It's All Good
Many Dodger fans only comment when they have something to complain about. I guess it is human nature. Right about now, those fans have no purpose or direction in life. From my perspective, this may be the most fun season ever. There have been disappointments and injuries, and…
Many Dodger fans only comment when they have something to complain about. I guess it is human nature. Right about now, those fans have no purpose or direction in life. From my perspective, this may be the most fun season ever. There have been disappointments and injuries, and there have been triumphs and successes, but make no mistake about it: this is a team! These guys are fun to watch.
- This thing is over! The Clowns with PT Preller as the Ringmaster are dead and buried. Will Preller survive? I hope so. As long as he is there, the Clowns will suck!
- JDM should be back next week – he is allegedly fine but is going to do a rehab assignment.
- Clayton will pass Double D with his next win.
- Fans are talking 60 doubles for Freddie which has only been done but a few times, but 30 HR and 60 doubles is within reach and that has NEVER been done!
- Mookie has certainly elevated his game. What is the next level past “Superstar?”
- Jorbit Vivas (2B) was 3-5 last night (.310).
- Jonny DeLuca was 2-4 (.318).
- Miguel Vargas was 2-4 with his 6th HR (.295).
- Blake Treinen was rocked in a 1/3 of an inning.
- Jimmy Nelson needed just 11 pitched to pitch a clean inning.
- Kolten Wong is going absolutely crazy at OKC (.538 BA/1.494 OPS).
That’s all for today.
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Discussion (110)
Disagree, not disagreeable
THE BURNING QUESTION IN MYMIND IS HOW DOES A GM OR ORGANIZATION TRADE OR NOT RESIGN THE LEADER OF YOUR TEAM AND A FUTURE HALL OF FAME PLAYER? THE DECISIONS TO LET MOOKIE AND FREDIE GO IS ABSOLUTE INSANITY. JUST LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. BOTH ARE MULTITALENTED AND AS IMPORTANT GREAT TEAMMATES AND LEADERS. THESE GM’S GET PAID TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS….GIVE ME A BREAK.
Dodgers now lead the West by 13.5 games.
Uh oh. That sounds a bit familiar….
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers
On August 11, 1951, the Los Angeles Dodgers held a large 13.5 game lead and appeared to be cruising towards the pennant. Then the New York Giants happened.
Not only did the Giants go 37-7 overall, but they won 16 in a row at one point, forcing a three-game playoff despite losing the last game (potential-clinching) of the season 10-0.
After they split the first two games, the Giants rallied behind Bobby Thomson, who smacked a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Giants a 5-4 victory. Check out the win probability chart at bottom: total collapse epitomized in a picture.
Because of that play, Giants’ fans will never forget Russ Hodges’ voice screaming “I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it,” as Thomson sprints across home plate and into the nightmares of every Dodger fan.
Mookie is a superduperstar, obviously.
Until he starts next season in a bit of funk, and people start kvetching….
Dodgers, I think, have zero chance at any of the newly waived players. Their record is too good. But some of the contenders could get a real boost from newly liberated talent.
I certainly didn’t see the Angels dumping so many players. Pretty strange to find out you’ve been waived and then go out and play.
I have to think that Ohtani is not impressed. Perhaps Angels management already know that he’s leaving, but if not, this would be another reason to go. I really hope Arte Moreno sells the team.
In many ways this has been the most enjoyable season for Dodger baseball in quite sometime. Need to win the post season for this to be a truly magical season. Gotta believe we can do it and I do believe in the team this year.
Mookie, Freddie and Will are playing great and throw in an occasional pop by Max, Outman, Miggie Ro, Peralta and Heyward and I think we’ll be just fine.
This team seems so much more cohesive than many other teams we’ve seen. Playing for each other as opposed to the individual stats and as Tommy use to say, “playing for the name on the front of the shirt vs. the name on the back.”
Woodruff is healthy!
Looking ahead to the playoffs.
We should hope the WC series goes 3 games.
I dont like how there is a day break in the division series between game 1 and 2 AND between games 4 and 5.
To me that favors the team that had to play at least 2 extra games giving them another day rest between 1 and 2 of the division series. Like last year we are going to have some down time, but I think we’ll learn from it.
I think we’ll see Milwaukee.
They’ll throw Burnes and Peralta in game 1 and 2 in the WC series. Which means we’d see them in games 2 and 3 in the Divisions Series. If the WC series goes 3 games that means in game 1 we’d probably see Colin Rea.
I think we’d line up Julio game 1, Bobby Ice Game 2 Kershaw game 3 (On the road) and then either come back with Julio or Lynn in game 4.
Fun to start speculating about this, I know the front office will have their plans all set up and in the end its the players that need to go out and do something special.
I think Mookie and Freddie will and then we will need a few others to step up….
Been a fun ride so far and we got the best part coming up
Giolito and Clevinger placed on waivers.