win Today or the Season is Over!
Everything is crystal clear! The Dodgers either have to win today, or the 2022 season is over for them. If the Dodgers win, they go back to Chavez Ravine for Game Five, where the winner takes all. If they lose, their best season… the season for the ages is over. It will be a…
Everything is crystal clear! The Dodgers either have to win today, or the 2022 season is over for them. If the Dodgers win, they go back to Chavez Ravine for Game Five, where the winner takes all. If they lose, their best season… the season for the ages is over. It will be a shame if the season ends today, but that’s baseball. The baseball gods can be cruel. I loved the run… even if I hate the loss. That said, they are very capable of coming back and scoring 15 runs today. I do believe that they can.. will they?
There is not a lot of blame to place, except for the very top: Andrew Friedman. I will address that if the season comes to an end. But not today.
It wasn’t Gonsolin or Heaney who lost the game for the Dodgers yesterday. The Dodger pitchers were awesome… it’s just that the Padres were “awesomer.” The Dodgers’ bats cost them the game. The pitching was great. The hitting was absolutely putrid!
There is no use discussing and cussing about this. It all boils down to what happens tonight. I for one, believe in Tyler Anderson. Do I believe in the Dodger’s bats? I am from Missouri!
I would bet that this series will go Five Games!
Arizona Fall League
- Jose Ramos is hitting .545 with a .583 OB% and 1.219 OPS
- Jorbit Vivas is at .450 BA/.577 OB% and 1.127 OPS
- Andy Pages is at .333 BA/.400 OB% and 1.067 OPS
- Hyun-il Choi has a 10.38 ERA
- Emmet Sheehan has a 0.00 ERA/.067 WHIP, and the league is hitting .111 against him.
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Discussion (187)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Fuk me DEAD!
Just get us to extras. I’m doing that praying hands thing!
Betts turner freeman . It CAN be done.
Well the 300 mil crapshoot hasn’t worked. Next year lets try the 200 mil crapshoot and sneak into the playoffs as a wild card. It worked this year. No Bellinger, Kershaw, JT, TT, Kimbrel, and Heaney. This team needs a reset! Let the kids play
Good luck against Josh Hader in the ninth.
Time to start talking about free agents and roster building for next year.
And the best reliever on the roster Phillips is now finally in the game when the game is already over.
Roberts sucks
This is on Doc. Anderson should have gotten the sixth and then we use Martin in the seventh or later. But having said that it would have been nice to score
More than just one run with the bases loaded sand nobody out. I’ve seen enough of JT- he’s done.
Let’s see what the former Junkyard Dogs can do now !
LETS GO DODGERS
Damn it don’t give up it ain’t over. 2 runs ain’t sh!t.
Should have kept Anderson in less chances for the bullpen to cough it up.
Big assist from the home plate ump. Two different zones all night long. He kept Musgrove in the game with his huge zone. The Dodgers pitchers didn’t get that same zone.
That was a mistake pitch. Why would they speed up his bat? He was late on the fastball.
Oh shit!
This is the end if the Padres get the lead with how bad the offense has been
With a 3 run lead in the 7th. Belli should be in CF. Just sayin.
Taylor should not get another ab this October!
Damn the Dodgers had a chance to put the game away right there.
At this stage it becomes a game of attrition. Pitching will typically neutralize good hitting. Gotta grind ABs and look to take advantage of mistakes. Pitching, defense and exploiting opportunities on offense is the best recipe for success in a series likes this. Gotta compete, which is what both of these teams are doing. If you’re expecting offensive domination from either team, this is not the series for that.
Yes. He is at the edge.
But, where will Martin be ?
The hitting is still not there yet but at least they scored two runs.
Oh no Graterol is warming up hopefully Anderson continues to do good.
Why would Taylor and Thompson think they were going to get a fastball with 2 strikes???
My goodness, the Guardians walked off the Yankees!
Good start!
Let’s Go Dodgers!
Tyler Anderson looks sharp!!
Seattle v Houston. Jesus.
Can Bregman pitch? Altuve?
Yes. It’s at that point.