Yamamoto Delivered What Snell Couldn't
Yesterday, Dodger fans were making excuses for Blake Snell: “ Well, he hadn’t pitched in 10 days.” So, Yoshi Yamamoto hadn’t pitched in 11 days, and he went nine innings and won 5-1 . This is a no-excuse zone, and Blake Snell failed the test. Yamamoto aced it. Like Yoda said…
Yesterday, Dodger fans were making excuses for Blake Snell: “Well, he hadn’t pitched in 10 days.” So, Yoshi Yamamoto hadn’t pitched in 11 days, and he went nine innings and won 5-1. This is a no-excuse zone, and Blake Snell failed the test. Yamamoto aced it. Like Yoda said, “Try, there is no try – You do or you don’t do!”
Make no mistake about this: Yamamoto is the Dodgers’ Ace… not Snell! Blake Snell is a nice pitcher… but he’s no Ace. I am not going to argue it, but Snell may be the 4th best pitcher on the Dodgers behind Yamamoto, Ohtani, and Glasnow.
My opinion. Nuff said!
I would not be surprised if the Dodgers finish the Series in LA.
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Discussion (70)
Disagree, not disagreeable
BTW, if it were up to me, I would flip Glasnow and Ohtani and use Glasnow in Relief.
Then I would pitch Snell on Wednesday.
If Tommy Lasorda has any influence up there, it shall be as you wish Daytona Jack. What a gift to all of baseball that would be.
What a performance by Yamamoto. Masterful!
Smith’s injury late in the season was a blessing in disguise. He looks refreshed out there. Will the Dodgers consider finding ways to rest him during the regular season? They should!
You have to like the position that we’re in. The Dodgers have home field advantage the rest of the way. Glasnow, Ohtani and Snell are starting the next 3 games at home. The LAD will be facing a Scherzer, who is in the twilight of his career, in game 3 and most likely Bieber in game 4. Do the Jays go with their game 1 starter in game 5? There is a reason why the game is played on the field, but there is a strong possibility the series doesn’t return to Toronto.
I have no idea what Freddie’s bat speed was tonight, but he was challenged and was unable to drive the ball out of the park. A clip from last year’s grand slam was shown on TV, and his bat speed was noticeably faster.
The HR by Muncy was impressive. Oppo taco shot. That was some good piece of hitting. Pages made a lot of contact today. Still has some work to do but he is well on his way.
Go Dodgers!
I’m stunned. I have my 1988 newspapers with Hershiser out as motivation.
big time game tonight by moto.
that was fun to watch.
they re-set this series.
3 in LA.
go dodgers.
Yikes Mark.
Three great games by Snell and one subpar game and now he is just ‘nice’. If for some reason Doc would have taken him out after 5, we would be saying ‘ what a gutsy performance by Snell , only give up 2 runs when not having his best stuff’!!.
Didn’t Yoshi have a subpar game recently?
Yoshi is beyond any doubt the Dodgers Ace. All the others stack up behind him. Smith is the best clutch hitter on the team. Max should go to left field more often. Biggest difference in Freddie Freeman, he does not hit to left center as much as he did. How was that dropped pop up not an error?