Remember the Good – Forget the Bad!

lol Doc gonna Doc. Can’t wait to hear the excuses for him this time.

What the freak goes on in “pea brained “ Doc’s head?

Ryan gets Alvarez out and then gets lifted for Vesia to pitch to a RH hitter. It defies logic, common sense, being in touch with where the team is at, building confidence in a young pitcher etc.

Makes no sense and I’m now on the it’s WS championship or bust for Doc to stay. Might be time for some new blood in the Dodger managerial ranks.

More bonehead moves like this and he will lose the team for certain.

Roberts is a F”n MORON for bringing in a lefthander to face a right hand batter with Ryan having the game under control.

I think the pitch count at 91 was the reason. It is evidently 14 or 15 pitches more than Ryan has ever thrown as a professional. Ryan started the year with shoulder soreness. The way he is pitching, they will need him healthy. I understand that bringing in a lefty to face a right hander might be a concern but I get him removing Ryan at that point.

Though the bullpen now looks in need of an acquisition, they should be adding Graterol, Brasier, and Grove soon. Add those three to Hudson, Treinen, Kelly, Vesia, Banda, Yarbrough, Honeywell, and Phillips – using prospects to acquire a reliever seems like a luxury. They can rest some of these overworked bullpen arms using an IL stint and be set up for October. If they can’t get a Flaherty or Eovaldi or a starter like that then pivot to a reliever.

I would like to see them get a legitimate center fielder like Lane Thomas. He has started to hit better of late though he still is hitting in low .200s vs. righties. A pseudo platoon of Heyward and Pages in right with Thomas in center and Teoscar in left would be an improvement. If the cost for Robert is not too crazy I get acquiring him but there are some serious questions (injury history and current performance) that make me hesitate on Robert.

One of the difficult things that teams face at deadline is what to make of slumping or resurgent players. If we can expect a player like Lux to be slightly above league average the rest of the way, that is huge. I am not counting on Muncy and was hoping for Isaac Paredes. Mark’s explanation about the guys that AF won’t trade makes more sense when you consider the price for Eflin, Arozarena, and Paredes. Seems like the Dodgers could have made better offers.

Where would this team be without these rookies who have carried this rotation? Stone, Knack, Wrobleski, and Ryan have been beyond expectation. If they are real confident that Yamamoto returns, maybe they don’t feel the need to add a starter like Fedde , Kikuchi, etc.. They seem to be in the tier below Flaherty and Eovaldi.

Red Sox claim Yohan Ramírez off waivers from Dodgers

“Ramírez was the most-used reliever in his 2-plus months with the Dodgers, pitching in half the team’s games, before getting designated for assignment on Thursday. He joins James Paxton in Boston”.

I don’t know what you think, but if you think Doc took out River Ryan for Alex Vesia because he just wanted to, you are a moron or just have an irrational hatred of Doc for whatever reason.

Ryan, like Wrobleski, is on a pitch count, and you are a dumbass if you think the Dodgers are going to tell you that!

We have a 6.5 division lead. We had two of the best five players in baseball gone this past series. We won one, blew another one. These young arms coming in and dominating should be a bright light to all Dodger fans. They are on a pitch count so our bullpen is getting gassed but we have found two guys that three years ago nobody knew Banda and Brasier. Come the first of September our bull pen is going to be great. Grove will be back etc. It’s a great time to be a Dodger fan.

Good: Well we won 1 game in Houston, could’ve should’ve won 2. Was 1 more that I was expecting. I hate the Astros and Minute Maid Park if it’s still called that.

All 3 rookie pitchers being exposed to a hostile playoff environment. Stone has pitched well all year, Wroblewski and Ryan are keepers and pitched their asses off. All 3 are keepers. Lux looks like he has turned the corner offensively and is playing great defense. Barnes with a 13 game hit streak. Now we need Will Smith to heat back up but he is probably worn out catching, hope they can move him out of that position down the road.

Head-Scratchers: Doc running to the bullpen on Saturday, admits he pulled Wroblewski too soon and turns around and does it on Sunday with Vesia but with a different result. Watch the game and don’t follow the pregame computer script print out. Eerily similar to many of the playoff defeats over the last 8 years. Seems like he really struggles managing the bullpen. No wonder they are gassed come October.

Ugly: 42 Strikeouts in 3 games setting a franchise record. That is not going to get it done in October.

Trade deadline: Who the hell knows what Friedman and Gomes are going to do.

My thoughts and opinions and .02 cents is all which mean nothing.

Off to San Diego for 2 and Oakland for 3.

Wow. You guys call Roberts and Friedman morons? Seriously! Chill a little and enjoy the ride. What do you think the Rangers fans were thinking this time last year? The Phillies are way better than the Dodgers? What does that have to do with playoff baseball in October. Exactly. Nothing. When the Series arrives, the hottest team will win. Period. I hope it’s the Dodgers.

Get Robert

Book em

Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Muncy’s rehab progress from a strained right oblique has been “stagnant,” Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

“Muncy was shut down from swinging for much of mid-July due to lingering soreness, and the third baseman is again feeling discomfort despite recent medical imaging coming back clean. The 33-year-old remains without a clear timeline for his return, but it seems as though he won’t be rejoining the Dodgers in the near future”.

Rangers getting C Carson Kelly from Detroit. Pads lose, LA wins, lead back to 6.5.