BABIP Expectations

January 2, 2024

Let’s talk about BABIP, which is just another statistic. It is not meant to be an “end-all, be-all” analytic. It does, however, give a person a degree of insight into a players’ soul (if you will). Here’s what the MLB Glossary says about BABIP: Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP) Definition BABIP measures a player’s batting average exclusively on balls hit into the field of play, removing outcomes not…

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Happy 2024!

December 31, 2023

I hope that 2024 brings the Dodgers a World Series. However, If I had to take the field or the Dodgers and had to put up $100,000.00 of my own money, I would take the field because it is a crapshoot (to some degree). Maybe “crapshoot” is not exactly the right word, but it’s close and I will devil you with it until you accept it. Every year for the…

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A Fan’s Biggest Mistake

December 31, 2023

It’s easy to be a fan. It takes no effort, really. You just root for your team, and if your team is winning… well, you are a fan… and you are happy. To some fans, if the team is not winning, they are no longer willing to be a fan. We call them “fair weather fans.” I have been an LA Dodger fan since 1963, and there has been fair…

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What’s Next?

December 30, 2023

The next big thing for the LA Dodgers occurs on Thursday, February 16, 2024. That’s when the pitchers and catchers report. The position players report by Monday, February 20, 2024. If the Dodgers have a big signing or trade between now and then, I will be surprised… but not shocked. Why do I say that? The Dodgers’ 2024 payroll for salary threshold purposes has surpassed $280 million, according to Cots…

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I am Surrounded by Idiots

December 29, 2023

Well, I am not surrounded, but there are too many idiots, and I am weeding them out. I do not know what their motivation is. I don’t know what the thrill is for them to engage in the Sport of Disagreeing with Mark Timmons, but all I know is that I control them and I don’t want that much control. I just know that I am not going to do…

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Ron Fairly Taught Me

December 28, 2023

I think it was in 1965 or 1966 that I figured out Ran Fairly was not very good against LHP. I was only 12 years old, but every time a LHP went against the Dodgers, I knew that Ron Fairly (who may have been my favorite Dodger at one time) would not do well. To the best of my knowledge, platoons were not a thing back then… at least, they…

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The Case for Teoscar and Other Stuff

December 27, 2023

Teoscar Hernandez hit the jackpot last Winter, as the Seattle Mariners signed him for $14 MM. That was an absurd amount for a player who should be in a platoon. I can make a case that the Dodgers should sign Hernandez to platoon with Jason Heyward… but only at a much-reduced rate… perhaps about half of what he made in 2023. If the Dodgers could sign him to a contract…

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Dave Roberts: On the Hot Seat in 2024?

December 26, 2023

Over the last eight seasons, no team has won as many games as Dave Robert’s Dodgers. 753. His teams have won seven division titles, three NL pennants, and a World Series. Lasorda and Alston, probably the two most celebrated managers in Dodger history, never came close to that kind of success.  Different eras, of course. Lasorda’s teams won two World Series, seven years apart. His 1977 and 1978 teams went…

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Merry Dodger Christmas

December 25, 2023

It’s a great time to be a Dodger fan. I keep hearing that the outfield is weak. OK, whatever! I disagree, but I have never been able to change anyone’s mind that has already been made up… successfully. However, if you each get one Dodger wish for Christmas… What would it be? MERRY CHRISTMAS! From the Timmons family to you and yours: From L to R: Tasha (daughter), Me, Patty…

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What About the Bullpen… and More?

December 23, 2023

I was listening to MLB.Radio yesterday and Blake Treinen was a guest. He says he is 100% healthy, has no soreness, has his full range of motion back, and is eager to get back into action. He was obviously very excited about his health. They then asked if the Dodger players were disappointed that even though the Dodgers had been to the playoffs the past ten years, they had only…

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