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This question seems to be on everyone’s mind lately, especially when it come to where Shohei Ohtani or Mookie Betts bats. People have different opinions and while “figures may not lie” how you interpret them may also be subjective. Yesterday, I wrote this: “ As a Leadoff Hitter…
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic , the Dodgers tried to get Garrett Crochet at the last minute before the trade deadline. According to Ken, the Dodgers made River Ryan available, but the Sox were worried about his health. Dalton Rushing was not made available…
Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com ranked the MLB Farm Systems and the Dodgers are currently #5, behind these teams: Tampa Bay Rays Minnesota Twins Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians 5. Los Angeles Dodgers 2024 preseason rank: 8 2023 midseason rank: 6 2023…
The Dodgers are now tied with the Indians for the best record in baseball. Max Muncy and Tommy Edman are rehabbing at AAA and will join the big club soon. Striker Buehler will allegedly pitch today. Suddenly, this team is hot and getting hotter. The pen is rested thanks to Stone…
The Dodgers are now tied with the Orioles and Indians for the best record in baseball, despite the following four obstacles: Their President of Baseball Operations is a buffoon; Their Hitting Coach is horrible; Their Pitching Coach doesn’t know what he is doing; and Their…
This year, it is different! The NL West is the best division in baseball. Every team, except for the Colorado Rock Heads, are above .500, and the Top Three teams all have legitimate shots at the postseason. The Dodgers have had a plethora of injuries that have stalled their…
Mark Timmons Weekly Newsletter – Sunday, August 4, 2024 The biggest problem Dodger fans (actually all fans) have is that they are fanatical. Well, Duhhhhh… That’s what makes them (me) fans. A fanatical person is motivated by an extreme and often unquestioning enthusiasm…
Actually, the saying is “ Only fools and dead men don’t change their mind. Fools won’t. Dead can’t .” But, I do. Well… I have slightly changed my mind. It’s hard for me to do anything “halfway.” I am very competitive and started my water treatment career as an installer and then…
Starting a few weeks ago, Bluto posted three comments that were very instrumental in my decision to close LADT. He wrote this: “The drama or negativity people invent is something else.” Message boards or blogs have always been havens for people who hide behind a keyboard and…
Justin Wrobleski (who is on a hard pitch count… and rightfully so) pitched an excellent 5.2 innings. Then, Evan Phillips came in, and in typical baseball fashion, when a guy is struggling, the Baseball Gods let the hitters kill him with a thousand cuts. No one hit him hard, but…
Our thoughts and prayers are with Freddie Freeman and his family after the hospitalization of his three-year-old son, Maximus. I have been very blessed in that none of my kids were ever hospitalized for anything serious except for once when my youngest son, at age five, had a…
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