Looking Back on the Friedman Era

Walt Weiss is the new manager of the Braves. I am underwhelmed!

His biggest fault was keeping Mattingly just because Torre promised him the job.

LOOK, the Dodgers need some black players, always did and still, grew up saying this, Chicago too…

It appears we also have a similar problem in the NBA. A surprisingly low percentage of the players are white relative to the overall population.

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Maybe the black athletes are smarter than whites. Why play for years for peanuts in the minors, when you can play day 1 in NBA and NFL

Personally I don’t see it as the problem of the MLB or the NBA. If one believes talent needs to follow racial agenda rather than aspiration of the athlete, then where would boxing be? I have the answer to that, boxing would be a joke. I’m just saying that if there is a problem it’s not on the club though it might be on inopportunity offered to certain youths. In over populated areas a field takes less real estate than a court.. thusly building the making of the athlete might be the problem but not the franchise.. racial baseball built the negro league and Dodgers tapped into that soon ending the negro league. If what John said is silly then the whole topic is as well.

When professional teams draft players , they probably don’t see color or race when determining if that particular player fills a need or position. I don’t see Mookie as a black player, just as one of the best players in baseball. As far as the NBA, it’s not really worth watching in my opinion. nothing to do with the number of white or black players, the basketball just isn’t that good. usually the best players make the cut. So if having more white or black players means having a worse team, it doesn’t make sense. I know it’s harder for inner city kids to play baseball. that’s something that mlb, the cities, and even local government could help with, and should help with. The dodgers have led the way in hiring and scouting players all over the world. They can’t be held responsible for the lack of black players in baseball. Heck, i would love to have Byron Buxton in center field and Hunter Green in the rotation. Not because they are black, but because they are damn good ball players! Baseball can help by donating equipment to ares that can’t afford to pay for gloves, cleats, bats, uniforms etc. Don’t tell me they can’t afford it! Getting more black kids, wait. More of any color kids involved in baseball is a good thing. The game doesn’t know what color kids are, just how talented they are. But yes, help the places that have black kids get more interested in the game. It’s not a farce when you hear a lot of of kids think baseball is boring. Heck, game 7 of the world series was sure as hell not boring. the world series ratings were far better than the NBA finals. But it’s a helluva lot easier to purchase a 25 dollar basketball and walk down to the local park and shoot hoops than it is to buy a 300 dollar glove, a 300 dollar bat, 125 dollar cleats, and find a baseball field in some areas. And by the way, that 300 dollar bat can be ruined at any moment! As i said earlier, in order for more kids in cities to play baseball, baseball and local government should help. At least help the kids, they sure don’t do the grownups any favors.

So you’re saying that I have to wait until after the deadline next year to begin the fire Robert’s posts when we get swept in a series? He’s earned that much lee-way!

My only complaint is about fans who are finding reasons to complain less than 72 hours after the LAD became back to back champs. Go Dodgers!

What does it say about our media and political class that over several conversations dating back quite a ways, this forum has far more thoughtful and constructive discussion on race than we find in either of those platforms? Your comments have intellectual depth while remaining free from judgement. I am grateful gentlemen. You always make me think and I particularly enjoy it when your thoughts challenge my own cognitive predispositions, both conscious and subconscious.

I might be the only one who noticed this, but I felt it was a bit disrespectful that Will Smith didn’t get a chance to speak — Joe (the Dodgers broadcaster) never handed him the mic yesterday during the celebration at Dodger Stadium.

And during the parade through the streets of L.A., he was on the second bus, not with the main group of stars. On the first bus were guys like Miguel Rojas amd kike— which is great, I’m Latino and I’m happy to see Rojas and kike there. He hit that big go-ahead homer, totally deserved the spotlight.

But let’s not forget: Will Smith hit the game-winning homer. He’s been one of the most consistent and clutch players on this team for years. It just felt wrong to see him pushed to the background during a moment like that.

I love all the Dodgers, but I honestly felt a little sad for him. What do you guys think?

Agreed!!

Anybody else having trouble getting to the comments on LA Dodger Chronicles?

I believe the Andy Pages catch will go down in WS history as one the best, comparable to Willie Mays catch off Vic Wurtz in 1954 WS.

There were many Dodger players who could have won WS MVP. Yamamoto certainly deserved it.This was certainly a whole team effort for this WS!

I would hope that Shohei Ohtani would be an inspiration for other baseball players to be able to pitch well and hit well; I’m surprised other players hadn’t thought about doing that!

Oh, by the way, I wasn’t able to go to Los Angeles to celebrate the Dodgers championship this year nor last year. Does anyone know has Dodger heroes of the past (e.g. Steve Harvey, Ron Cey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, Steve Yeager, Kurt Gibson, Reggie Smith, and others) attend the celebration?

Two really good pieces, one written one podcast, on the key moments of the WS.

First Alex Kirshner on the Dodgers getting a bit lucky (tongue in cheek tone):

Second, a lovely Baseball Prospectus podcast on Games 6&7 primarily:

Finally, in non-WS content Baseball America looks at the top 50 pending UFAs ($$$$)

Willi Castro anyone?

That Harvey guy could not hit at all.

Guys getting a ring no longer with the team. Barnes, Taylor, Chuckie Robinson, Outman, Buddy Kennedy, Eddie Rosario, Hunter Feduccia, Sauer, Luis Garcia, Yoendrys Gomez, Jack Little, Chris Stratton, Trivino, Alexis Diaz, Noah Davis, Ryan Loutos, Jose Urena, Paul Gervase, J.P. Feyereisen, Julian Fernandez. Kennedy would have gotten a ring if either team won.

I guess what I was asking for was whether those dodger greats of the past gave this current dodgers a congratulations because those aforementioned dodgers are still part of the dodger family

Yu Darvish will miss the 2026 MLB season. The Padres right-hander underwent UCL brace surgery on his throwing arm, sidelining him for 12-to-15 months, the team announced on Tuesday.

the padres have now lost darvish and michael king. Do they still want to trade dylan cease? The Tigers will likely “listen “ to offers for Skrubal. But it’s unlikely that the padres have enough depth in their farm system to pull off a trade with them. So in order to restock their starting pitching they will probably need to do it via free agency. What’s out there? As far as position players, Preller could target JT Reamulto. the phillies are rumored to be very interested in Baltimore’s Adley Reushman.(spell check). i would look for them to move Aaraez as well. An aging Machado isn’t going anywhere. Tatis will keep his “bionic “ arm in right. Cronenworth is rumored to be elsewhere in 2026. they are set in center field. Mason Miller is rumored to be stretched into a starter., weakening that vaunted bullpen. It’s not the end for the Friars, but it’s not a team that’s going to put fear into the world champions! Oh, they still haven’t hired a manager. They probably won’t get one as good as they just lost! …. Still can’t wait to see where Tucker and Bellinger end up! i got a hunch one ends up in Frisco, and the other ends up in LA! flip a coin! Mark, would you do Bellinger 4 years , $120 million? or better question, would Cody do that?…. See all the rumblings about Diaz coming to the dodgers, i don’t believe it. They just signed Scott to a 4 year deal that may or may not work out! i can see a scenario where they trade with the Rays for Fairbanks, but nothing financially stupid for any free agent reliever ….. Winter meetings aren’t the same as the games, but they are fun and helps pass the cold days during the winter. Was listening to the mlb network yesterday. Hardly any of them believe the dodgers stand pat this winter. 2 just doesn’t quinch the thirst for another! and another! and another!! let’s keep posting, we can all come up with something new to share every day!

sorry AVF , i forgot Cease was a free agent. well that’s 3 starters gone. when Tony Gwynn was there i considered the padres to be the dodgers little brother. And now with machado and tatis there, they are dodgers little bitches! With Mason Miller possibly being a starter next season, it’s entirely possible he spends the next year recovering from tommy john. not wishing any bad luck on him, but that will be a big jump. … The giants are a team to keep an eye on in this offseason. they got money to spend and Posey is hungry. We’ll see if his new skipper can manage the big boys!! they probably will target one maybe 2 starters. And they will throw a boat load of money at kyle tucker! Possibly the most active team in the offseason. …. Wondering if the dbacks move Zac Gallen this winter. even after selling off some key pieces at the deadline they still were a dangerous team. How much will they add or subtract? …. the rockies are still crying about the dodgers! now they want a cap on research and development! maybe they should sell the team and shut up! …. Funny thing. the dodgers have already got their 700 million dollar investment in ohtani back in full. So they can afford kyle tucker if they wish. or bichette. or trade for steven kwan, or jared duran, or whatever they desire! damn the rest of baseball misses frank mcCourt! i don’t!!!