It All Boils Down to this: Win Today or the Season is Over!
Everything is crystal clear! The Dodgers either have to win today, or the 2022 season is over for them. If the Dodgers win, they go back to Chavez Ravine for Game Five, where the winner takes all. If they lose, their best season… the season for the ages is over. It will be a…
Everything is crystal clear! The Dodgers either have to win today, or the 2022 season is over for them. If the Dodgers win, they go back to Chavez Ravine for Game Five, where the winner takes all. If they lose, their best season… the season for the ages is over. It will be a shame if the season ends today, but that’s baseball. The baseball gods can be cruel. I loved the run… even if I hate the loss. That said, they are very capable of coming back and scoring 15 runs today. I do believe that they can.. will they?
There is not a lot of blame to place, except for the very top: Andrew Friedman. I will address that if the season comes to an end. But not today.
It wasn’t Gonsolin or Heaney who lost the game for the Dodgers yesterday. The Dodger pitchers were awesome… it’s just that the Padres were “awesomer.” The Dodgers’ bats cost them the game. The pitching was great. The hitting was absolutely putrid!
There is no use discussing and cussing about this. It all boils down to what happens tonight. I for one, believe in Tyler Anderson. Do I believe in the Dodger’s bats? I am from Missouri!
I would bet that this series will go Five Games!
Arizona Fall League
- Jose Ramos is hitting .545 with a .583 OB% and 1.219 OPS
- Jorbit Vivas is at .450 BA/.577 OB% and 1.127 OPS
- Andy Pages is at .333 BA/.400 OB% and 1.067 OPS
- Hyun-il Choi has a 10.38 ERA
- Emmet Sheehan has a 0.00 ERA/.067 WHIP, and the league is hitting .111 against him.
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Discussion (187)
Disagree, not disagreeable
At this stage it becomes a game of attrition. Pitching will typically neutralize good hitting. Gotta grind ABs and look to take advantage of mistakes. Pitching, defense and exploiting opportunities on offense is the best recipe for success in a series likes this. Gotta compete, which is what both of these teams are doing. If you’re expecting offensive domination from either team, this is not the series for that.
Damn the Dodgers had a chance to put the game away right there.
Taylor should not get another ab this October!
With a 3 run lead in the 7th. Belli should be in CF. Just sayin.
This is the end if the Padres get the lead with how bad the offense has been
Oh shit!
That was a mistake pitch. Why would they speed up his bat? He was late on the fastball.
Big assist from the home plate ump. Two different zones all night long. He kept Musgrove in the game with his huge zone. The Dodgers pitchers didn’t get that same zone.
Should have kept Anderson in less chances for the bullpen to cough it up.
Damn it don’t give up it ain’t over. 2 runs ain’t sh!t.
Let’s see what the former Junkyard Dogs can do now !
LETS GO DODGERS
This is on Doc. Anderson should have gotten the sixth and then we use Martin in the seventh or later. But having said that it would have been nice to score
More than just one run with the bases loaded sand nobody out. I’ve seen enough of JT- he’s done.
Roberts sucks
Good luck against Josh Hader in the ninth.
Time to start talking about free agents and roster building for next year.
And the best reliever on the roster Phillips is now finally in the game when the game is already over.
Well the 300 mil crapshoot hasn’t worked. Next year lets try the 200 mil crapshoot and sneak into the playoffs as a wild card. It worked this year. No Bellinger, Kershaw, JT, TT, Kimbrel, and Heaney. This team needs a reset! Let the kids play
Betts turner freeman . It CAN be done.
Just get us to extras. I’m doing that praying hands thing!
Fuk me DEAD!
Utter embarrassment
Choke or joke? This has to be the worst Dodger loss I can remember. The corporate Dodgers have been defeated. Whose blood will run in the streets?
At least we didnt have to face deGrom and Scherzer!
I hear the Marlins need a third base coach. ROBERTS???
Didn’t even take it 5. Get the F out of here you BUMS.
I called it all Anderson should’ve handed the ball over to Phillips to get it done.
But the offense sucked too.
I am way too old and have seen this way too many times to get upset. The Dodgers were the best until they weren’t. So now you can start thinking about next year. I think Kershaw comes back to get to 200 wins. As a Dodger? Maybe. I also think there will be some changes in the lineup. JT’s bat was alarmingly missing. He was not catching up to fastballs, I think his run as a everyday player in LA is over. They need a top-notch defender at third. Max Muncy is not that guy. They will have to make a decision on Bellinger. I think that at this point there is a very good chance he will be non-tendered. He certainly is not worth 18 million a year. They are going to have to re-tool the bench. There will be changes in the pen for sure. They need a more balanced rotation. Hopefully May will be back and healthy. There will be no Buehler. Gonsolin can be a solid # 3. After that it is a crap shoot. I think Trea Turner is going to sign somewhere else and the Dodgers will look elsewhere for a long term solution at SS,