Tonight, Tony Gonsolin has to Pitch the Game of his Life – No Pressure!

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1. Full stop Mark you literally said it was time for the Dodgers to concede the division to the Giants. That is basically saying they should give up to any reasonable person. Stop backtracking!

   1. Some people never get it. I accept that. You get hung up on a couple of words instead of comprehending the meaning.

      I said:

      I believe that it is time for the Dodgers to concede the battle… so that they can win the war! What I mean by that is I believe it is time to concede the division to the Giants and gear up to win the playoffs.

      1. I believe it’s time to start banging. Our pitching has often carried this club and with 9 games to go it appears obvious our aces need a rest. How do we accomplish that? Load management. With the few starts our 3 aces have left we just can’t ask them to throw 90+ pitches. We have to win games against inferior clubs by scoring a lot of runs. In other words – if we hit we win.

         “Great work Bluto. Thanks. A lot to talk about there. I’ll give it a go after coffee. “

         I tried to post that on the last thread but it was closed. Now I can’t remember all that was there and have to get ready for a VA appointment (injections) so no time to go back over it. I felt it important to acknowledge Bluto for his work. Maybe you can repost it here Blutarsky?

2. Damn good win… Lets get those Gigantes… Go get em Tony G….
   2 classic takes yesterday from our MLB expert and senior’s spelling bee champion, Dan “The Man” Estrada…
   “Umpires are horribles” and last but not least… Drum Roll Por Favor…
   Padres are HEAD 4 -0 but it means nothing, BECOUSE
   surely Giants are going to tie it next inning.. crazy…Saeager is the only who hits the ball, by the way….fuck Justin Turner”
   Really Dan the Man???

   1. Sometimes it’s best to just aikido the disputatious flummery peterj. I find by doing so it keeps me out of of arguments with incongruents.

      I’m outta here. Needles in joints. Oh joy.

3. Alright, let’s not get caught up on semantics. We’ve heard this song before.

   The Giants might just lose a game or two or three over the course of the next week and half.

   The way the Cardinals are playing, the Padres might be eliminated by the time we play them next week.

   Gavin Lux is hitting 444 in September! He’s gonna be really good once he realizes that he belongs in the bigs.

   Seager is getting hot as well, a cool 348 in September. He looks like he’s gearing up for another postseason run.

   Damn, I sure hope the pitching gets it together soon.

   2 of 3 from Colorado with no new injuries is just what the Doctor ordered. But, we better sweep the D-Backs because the Giants definitely have a scheduling advantage during the last 6 games.

   The Dodgers should bring up White to start one of the games in the D-Backs series, then option him down and bring up V-Gone to finish off the schedule.

   David Price has pitched just 3.2 innings in September. Why is he on the active roster? Evan Phillips has pitched just 4 innings this month.

4. Update above – Thanks to Bluto!

5. Pete, Badger good morning.

   One minute we’re about to go 3 games back, the next it’s one game and it’s game on. Gotta love baseball.

   Before the season started I said that I didn’t much care for David Price in Dodger Blue.
   He decided not to play at all last season, and this Spring Training he very quickly put his hand up for a role in the Pen. A former CY winner, much like his contemporaries CK, TB & Max S was happy to take a back seat rather than fight it out for a Starting role.

   This did not smell right to me at the time, and I’m yet to be convinced otherwise.

   In a season that we absolutely needed him to stand up to be counted, he didn’t answer the call, and is still not stretched out beyond 3/4 innings, when his pals in the Bullpen have been working overtime. Some teammate.

   At no point in the season has he looked like he wants to be a part of things here in LA, to the point where he is already the forgotten man.
   I doubt he makes the Post Season Roster because he really doesn’t have anything to offer, and at no point in the season has he looks like he is bothered whether he’s on or not.

   I was told that he was a good guy because he gave the Minor Leaguers a handout last year. I wonder why he did that?

   I stand by what I said recently that wasn’t well received. He doesn’t want to be in LA, knows he was a throw in on the Mookie deal, and is taking the money whilst doing as little as possible.

   Unbelievable that people like AJP have been harangued for their performance and not earning their salaries.

   $32 this year.

   1. Dodgers are only paying half of that. And I believe you have pegged the guy totally wrong. He was not the only major league player that opted out last season. So did Posey. And a few others. But he knew how tough it was on minor league players who were not going to play and get paid anything. So he out of his own pocket paid 1000 dollars to every player in the Dodgers minor league system. And he was the only player to do that. Simply because he does not look like he wants to be here? His actions as a team mate saying he would pitch where ever they needed him speaks volumes about his character and desire to help the team win. Remember, when he did that, they had 8 potential starters and he was maybe # 6 or 7 on the depth chart because he did not pitch except for a few games in spring all of 2020. May, Urias and probably Gonsolin were ahead of him. Kersh, Bauer and Buehler were the 1-2-3. If he did not want to be in LA, I am sure he could have gone to AF and requested a trade. And the Dodgers would have most likely had to eat part of the 16 mil they pay him to do the deal. But they would have tried. He also auctioned off the World Series ring he recieved for charity. He did that because he felt he had done nothing to contribute to the win and wanted the ring to mean something. You misread this guy totally.

      1. Well stated Bear. Price has been helpful, he’s chewed a few innings, put up positive a WAR number and been generous with the pocketbook. I don’t expect much going forward but acknowledge his input up to now.

         Going forward it will be up to the varsity starting 8. We need to score and give this staff as many stress free innings as possible until October.

      2. Hi Michael

         Can’t argue with you, but Mark asked the question and you may well be right.

         However, why hasn’t he stepped up when so obviously needed?
         Why hasn’t he pitched like a former CY winner?
         To me it all looks very half hearted.

         Also I’m well aware we are only on the hook for half – but he’s still earning $32m this year to do very little, and his lack of effort after letting his new team down by not playing last season bothers me.

         Only a tiny percentage of players opted out of 2020 – and Posey who was cited above is looking back to his best after the rest.

         What has Price contributed ? eating innings isn’t exactly what you want from a former CY winner, and he hasn’t eaten that many, especially lately.

         Always happy to put my hand up when I’m wrong, but let’s see what the vibes are on him at the season’s end.

         Really enjoying the history lessons as ever.

         1. Hey W. I was thinking of you this morning. I have an old school friend traveling alone in your orbit. Want to buy her a tea?

            1. Badger – would love to.

               Ping her my Email or get her to call me (07703 – 168863)

               Would be a pleasure

            2. Thanks. I’ll let her know. I have no idea where she is.

               Damm. I can’t find your email. I’ve got over 480 contacts and I don’t see a W

               Email me. Quick. Thanks

            3. Never mind. Got it

         2. I think you are totally off base. I think he did what he felt was right for him and his family. He also stepped up and helped out players he did not even know since he was new to the team through a very tough time. I do not see anyone jumping on Buster Posey because he sat out. Price won the Cy Young when he was 26 years old. 9 years ago. He is not close to being that pitcher. And volunteering to pitch out of the pen when that was where the obvious need was, that is totally unselfish. How can you read the vibes from only the TV way over there across the pond? I watch every game that is on here. And he has not been in a game for a while until yesterday. He has also had some arm problems and there was even talk of putting him on the IL. That being said, I do not think he will be on the postseason roster. Not much need for a long reliever. He has a lower ERA this season than he did when he last pitched for Boston. He contributed innings when they had to use bullpen games. He does not have the same kind of stuff most of the pitchers on the team have, so he has to rely on control and location. And most of the time, he does a decent job. He has been better than Gonzalez was this season, and has been a lot better than most of the guys they claimed off of waivers who have come and gone. As for his salary, you think Kersh is worth the 30 mil they are paying him for his 10 wins? They knew when they made the trade that he had to be part of it in order for them to acquire Betts. If they were wiling to take on his salary for 3 seasons, the fans need to realize they felt the risk was worth it. David Price will never be the same pitcher as he was when he won the award. Too many innings and seasons have passed. But Kershaw, who is younger, will never be the same pitcher he was when he won the award 3 times. Scherzer, who is older than both of them might well be on his way to winning another. Yes a handful opted out. So what? MLB gave them that option. You did not see the Dodgers complain about the man doing what he felt was right for his family. I refused to be vaccinated for the longest time until I had all the info I felt was needed to agree to getting the shots. My choice. Just like it was his choice and it did not hurt the team one bit. If anything it helped in the development of May and Gonsolin. I also think you are dead wrong about him not stepping up. Just going out there when he was needed most was stepping up. Maybe you should ask his team mates and management what they think of him.

            1. Michael – you know much more about Baseball and David Price than I do, but I think you misunderstood what I meant. I havnt seen anything from here in the Uk, it’s more what I havnt seen.
               I’m saying – let’s see what the word on him is at the end of the season.

               I thought I should have a look at his history. The first search I did came up with this –

               https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22422147/david-price-boston-red-sox-admits-attitude-not-great-last-year

               I found this interesting as I had no real knowledge of Price before his arrival here.

               Now, I may be wrong, but t guess this has a flavour of what I was getting at.

               Either way, I was only giving my opinion to Mark’s question, and as I said earlier, will be more than happy to admit I was wrong if he proves to have been a good teammate.

         3. I stand somewhere in the middle on this. It could be that maybe he wasn’t well received after sitting out last year. He looked like he was gung ho leading up to Spring Training and then offered pitching out of the bullpen, obviously because the Dodgers were stacked at the time.

            With that said, I hated how the Dodgers used him this year. When the staff started sprouting leaks like a boat from Cuba, I thought they should send him down (phantom dl stint) to build him up. Instead they kept using him out of pen with plenty rest in between appearances. It made no sense to me at the time.

            Then, the dreaded elbow soreness creeped in, right before the Giants game no less. He hasn’t sniffed the rotation since. Maybe there’s something in his medicals? Maybe the Dodgers aren’t happy that he opted out? It’s hard to say since this organization doesn’t seem to be very forthcoming about anything.

            Overall, he hasn’t been great when he does pitch, merely acceptable. And only with a lot of rest in between. Baybe he has something going on and it’s preventing him from getting into a groove. But, the flip side of that is why hasn’t he spent more time any time on the IL?

6. We may not have gotten our monies worth this year from the Boston duo but we absolutely don’t win the WS last year without Mookie! So it’s money well spent in my book and we didn’t pay Price last year and only half this year! And I guarantee you that his gift was well received by the minor leaguers!

7. The next three games will be huge. I won’t jinx the Dodgers by saying anything. However, the Giants are now in that thin Mile High air. Where all great pitchers go to get hosed! Our two aces were roughed up some. Let’s see how the Giants fare? If the Giants execute there, it may be time to rest the wounded some. A final three with the Brewers albeit in LA, could be tricky! No idea how this will play out but I will light a candle in the church…

8. Perfect beginning for Lux at CF. Only one fly ball at the end, in front of him & 2 ground balls. Never needed to get tested on tracking anything over the head at all which was my worry for him in the new position.
   cheers
   pb+

9. Eddys Leonard definitely was a leader of the pack. He was introduced on LADT on June 30th. He was signed in the same class as Pages and Vivas.

   1. His numbers at Low A were impressive, then he duplicated them a High A. He’ll be an interesting follow, but he’ll need to cut down on those errors.

10. Is this pennant race fun or what? It looked for sure we’d be 3 back yesterday and lightening strikes twice. We’re down to one strike and pull it out and damned if the Friars don’t walk it off against the Giants. Unbelievable. I know we don’t get to slide into the playoffs in our Lazyboys, like previous years, but I find this much more fun.
    * I don’t want to see Coors Field again for a long time. How do you pitch there? Urias had his worst pitching performance since July 21st and Scherzer had his worst outing since July 8th. I don’t see that as a concern; The place just eats pitchers. Cron’s goes 9 for 14 and Sam Hilliard came in hitting .201 and he went 5 for 9 in the series. Get me outta here!
    * I love Scherzer but he needs his own chapter in the “How Not to Bunt” book. He’s such a competitive guy I’d think he would have worked on that more and be proficient at moving an important runner. Especially since he’s 0 for 50 at the plate.
    * It seems like a broken record. complaining about Home Plate Umpiring but Ed Hickox was awful. He never established any consistent strike zone., at all. He was just flipping coins back there. I truly hope we are in the last season before the ABS System goes into effect.
    * Have any of you followed the “Kiermaier and the lost card caper?” I thought I’d seen about every reason for someone to get hit by a pitch. But not refusing to give back a scouting card is a new one. The Ray’s Kiermaier picked up the the card during a play at home. The card had fallen out of the Jay’s catcher’s pocket. When the Jays noticed it was gone they wanted it back and sent the batboy over to retrieve it. Kiermeier refused. Finders keepers. So, the next day, in retaliation, the Jays plunked him in the back. The benches emptied with heated exchanges. The Jays of course denied intent. The pitcher was ejected and later suspended. That’s a new one for me. Plunked over a 3×5 card.
    * Nice win. Nice to get out of Denver. Nice to get to Az. I’m sticking with my story since the all-star break. We’re going to win the Division.

    1. To me, what Kiermaier did was a “schoolyard bush-league” thing. If anything else fell off, and you picked it up, you would give it back.

       1. My point wasn’t to discuss who was right or who was wrong in this situation. I just find it humorous that a scouting card falling out of a pocket caused such a brouhaha.

          1. They really talked up the incident on sportscenter and other shows. I thought it was kind of funny.

    2. I saw a comment on another board that said that Hickox was the lowest rated home plate ump in the league. Have no idea if true. Guess everything is able to be looked up these days though. Too lazy though.
       cheers
       pb+

       1. The catcher lost it. Keirmeir stole it. Isn’t stealing signs part of the game? Here’s an idea – change the signs. As far as plunking him – I never believed that was a smart baseball play. His job is to get on base. Your job is to see to it he doesn’t, and you put him on base? Dumb if you ask me.

       2. I have read that too. He sure stunk yesterday.

11. I like this from what Bluto posted:

    Can you think of another healthy player that has dropped off as much as Cody Bellinger? What is really going on there?

    Jay Jaffe: Either he injured his shoulder and leg and has had trouble getting right since then, like many players before him, or he woke up one morning and forgot how to hit. Which do you think it is?

    1. It’s what we thought it was. He’s not right physically. He should be fine by April.

       1. Bellinger has used every bit of his hand/eye strength to make contact in spite of his swing and stance. If he doesn’t simplify his swing and reduce his head movement it would seem that he will benefit less and less from his hand/eye skill.

          If he is hurting, one would think he would do things with his stance and swing to help him make contact instead of swinging like it were 2019.

          Now that I have solved Bellinger would anybody like my take on nuclear physics? My knowledge is similarly shallow so be careful what you ask for.

          1. What kind of isotope would power a 19’ diameter underground drill that melts rock?

             1. If you tell me the isotope that will accomplish your task but for a 20′ diameter, I will take a stab at answering your question.

             2. I was thinking about Joc Pederson in 2013. He was an Isotope (the Albuquerque variety) and he could supply power 🙂

             3. I saw it on the History Channel. It was a design to dig the many subterranean underground tunnels and facilities that are in this country, and the nuclear powered unit they were talking about dug 19’ diameter tunnels, turning the melted rock into tunnel lining. They never mentioned what material was being used to power this excavator.

    2. I thought the question was pointed. Healthy player and Cody Bellinger do not belong in the same sentence. I’m beginning to think he’s the tin man. Maybe he’ll get stronger once he finished growing. 😉

12. A case can be made that Gavin has been carrying this offense since his recall.
    Exactly what we needed at the bottom of the lineup.
    Batting .450 in September now.

    Let’s ride the momentum from yesterday and sweep the Snakes.

    Go dodgers!

    1. Gavin Lux should now change his name to Gavin De-Lux

       1. Or possibly because of his bat, Gavin BE BOP DELUXE …. giving a shout out to a fairly obscure mid 70’s prog rock band & pretty damn good live.
          cheers
          pb+

          1. “Fair Exchange”

             1. AXE VICTIM & LIVE IN THE AIR AGE are pretty awesome
                cheers
                pb+

       2. Good lux with that.

          1. I’d rather be Luxy than good.

             That’s all I got.

             1. excellent!

             2. Apparently Gavin is proving you can be Luxy AND Good.

          2. excellent!

             1. Luxurious.

    2. Since Gavin let his beard grow some and stopped overly grooming it, he has been looking like a ball player and less like a movie star.

       1. He reminds me of a young Audie Murphy.

13. I’d rather be Luxy than Bellinger! Thank our Luxy stars!

    1. excellent!

    2. Being able to substitute a hot Gavin for a slumping and injured Belli is quite a luxury.

       1. Lux good to me.

          1. Cleaver!

14. I understand the strategy of resting players. but being a game behind, I think it is possible to win the division. If we play the Wild Card game and lose, what use will it be to have Urias or Warker or the other players rested? I think Dodgers have a lot more advantages playing a series than a single game.

    1. The pitchers aren’t much of a concern. It’s not like they’re going to have an extra start anyways. Maybe that only applies to Urias who would have been scheduled to pitch the last game of the season. Gonsolin and Kershaw are part of the 5 man rotation. It doesn’t make sense to turn it into a 4 man rotation this late in the season when Bueller and Urias have both taken a step backward in recent outings.

       What’s a bigger advantage than having the Cy Young favorite pitch in a single elimination game, or having Big Game Buller pitch in a tie breaker? I feel exactly the opposite. If everyone is healthy we have the best chance of winning either game. We have the best players, the best starting pitching and the most experience in crunch time.

15. I am anxious about both Buehler and Urias, given that they are both in uncharted waters with respect to their workloads this year. But not in the case of Scherzer. It seems to me that no one has picked up on what Tim Neverett said about Scherzer’s history of poor performances at Coors Field. Until he starts showing the same thing outside of Coors, I will not accept “tired” as the reason for what I saw yesterday.

16. The one that worries me the most is Striker. Because after being unbeatable for most of the season, he has three outings where he has not been dominant and against the Giants and in 4 innings against Colorado his pitches looked very flat or ending in the middle of the plate.

17. Seager in seven seasons has accumulated 20 WAR, three per year on average, he has had many injuries that have prevented him from playing at his maximum potential but those are the cold numbers that he has, we all want him to stay and be a Dodger for life but with those numbers he is not a 300 million player.
    Who had a wonderful month of October? yes, Arozarena had it too.

    1. That’s what I’ve been saying for months DH. When making all the early comparisons to the free agent shortstops, which then included Lindor, Seager came up short and the reason was “games played”. Is he done being hurt? If so, yeah, back up the truck. But why should we believe he won’t get hurt again.

       As for what happened to Buehler and Scherzer for now I’ll just strike it up to pitching in Colorado and move on.

    2. If Manny, Nolan and Lindor are worth 300M, then so is Cory. The market is set. You may not agree with that, but the market does. Maybe teams won’t like his medicals. But, a hand injury on a hit by pitch isn’t indicative as being an injury risk. The hip might be. If so, you might as well start thinking about trading Mookie before he has 10 and 5 rights.

       1. Lindor 30 WAR in 7 seasons. Arenado 44.5 WAR in 9 seasons. F The Smirk, but 45+WAR in 10 seasons. Seager 20 WAR in 7 seasons.

          That’s less production. That’s $200 million.

          1. Think what you want Badger, but Corey’s WAR came in much less playing time. If they think he’ll be healthy, he’ll get paid. I’m also betting that GM’s would put much more emphasis on oWAR vs dWAR.

             If you want to put your money where your mouth is, I’ll bet you that he gets closer to 300 than 200. Just name the bet.

             1. If it’s $300m it won’t be the Dodgers. 50:push-ups.

18. Tonight’s Lineup:

    HITTERS H-AB RBI HR SB AVG
    M. BettsRF 118-431 55 21 10 .274
    C. SeagerSS 92-318 48 10 1 .289
    T. Turner2B 179-558 63 22 31 .321
    M. Muncy1B 117-468 90 35 2 .250
    W. SmithC 104-390 73 25 3 .267
    J. Turner3B 139-508 82 25 2 .274
    A. PollockLF 107-360 59 16 9 .297
    G. LuxCF 79-321 46 7 4 .246
    T. GonsolinP 2-15 0 0 0 .133

19. As a bonus!

    Lots of good stuff in this Jay Jaffe interview, found on Internet

    INCLUDING: The return of someone (ironically, I think) using #Fraudman. Remember when that was a thing?

    Dan: Would adding adding an all star short stop (there are a few in free agency thus year) and a solid veteran starter turn Detroit in a wildcard contender for next year?

    Jay Jaffe: I think it’s the right place to start, particularly given the number of good shortstops out there. A lot still has to go right, but they’re nearly a .500 team now, so it’s time to start going for it.

    Maddoning: Are front offices planning for a NL DH for next year? Is it that likely? Many talk like it’s a forgone conclusion….

    Jay Jaffe: I think so, yes. And i’d bet we’ve got a 90-95% likelihood of seeing it, assuming there is a season

    Derek: Has Lux’s late season resurgence (or just “surgence”?) restored faith in him to any significant degree?

    Jay Jaffe: Whose faith? I don’t think the Dodgers have lost faith in him, just decided that they had better choices for the immediate opportunities. Good on him for taking advantage of his latest one; it may be that he’s got more of a future in the outfield or bouncing around the diamond than as a 2B fixture. The next Chris Taylor, with the original approaching free agency? maybe.

    Fraudman: What kind of contract do you see Chris Taylor pulling? Seems like he’s lost a LOT of money in the past 2 months.

    Jay Jaffe: he hasn’t been healthy lately, but I think he’ll be fine. Probalby something in the Zobristian 4-year range, maybe around $60 million.

    Max Scherzer’s Third Eye: Did Scherzer and Buehler impact their Cy Young chances this week, or will voters largely ignore the starts since they were at Colorado?

    Jay Jaffe: I think Buehler’s multiple rough starts have probably dropped him from the top tier in the eyes of voters, and still think people are overlooking Burnes.
    But letting Ramiel Tapia upper-deck you, even in Coors, is never a good look if you’re trying to win a Cy

    Guest: Re: NL MVP: He won’t win, but Trea Turner certainly deserves some votes. How would you account for the fact that he spent half the year on a different team? (It’s hard to say he was particularly “valuable” to the Dodgers while he was playing for Washington, after all.)

    Jay Jaffe: I’m certainly not married to the idea that the MVP has to come from a contender. He was valuable to Washington, it’s just that most of his teammates (besides Scherzer and Soto, obv.) weren’t.

    AnotherAnnoyingDodgerFan: Hi Jay! Thanks for putting out so much great content. Where do you think the Dodger’s priorities should be this offseason? If you were Friedman, with a large but not unlimited budget (assuming, for sake of argument, that Bauer and his money are non-factors), how would you handle and prioritize the 5 big FAs (I’m including Taylor and Jansen) going into the offseason.

    Jay Jaffe: it’s such a tough call but Taylor and Jansen are clearly behind the others, with Kenley probably number five (sorry, man). it’s probably Kershaw and Scherzer ahead of Seager given the Trea Turner trade.

    1. Hi Bluto – hope you’re well

       You’re a RedSox fan – what’s the word on price?

       1. I am well, Watford. Thank you for asking. I hope you and yours are as well.

          I mean what is there to say about Price, nobody thought the contract would be a value for all eight years or whatever, but he was fucking gold in that World Series.

          Very symbolic of Dombrowski if you ask me (rhyme!) Pay now, go for it. The future be damned. Very contrary to the Dodgers regime, or much of modern GM thought (I guess.)

          But 2018! Because of that, he can do little wrong in my eyes.

20. Gotta say that it’s a shame that Eric is no longer posting here.

    I enjoyed his different way of looking at things, and his knowledge of the game.
    Think he was rather unfairly treated by some on here.

    1. Maybe he doesn’t have anything to say now that the bullpen’s good. 😉

       1. True

    2. Which one was he? The defense guy or the rabidly anti-Padres guy?

       1. He was the “I know how to build a better bullpen than Friedman guy.”

          Yes, and he did not value defense. I forgot about that.

          1. Speaking of bullpen, I’m really excited about the future possibilities. V-Gone, Vesia, Cleavinger, Ferguson and Nunez. That’s just the lefties!

    3. Every post was about the bullpen and it was all negative. After a while, it is going to start bugging you and then really bugging you… like a rock in your shoe.

       Anyone can disagree but dispense with the drivel… and I am not even talking about how I felt.

21. I like JT in sixth place. I hope he gets back on track soon. the bottom of line guys have been very productive in the last games. and Polock and Lux ​​look good there.

22. Hi Watford Dodger

    Thank you for the kind words you said about me. You are the nicest guy around here. I appreciate you and your kind words about me.

    The owner of the website (Mark) didn’t like me posting here and I respect other people’s property (Mark’s website) so I stopped posting.

    I still read everything here.

    Again thank you for the kind words I appreciate it.

    1. I have nothing against your posts, except some incessant parroting that AF doesn’t know how to build a bullpen and you do… Your bullpen would have been a disaster. AF’s is #2, headed to #1.

       Nobody gets everything right, but when you are wrong… move on. Don’t keep beating the same drum.

23. I’m glad to see EVERYBODY is back on board to WIN THE DIVISION TITLE and enter the postseason through the front door like WORLD CHAMPIONS. Go Dodgers!

24. Come on Turner quit thinking about the batting title. This guy can’t throw strikes and you roll over
    Nice catch AJ

25. At least until we lose again

26. AJ Pollock!!!!

27. This team has the innate ability to turn a possible big inning into a little inning
    Culprit, trying to do too much. Go up the middle go the other way
    It’s not rocket science.

    1. Tell that to the Giants and all their 3 run homers! Geez!

       1. You got to do what works for you. If you’re not getting those big homers then you better try something else

28. Unfreaking believable.
    Gavin lux has been amazing, there’s no other way to describe the way he’s been playing I am so happy for the kid

29. Luz. The next Center Field????

30. Gonsolin did his part!

31. Taylor and Jansen did their part
    Truth of the matter is we should’ve scored more runs, but I’ll take it

    1. As Kirsten would say. Each game is im-por-ant
       OBTW Clay-on is starting tomorrow

32. Nice win, but offense left too many men on base. Should not have been as close as it was.

33. Headline: DOGGED DODGERS DEFEAT DBACKS- Refuse to Concede NL West to Giants.

34. Gonsolin did a fine job giving us 5 innings and only surrendering 2 runs. Bullpen was fantastic againg. 4 more scoreless innings and only one hit . Amazing.
    Outfield D was key today as well. AJ, Gavin and then CT3 in the ninth making great plays.
    Gavin Lux is looking better and better in the outfield and at the plate. Got no hits yesterday in about 10 days but still managed to work 2 BB. Bottom of the lineup with him and AJ have been the difference for some time now.

    Keep it up, guys!

    Giants just wont slow down. My hope was that after that tough loss in SD on Thursday and going to the thin air in COL they would have a clunker. But they took care of business rather easily.
    Cards win their 14th in a row. Wow, would hate to face that team and possibly Wainwright in that WC playoff game.

    Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

35. Who will be the odd man out tonight in our OF lineup ?
    Gavin, AJ or CT3 ? I think DR already said CT3 will be starting tonight. So who will go to the bench ? AJ or Gavin ?
    Tough decision but would hate to see Gavin on the bench after the tear he is right on.
    Or maybe give JT a rest and play CT3 or Gavin at 3b ? What you think?

    Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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