Thanks for another great year at LADT. I am still looking for additional writers – Bear will continue to write, but I am going to continue to cut back. My book is getting close, and there will be a second one. The book website will be up soon, and you will have a lot more information. This has been an incredible year for me:
- Surgeries have been successful, and my shoulder and back pain are 87% gone.
- US Water Systems is up 34% in 2025 after being up 31% in 2024 and 26% in 2023;
- My daughter is coming to work for us on January 5, 2026, and I had the privilege of buying her a new company car for that.
- My main squeeze (actually, my only one) is opening up a restaurant and bar in an upscale area;
- The family is doing great, and
- Shadrack is now a 140-pound Super Beast
From Our Family to Yours: Thank You All, and Go Dodgers!
Our son, who is the CEO of US Water Systems, will be 27 next year. My wife will be 63, and I will be 73. That’s really hard for me to comprehend. We are Very Blessed!
From LADT’s Sponsor – US Water Systems – Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone!
I don’t recall there being a better time to be a Dodger fan.
Thank you for keeping this site open Mark. Don’t post as much as I’d like, but it’s part of my daily reading.
Go Dodgers!
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Mark.
Looking forward to the book.
And Happy Holidays to the rest of the LADT gang too!
3 is the magic number
Last season I had a revelation, a kind of dream, in which I saw that the Dodgers were going to beat Toronto, and it happened… and now I can say that I feel that next season the Dodgers will play against the Yankees and they will win again….
Merry Christmas!
Funny, I hadn’t thought of it. Let’s beat Seattle this time.
Merry Christmas from Panama!! Surf’s up! Fish are biting!
65 and light rain here in Indy.
Surfs down, and the fish are asleep!
😉
It will NEVER be 65 where I live! BRRR
Merry Christmas! 47 and light rain here in southwest Virginia. we’re all alive and excited for another great year in Chavez Ravine! May all of you and your families be safe and healthy this year!
This was an actual headline on Sportsnaut:
Bo Bichette signs with Dodgers, and 4 other landing spots in slow market
https://sportsnaut.com/mlb/bo-bichette-free-agency-landing-spots-2025
These guys are trash!
AF, make it happen. Sign Bichette to play second base.
7 weeks till the 3 peat begins:
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report for their first workout on Tuesday, February 11, 2026. Position players will report shortly after, with the first full squad workout expected around Saturday, February 15, 2026.
2026 Spring Training Key Dates
Pitchers & Catchers Report Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2026
First Full Squad Workout Date: Saturday, February 15, 2026
First Cactus League Game: Saturday, February 21, 2026, against the Angels
Regular Season Opening Day: Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Dodger Stadium against the Arizona Diamondbacks
The reporting dates for 2026 return to a more standard schedule compared to the previous two seasons, which had earlier starts due to international games in Seoul and Japan.
You can find the full schedule on the MLB.com or ESPN websites.
Thanks for this
My pleasure.
The Marlins and reliever Pete Fairbanks are in agreement on a contract, according to Will Sammon of the Athletic. It is a one-year, $13MM contract for the Republik Sports client, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the deal includes a $1MM signing bonus and another $1MM in incentives based on appearances. Fairbanks will also receive a bonus of $500,000 if he is traded. The deal is pending a physical.
Christ is born…glory to God.
Merry Christmas LADT
Cloudy and very wet over Chavez Ravine as I look from my deck. I’m 3.8 miles from Dodger Stadium ( 2.5 as the crow flies ) Cloudy and wet today but bright and sunny in 2026.
Yes great to be a DODGER fan. And a LADT fan. Thanks to all on this site and especially you Mark. You are a blessing. Encouraged by your fortitude and happy for your success. Upward and onward in the New Year.
Current Top Ten:
1. Ohtani–The best player ever
2. Yamamoto–Our ace & hero
3. Smith–The real MVP
4. Freeman–Best hitter
5. Mookie–Best teammate
6. Rojas–Gibby meet Miggy
7. Muncy–One last time
8. Glasnow–Talent talent talent
9. Sasaki–2026 could be his
10. Friedman–Best GM
14 years ago 5 years wasn’t likely. 3 years ago 7months was off the menu. More than a year ago I was told to make arangements. Today I don’t feel much worse than 15 years ago. Ain’t life funy? Guess the right to dream had always been there and that’s never wasting time. Best of shots to all. Better New Years friends!
14 years ago 5 years wasn’t likely. 3 years ago 7months was off the menu. More than a year ago I was told to make arangements. Today I don’t feel much worse than 15 years ago. Ain’t life funy? Guess the right to dream had always been there and that’s never wasting time. Best of shots to all. Better New Years friends!
Good to hear from you, Quas.
Godspeed!
Good to hear you’re doing well Quas, and what a ride your Dodgers have given you, and they’re possibly not finished yet!!
Happy to hear the good news Quas. So glad to hear that you got to see the back to back. Lets go for three!
Well my wife bought me a beautiful la dodger sweatshirt for Christmas. LA headrest covers for my pickup and a sweet dodger keychain . I bought her a LA. Ladies beautiful long sleeve shirt. The wrong size! I dread trying to return it! Bought my oldest grandson a sweet Freddie jersey! A Dodger Christmas! Now if AF. Will sign Bichette my Christmas list is finished!
So glad you’re doing well Quaz! Hopefully your Christmas was good . God bless you this upcoming year and beyond!
The Opening Day 2B will be:
A. Rojas
B. Kim
C. Edman
D. Bichette