It All Starts With Freddie & Mookie
I have a few minutes before I leave for my surgery, so I thought I would drop you a few notes. By the way, thank you for all the kind words and well wishes. Now, let’s do this! As Dodger fans, we spend many of our waking hours thinking about who to blame for the Dodger’s start…
I have a few minutes before I leave for my surgery, so I thought I would drop you a few notes. By the way, thank you for all the kind words and well wishes. Now, let’s do this!
As Dodger fans, we spend many of our waking hours thinking about who to blame for the Dodger’s start. We really don’t have to invent anything. All we need to do is look at the Dodgers Stars, who happen to be their highest-paid players. Of course, I am talking about Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Both players have been described as Team Leaders who lead by their actions, and if that is the case, we need to realize that neither player is earning their keep.
- Max Muncy has more RBIs than Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman – COMBINED!
- Rookie James Outman has 20 RBIs, which is exactly the same as Max and Freddie – COMBINED!
- Will Smith has 13 RBIs in 50 ABs, while Freddie has 9 RBIs in 113 ABs.
- David Peralta (whom many of you want to throw on the scrap heap) has 10 RBIs in 50 fewer ABs than Freddie Freeman.
- CT3 has 11 RBIs in about 50 fewer ABs than Mookie, who also has 11!
If this team is going to contend, then the Stars of the Show (Mookie and Freddie) are going to have to deliver… and they simply have not! Of course, we need as much as each player can deliver, but it all starts with the stars! They lead and light the way.
Rants & Raves
- It was nice to sweep the Cardinals, but they are struggling, and it should have been done.
- Thor looks like he is finished. He was hitting 95 last year and thought the Dodgers could get him back to 100 MPH. I don’t think I have seen any more than 92. Gavin Stone is going to force him out. This may be an obvious bad signing. AF might as well cut bait now. Gavin Stone to the rescue! Syndergaard may have gotten his first win, but his pitching is untenable!
- I am pretty sure that Alex Vesia told Doc, “Thanks for trusting me,” yesterday when he brought in the Bazooka. Sometimes when a player is pitching badly, the confidence shown in him can breed confidence. Doc did that to Vesia and Almonte yesterday, and that might just turn their seasons around.
- David Peralta is hitting .167, but he makes every opportunity count. He was 0-4 yesterday but plated two runs. That’s a professional hitter… now, just add some hits, David!
- The Bazooka – 2.19 ERA!
- Andre Jackson struggles early every year to find his release point and then is lights out. He got smoked again at AAA yesterday. When he is right, his stuff is filthy. He’s just not right consistently.
- Jonny DeLuca was 3-5 with his 6th HR and 3 RBI.
- Andy Pages was 2-5.
- Finally, Diego Cartaya was 3-5!
- Nick Frasso – 4 IP, 1 H, 4 K’s. I could see him pitching for LA in relief this year!
- By the way, the Apple TV Friday night production was College Level at best. I thought it was a disgrace, but I have a son, stepdaughter, and a son-in-law who are all in the film industry, so maybe I am too critical. It was awful!
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Discussion (62)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Maybe Betts and Freeman aren’t getting RBIs because they’re hitting one and two behind the end of the order that can’t hit if their life depended on it. I talked about this when the season first started.
1 Outman
2 Smith
3 Freeman
4 Betts
5 Muncy
And then go from there.
I also said before the season started that I had question marks about 2B SS LF DH and those positions have turned out to be the problem so far. I assumed Betts would be in RF obviously.
Freeman is doing pretty good so Betts is the problem of the 2 superstars.
Praying for you to have successful surgery and a speedy recovery.
Thank you so much for providing LADT to all of us Dodger Fans.
Thanks for your great site Mark – safe and speedy recovery for you on the surgery. Here is something you may want to consider to help in the recovery process. We took my wife, 74 years old then, to Montana for her hip replacement 5 years ago as the wait list here in Alberta was a couple of years. A very good friend who is from a medical family told her to start on Arnica Montana. When we went in to the herbal store in Whitefish, the lady asked why are you buying this, explained the hip, and she yes the Arnica will help the flesh/muscles to heal but you need Symphytum to help the bones heal. 5 little pills each every 6 hours for three weeks. Asked her surgeon about it and he said you may do what ever you want after surgery but please do what I ask before. When my wife went into her first physio appointment 6 weeks later, the physio said she had never seen anyone with the range of movement she had so soon after surgery. She did the same three years later for her second hip replacement, same result. I did the same for both my bunion surgeries, same result. Recommended the treatment for a lady at our bridge club with her knee replacement and she won’t stop thanking me. It can’t hurt – good luck to both you and the Dodgers.
I can live with 16-13 and tied for first and not playing anywhere near our best. The Yankees at 15-14 in last and 8 games back. We’ve been fortunate the Pads have also been slow out of the gate. Better days ahead. Speedy recovery Mark. Can B&P fill in to chastize us until you’re back?
The other way to look at this is we are in first place WITHOUT our two best hitters contributing, and pitching sub par. You would have to think they will turn it around. Remember all those years JT started horribly.
Speedy recovery!
The thing with Thor is seams he is making so easy to the opponents to hit. look at yesterday. We manage to get the lead 3-2 playing small ball and next inning to batters and it is tie again. So frustrating.
Tim Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive, dead at 71!
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Prayers and thoughts are with you. You’ll come out 100% better feeling like you did when you were in your 20s.
I am sending good thoughts your way Mark! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!