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RANDOM THOUGHTS AFTER THE FIRST 3 GAMES OF THE SEASON

We have the first series under our belt and here’s a few observations: ● I thought they might, but alas, it doesn’t appear that the Dodgers will go 60 0. That’s a shame, as it would have eliminated all worry about making the playoffs. I guess 59-1 will have to do. ● If we win all our games 8-1, 9-1 or lose 5- 4, then it doesn’t appear

By Mark Timmons · July 27, 202064

Should Be 3-0, But

I do not consider myself an apologist for Alex Wood, but ever since he put on his #57 jersey I have found myself in that position. It seems that most Dodgers fans want the team to have five Aces. Alex Wood is not an Ace, or anywhere near a top of the rotation pitcher. He is what he has always been a good #5. Like all #5 SP, not every

By Jeff Dominique · July 26, 202067

Rivalries? and Mookie and the Five Faces of LAD

Yes, I am thrilled that we have baseball again. And I am just as sure that the Dodgers are going to win this year. I am not much of a gambler, but I dropped a few dollars on the Dodgers winning the 2020 WS. But I have a tough time getting excited about beating a team like the Giants who have very little, if any, chance of making the playoffs.

By Jeff Dominique · July 25, 202087

RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT THE START OF THE SEASON

So I wrote and submitted this article to Jeff on July 22nd in the a.m. He then let me know he had a couple of other articles lined up and that it might be posted later this week. Then, the Dodgers go and sign Mookie Betts. Wow! I decided to leave the article intact with a few adjustments. ● I’m glad that I was proven wrong. I did not

By Mark Timmons · July 24, 202083

It’s (About, Finally, Way-Past) Time for Dodger Baseball

Before we start the season, let me say that I am extremely excited that Mookie Betts will end his career (probably) in Dodger Blue. Unlike many of you, I am not surprised. We all know how much Andrew Friedman loves his top prospects and he simply was not going to part with three top prospects (including Tony Gwynn-esque, Alex Verdugo) for a rental. Do the math! I think Alex Verdugo

By Mark Timmons · July 23, 2020102

Final Pre-Season Thoughts

Intrasquad games and the exhibition season has come to an end. The results have been generally positive. The offense seems to be working on all cylinders. They are working the count, fouling off pitches, and attacking mistakes. During these games, they have shown they CAN BE a good two strike hitting team. They are going the other way with so much consistency that it is not a mistake. Some are

By Jeff Dominique · July 22, 202054

Power Surge and Pitching

I know it is only exhibition games, and the Dodgers did not face MadBum, Robbie Ray, Zac Gallen, or Luke Weaver, nevertheless, it was an impressive display of offensive prowess over the Snakes. The DBacks figure to be the Dodgers chief challenger in the West. I think the Pads will begin to start to strut their stuff, but they are still a year away. They just do not have the

By Jeff Dominique · July 21, 202055

Meet JP

No, not JP Howell whom I expect we all remember well. JP, as in Dodger catcher Joe Pignatano. For some unknown reason, his name popped into my head the other day. Perhaps it is because I am partial to catchers. Older Dodger fans such as myself will remember Joe. He is now one of the oldest living Brooklyn Dodgers at age 90. Joe Pignatano was truly a Brooklyn Dodger. He

By Mark Timmons · July 20, 202048

A LOOK AT THE NEGRO LEAGUES AND ITS PLAYERS

The other night I watched a few innings of the Dodger intra-squad. Even though they added piped in music, and “fan noise” it was still difficult for me to get excited about the game. One thing I did enjoy, however, was watching Josiah Gray pitch. He is a good one folks! And, if baseball ever returns to some semblance of normalcy, I can see great things ahead for him. Both

By Mark Timmons · July 19, 202034

COVID-19, Gavin, and Doc

I rethought what I was doing, and I decided to undelete all of the posts. As I stated before, I have no desire to be the thought police and I changed my mind as to what people wrote. From now on, I am leaving it up to the posters to monitor the site. I believe the best response for something that is non baseball related is to ignore it. I

By Jeff Dominique · July 17, 202044

60 Game Sprint

We have all heard about the Dodgers and their best in MLB history run of 60 games in 2017 with a 51-9 record. They also pulled off a 42-8 record in a 50 game stretch in 2013 before going 47-13 in 60 games. Both of those runs came later in the season. But how have they done in their first 60 games? Using their 7 year top NL West run

By Jeff Dominique · July 16, 202082

60 Man Player Pool Review

There is just so much about the 60 man player pool that has not been made clear, at least to me. As it was first proposed, once a player is announced to be in the pool, the only way of being removed was for that player to opt out or to be removed subject to waiver rules. With the original list of 51, a reduction of 2 (David Price and

By Jeff Dominique · July 15, 202022