It was a great run! Clayton Kershaw will finish his age 35 (and last) season as a lifetime Dodger with a 12-4 record and a 2.61 ERA. I saw him in 2006 and every year since he hit the Majors in 2008. In his sixteen-year MLB career, he went 209-91 with a 2.48 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. Nobody did it better, and he is the LA Dodgers (probably the Brooklyn Dodgers) G.O.A.T. You Koufax lovers have no argument!
All good things have to come to an end, and this is the end. Clayton has probably needed Tommy John for a few years, but his shoulder has effectively ended his career. He knows how to pitch, and he struggled through five innings last night, but you can see the look in his eye. He is resigned. He is at peace with it. Clayton is done! He never had a pitch that hit 90 MPH last night! But, what a ride!
That picture with Clayton and my son (Stephen) was taken in 2009 when he was 10 years old. Clayton was at Wrigley Field, and as you can see, I was standing on the field taking this picture. Clayton had just run to LF to get a ball and then ran to the dugout to get a pen to sign the ball. I still have the ball, but plan to give it to Stephen today. It is his, as he is now 24 years old.
Clayton is done, but one door closes, and another door opens. What the hell are the Dodgers going to do? NEXT MAN UP! I loved everything about Clayton’s career, but now it is time for new blood. The Dodgers were flat last night – they knew it was “Clayton Kershaw’s Swan Song.” You never know when it is “officially over,” but last night feels like that for Clayton. Now it is “Next Man Up.”
The Dodgers have plenty of internal options. We have talked about them: Sheehan, Grove, Stone, et al. If the playoffs started today, this would be the rotation: Bobby Miller, Lance Lynn, Ryan Pepiot, and whoever else steps up. I am good with that. We all come to the end of the line.
At 70 years old, I am still useful, but I know that my time is near. My son has taken over the day-to-day operations of US Water Systems, although I now have a home office and work 40-50 hours a week. Someday, I will be irrelevant (and I understand that). However, it is not today. My stepdaughter, who is our Marketing Coordinator, was tasked with writing bios for every key person in the company. I have never tried to be her dad because she has a great dad, but our relationship has been “tenuous.” This is the bio she wrote for me:
“Meet Mark, the esteemed Master Water Specialist, recognized by the Water Quality Association as the most experienced individual in the field. With nearly 50 years of hands-on experience, Mark possesses unrivaled expertise in all things related to water. Mark’s vision for US Water Systems materialized during the early 2000s, a time when the internet was still unexplored territory. Today, his visionary leadership continues to drive our team, inspiring us to constantly strive for excellence. Guided by unwavering integrity and fearless determination, Mark sets the standard for our organization.“
When I read it, it made me cry.
Last week, my son was talking to an attorney, and I happened to overhear a conversation where he responded, “My dad is a junkyard dog. You will never beat him until he is dead. Are you prepared for that?”
Like Clayton, I am past my prime. My legacy just might be “He was a Junkyard Dog!” So was Clayton! He was the Dodgers G.O.A.T. But he was a lot more than a Junkyard Dog.
He was Clayton Freaking Kershaw!
UPDATE:
Vargas, Barbary, and bench coach Chris Gutierrez were all ejected. Gutierrez was ejected in the 6th inning, arguing a balk. The OKC Dodgers were shut out for the first time in 2023. JDM was 0-4.
At Rancho Cucamonga, the Quakes were rocking. Kendall George was 2-4 with a walk, 2 RBI, and a run scored {.387 BA/.938 OPS). Thayron Liranzo was 1-2 (a 2-run HR – his 23rd) to go with 3 BB. He also scored 4 times. Jake Gelof was 3-5 with a grand slam and Christian Romero went to 8-2 with 5 shutout (2-hi) innings. He walked 0 and struck out 6.
At Great Lakes, Dalton Rushing hit his 14th and Damon Keith hit his 11th to account for both runs in a 2-1 win. Peter Huebeck got the win (5 IP. 1 ER) while Jared Karros pitched 4 shutout innings (1 hit).
“My son has taken over the day-to-day operations of US Waster Systems,”
You might want to correct the typo, Mark, unless you are now in the refuse business instead of the water business.
If you can get along with your family, there is no better way to earn a living than to have a family business. I was fortunate enough to come into a business started by my grandfather and father. I joined when I graduated college and spent 40 years there. My other grandfather, mother, wife and son all were active at one time or another until we closed the business in 2012. We had a great run and managed to make a family business run smoothly without killing each other.
It would be a shame if CK couldn’t at least make one last World Series appearance and be part of one more championship, but I agree that he seems at peace with whatever path this leads him down.
Thanks, I fixed it. Grammerly did not catch it, but you did. Thanks!
Congrats on the family business.
My father worked for me until his death. Now my son and nephew are the driving forces.
They will soon be the CEO and President!
A joyous & touching eulogy to Kershaw’s career.
As of now, my playoff starters –
1) Miller
2) Pepiot
3) BP committee – options Lynn, Sheehan, Stone, others..
40/50 hours per week at age 70 doesn’t seem done to me. Maybe if you were writing this article from the Amalfi coast would be a better incentive for Kersh. Like Gonsolin, I think Kersh is pushing through, not 100% physically, to help get this team another title. Hard to believe we have much of a chance throwing 2-3 rookies out there in the October pressure cooker.
Think back to the beginning of the season when the Dodgers options for playoff SP’s were Urias, Kersh, Gonso, and May. But one by one for various reasons, all those options have gone (or are about to go) by the wayside.
Yet here we are today in the stretch run, and LA is still gonna win their division and probably secure the 2nd best record in the NL with a first-round playoff bye. Amazing!
Just an impressive testament to the MIGHT of the Dodgers forward planning, pitching depth, and exceptional coaching.
Win or lose in the playoffs, just be grateful and enjoy the ride.
Well said, Wayne!
Thank u, Mark.
TOTALLY AGREE Wayne. The resilience of the Dodgers under Roberts and Friedman gained my admiration and respect. As f***Ed up as it seems right now with JU, they’ll weather this too. It will just accelerate some renewal. It does explain ,though, Julio’s disturbingly unfocused,
distracted attitude. However, still a helluva team having a helluva season.
Pretty sweet marketing bio. Quite a tribute.
And you say your relationship with your step-daughter is “tenuous”? What would she have written if it was hunky-dory?
I guess it’s smart marketing to omit your love/obsession with the Dodgers…
Well, it started out as tenuous. She was 15 and a typical teenager. Now she is a very accomplished 40-year old woman! We both admire each other, I think!
I choose to be optimistic about Lynn.
He’s basically had one bad start for the Dodgers–and it was against the team with the best offense in the game.
But I fear Mark is right…. Kershaw may never be Kershaw again.
How soon will we see Buhler???
I say about 15-20 days
Kersh pitches like a Siberian Husky and competes like a junkyard dog. If this is indeed the end of the line for Kersh as a Dodger, then thank you Kersh for an incredible career! You made rooting for the Dodgers an absolute joy and I loved every minute of watching you play the game the right way!
According to Kersh, he isn’t done yet. He knows there is an issue, but he is going to pitch until he can’t. I would rather have a guy with that attitude and diminished stuff on the mound than someone who does not care. He will most likely pull the plug after the season, but like the song says, I woke up still not dead again today. The internet said I had passed away, but if I died, I didn’t stay that way, I woke up still not dead again today.
No doom and gloom. Walker coming back, if even only as an opener, is a good thing. Kids getting valuable experience. This is a team. They all pull together and pull for each other. Old friend AJ Pollock released by the Giants. I know Cody is a free agent this offseason, but if he signs with the Padres or Giants, I am not going to be a happy camper. I think he belongs with the Yankees.
I want Belli to stick with the Cubs, where he’d be The Man, and not second play second fiddle to Judge. Baseball is better when the Cubs are contenders..
I’m still hoping the Dodgers land Ohtani, but his injury and the prospect of surgery raise a lot of questions. If he can DH while mending from surgery, as he did once before, it will be exciting
Now Ohtani is dealing with an oblique too, and so the Angels are playing without Ohtani or Trout, while Rendon keeps acting like an absolute jerk. Whether it’s Moreno or a new owner, a teardown might be in order.
Maybe I’m thinking about the Angels lesto avoid all the Dodgers recent troubles–and I don’t just mean the Julio mess and Kershaw’s strugg….. Just when it seemed we’d get JDM back, Max injures his shoulder. With Will filling in at DH, Barnes gets clubbed by a backswing–and Will has to put on the catcher’s gear. After a glorious August, September is bringing a lot of misfortune.
Maybe Tucker Barnhart will ride to the rescue…
Rendon might be the only person more hated in Orange County than Moreno.
The Angels writer for the Athletic was in the clubhouse yesterday and asked Rendon how his injury was progressing. His response?
“No habla inglés today.”
What a class act for a guy who has been paid $1M for each of his hits as an Angel.
As always, glad to be a Dodger fan.
Blurb on yahoo news said Moreno has no plans to sell the team. Angel fans are very upset.
On YouTube I stumbled upon video of Buhler pitching at OKC.
Looked pretty sharp. On one called third strike, the batter challenged the call, and the review showed that pitch indeed clipped the bottom of the zone.
I was happy to see Vargas playing LF. Could be a good spot for him,
I watched the game. He made some really good pitches. A couple of balls were hit hard, but right at fielders.
Maybe Kershaw can give the Dodgers two or three innings… once through the lineup. Then Buehler comes in and delivers four or five innings… or vice versa. It could work.
Like it.
UPDATE ABOVE ON MiLB
I do believe the Dodgers will need a “1988” post season to win the WS. The Julio situation and a clearly diminished CK = a very tough hill to climb in the 2023 post season. Lynn, Miller, Pepiot, CK and “piggyback ” long relievers like Yarborugh, Sheehan, Stone will be the formula for success.
The Dodgers will not be the media favorites to win, so they may need a Bob Costa moment where someone proclaims them as the weakest SP of all post season teams only to see Doc have a moment where he uses it motivate the team. Probably have to win some post season games in 8-7 fashion. Can Mookie, Freddie, Will and an occasional and timely “pop” from Muncy, Hernandez, Outman and JDM = success?
I certainly liked our chances for success with Julio, even as poorly as he has pitched this season, and a resurging CK but we will have to make do with what we got. As Winston Churchill said to a nation to be strong and proud, we too as Dodger Nation need to be strong and proud…for this just might be our finest hour. I believe…do you?
If, on April 1st, I had told you that Dustin May, Clayton Kershaw, Tony Gonsolin, and Walker Buehler would lose over 80% of their combined seasons to the IL and that Julio Urias would be suspended for Felony Spousal Abuse, you would likely have believed the Dodgers would finish with a sub .500 record. Yet, here they are, NL West Champs, and it is far from over!
What a ride! Sometimes adversity breeds champions.
Get in that ass, Miggy!
I’ve not read anywhere where CK said he is quitting baseball or the Dodgers. So, unless I see him say it, I’m assuming he will be back at some time. After all, he’s only 35. Many great pitchers are pitching close to 40…why can’t he…if he still wants to?
Sheesh, I’m 70 and have now been playing my best tennis since I began playing 55 years. 35 is nothing…
You have never thrown a baseball at high velocity for 15 years in the majors either. Drysdale was done at 32, Koufax at 30. Kersh’s arm has a lot of miles on it. If he needs surgery on his shoulder, a big if, does he want to go through the extended re-habilitation to pitch again? If he doesn’t need surgery, and they think it will be fine with rest, does he want to pitch another year? His kids are getting older. He has missed a lot already. Yes, medicine today is much better than when Sandy and Big-D pitched. But Kersh has already made millions and he has been on the IL at least once a year for the last several years. There will be a point where he says enough is enough. He has had two very un-Kershaw like outings in a row. He said he is going to do it until he can’t. So, he is not done for the year yet. But just how effective can he be when he is having control issues, and a 3-mile loss of velocity?
I’m glad you can play at that level, but a 20-year-old Mark Timmons would obliterate the current 69-year-old version.
Agree lets not act like the sky is falling here.
Did he have his best stuff, no.
Yet he gave the team 5 innings vs a playoff bound team.
My moneys on CK to figure this out and be effective and win playoff games for us.
Jake Burger has owned the Dodgers this year. .370 average, 5 homers and 8 driven in. Muncy could be available tonight. JD close to returning.
Hi Mark, it seems to me like I know you. Although I just write here ocassionally. Everything you have achieved with your company and your family sounds excellent. I wish you many more successes, and some rest. Maybe a short trip to sunny Costa Rica will do. Go Dodgers!
According to a story on ESPN.com, MLB is expected to make some decision on Urias’s status as early as tomorrow as that is his next scheduled start. Felony corporal assault means there was bodily injury inflicted on the person. That does not sound like what happened last time.
No 2024 for Julio. The only thing he has going for him in this situation is that he is not white and his name is not Bauer.
The only thing he has going for him is he’s not white? Being able to pay for good lawyers maybe but not being white?
I’m guessing Kershaw pitches on, unless there is a serious injury. He went through this a few years ago, drop in velocity, was pretty much in the 87/88 range.
Agree lets not act like the sky is falling here.
Did he have his best stuff, no.
Yet he gave the team 5 innings vs a playoff bound team.
My moneys on CK to figure this out and be effective and win playoff games for us.
If Kershaw continues pitching this year With less velocity on his baseball The 2 bad outing in a row his’s pitching record this year and ERA Are good enough to ride into the sunset. Going back to the year the Dodgers won the division the team was celebrating Kershaw was too young to drink wasn’t allowed to be in the Clubhouse with the other boys. I have been a big Kershaw fan since his first outing.
The Sky is not falling.
There is no doom and gloom.
There is reality, and that reality is that Clayton threw 84 pitches with great effort last night. He hit 89 MPH twice. His fastball sat at 84-88 MPH most of the time. His slider is 84-85 MPH. His velocity is down from 92-93 to 88-87. That’s 5 MPH since the beginning of the season. There is not enough differentiation between his fastball and slider.
He can still drop the Hammer Curve Ball, but unless he can find some lost velocity, he is done. He might be able to wile out 2 or 3 innings, but that is it. The problem is that when you throw with “great effort” you also lose accuracy. It is wishful thinking to think he can pitch effectively at this velocity.
Is it inappropriate thinking to say that he’ll need major surgery to correct the shoulder?
Or just uninformed?
I would think that Clayton will need shoulder surgery and TJ. It would cause him to miss all of 2024 and maybe half of 2025. He would be pushing 38 years old, but of he wants to, then he could do it.
I mean it’s known he has some shoulder issue.
And his velocity is down.
It just feels inappropriate to speculate on how drastic the connection between the two is.
But maybe that’s just me!
A bit off topic Mark. A while back you shared a video involving the development of a mobile purifying water system. What was the outcome?
Is this it?
https://www.uswatersystems.com/patriot-xl-skid-mounted-turnkey-reverse-osmosis-system.html?sku=223-DFROS-16000&utm_term=&utm_campaign=WP_G_PMAX_RFQs&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=5237598790&hsa_cam=17305183805&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIms3VtOqWgQMVUn9MCh3V5wfIEAAYASAAEgLoa_D_BwE
Sadly, I think Mark is right about CK.
The drop in velo over the last couple starts is alarming to say the least. Never reached 90 all nigh long. A few weeks ago he revved it up to even 93 on occasion.
I think he will gut this out as long as he can and retire after the season is over.
Koufax and Kershaw. Double K. The best there ever was. Clayton the better regular season option but I would chose Sandy every day in a do or die game.
For me Sandy is 1A and Clayton 1B.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After a hot streak and great team wins we are struggling. Losing 4 of the last 5 with the starting pitching taking blows is not what we hoped to see. The Braves took us to the woodshed. And Urias being a dumb-ass adds to the distractions.
But this team’s core hasn’t changed. This is a confident, resilient club and if any team can regroup from all the adversity, it’s this team. There are always peaks and valleys but this team has had more peaks than I certainly predicted. I said we’d win 85 to 90 games coming out of spring training, which seems like a lifetime ago. I never saw the success coming, that we’ve had. Doc should be skipper of the year. This team has great synergy and gamers that I think will get hot again entering the playoffs.
I think Urias’ subtraction could actually be a blessing for AF and Doc. He was fat and flat. He’s been ineffective and a problem in the making come playoff time. Can anybody say they have any confidence in him facing the Braves, Phillies or any playoff team, for that matter? I don’t. So he has taken the burden off from making hard decisions about his role. I’ll take our young guys especially Miller and Pepiot now and be happy about it. It’s great opportunity and this team knows the bats have to get going to support these kids.
Our LHRPs are not good. Vesia, V-Gon, and now Yarborough don’t inspire much confidence. And Fergie is a word from Yogi is “you-never-know”. Maybe Kershaw should move to the bullpen to be more effective for his 2 or 3 possible innings.
It’s going to be interesting with plenty of adversity to overcome. I kinda like the challenge. Nobody said this was going to be easy but I’m not yet ready just yet to piss on the campfire and call in the dogs.
Dont agree with getting taken “to the woodshed”.
One game yes, but 3 of the 4 were all nip and tuck and could have gone either way…..thats baseball
Agree with everything else you said though!
Agree. With a little timely hitting, they could have easily won 2 of those games they lost.
Maybe the Dodgers didn’t get that “timely hitting” because the Braves level of performance had something to do with it.
Just wondering why my comments do not get posted.
Al,
I found this one in “Pending,” but there are no others.
Your last one was on 9-3-23.
It was not in spam either. Try again…
Kersh is one of the greatest competitors I’ve ever had the pleasure to watch. My son and I watched every pitch of his no hitter. He had no hit stuff at several points this season. But he’s always found a way to be a stellar pitcher even when his stuff was flat. You could see on his face that he was digging deep yesterday to do that again.
But I agree with Mark, in that he looked very tired and very frustrated. But he wasn’t going to give up. And I don’t think he will this season. He will keep pitching until his arm falls off or his doctors insist. But Kersh has earned the right to choose his own path.
If he does need TJ or shoulder surgery, I agree that he will retire. Having major surgery at 20 isn’t the same as having major surgery in your mid 30s.
I had an interesting conversation 7 or 8 years ago with a retired NFL running back. I won’t mention his name as he was well known and was named to several pro bowls. By pure coincidence he married my friend’s cousin. We met at holiday BBQ. He retired at 29. Walking away from a good amount remaining in the guaranteed portion of his contract. Somebody in our group brought that up. He was pretty clear in his response. He said something to the effect that he may have been 29, but his body felt like he was 59. And the surgery his Drs recommended would be major joint reconstruction and would require a year of painful rehab and constant conditioning training if he was to attempt a return. And there was zero guarantee he could return as the player he once was. On the flip side, if he never played again he wouldn’t need any surgery at all and the injury wouldn’t cause him problems in his day to day life. In fact, he was told that the surgery could potentially cause more problems for him later in life than doing nothing at all. But if he wanted to play football, he needed to fix the problem. He chose to retire. Walking away from a lot of money. But he already had a lot of money and he said he knew it was time to hang ‘em up and be a father.
I’m not sure Kersh is there. But I do think he’s close. But he will do everything he can to help the Dodgers this season as long as his arm is still attached to his body. That I am certain. I’d just hope we somehow get one last time to see Kersh lift that trophy. We did win in 88 with the help of our star player who could barely walk. You never know.
6:40 PM ET
Dodgers (84-53)
Marlins (71-67)
SP Lance Lynn R
10-10 5.81 ERA
SP Bryan Hoeing R
2-2 3.95 ERA PRIM
Confirmed Lineup
2B Mookie Betts R
1B F. Freeman L
C Will Smith R
3B Max Muncy L
LF D. Peralta L
RF J. Heyward L
CF James Outman L
SS Miguel Rojas R
DH Kolten Wong L
In Domed Stadium
Triple-A: J.D. Martinez joined Oklahoma City on a rehab assignment in Sugar Land. Tuesday was his first game for Oklahoma City in almost exactly 11 years. A 24-year-old Martinez hit .233/.263/.300 with six doubles in 23 games in Triple-A as an Astros minor leaguer in 2012, with his last game for OKC on September 3 that season.
Martinez was hitless in four at-bats against Sugar Land. He had two hard-hit balls, though the hardest (101.7 mph) was a groundout in the ninth inning.
Tuesday scores
Sugar Land 6, Oklahoma City 0
Springfield 9, Tulsa 1
Great Lakes 2, West Michigan 1
Rancho Cucamonga 11, Visalia 0
Wednesday schedule
3:35 p.m. PT: Great Lakes (Justin Wrobleski) at West Michigan (Dylan Smith)
4:35 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Robbie Erlin) at Sugar Land (Ronel Blanco)
4:35 p.m.: Tulsa (Orlando Ortiz-Mayr) at Springfield (Tink Hence)
6:30 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Chris Campos) vs. Visalia (Casey Anderson)
If I had a dollar for every time you put a fork in Kershaw Timmons I could retire again! He will reinvent himself and I predict will be on the staff in 2024. He will get his 3000th strikeout in May of next year. Put it down, and book it.
My playoff rotation is
Kershaw/Buhler piggyback
Miller
Lynn
Pepiot/Yar
In LCS no Lynn, replaced by Sheenan. Book it
Amen
When have I ever put a fork in Kershaw?
I have stated that it was possible that he could want to go home and play for Texas, and I have said that maybe he would retire, but right about now, I am saying (for the first time ever) that unless he can find 4 or 5 additional MPH, he is done as a starter (maybe he can pitch 2 or 3 innings with gile).
What you are predicting can be found in the same aisle as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny!
BTW, Kershaw is my favorite player. No disrespect here. I am just not delusional!
Marlins put Alcantara and Soler on the IL today. Muncy back in the lineup. I checked back because I thought I saw that when the Braves took the Dodgers to seven games in 2020 that their starting pitchers were pretty young and talented like ours are now. I was right. Fried was the old man at 26. The other three starters were 24-year-old Kyle Wright, and two 22-year-olds, Ian Anderson and Bryse Wilson. One game, a bullpen game, was started by Greg Minter. There is no reason we can’t ride our young arms to a game seven in the NLCS. I would be fine with that. Just think of the valuable experience going forward.
Breaking news, MLB just placed Julio Urias on Admin leave. As of right now, he is not on the 28 man roster. Pepiot is with the team and will be activated to make the start tomorrow.
Roberts today:
– The Dodgers could expect Joe Kelly and Michael Grove to come off the IL during the next homestand. They’re viewing Grove as a reliever going forward.
– J.D. Martinez is expected to be activated on Friday in DC.
– Austin Barnes cleared concussion protocol. Has a contusion on the side of his head but could catch tomorrow, Dave Roberts said.
– Pepiot can start/take down bulk innings for Thursday, which would have been Urías’ start day.
I dont know if Kersh can rebound from these last two outings. But 88 mph ‘fastball’ and 5 walks in a game won’t cut it.
Of course we don’t know his real condition. But this version won’t work
Bats and Bullpen are going to have to pull us to the ultimate goal in my opinion. Love Bobby Miller and Ryan Pepiot but no postseason experience is going to be a huge factor.
Can’t wait till they pair Stephen Nelson and Jessica Mendoza together! What a broadcast team ! Who shuts up first?
Wow. Does Lynn ever have homeritis.
Lance Lynn laid a turd tonight. Could probably stand to lose about 30 lbs. so his stamina is better.
I’m now officially very concerned about our SP for the post season. Lynn shows me little his last two starts.
Dodgers collapse
On second thought, I choose to be pessimistic about Lynn.
Well played Duke. Well played.
in the 6 starts before this one, since Lynn was traded to the Dodgers he had pitched 35 innings and given up 9 HR. after today it’s 40 innings and 12 HR. that’s just untenable. on the season, it’s 40 HR in 160 innings.
Been watching batting the practice/HR derby today in Miami. Between these bad guy, long balls and the miscues at third, I can be an advocate of getting the funk out all at once! I think the brain trust is going to realize that a pinch of Walker (hopefully) and the youth movement is our hope for starting pitching this fall. I for one will not whine a peep if the brain trust decides to go with the kids this fall while lighting a candle in the church.
Forget about Lynn. This offense sucks right now!
In my best Captain Obvious statement of all time………Angel Hernandez has to be the absolute worst ball and strike umpire in the MLB. Just retire you POS.
No contest
Damn Marlins putting on a hitting clinic.
Now this is “being taken to the woodshed”. Yikes. Yeah I know Mark you said there would be another losing streak or ugly stretch.
Here we are!
How long does it last, Swannee?
246 miles
Until it is over!
After initially making a splash upon their arrivals, three of the 4 Dodgers trade acquisitions are now clearly struggling bigly at the plate or on the mound, ..and the other one may be damaged goods. ..not good.
My oh my, how fortunes can change quickly.
I had Lynn excluded from just my LCS roster, after tonight he needs to be off the division series roster, he is clearly out of shape and his stuff is way too inconsistent. Sadly I think the Dodgers will pick up his option believing they can fix him in the offseason, another Thor in my mind.
Listen Kershaw is my favorite player ever, he will be on the mound in 2024 or 2025, it will not end like this. He is too competitive to become Mr. Mom at 35, no way, he will return, mark it down Timmons!
Ok
I’m surprised Lynn hasn’t lost or even reduced his beer-belly yet.
Everyone and their grandmother knows it’s a problem.
Stinker today. But Heyward had a very good game. Great catch, a homer and should have had another hit. Dodgers announced that Urias bobblehead has been cancelled and will be replaced by them giving away left over bobbleheads from previous giveaways.
Urias on admin leave, but on the Dodger site he has been placed on the restricted list.
Just another September swoon after incredible Augusts. The boys are just bored. They’ll wake up in October. Or not!