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I’m all for playing the long game and understand the Dodger’s thinking, but I don’t think Ohtani leafing off is best for the team at the moment. It sets the wrong tone. Let’s get back to making the Pitchers work, and get the pitch counts up. Make them work harder for their outs.

Mookie leading off? Heck , schwarber leads off for Phillies, why not try Max in the lead off. His on base would confirm that he would get the job done! You gotta admit, it’s different than anything else they might try! Maybe Call? Let’s shake it up boys!

I believe he is playing tonight but not hitting tomorrow or Thursday.

some of the people here are always looking for something to complain or MMQB over.

Not my point. I have seen teams who won the year before blowing it completely with a bad month. LA went through two months last year, July-August, where they went 25-27. They were 15-10 in September. They had a 9-game lead on July 3rd. By the end of the month, it was 3. It was never bigger than 3 the rest of the year. They only won the division because their competition, did not take advantage of their MEDIOCRE play. Those are the facts. They played much better in the playoffs but were just one clutch hit or play away from losing the World Series. Not like they dominated the Jays. With the payroll and talent, they have on this team, they should be playing a lot better. Ohtani is barely hitting over his weight. He hasn’t hit for power in more than a couple of weeks. Sorry, they might be built for the postseason, but they are going to have to show more energy, and a little more spark to impress me into thinking they can three-peat I’ve seen Dodger teams be awful in April and May and never get back in the race. If their pitching holds up, they can stay close, but they need to show some offense, especially against the back end of the league, and they have not done that yet. They are only 6-5 against their own division and they haven’t played the Padres yet.

Not because of the offense. It was pitching and timely HRs. You think Teo is going to hit 30 HR this year? Ohtani 50? Freddie 25? Smith 20+? Tucker 30? I can hide my head in the sand and say everything is going to be okay. I just see an offense that is going backwards.

He has more control when he does. Pitches also seem to have more movement. His fastballs are too straight.

You seen the Dodgers lose a pennant in May?? I think this organization over the last 13 years has all earned our trust to not freak out over a losing streak…..

ChatGPT: What MLB Player is credited with inventing the one -hop throw to 1B? The player most often credited with popularizing, and possibly inventing, the one-hop throw to first base is Pee Wee Reese. Before Reese, infielders were generally taught that every throw to first should stay in the air. Reese began intentionally short-hopping throws to first baseman Gil Hodges, especially on difficult plays deep in the hole. Hodges was excellent at picking throws, and the technique reduced wild overthrows while giving Reese a better chance to get speedy runners. The baseball world initially thought it was reckless. Then everybody noticed something annoying: it worked. ⚾ Some historians note that earlier players may have occasionally used the technique, but Reese is widely recognized as the player who turned it into a deliberate, repeatable defensive weapon that spread through baseball instruction. Very “Dodger baseball,” really. Elegant chaos wrapped in practicality.

Surprised Az made a trade with LA. They haven’t done that in a while.

Ohtani is not going to play tonight. Roberts giving him 2 days off from hitting. He will pitch tomorrow.

U relax. Believe it or not, pennants can be lost in May. All you need to do is have a really bad month you cannot recover from.

He takes over for Siani in CF. He is a better option than Siani. I do not know if Siani gets picked up off waivers, but if he does not, I do expect that he would turn down a MiLB assignment and become a free agent. I hope somebody picks him up. He worked hard this past winter. He is a poster chikd for the proverbial AAAA player.

Orel recommend Sasaki pitch out of the stretch.

Juan Pierre invented the 10 hopper to second.

Reality is we weren’t great in reg season last year and we repeated. Reality is its a 162 season and teams will slump Reality is this team and front office has proved they know what it takes to win…

Sasaki looked the same to me as previous outings. He still throws up too many fat pitches. He just can’t seem to be capable of commanding the bottom of the strike zone. Lots of belt and thigh high pitches without much of a speed variation. A splitter “UP” shouldn’t be a “thing”. Now he has 2 splitters and when he locates either correctly, they are great. But for every great one, there are 2 bad ones. I thought the Giants missed a lot of mistakes that better teams mash. I still think he needs a change up and something that moves away from a LHB, which neither splitter does. I’ve said it before, ABS has made the Umpires better. Orel reported it has led to better concentration and to avoid embarrassment. I think it has standardized the strike zone. No more individual interpretation of what’s a strike. Kim exemplified a wasted at bat bottom 3rd, in a tie game. Orel pointed it out during Kim’s next at bat. Teo led off with a nice double to lead off the inning. Kim has to move Teo to third, somehow, someway; get a pitch to pull or bunt the ball. Instead, Kim chops a sinker away to the left side which doesn’t advance the runner, ON THE FIRST PITCH he sees. Damn, got a pitch you can pull or bunt the ball. Maybe a straight sac bunt from the 9 hole with an offense that’s struggling even in the 3rd inning to get a lead? Anyway, Ohtani follow that up by swinging at a breaking 57 foot ball then rolls over a fastball away for a groundout and Mookie strikes out to ends the inning. Totally wasted opportunity in a tie game before Vesia shit the bed. Hey Bear, fact check. Orel reported that Davey Conception invented the one hop throw to first base. Seems reasonable that it would have started on Astroturf, as previous grass fields weren’t as well groomed and would produce unpredictable hops. But is there any proof it was Davey?

Thomas still has a minor league option remaining, so he’ll begin his time in the L.A. organization in Triple-A.

Alek Thomas: Current Roster StatusMinor League Options Left: 0 (Exhausted)Current Team: Los Angeles DodgersRole: Left-handed bench outfielder and defensive specialistBecause he is out of options, the Dodgers cannot send him down to the minor leagues (Triple-A) without first placing him on waivers, where any other MLB team could claim him.

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Dodgers get Alek Thomas from Arizona for minor leaguer Jose Requena. Michael Siani designated for assignment

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Its May, relax… This could be the best thing to happen to this team….they know the final goal and it aint going pedal to the medal for 162, been there done that and didnt work out….

Mills was called up because he was pitching well at AAA. His 3.26 ERA was one of the lowest on the team. His WHIP down there is below 1. Who recommended him, I have no clue. So far, the best ERA down there belongs to Garrett McDaniels, 2.30. Mills also had some MLB experience, but his MLB career ERA is 6.65.

I still do not trust Sasaki as a starter. Too much traffic. He made way too many pitches early. I would have pulled him after 5 innings. Up until then, he was at least in line for a win. He did get out of a couple of jams. Shut down innings for the pen have become a problem, so is hanging pitches in the middle of the plate. Like putting the ball on a tee for these guys. Klein did it with 2 strikes and it cost a couple of runs. Mills doesn’t even belong here.