Consider the Possibilities – Version1078.1a

October 15, 2023

The only constant is change. Nothing could be more true than what is going to happen with your LA Dodgers this offseason. I am sure that Andrew Friedman has a plan that is better than mine, but I am willing to share my plan, and he is not. He just does not play well with others, and I do. So here is my plan for 2023. Here’s my rationale. If…

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Nice Guys Finish Last

October 13, 2023

All season, the Dodgers have touted that they have a clubhouse full of high-character players… and they really did. Most of these guys were Boy Scouts and have always helped little old ladies across streets. They have so many friends within MLB, and they cultivate those friendships. They have charities, and they are active in the community. They visit sick children in the hospital and encourage cancer survivors. They don’t…

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SLOW YER ROLL

October 13, 2023

Well, it is over. Judging from the comments I read on yesterday’s post, most think that there will be some huge changes coming, and well, there might be. The loss to the Diamondbacks was, if nothing else, embarrassing. Embarrassing to the players. Embarrassing to ownership and embarrassing to the fans. The fans will get the bulk of the feedback. We always do. I have already heard it from several Rockies…

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It’s Over Now!

October 12, 2023

I like to break things down to their simplest form, and here is why the Dodgers were swept in the NLDS: They could not score more than two runs a game. In 162 games, the Dodgers averaged 5.6 runs a game, but in this three-game series, they scored just two runs a game. They were blown out in the first game, but the next two games were very winnable and…

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It Ain’t Over

October 11, 2023

I’ll deal with whatever happens after it happens. I know the Dodgers could be swept, and most of you think that will happen. I also know that they could win out. It’s hard to hold out that hope right about now, but it is still within the realm of probability. Many Dodger fans are blaming Andrew Friedman, Dave Roberst, Robert Van Socyoc, and anyone else who moves for being down…

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100 Wins History

October 10, 2023

For the first time in major league history, a team won 100 or more games in four consecutive full seasons. Yes, 2020 was wedged in there, but still, four full seasons of 100 wins! Pretty amazing when you think about it. The Boys of Summer team won 100 or more once. Alston’s Dodgers did it twice, 62 and 74. The only Dodger team other than this one to win at…

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We Feel For You, Clayton!

October 9, 2023

I feel somewhat incredulous about the responses regarding Clayton Kershaw yesterday. I am not going to quote what many said word-for-word, but I am going to say that I don’t buy it. Many of you are talking like Clayton is just finished, and we should just accept that. To make that assumption, you simply have to ignore the facts, so I am going to serve them up for your consideration….

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Fuhgeddaboudit!

October 8, 2023

Blunderful said it best: 2004 Red Sox anyone?Went down 3-0 after a 19-8 asskicking at Fenway.Ask Dave Roberts how that series turned out.We win this. D-Backs got no more magic. Guaranteed.**Disclaimer: I am a Moron He was wrong about being a moron. Right about everything else. Last night was just one of those nights that Clayton seems to fall into when he is in the playoffs. Clayton is now 210-92…

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2023 – 1988: Back to the Future!

October 7, 2023

In 1988, the Dodgers had the Stuntmen, but in 2023, they have a team of stuntmen (thanks to Bill Plaschke for that). In 2022, the Dodgers had players who felt they had a pedigree… that they were Bluebloods. In 2023, it’s clear that these guys are really junkyard dogs. This 2023 Version of the Los Angeles Dodgers is 70% built on castoffs (all of the above), oldtimers like Clayton, whose…

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The Memory’s Just Keep Coming

October 6, 2023

Well, it is playoff time. Today is also the anniversary of Bobby Thompson’s “Shot heard round the world.” A little overkill there. The only place it was really heard was in New York and Brooklyn. A dagger right through the heart of every Dodger fan. And total elation in Coogan’s Bluff. One of the photos of that event that always stuck with me was one of Jackie Robinson. While the…

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