I received an E-Mail yesterday from the Dodgers PR staff about getting media credentials for the NLDS. I used to get them but have not done that for about nine or ten years. Anyway, towards the bottom, it said this:
“All individuals must be both vaccinated and boosted to receive access to restricted areas (clubhouse, field, interview room, photography wells) at Dodger Stadium in alignment with rules set forth by Major League Baseball.“
Can anyone give me a logical, rational reason as to why? From what I have learned, people who are vaccinated and boosted can still get COVID-19 and transmit COVID-19. The vaccine only tends to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 upon the person who takes the vaccine. It does not prevent that person from contracting it, nor does it prevent the spread to others. So, why in the hell is MLB requiring it? Is it just “virtue signaling,” or is it just “governmental overreach” by Manfred? I am being dead serious and would like someone to explain why MLB is demanding such a thing. This stuff really pisses me off.
Show me how I am wrong! PLEASE! Have a take, but do not suck! That’s all I have to say about it.
Dodgers News & Notes
- Who would you rather have, Tyler Anderson or Blake Snell? Joe Musgrove or Tyler Anderson? Yu Darvish or Tyler Anderson?
- The Dodgers are the only team in baseball history to win 106 game is three consecutive full seasons. 2020 did not count as a full season. Not the Yankees – Your Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The Dodger have secured home field advantage throughout the NL Playoffs.
- I am assuming that Blake Treinen and Dustin May will miss the playoffs. If either one makes it back, that is just icing on the cake.
- Victor Gonzalez, David Price and Yency Almonte are all possibilities to return the last week of the season.
- Victor pitched a clean inning for OKC last night, striking out one.
- James Outman hit his 31st HR last night.
- Mike Grove and Andre Jackson have a couple of MPH more on their fastballs if asked to pitch one inning. One of them could be a possibility in the playoffs.
- Gavin Stone is turning heads – At OKC last night, he went 6 innings, allowed 3 hits, 0 Runs, 0 BB and struck out 11. After 23 innings in AAA he has a 1.16 ERA. Compare that to Bobby Miller’s 3.38 ERA, MIke Grove’s 4.07 ERA, and Ryan Pepiot’s 2.56 ERA at AAA. He is a stud and he is ready. I would trust him more than any of the other AAA pitchers I just named.
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Disagree, not disagreeable
The offense lost that game. Taylor missing that line drive did not help either. Kimbrel was in a lose lose situation. Yeah. he made 8 bad pitches but the offense left 14 men on base and was 1-17 with runners in scoring position. You can bitch about Kimbrel all you want, but the offense screwed the pooch in this game. Turner messing up that groundball in the 8th did not help either.
Entiendo que el juego representa muy poco, también entiendo que los jugadores no ejecutan, pero lo que no entiendo es la necedad de meterlo al juego cuando ha demostrado hasta el cansancio que no es confiable para el equipo y menos para la postemporada, O tal vez Roberts sepa algo que nosotros no?
Kimbrel did away with Machado and then turned back to what he’s been all this season. He can’t close. Don’t even bother just face the fact.
Otra vez ese cabron de Kimbrel por una base por bolas
Ferguson peed himself. No confidence. That was awful.
I forgot.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRmhyFhQ/
Name a better fielding pitcher.
Great hands.
I don’t see how a dishonest government can expect it’s citizens to be honest with them. I guess there are places where they have to be honest, but they’re supposed to lead by example. And that’s from the highest level to the lowest level of politicians and civil authority. But they are seldom truthful to the point it’s expected. We’ve been told so many different things about covid or corona virus and the more than couple vaccines and boosters that we have to question our governments motives. I can’t claim that I have any certainty it happened unintentionally or where it started even. I lost my last family member from covid 19 and I’d like some honesty what really was the start of it. If it was part of a plan I will have zero respect for any government or authority and I’d become a selective deadly virus to those responsible. I had the Johnson and Johnson vaccine but have no intention of going any further as I have zilch faith in what I’m being told is the truth. Dying isn’t such a big threat when the worse has already happened.
9:40 PM ET
Dodgers (106-47)
Padres (85-68)
SP Tyler Anderson L
15-4 2.52 ERA 167.2IP 34BB 125K
SP Blake Snell L
8-9 3.62 ERA 117IP 47BB 159K
Confirmed Lineup
RF Mookie Betts R
SS Trea Turner R
1B F. Freeman L
DH Will Smith R
3B J. Turner R
2B Max Muncy L
LF Chris Taylor R
CF T. Thompson R
C A. Barnes R
Clear-night
0% Rain
76° Wind 6 mph L-R
It is believed that right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin will start for AAA Oklahoma City tonight and this will be his opportunity to face some hitters and for the Dodgers to evaluate his readiness for the postseason.
I thought this was a baseball website. Almost everything posted is about vaccinations. Lol.
Mark I think you are overly optimistic about prospects, but yet Outman is a 4th or 5th outfielder to you. Grove and Jackson have no chance of making the playoff roster. I count 13 healthy pitchers, 4 on the IL (1 definitely returning, 2 possibly, 1 most likely not), and Gonzalez on a rehab assignment ahead of them. Jackson was good in AA but fell off a cliff in AAA. Grove was bad in AA and below average in AAA. I 100% agree with you about Gavin Stone though.
It looks like the Dodgers only need to win 4 of their last 9 games to secure best record in baseball and get home field advantage in the World Series. I think that is very much doable and what are the chances the Astros win all their remaining games. So the Dodgers might not need 4 wins.
Without more power, as Gavin Lux’s batting average declines his OBP declines and therefore his OPS declines. I certainly like him but he needs more power.
After starting off bad earlier this year, Justin Turner now has an .803 OPS. Good to see him doing good. I think he still has at least another year in him.
DODGERS ACTIVATE DAVID PRICE
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated left-handed pitcher David Price from the injured list and optioned right-handed pitcher Andre Jackson to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Price, 37, returns after missing 23 days with left wrist inflammation. He has made 38 appearances for the Dodgers this season, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.58 ERA (11 ER/38.1 IP). The former 2012 Cy Young has been in the Major Leagues 14 seasons, and he is a combined 157-82 with a 3.32 ERA (790 ER/ 2141.2 IP) and 2,072 career strikeouts. He was the number one selection in the 2007 First Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt University.
Jackson, 26, recorded the save on Sunday, tossing 3.0 innings, striking out three without allowing a run. He has made three appearances this season, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5.2 IP) and six strikeouts. In his Major League career, he is 0-1 with a 1.56 ERA (3 ER/17.1 IP) and 16 strikeouts in six games. In 21 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, he is 2-7 with a 5.00 ERA (42 ER/75.2 IP) and 76 strikeouts. He was originally drafted in the 12th round of the 2017 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Utah.
Hell…when a man’s lights are about to go out…the fat lady can’t sing if it’s not over !
Enjoyed the interchange Bluto
Ok Bluto, just one more reply. You said, “of course “, you don’t have to do everything the government tells you to do. And then you give a list of three examples, all three of which are breaking the law. You do not have that right.
What I am saying as citizens we have the right not to always obey the government. We have a Bill of Rights that give us those rights. We don’t have to leave the country or break the law.
Viva La Hank Williams
In a less controversial lane of conversation, how amazing is this use of Hank Williams?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wkIOL9TwjU
I’ve served in the military 9 years and another government agency 10 more years. I know how it works Bluto.
You don’t have to do everything the government tells you to do either. That’s how it works, in this country.
Thought this was a dodgers site
Polio is a virus. They have been looking at the recent outbreaks and seem to think it is coming from contaminated waste water. So I doubt it is because people are not inoculated, it is probably because the virus was thought to be eradicated. Seems like that is not the case,
I would argue, or rather repeat an argument made by some in the medical profession that the path to immunity is not the vaccine and countless boosters but getting Covid and developing a natural immunity from an immune system bolstered by antibodies.
Can people make their own choices on what they believe is best ?
Some people believe getting an experimental vaccine, government developed and promoted, isn’t best for them.
Not sure what the outrage is, Mark.
The goal, simplified, is immunity. The preferred path to immunity is through vaccination and boosting. While it’s not 100% a path to immunization, it helps.
So, you have to get the shot? Who gives a shit?
Morning guys. I am inoculated, so I worry little about Covid. I read extensively about the vaccine I was getting before I got the shots. I spent 9 years in the military where the government forces you to be inoculated. This time it was my choice. Baseball is a business and business’s make their own rules. Glad there is a game on tonight, tired of watching re-runs.
Everything to Know on MLB Playoff 2022 Races, Tiebreakers, Best Matchups, More
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10050336-everything-to-know-on-mlb-playoff-2022-races-tiebreakers-best-matchups-more
I really don’t know what to say about that policy, Mark. I think most of the country jumped the shark when it comes to this situation. I’m against the government forcing people to be injected. That’s essentially what’s happening when you see this kind of thing. I’m sure their dangling that antitrust exemption over MLB’s head, or Manfred is just a power hungry sociopath.
Gavin was a beast this season. They probably should have brought him up at some point. It’s a real waste to have a pitcher with his success sitting in the minors when the MLB roster really needs a righty (or two) in the rotation.
On the flip side, Doc said that May and Gonsolin are still in play for the postseason and are planning on using one of them in tandem with Heaney in a piggyback for the 4th starter.
The Dodgers have publicly stated they prefer veterans in the postseason and Stone probably wouldn’t be pitching past the 4th inning anyways at this point. 90 innings last year, 120 this year. Normal progression for a Dodgers pitcher.
Then there’s the 40 man problem. They still need to DFA someone to get another pitcher like Stone or even V-Gone onto the roster. Queue the peanut gallary to call for Kimbrel’s or Price’s spot to make room for a you pitcher that’s never thrown a pitch in a big league game.
The Braves are now just one game behind the Mets. They will play a 3 game series against each other this weekend. The Mets also have 2 against the Marlins and 3 against the Mats to close out the season. The Braves have two more against the Nats and 3 against the Marlins to close out the season. Crazy! The Braves need a sweep to win the season series.
The Padres are 1.5 games ahead of the Phillies in the Wild Card and 3 games ahead of the Brewers.
The Brewers finish with 2 v. Cards, 3 v. Marlins and 3 v. D-Backs.
The Phillies get 3 v. Cubs, 4 v. Nats with a DH on Saturday, and 3 v. Astros.
The Padres get 3 v. Dodgers, 3 v. White Sox and 3 v. Giants.
The Yankees will clinch the division at some point barring a total collapse.
The Jays have 2 more against he Yankees, 3 v Red Sox, 3 v Orioles
The Rays have 3 v Guardians, 3 v Astros, 2 v Red Sox
The Mariners have 3 v Rangers, 3 v A’s, 4 v Tigers
The Orioles have 3 v Red Sox, 3 v Yankees, 3 v Blue Jays.
I must say, there’s a lot still up in the air. But the Orioles have a really tough hill to climb. It looks the the AL is about done with teams just jockeying for position.
There’s still a chance that the Padres can choke away their playoff spot, but they’ve been playing well lately.
Quickly I can think of two reasons;
1. The longer the virus remains inside a person, the more copies of itself it makes, each one offering a fresh chance to develop a mutation. As you said, you can still get Covid but most likely in a reduced form. So if everyone is inoculated then those people if exposed they won’t have a sever case. Less severe case means less the virus stays in the body, the less it chance it can mutate.
2. Most likely reason, legal liability. Require everyone be inoculated you can’t sue MLB for being hospitalized/severe infection.
here in Germany they require you to wear a FFP2 mask on long distance train rides and community transfers in the cities but you can sit with thousand of other guests in tents at the Oktoberfest !
So rediculous.
Stone is pitching lights out. Give him a start in the big leagues and see what he can do. He might be the secret weapon.
Hitters have not seen him and that should work to his advantage too.
Starting pitching could see Stone, Miller and Pepiot next year.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The President said COVID was over, Canada ends COVID-19 entry requirements, but MLB (aka Manfred) still has his ego on full display. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely!