What s Up Doc?

I am shutting this down because I cannot stand stupidity!

I smell another one run game coming up……

I do not suffer fools well,

B & P is saying some of the stupidest shit I have ever heard!

Dink and dunk and lucky hits.

Yeah, morons will blame it on Doc!

10 more strikeouts tonight. Taylor gets his 3rd hit of the night. Walks will kill you. Dodgers scored 3 on sac flies and are only 1-5 with runners in scoring position. Some fan in the stands shining a laser light in Muncy’s eyes in the 9th. Not cool at all. Jansen in for the 9th, so he needs to get 3 outs with no drama. Giants up 5-2 in the third in SF. Jansen K’s Alonzo to send it to extras. Time to flip the script. Smith hits 2 run HR in the 10th. Maybe the script is being flipped. Hold on to your hats, Jansen coming back out for the 10th. Jansen gets the win, 6=5. They break the curse of extra inning loses.

I thought Graterol should have remained in the game. But Graterol is no sure thing, and quite frankly the Mets didn’t exactly knock the cover off the ball.

Doc Sucks!!!

This is a perfect example of why Doc is an idiot.. There was no reason to pull Graterol. Doc always over manages.

Aaron Sanchez released by the Giants.

I think Roberts did not really want to pull Urias once they had scored, but Beaty was already at the plate so he was stuck with the move. Considering how well Knebel pitched in the 6, and Graterol so far, it is not going to affect the outcome yet.

The reason McKinstry has not been playing the last few days at OKC is simple. He is with the big club on the extra player list they have when traveling. Lux 0-3 at OKC tonight with 2 K’s. Through 6 Round Rock and OKC tied at 0-0. OKC with only 2 hits. Santana and Bemboom.

Muncy already has 1 more hit than he had the entire series in Philadelphia. Turner showing off his speed again. It is so much fun watching that guy run.

Stay out of Belli’s way McKinney

My son played quite a bit with and against this pitcher for the Mets. I remember him being a goofball as a kid and teen. He could always bring it though. He kinda lived in his big brother Trevor’s shadow. It must feel good for him to be having more success at the major league level than his big brother.

This kid had all the confidence in the world. I never saw him pitch an exceptional game, yet in his mind he knew he would be a pro some day. I’m happy for him to be living his dream.

1 – bone spurs are usually arthritic, so there is an arthritic process there that’s already started. even if the spur is easily removed, Mookie is young to have an arthritic hip. puts a cloud on the future for sure.

2 – the Crawford resigning is a big risk for the Giants, even for 2 years. he has lost a step in the field – range factor is down, and his offensive resurgence is a huge surprise. his career average OPS is .722 and it’s .904 this year, by far his best year at age 34.

3 – not just “NO” but “NO!!!” to Puig. have we learned nothing these past years?

That was absolutely a GREAT at bat from Seager. He sure has looked good, I think his fielding is also been above what it had been before he went down IMO. Whatever rest he got, it sure did him good.

Way to go for Cory he didn’t try to pull the ball. Smith might have made contact with that hanger if he hadn’t tried to pull it

As much as I criticize MLB, they got the Field of Dream Game right. A wonderful event and way fun to watch. Storybook ending.

I can look to fix plenty of blame for last night’s loss. To me, it’s pretty simple.

We got 3 hits and failed to score the tying run in the top of the ninth with the bases juiced. End of story.

For all those that thought SFG was a possible pursuer of Seager next Winter, Brandon Crawford just signed a two year extension for $32MM.

I would take a flyer on Yasiel. I still believe the guy has a lot of talent and he is not that old. He has pop, which neither Beaty or McKinney have, and how stabilizing would Tio Albert be to a guy like Puig who probably has admired Albert’s game for years. And as stated, he would not cost much. Red Sox designated Marwin Gonzalez for assignment. Schwarber activated. Oh Yeah, Matt Kemp is available also, but I am not sure they have a uni that large.

I found this:

Michael Busch

– Walks (OBP) is Solid / Needs to cut down on his SO’s

69 GP – 294 AB – 55 BB – 99 SO – .375 OBP

– Has not hit well at Home in Tulsa / Has hit well on the Road

H: 45 GP – 164 AB – 30 R – 36 H – 8 2B – 0 3B – 4 HR – 18 RBI – 30 BB – 55 SO – .220 .363 .341 .705

A: 34 GP – 132 AB – 26 R – 34 H – 8 2B – 0 3B – 9 HR – 20 RBI – 25 BB – 44 SO – .258 .389 .523 .912

– Hit RHP pretty well / Hits LHP poorly (SSS)

RHP: 228 AB – 59 H – 11 2B – 0 3B – 12 HR – 32 RBI – 38 BB – 76 SO – .259 .382 .465 .847

LHP: 68 AB – 11 H – 5 2B – 0 3B – 1 HR – 6 RBI – 17 BB – 23 SO – .162 .352 .279 .632

– Streaky hitter ( Will rake for a month, then go cold for a month )

M: 23 GP – 88 AB – 18 R – 23 H – 7 2B – 0 3B – 6 HR – 13 RBI – 16 BB – 30 SO – .261 .398 .545 .944

J: 21 GP – 75 AB – 11 R – 13 H – 2 2B – 0 3B – 0 HR – 1 RBI – 15 BB – 29 SO – .173 .326 .200 .526

J: 25 GP – 93 AB – 21 R – 27 H – 7 2B – 0 3B – 6 HR – 19 RBI – 18 BB – 26 SO – .290 .431 .559 .990

A: 10 GP – 40 AB – 6 R – 7 H – 0 2B – 0 3B – 1 HR – 5 RBI – 6 BB – 14 SO – .175 .277 .250 – .527

So let me say I have nothing personal against Billy McKinney. Probably a very nice guy and would be a good fourth outfielder for a second division team………………………..but not for the 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Beaty, who is a far better hitter than Billy is sitting today, probably because he’s somewhat of a butcher in the outfield and I’m guessing the Mets outfield is not a small area to cover.

So here’s my solution.

Sign Yasiel Puig who is currently playing in Mexico and who at this point would probably be willing to accept a salary slightly smaller than the parking lot attendant in lot 3 at the stadium.

Yes, he’s a bit of a flake and he doesn’t listen very well, and he’s been somewhat of a disrupter in the clubhouse in past years. None of that matters at this point because we have so little of the season left, we’re 5 games behind the Giants and we want to win the division and avoid the wildcard game.

Puig is as good a fielder as McKinney. Puig is as good a hitter as Beaty. Two for the price of one. Problem solved.

If my experiment is a total disaster, either from a production standpoint or a behavior standpoint, cut him loose and you still haven’t lost much money. I have no idea why Andrew is the GM and I’m sitting here typing this, and not even getting paid for it.

I once had a bone spur on my brain. They said I needed a frontal lobotomy but I thought they said a “bottle in front of me”. My mistake…

OK, all you medical experts. Doc says that Mookie’s problem is a bone spur tied into the hip. He’s received an injection, the pain has subsided, but still no timetable for a return.

Is a bone spur in that location only going to be fixed by eventual surgery and is that surgery major or minor?

Dodger Lineup:

1. T-Turner 2B

2. Muncy 1B

3. Smith C

4. Seager SS

5. Pollock LF

6. Taylor 3B

7. Bellinger CF

8. McKinney RF

9. Urias P

No JT!

Good points William. But I believe Kapler’s team would not be doing what it is doing without resurgent performances by veterans in their walk years who have not been good for a while. This is Crawford’s best season in years. Same with Belt, and he had been out with injury until last week. Then he hits 4 HR’s over the weekend against a very good Brewers team. Posey, who had not played at all last season, and was injury prone the 2 seasons before that gets healthy, plays no more than 3 days in a row and is having his best season in years. All of their starters are MLB retreads. Two of them, Desclafani and Gausman pitched out of their minds for the first couple of months. They got a resurgent Wood on a one year deal, and Webb, a young pitcher, has pitched better than expected. Only Cueto has been so so. But lately, their starters have shown cracks in their armor, and the bullpen has been heavily used. McGee blew a save against the D-Backs the other day, and had Walker not made 2 crucial errors in the 9th, they might have lost that game. The biggest plus for the Giants has been the play of their bench, and the young guys they have called up. When Crawford was out, Estrada stepped in and hit over .350. Wade Jr. has done an excellent job. What Kapler has done is instilled a we can do this attitude in his clubhouse. The team is loose and not feeling any pressure. Why should they? Every time the Dodgers have gotten close, something has happened to keep LA from closing in. Does that make Kapler a better manager and a genius? No. I think the genius label is thrown around entirely to liberally. Stengel was a genius with the Yankees and a clown with the Mets. Years before he took over the Yankees, Joe Torre was a bust in Atlanta and with the Mets. I disagree with a lot of the moves Roberts makes, but I am not privy to the same information that he is. None of us are. I saw so many posts yesterday angry because he did not use Turner to pinch hit in the 9th. Forgetting that had they done that, and tied the game, Turner, who could probably have hit, was not fit enough to play the field and no other outfielder was on the bench. Smith had already hit for Barnes, so a pitcher would probably have had to play the outfield. Things like that go into the decision making and he felt keeping the option of Turner being available for the Mets series was more important. Only time will tell if losing that game yesterday has a huge impact on the season.

Bill Belichick was fired from the Browns. Pete Carroll was fired from the Jets and the Patriots. Different fit, and people learn. Kapler was always considered one of the best minds in baseball; and had the Dodgers hired him as manager, he likely would not have been a train wreck. The Dodgers owners made their choice based on public relations, and “a great interview.” So now Kapler is going to be leading the Giants for years, and he is simply a better manager than Roberts; how do you think Roberts would do with the Giants’ roster? The Dodgers made a mistake, and now it may cost them for a decade.

But Roberts has done well enough, though I think in some sense he has gotten the least out of the most. But of course the Astros cheated, that is true. On the other hand, why did he start Darvish over Kershaw in Game 7, when Kershaw ended up pitching four scoreless innings when the game was already essentially over? Why did he leave Kershaw in to give up two home runs to the Nationals when the Dodgers led 3-1 in the eighth? Why did he leave Kelly in to load the bases , and then give up a grand slam home run, when Kelly almost never pitched two innings, and when he was wild, could not adjust during an inning? That’s two more titles we might have won.

But yes, Roberts can stay as long as he wants, but is that the point? There are people who spend every day attacking people in national office who have fixed terms. I will say that getting rid of Roberts would not solve anything, because we are likely to end up with a worse manager. Before him, we had hired the likes of Bill Russell, Glenn Hoffman, Jim Tracy, Don Mattingly. That was different ownership, of course. If we could hire Kevin Cash, I’d do it in a moment, but we likely can’t. We’ve got Roberts, and we have to have better players than our major competitors. Has Roberts ever won a playoff series when the Dodgers had the less talented team?

This team has a fine record, but for once, there is someone in our division which is better. In the past, almost everyone in the division was bad, which made a division title and home field almost a guarantee. Let’s see how we do as a Wild Card team. I think we’d beat San Diego, and lose to Milwaukee, then wait ’til next year, except that we still have to face the Giants and Padres again. If one or both of them are better, all we can be is a Wild Card team again.

This year’s team, as it was constructed, was probably the best team. But we had many injuries, though some of them to players who had a recent history of being sidelined for extended periods, including Seager, Turner, and Kershaw. and in the bullpen, Knebel and Nelson and of course Morrow and Kahnle. So it is not just all bad luck, though the Betts problems were very unexpected and unfortunate.

The bullpen is better now, but it was not too good in the many extra innings game we lost, and Jansen has been about what he was the last few years, certainly nowhere near a great closer. This kind of record would have won the division for us in past seasons, but probably not this one. All sports are relative to the competition. UCLA football could have won national titles in 1967 and 1969, but with the benefit of some bad calls,, and a crucial injury, USC beat them. This cannot be viewed in the abstract; like if you get a certain score, you pass the Bar, no matter if some other people may have done better; they never even bother to tell anybody, all that matters is the necessary score. Not in sports.

So the Dodgers may have had their fine run, not done quite enough with it, and now it is a new era, where Roberts ‘ lacks, comparative only to the best managers, become more damaging. That is what I think, and we’ll watch it play out. And the arguments about the manager or coach not giving up the home run, or fumbling the ball, or missing shots, is always the case, but it obscures the importance of the coaching. The manager does not hit home runs, either, or pitch shutouts,, or make great defensive plays which saved us from being eliminated in the NLCS last year. But they say that while a great manager might only win two or three extra games (not insubstantial, actually), a bad manager will lose at least 5=10 that the team should have won.

I think that Roberts certainly is not a bad manager, but he is certainly not a great one. And when the margin for error becomes much less, this can be the difference in a championship season, and a decent but disappointing one, where we get to see our rivals parade around. The Giants have won three titles in the last 15 years, we have won one, in a shortened season. We have had some very good teams, but not won more than the one title. Some of that has to be due to not having great managers, unless one wants to think that it is just bad luck, and cheating.

We’re down 5 games to the Giants and the difference is their pitching has mostly shut down our offense head to head. We have 3 games left with them and will probably have to sweep at Oracle to catch them. Will our offense show up and give us some 5+ run games? And who will close?

From The LA Times:

Josh Ritter, a Los Angeles attorney and a former prosecutor in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. said this:

“If you have a complaining witness who says they were assaulted, and they have physical evidence to back that up, and their story is trustworthy to the extent they can corroborate it by other evidence, I don’t see why they would hesitate to file, even given the seriousness of the person who is involved.

So it is very curious to me that they would be waiting this long, unless they don’t feel it is that solid of a case.”

https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2021-08-13/trevor-bauer-dodgers-leave-extended-rob-manfred-decisions

Good Morning. Woke up to a new day, and a hope that the world will be a better place. Then I had to spoil it by reading the news. Nope, same old world. Container ship breaks in half in Japan. Some coach accused of sex crimes with a minor offs himself. Makes the taste of coffee a little more bitter. But there is the feel good story of the game in Iowa. I watched part of it. I did watch the entire in game interview with Costner. Cool stuff. And after that I thought, the Dodgers are my go to feel good story. Baseball makes the day better. On the days when there are no games, I am looking for things to do. Sometimes I read. I do research for stories I might want to do for the site. I practice new music, or work on writing a new tune. But baseball always makes the day better. I am old enough to realize the Dodgers are not going to win them all. And to think they will is unrealistic. We have been lucky these last several years that at least the team we root for has a real chance in the post season. This year has been their biggest challenge since 2018 when they were tied with the Rockies and had to play one more game to see who wins the division and who is the wild card. It is just not that easy to get there. The Dodgers 8 year run is second only to what the Braves did in the early 90’s until 2000. It is harder to get to the series. You have to beat good teams. And sometimes the best team does not win it all. Right now, the Giants are the best team in the majors. They go out there every night and find a way to win. same formula the Dodgers used last year and in 2019. They have solid pitching, a productive bench, a bullpen that continues to get the job done, And they have done it with some of their stars out for extended periods of time. And they have not had an extended losing streak. They played .500 ball for a while, but now they are streaking again. What the Dodgers need to do is take care of their own business and not worry about the Giants. That way they will make it to at least the Wild Card game, and so far it would be a home game at Dodger Stadium. They have to play with the players they have. No more August 31 trades that bring offensive or pitching help. On the 1st of September they can add 2 players to the roster. No more seeing how the kids can help during the stretch run. Remember, that’s when Seager got his first shot. At some point the Dodgers will either be healthy, or they won’t. Mookie will most likely wait until the offseason to have surgery if needed unless Dr.s advise him different. No matter what, they need to improve their record against good teams, because the number of games they have against bad ones are dwindling fast. They also need some late inning lightning. That has been missing this year. Urias on the bump tonight, time to start another winning streak.

I’ll ask again – who starts the winner takes all WC game?

Max for me.

Keith Law Chat:

Dark Knight: Dodgers have been giving Gavin Lux opportunities for couple years… do you see him more as a Carter Kieboom/ Biggio? or still someone who will be an above avg regular?

Keith Law: Chance to be a star. Way better than those other two. Not even in the same league in tools or ability.

Dark Knight: Andre Jackson just pitched well in AA and promoted to AAA. LA has Pepiot & Miller/Beeter that looks like they’ll be ready soon. Will LA use the Gonsolin model for these guys?

Keith Law: I definitely would with Jackson, who is still ‘young’ in pitching experience (but not young for a prospect).

Frank: The biggest issue to me with the whole Rocker situation is he now has to sit out another year. If the team that drafts a player doesnt want to sign him for medical reasons, then he should be free to go sign with whomever he wishes. Seems incredibly unfair to the player to force him to delay his professional career by an entire year.

Keith Law: Hold on – that’s not accurate. He had the choice to submit his MRI to MLB, and thus to all teams before the draft. Had he done so, and any team drafting him then declined to make him an offer of at least 40% of slot, he would be a free agent. He declined to submit the MRI, and this is the consequence of that action. This mechanism of submitting MRIs predraft is not perfect but it better protects player and team than the old system. If a player chooses not to use that system, he must accept the consequences of that choice. The draft itself is a labor-exploiting farce, but this mechanism is one of the few aspects of it that does protect the player’s rights.

Baseball America’s Top 30 Dodger prospects has:

Bobby Miller at #1!

Maddux Bruns at #12

Jose Ramos at #29

JJ Cooper chat:

Mark (DC): Assessing the return on the Scherzer/Turner blockbuster — how should we be thinking of Keibert Ruiz? Potential franchise cornerstone, useful major league regular, somewhere in between?

J.J. Cooper: Useful MLB regular who may make some All-Star Games. That would be a great return. He’s a C, so I would say there’s a little wider range of variance than there would be if Ruiz was an OF or middle INF.

First draft assignments for Dodgers:

The Dodgers have assigned pitchers & 2021 draftees Nick Nastrini (4th round), Emmet Sheehan (6th), and Antonio Knowles (13th) to the ACL Dodgers.

On recent addition Connor Greene:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1424829576157478925/pu/vid/476×270/yErQAQEkSQAx8DXX.mp4

plus FB

-Stays connected to rubber into front foot strike, holding good tension not allowing pelvis to drag/fly open

-Arm flows up on time allowing arm to capture energy from the trunk accelerating

-Arm on plane with rotation

The Dodgers bullpen has the 3rd best team E.R.A in the National League. As I’ve been saying the last few days the emergence of Bickford and Vesia has certainly made the bullpen better.

Dodgers rank in the National League:

#1 team starting pitching E.R.A

#3 team bullpen E.R.A

#3 team batting OPS

Slip sliding away.

Forty seven games left and the Giants keep finding ways to win. No doubt, the Dodgers make the playoffs and if they get lucky, they can move through the playoffs and make it to the World Series. If they’re finally healthy and have the full team, they are pretty much better than any team in baseball. But a single game, some luck involved in that.

I like Dave Roberts, not sure why people think he’s the problem. Beyond injuries, the Dodgers are an inconsistent lot with the bat. They had a shot until Will Smith got by the pitch.

I realize you couldn’t keep Joc or Kiki, but there has been a huge drop off with the reserves. They simply haven’t delivered.

As bad as all this is for the Dodgers, look at the Angels, two of best players, Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon, stars with massive contracts have missed most of the year.

Makes you wonder about high end, long term deals. But if you don’t pay the freight you won’t get the player. Not the best system. All in favor of the player, not the club.

Where do the Dodgers go from here? Unless the Giants flounder and the Dodgers hit a couple of hot streaks, they enter the wildcard.They’re 7-3 in the last 10 games, still lost a game in the standings. MLB’s poor scheduling, they only play the Giants three games in September, all away. Hard to believe the Dodgers don’t host the Giants for three, big rivals and all.

MLB should return to a 154 game schedule in order to give days off for teams going coast to coast. They won’t. Some players have suggested it might reduce injuries and that’s a reasonable argument. But the players won’t reduce their salaries and owners don’t want to give up the additional revenue.

On our AAA talent was never expected to be anything more than a placeholder.

Zach Reks has 10 MLB at-bats. Do I need to supply a list of stars who were hitless in their first 10 AB’s?

Billy McKinney was simply a “placeholder” – he has 600+ MLB ABs and has a .221 BA and a .289 OB%. He’s 26 and athletic and there’s still hope… but it is fading.

Luke Raley and Sheldon Noisy have about 60 ABs each and I believe both will be utility players.

DJ Peters is hitting .161 with Texas.

McKinstry is a utility guy and was sent back to AAA to get his stroke back, but is still injured – he hs not played the last 3 games.

You have to go to AA and below to find the next wave of Dodger players and there are a few.

Like many teams, the Dodgers AAA players are fringe players, AAAA players, and utility prospects. You have to look at AA and A to find the real jewels.

Gavin Lux played 3B again last night (that might tell you something about JT) and will likely get the call tonight.

In case you don’t get Houston Mitchell’s E-mails:

https://www.latimes.com/sports/newsletter/2021-08-13/dodgers-pitchers-dodgers-dugout?utm_id=35316&sfmc_id=2505482

538 now has the giants as favorites to win the Division. By 1 game. But they don’t like them in the playoffs. We are still favored to be the NL representative. Guess they figure Mookie and Clayton will be back at 100%. Wish I firmly believed that. Maybe if I had a more expensive coffee maker I’d feel better about their chances this morning. This Mr Coffee brew isn’t cheering me up. It’s not bad coffee, it’s just missing the magic a Dalla Corte Mina Espresso machine might offer.

Dodgers should bring back Lux and sent McKinney down.

And no, there is not a lot of games left and there is not a lot of time to make up ground. not when the Giants are playing like they do for 2:3 of the season now. Dodgers have to win the close games or it will be the wild card game.

Yesterday another prime example when we just could not get the big hit. Giants are getting those big hits all the time it seems.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t like Roberts at all. I don’t care that he’s a good babysitter. He constantly makes mistakes managing personnel during the game. I’m not going to assume that JT’s groin was ready for a pinch hitting appearance or not, but it’s unacceptable that he runs out of bench when he needs it the most. Maybe he’s shouldn’t have pulled Pujols when he knew he had a short bench, eh?

The Field of Dreams game was pretty cool. Those old White Sox uniforms are one of my favorites.

Maybe the Giants are saving up for a historic meltdown which will make this season more special. I can’t help but think of the ’88 Dodgers when I see them steal wins at the end of games, but I must acknowledge that they are indeed a more talented team than that ’88 Dodgers team.

Our one run and extras record is remarkably atrocious. They set that tone at the beginning of the year and haven’t been able to break out of it. It could be a statistical anomaly and it could also be bad managing. I haven’t seen any of our competitors have to bat a pitcher in the middle of the lineup in extras this year, but we have on multiple occasions. Is it just happenstance that we’re put in that situation?

I’ve also never seen such a pitiful lack of production from anyone who isn’t a star. We keep calling up guys that OPS over 900 in the minors, but they hit worse than pitchers when they arrive. Are they all that crappy, or is our manager not good at getting these kids comfortable, or putting them in a position to be their best?

On the bright side, we improved our record against >500 teams and handed Philly a couple of losses while cooling their hot streak. Now, we just need to whack the Mets over the weekend before coming home to face the Pirates. Another scheduling SNAFU screwing the Dodgers. Thanks Manfred!

A week ago today, Trea Turner flew in to Dodger’s stadium but wasn’t cleared in time to start the game. Of course, we lost that game by a single run as well. Are you telling me that they couldn’t clear one of the best players in the game in time to start? Manfred being a dick again.

The talk of the day a week ago was how to bench Belli to make room for the new guy. 7 days later McKinny is in the lineup and failing to come up with anything in a big 9th inning, two out, bases loaded spot. Belli’s numbers for the last 7 .292 /.370/.875 for 4 bombs! Baseball is crazy!!!

Thinking about our bench, I wonder if we gave REKS a decent chance to show his stuff? He is killing it in OKL…and he only batter 10 times when he was up. I know he struck out practically every time, but are we ready to write him off after only 10 ABs? He does have power. Just thinking out loud….what do you guys think?

By the way, glad to see LA giving Lux some 3B experience. This can only help to make him even more versatile.

Yeah the Dodgers lost another 1 run game but they won the series and according to my calculation they are 23-10-3 so far this year in series win/loss/ties, on to the Mets (To quote Bill Belichick).

What a magical night MLB had for the game last night in Field of Dreams game on Fox. Everything was picture perfect from the pregame to walk off HR. Hollywood couldn’t have wrote the script any better. It was cool to see the Hot Air balloon to cruise over the field during the game.

I’m not a fan of Roberts, (although I wouldn’t be sad if he leaves the team) but blaming him for the losses (OK, maybe once in a while he’s guilty) seems stupid to me. Roberts doesn’t pitch, Roberts doesn’t hit, Roberts doesn’t field, and I’m sure lineups aren’t entirely his decision, either. He has to pitch with what he has, he has to hit with what he has, and he has to field with what he has, with the players that he has! And I am sure that he is not the one who decides who to hire and who to trade….

If the Dodgers don’t win the division this season, it won’t be their fault, It will be the Giants’ fault!