Rants & Raves – What Did You Expect?
The photo (L → R): Badger, Roger Doger (RIP), and a guy who looks like he still asks Siri how baseball works. Yamamoto isn’t just the best pitcher in baseball… he’s operating on a different firmware. The league is still buffering. I buried Blake Treinen . Wrote the eulogy…
- The photo (L → R): Badger, Roger Doger (RIP), and a guy who looks like he still asks Siri how baseball works.
- Yamamoto isn’t just the best pitcher in baseball… he’s operating on a different firmware. The league is still buffering.
- I buried Blake Treinen. Wrote the eulogy. Picked the flowers.
- Now he’s back, throwing bowling balls and ruining lives. Awkward.
- Dodgers bullpen? Not a bullpen. It’s a horror movie cast list:
- Dreyer. Casparius. Klein. Vesia. Scott. Treinen. Diaz.
- You don’t face them… you survive them. Maybe.
- Kyle Tucker is what happens when you ignore a problem, and it turns into a boss fight.
- Postgame interview math:
- Freeland: “5’11”
- Kirsten Watson: “6’3”
- Yeah, and I’m 6’5 in church shoes. I’m taking the over and calling Vegas personally.
- Freeland? That’s not a “prospect.” That’s a dude who already knows where your fastball is going before you throw it.
- Hyeseong Kim at short?
- That’s not a position change… that’s a quiet takeover.
- Mookie Betts is moving to 2B just to prove he can dominate yet another zip code.
- Tommy Edman is coming back in May or June like a midseason cheat code.
- Who, what, when, where, why?
- Doesn’t matter. Dodgers.
- Kirsten Watson? Legit now. Smooth, confident, asking real questions. Glow-up complete.
- Alanna Rizzo would love to come back… but that bridge didn’t just burn, it got nuked from orbit.
- Andrew Friedman is somewhere in a dark room, turning spare parts into All-Stars like a baseball mad scientist.
- Ferris stumbled.
- Jake Eder? Different story.
- Eder’s not “on the way”… he’s already in the driveway, engine running.
- I need tickets to see the Ontario Tower Buzzers immediately. That name sounds like they either play baseball or fix your Wi-Fi.
- Dodgers: 9–2
- Giants: already stress-eating and pretending it’s “early”
- Buster Posey updating LinkedIn like:
- “Experienced leader. Open to new opportunities. Prefer teams not getting steamrolled nightly.”
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Disagree, not disagreeable
The Dodgers are known to celebrate wins with tequila and whiskey shots, as well as beer. Their tributes and prayers on April 8 were focused on honoring the memory of “Micky” Rojas with respect and emotional support for their teammate.
Davey Lopes Passes Away The Dodgers announced today that Davey Lopes passed away today at the age of 80. Lopes made his debut as a player in the early 1970s and went on to have a career as a coach and manager, making him a staple of the game for the bulk of five decades.
Totally agree with you Will Klein should have been brought in to face Springer with the game on the line.He last pitched on Monday.
There was also that unfortunate $17 million investment in Conforto….
Not sure if I’m a LADY guru, but I’d say your plan makes more sense than not. However… To my knowledge, Rushing has not received any training at 3B. (I’ve advocated that he should since the days of Cartaya.) Making a transition in midseason seems untenable. Both Max and Rushing bat lefty and Max already gets platooned with Espinal or Rojas. Freeland can also play 3B, and Senzel is positioned for a call up in OKC. Max gets ample rest, so I’d rather see Rushing get more action at 1B to keep Freddie fresh. –Shohei may prefer to pitch to Smith rather than Rushing. (Roberts said he had Rushing play two days in a row to have Smith catch Yamamoto and Shohei.) That said, Shohei could use a bit more rest, so why not give it a try? I’d like to see Rushing get a dozen starts at 1B to keep Freddie fresh. Freddie would be a nice pinch-hitter in a close game.
Back of the pen fails today. Leadoff walks kill.
BANG!
Bad bounce on his error.
From what I read, it seems Rojas asked to play today in honor of his father.
I’ll take it. Felt like their World Series.
Yeah. Not a good game. Ohtani got it going but too many bad swings, defensive miscues and an ineffective bullpen. It happens. Move on.
I was at Roger’s Centre for today’s game and the place was rocking. The Blue Jays fans booed Ohtani and Tucker more than they booed Miggy Ro and Will Smith. Jilted I presume. Not sure the logic using Dreyer in the eighth and not Tanner Scott. There will be some BP additions soon. I think the Dodgers had 13 strikeouts with Pages having four all by himself. Bases loaded and no outs and only pushing across one run was the precursor to a blown BP game. Can’t win them all, and a 5-1 road trip ain’t too shabby. Get back home and get ready for Friday.
Freeland with an error that let in one unearned then should have gloved another to prevent a run. Also took strike 3 on ball 4 that should’ve been challenged. Not a great day for him though he did get a hit.
I don’t understand how Tucker didn’t score on Freddie’s groundout. Told my wife they should have a righty in for Springer.
Davey Lopes passed away at 80 years old. May God be with his family.
Ohtani doesn’t look right. 60 pitches in 3 innings. Cease doesn’t look right either, but he’s got Dodgers chasing or he too would have 60 pitches in 3 innings.
Freddy is not going to take days off. He hates taking days off. He’s chasing 3000 hits. Unless he’s in a slump, good luck getting him to take a seat.
I’m with you Mark on Sasaki and especially Henriquez. Henriques initially looked like a potential close when I first saw him pitch. I was very impressed with his fastball and stuff. Over time, he hasn’t improved his command. He labors to throw strikes, let alone hit quadrants. He does get it and seems to fight himself. Visions of Buehler and Miller to me. But he’s 23 still and will require patience as he figures ir out. Same with Sasaki. He was dynamite as a closer and maybe the bullpen is his calling with his pitch mix. They seem to really want him as a starter but I’m unsure of that future. But again short sample and patience lotus blossom, I say to myself
With 2 strikes I’d love to see Shohei throw his 4 seam fastball up and out of the zone to get a swing and miss. He’s always down in the zone
But none of their playoff starters are homegrown. Or the backend of their bullpen
We are about to see the start of the OKC frequent flier trips for pitchers. The Dodgers return home on Friday for a 6 game home stand, have an off day, and then a 13 consecutive game stretch…At Colorado (4), at SF (3), home vs Cubs (3), and home vs Marlins (3). The 13 game stretch will be followed by a 6 game road trip, and then another 13 consecutive game run. We could see Hurt up in that stretch, maybe Gervase, and maybe River Ryan as a SP or reliever. Brock Stewart could be ready by then as well. Dodgers MLB pitchers with options: Sheehan (2), Sasaki (3), Klein (1), Dreyer (3), Henriquez (2), Casparius (2), Wrobo (1)
As per Sarah Langs: Reminder entering his start today!! Shohei Ohtani currently has: The longest active on-base streak in MLB (42 games) The longest active scoreless inning streak among SP in MLB (22 2/3 IP)
Who would you trust? A guy named Gary at BP or the Dodgers?!??!??!?
Not that I know anything, but I thought today was the day Rushing would give Freeman a day off and/or Espinal give Muncy a day off. But the Dodger manager is headed to the Hall of Fame, where I”m not, so perhaps he knows more than me.
And yet the Dodgers do.