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What to REALLY Expect From the Dodgers

NOTHING! I don’t mean that they will do nothing, but it just will not be what you expect. There was a great article in THE ATHLETIC today (you can still subscribe for $1 a month right now), that most likely “perfectly describes” what Andrew Friedman is likely to do. It turns out…

By Mark Timmons · November 29, 202246

Why Do Fans Dislike the Dodgers?

Fight at Dodger Stadium between a Giants fan and a Dodger fan I got to thinking about this the other day after I saw a post on Twitter where a fan of another team, I think the Padres, was gleefully reveling in the fact that we had lost a pitcher to free agency with another team…

By Michael "Bear" Norris · November 27, 202266

It's Time to Let the Kids Play

Bluntly stated: “ If you have one of the best farm systems in baseball, it is Felony Stupid to waste it. ” We have repeatedly seen that buying expensive free agents is no guarantee of anything. Baseball executives are becoming painfully aware that youth and energy, and…

By Mark Timmons · November 25, 202231

It Is So Much Fun Watching Fans Meltdown

I think Peanut has a point If you want to see fans lose their collective minds there is one place you absolutely have to visit. TWITTER. My foster father would have referred to it as a place where real twits go to meet. There are some intelligent posts there, don’t get me wrong…

By Michael "Bear" Norris · November 22, 202218

You Can't Make This %$#@& Up

Just how good were the Dodgers in 2022? Well, of course, they were bounced in the first round of the playoffs, so that is all many of us remember. However, a lot went wrong throughout the year. Consider this: How many teams could win 111 games and have their ACE pitch in just 11…

By Mark Timmons · November 20, 202236

The End of an Era Again

It’s always frustrating losing good, home-grown players to free agency especially when they’re well-liked and have put up huge numbers for the club. Cody Bellinger meets this criteria for some and doesn’t for others. He burst onto the scene in 2017 while arriving a year early by…

By Mark Timmons · November 19, 202232

Player Profile: Reggie Smith

#8 Reggie Smith Carl Reginald Smith was born on the 2nd of April 1945 in Shreveport Louisiana, His parents were Lonnie and Nellie Smith. His dad had played one year in the Negro American League as a catcher for the Jacksonville Red Caps. Both of his parents were capable…

By Michael "Bear" Norris · November 18, 202248

The Status of Bauer?

I was all ready to post this piece and then came to realize that I miscalculated a major portion of it, which goes to show you, always do your research “before” writing. Initially I believed that Trevor Bauer’s suspension of 324 games would be retroactive to the date of his…

By Mark Timmons · November 15, 2022129

The Last Chance for Pete Rose

Within the past few days, 81-year-old Pete Rose wrote this letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred: I became a baseball fan in 1963 when I was nine years old (FYI: I will be 69 next week!). I grew up near Dayton, Ohio (about 50 miles North of Cincinnati), and my father was a…

By Mark Timmons · November 13, 202236

Payroll and Roster Planning – Still Early Edition

The first cuts are in and The Dodgers are letting go around the fringes of the payroll by not exercising club options on some lackluster players, insurance policies and one fan favorite. They’ve seemingly cut ties with total bust, Danny Duffy, mostly bust Jimmy Nelson, an…

By Mark Timmons · November 13, 202211