Rant Rave Friday

I never said May is not worthy or his future was not bright. You guys are too sensitive and ready to defend what doesn’t need defending. He lasted almost 6 innings. By any stretch, that was a success and congrats to him on his first MLB start. Now, on to reality…………………

Personally, I think he’s got the goods. He may not have the control that it takes to deliver them just yet. Sure, if this, if that. The point of playing is to win and shut down the batters. He never did that. White made a boner of a play that should have been a DP. But later in the game, SD kept hitting and scoring. Baez gave up another run and the Dodgers gave him no run support. If you want to blame the loss on the batters, I can go with it. You can’t win a game without scoring runs. I need to see more of him. Anyway, it’s only my opinion.

Dodgers need to keep their focus and not let Doc’s anaemic lineups get out of hand. They need to do everything possible to win home field advantage because the Astros are going to murder them with their pitching and clutch hitting. They are on a roll, and we ain’t.

Dang, totally impresses with May. If not for White’s error hitting the runner to screw up a double play, then the walls caved in, he did great., Before we take out the carving knifes and say this dude is not worthy, don’t forget… HE”S ONLY 21!!! Did anyone notice the nasty late movement on some of his pitches(some of hit 97mph). This guy is Striker Bueller with wild ass red hair. He already has 3 pitches that are legit. Hadn’t seen him since spring training, and now I see why Freidman didn’t trade him, this guy can be a total ace or #2 frontline starter in about 2 to 3 years. Love his attitude also. Don’t care we lost, it was worth it to see May for an extended time. Also love the fact that being a Texan, he wore his trademark cowboy boots into the Dodger clubhouse when he got called up.

Cmon Jeff it was his first start and some of those “hits” were pretty weak contact. If he gets Naylor in 6thbwe are all singing his praises. He will learn to bear down and focus more in those situations with more experience. Check out some of Kersh’s early starts. It takes time. I think we have two studs in Gonzo and May!

Yes, agreed on leaving May in for the 6th.

My take on May is not as positive as I hoped it would be. I thought perhaps he could fit in at this late stage in the season as a starter, but I am not sure he is ready for the role. He is eminently hittable as we saw him giving up 9 hits in less than 6 innings. He has poise, speed, and intensity, and should break in to the rotation at some point, given the chance. I think he might fit better in the BP at this point.

In comparison with Gonsolin, I would think Tony has the edge on him as a rotation player at this point. A lot will hinge on his performance on Monday. If he can match May’s longevity (6 innings) without a big problem, I would keep him in the rotation for the time being and send Maeda to the BP. If both pitchers fall short, we are right back to the problem of not trading for another starter. Urias will have to be the #4 and Maeda, #5. Not having either of them in the BP weakens the BP.

For the record I’m glad Doc left May in there to try and close out the 6th. To me Doc gave him a playoff audition right there. Can he come thru in those situations? Hopefully he’s put in more of those situations over the next 8 weeks. Be good to get him ready for Oct

#1: The Dodgers have some injury concerns with Turner, Seager, Pollock, Freese, Taylor and Hernandez. You are going to see some lineup changes because of that. They need options for depth. Negron in CF? Fastest guy on the team, can he play CF? We will find out!

#2: The Astros don’t have anyone like Joc Pederson with such extreme splits so they don’t have to platoon as much.

#3: However, they have used a lot of different lineups this year due to injuries.

#4: The Joc showcase is over, It failed. Someone wanted him for 1B – I don’t know who.

Kristopher Negron being interviewed on the pre game show on radio. Sounds like a very cool guy actually.

For those wondering, as I was, as to his ethnicity: his mom is Puerto Rican and dad Dominican (or vice versa), but he was born in New Jersey.

Edit: he grew up playing ss and cf (hence his starting in cf tonight)

Thank God this trading deadline is done and we can finally move on. My brain hurts from all of the conjecture and speculation, and 99% of it never happened. Aside from Houston making a big WTF moment, the Braves probably helping themselves and Arizona getting Leake and Gallen (who was great against us) and the 3,4,5 and 22nd prospect and a salary dump, the ending turned out to be the Butler Did It. AF confirmed on last nights broadcast what we all suspected; the asking price for any of the top 3 relief pitchers was just too high. He reported that the FO had planned on being very aggressive trying to fill needs but only focusing on the top guys and nothing else. (I guess he forgot about Kolarek) They made some offers that he seemed relieved and glad were not accepted. There’s a reason the top relievers stayed put. We all knew this was possible with the reluctance to part with the top talent.

Now we need to move on. We know there is a lot of talent here (and some deadwood) and we will see more guys get a look. The idea of having a staff versus defined starter – reliever rolls is what we are going to see. AF said the idea is to deploy the best bunch of arms going forward and figure out how to put guys in the best positions to succeed. We’re going to see some pitchers.

Basically standing pat isn’t a bad thing. I heard similar comments coming from the Red Sox FO justifying why they haven’t made deals. They feel the have the same guys who won the World Series and are better than what they can trade for. The pieces are there, they just need to play better. The Dodgers have enough talent to have a winning bullpen. One more time I will say……….. Joe Kelly is a huge key as to how this will play out. One way or the other.

I appreciate the effort that Joc put in to trying to learn 1st base. He was a good soldier. But it made my week to hear this experiment is over! (the Wes Parkers and the Tommy Hutton’s rejoice)

Now we can get to figuring out the real playoff lineup which is complicated due to injuries. Seems to me the outfield plan now is much more clear with Belli back at first against lefties. 2nd is the mess when CT3 and Kike are back. Correct me if I miss somebody but the following guys seem to be trying out; CT3, Kike, Negrone, Gyorko, Muncy and you want to add Lux to the mix? Last i checked they only can play one guy at 2nd at a time. Where’s Beaty in all this? After September call ups, I fear that Doc will have a new line up every day. To me, again depending on health, settling in on a reliable, predictable play off line up as early as possible is a huge plus. It might not be possible but it would be desirable. Doc loves to manage but moving guys all over the place from one day to the next is not good prep for post season. I personally think that that is one of the strengths of the Astros. They have the same basic line up every day and use predictable fill ins for off days. Their line up is not dependent on lefty-righty match ups as much, guys know when and where they are playing, they can prepare accordingly. and just settle in to playing their position every day. (Of course, having a DH helps.) Players like a set, predictable routine and I hope the Dodgers can get to that point in left, 2nd and 1st base so September isn’t a giant try out camp.

Can someone explain to me why they needed to add Gonsolin to the roster on Friday if they don’t plan to pitch him until Monday? If they really don’t plan to use him out of the bullpen, they’ve just shorted themselves a man for no good reason.

@billplunkettocr

Dave Roberts confirms Gonsolin will start Monday. Expects Ryu to miss only one start.

Things are going as desired, fix group B with internal options. Vazquez? Sure, he is a superior talent but by no means giving him 2 or 3 of The Fab Four. I think that with 9 Jansen, 8 Urias, 7 Kelly / Baez, group A is as good as anyone, group B, Floro, Yimi, Chargois, etc., will be replaced by May, Gonsolin, Maeda and Kolorek, I still believe that Fergunson can fix. Houston in 2017 beat us without a left-hander in the bullpen, Liriano I think he only had one game and his giles closer was a disaster, it was Morton who got hot and did the job. In 2018 Marcos has reported extensively on the Boston bullpen. I trust the internal options, they are better than group B, the possibilities are very good. Let the internal competition begin, the audition begin, the casting begin!

Hey Neal Huntington. Keep your Felipe Vazquez and we’ll raise you Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin…. AND keep our Lux and Ruiz. See you in the playoffs next year. LOL.

Speaking of comps, how about Mark and Lasorda.

Ryu IL’d for neck. Alexander the not so Great was put on the 60-day IL, Floro was sent down to AAA. May and ToGo activated.

Today’s lineup:

Fat Muncy (1b)

Max Muncy (2b)

JT

Belly

Seager

Will the Thrill

Verdugo

Negron (CF)

GingerThor

I don’t know about any of you, but since Freese, Taylor, Hernandez are all injured this is the perfect time to see if Beaty can hit lefties in the major league. He actually hit lefties BETTER than righties in AAA.

I’d rather try Beaty everyday at 1B than to fool around with Negron and White.

Anyone agree?

DODGERS SELECT RHP DUSTIN MAY, RECALL RHP TONY GONSOLIN

RHP DYLAN FLORO OPTIONED, LHP HYUN-JIN RYU PLACED ON IL

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that they have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Dustin May and have recalled right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin from Triple-A Oklahoma City. In order to make room on the 25-man roster, Los Angeles optioned right-handed pitcher Dylan Floro to Triple-A and placed left-handed pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu on the 10-day injured list with neck soreness, retroactive to August 1. In order to make room on the 40-man roster for May, the Dodgers transferred left-handed pitcher Scott Alexander to the 60-day injured list with left forearm inflammation.

May, 21, was originally selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Northwest High School (Tx.). He has been with the organization for four seasons, posting a combined 24-17 record with a 3.50 ERA (157 ER/403.2 IP) and 394 strikeouts. The Dodgers 2018 Minor League Pitcher of the Year has split the season between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, going a combined 6-5 with a 3.38 ERA (40 ER/106.2 IP) and 110 strikeouts. On Monday, he was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week, going 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA (1 ER/12.0 IP) while striking out 10 hitters from July 22 through July 28.

Each market is different as you are pointing out. Each Lender works a little different in how they want reports completed and what criteria to use for your comparable search. My approach is to attempt to stay as close to the subject as possible and use as similar houses to the subject as possible. Try to use similar lot sizes, year built, similar square footage (GLA), similar condition houses, within a mile of the subject property. Try to keep bed and bath counts similar if possible. You continue to widen/expand your search until you can find 4 to 5 closed properties that you feel are comparable to the house you are appraising. You also need to find a minimum of two active, pending or under contract houses to compare also. The beach front property deal would be a nightmare and I would refer that to someone that would have to do a cost approach appraisal on it. You can not do the closed sales comparison approach on a property with no similar sales in over two years. Or at least I wouldn’t trust the report unless values have been stable in that market over that time period. I will listen to homeowners and agents thoughts on good comparables and have used some of there ideas, however they are not aware that items must get bracketed such as year built, lot size, living area etc. They also are not aware that you can’t use a 2018 built house and compare it to a 1963 house. I get that a lot. Anyway, I hope that helps. No one dictates what comps to use, but underwriters will send you back out if they feel you are pushing value or understating value.

So Bellinger is going to be at 1B against righties. So lets see what we got when everyone is back and healthy. This isn’t a batting order just the 8 guys that will play.

Vs righties:

Bellinger 1B

Muncy 2B

Seager SS

Turner 3B

Verdugo RF

Pollock CF

Pederson LF

Smith C

So where does Beaty fit?

Vs lefties

Freese 1B

Muncy 2B

Seager SS

Turner 3B

Bellinger RF

Pollock CF

Verdugo LF

Smith C

So all of this is more musical chairs with the intention of keeping Pollock in there everyday and to keep Pederson in there vs righties and ignore Beaty’s bat?

Am I wronge on any of this, including the 8 guys in both scenarios and the positions that they play?

AF played it safe in my opinion. Jeff Luhnow , Dave Dombrowski, and Theo Epstein all make big bold moves at the deadline and win Championships. In my opinion, Ruiz is a Luxury now that Will the Thrill is taking off. Dustin May can be replaced on the Free Agent Market with a D. Cole or someone similar. Now this is assuming that the Pirates would have taken May and Ruiz. I would have made the deal and gone to war with the best chance of winning a Championship. Yes, relief pitchers are fickle but Vazquez seems to be pretty consistent over the past few years and seems to be one of the most dominate closers in the game right now. Kenley Jansen doesn’t get to dictate who closes the games and hopefully would warm up to a co-closer’s role for the sake of the team. That’s probably why I am a Real Estate Appraiser and not a Baseball GM. Nuff said

Since Vasquez is still a Pirate, I have to think they (the Pirates) weren’t committed to moving him. The Dodgers weren’t the only ones looking for quality relief pitchers. Everything is almost always for sale if the price is high enough hence the willingness to talk.

There are very few organizations left in modern baseball that are not run in a business like fashion. Trades and signings are more than just Dollars and Cents but there is still a price figured into these transactions. Extending Kershaw was more than just a simple Dollars and Cents calculation but from both a player and organization standpoint it makes sense. Resigning Turner and Jansen also falls in this category.

I suspect AF was willing to over pay for Vasquez or other high quality relievers to try to win it all this year but he certainly wasn’t going to give anyone a blank check. I suspect that was close to the Pirates’ price.

This years trading deadline was an unknown. It pushed everything earlier in the year with no waiver trading. Other factors such as the Giants recent win streak contributed to the weird dynamic. I suspect Farhan fully intended to move MadBum and Smith 2- 3 weeks ago but with their winning streak it would have been a PR nightmare (a non Dollars and Cents price).

Basically, none of the top tier relievers were moved. (I have Greene, Melancon and Diekman in the second tier). That speaks volumes about the market.

In a glass is half full world (I would hold as a much better world than the alternative) we have many more pieces available (May, Gonsolin, Urias, Maeda, Stripling etc) with which to add as we try to construct a post season bullpen than many other teams.

I am in the mood to review this just one more time, after I have seen that the Astros are now the favorites to win the title. Odds are not guarantees of anything, but they are not to be ignored. So let’s say that the oddsmakers are gauging it correctly, and that the Astros win the title again, even though we get to the Series to lose to them; where does that leave the Dodgers, now and for the near future?

Now, let’s speculate as to what Vazquez would have done for us, compared to Lux. Of course, we don’t know what was demanded, almost certainly more. But what about Lux, Stripling, Pederson, and then another minor leaguer who is not May? Or what about Lux and Ruiz only? Let’s mostly concentrate on the apparently untradeable Lux. Let us imagine the next three years. We don’t know how anyone will do, but the best guess is that Vazquez, who has been a top reliever for a few years now, continues to be one of the best closers in baseball. And as for Lux, let us be on the high side, and imagine that he averages .300, with 20 HRs a year, while playing a decent second base. Which would you rather have? I’d say Vazquez, not even close. Unless someone reasonably believes that Lux is another Mike Trout or Rogers Hornsby. Closers are invaluable, second basemen who are not superstars are not as much so.

You’ve got Lux for six years, Vazquez probably is only good for three. But longevity in baseball is overrated; and besides, in six years, Lux could be a free agent, and too expensive for us to keep, and then he could go to the Astros, or Red Sox, any of the teams willing to take on higher payroll. It is not 1950, where you are thinking in terms of 10-15 years of greatness with the same team. In terms of winning titles, who is more valuable? I think it’s obvious, Vazquez. In terms of saving payroll, that’s another story, of course. I just don’t see the rationale for saying that it’s so great that we kept Lux, and say, Ruiz, and not gotten Vazquez. I would attribute at least some of it to the lure of the unknown, the excitement fans always have about someone new, who might be “The Natural,” but more likely is simply another good player. Finally, let us say that we had gotten Vazquez and won the title. Then next Spring, we would have Vazquez for a strong bid at repeating.. Would we be happy, or upset that we didn’t have Lux and Ruiz? Or, if we didn’t win the title with Vazquez, even though he pitched well, would we be more excited about next season’s chances to win it all with him as a major piece, or without him, and with Lux and Ruiz?

Braves just released Luis Gohara who went unclaimed through the waiver process. He’s just turned 23 and was previously considered one of the Braves best pitching prospects (and they have a bunch of really good ones). He had a shoulder procedure which will shut him down for the rest of the year and they didn’t have any room for him on the 40 man roster. He’s had a history of injury problems plus he lost his father last year and his mother had heart surgery so he had that to deal with also. I don’t know if he has any options left, but I think he would definitely be worth a gamble for next year if he would take a minor league contract or if he has options left. We can add him to the Thornburg List. Roll the dice. Sometimes you get lucky.

So was this a Joc experiment or just an advertisement for possible trade. It ended when trading season over.

I agree that we need to move forward. I never believed that any of the top relievers were in play, primarily because that is KJ’s job, and he is already a Dodger, no longer and with flaws, but pretty darn good MOST of the time. Last year my focus was on young controllable relievers who were not closers but could be quality setup guys…Ryan Pressly, Taylor Rogers, and Jose Leclerc. This year, same thing. But none on my list were traded so I cannot complain. Bummer and Colome’ are still with the ChiSox, Seth Lugo is still with the Mets (Zach Wheeler & Thor as well), Michael Lorenzen is still with the Reds.

Of the “top” relievers moved on Tuesday, Shane Greene did not cost the Braves very much at all. Maybe Gonsolin and May CAN be better, but Greene has been getting ML hitters out all year.

Adam Kolarek. I am not a fan, but I hope I eat my words. Pedro Baez is a much better reliever against LHB than Kolarek. And if you are looking for a LH reliever who did well in the post season in 2018, then perhaps the guy that was sent down to make room for Kolarek should have been given more of a chance to build on what he has done for his last three relief appearances and what he did last post season. 10 batters over 3.0 innings over 6 games with only 1 base runner on a walk. 3.0 innings over 6 games…sounds like he was used as a loogy to me. So he has the post season experience, and was basically untouchable.

I preferred to stay away from Diekman and any other reliever in the Axford/Rosscup/Madson mold. I think Kolarek fits in the Axford/Rosscup/Madson mold. Hopefully he will have better results. By the way, in his last 5 games, Kolarek has inherited 5 runners, and 4 have scored. Just sayin’

Am I correct that we don’t actually know what the Pirates were asking for? Was it two of the four and one had to be Lux? I read somewhere that they actually wanted Smith instead of Ruiz because they need a catcher now (next year). I’ve always been a huge Vazquez fan going back to when he was Rivero, but relief pitchers can crash and burn at a moment’s notice (look at Diaz), so although I’m disappointed I certainly understand AF’s position. Boy will we be happy next year when Vazquez looks like the 2019 version of Diaz and Lux, Smith and May are killing it.

As William said, the deadline is over and time to move on with what we have.

On another subject

I got my season ticket renewal and see there’s a 10% increase in ticket prices. With all the rookies coming up and payroll going down, Why? Because they can and people will come.

I must have missed this whole “player comp” controversy.

As, AC, has mentioned player comps have their fans and adherents, but how and/or why did anyone care who was comped to who.

Anyway, much more important is:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/called-up-dustin-may/

A blog from FanGraphs on and by the scout who signed, Dustin May

Some stuff from the minor leagues:

Full age 17 comps (so far) then:

Cartaya: DSL/AZL, 172 PA, .276/.331/.449, 12 BB/34 K

Keibert: AZL/Pio, 245 PA, .374/.412/.527, 15 BB/27 K

It is borderline bonkers to compare two 17 year-olds, and I assuredly don’t think we can call Cartaya a lesser prospect than Ruiz because of lesser production at the same age.

On the Dennis Santana, let’s bear in mind:

-The Triple-A ball being juiced applies to the pitchers too, and the PCL was already an offensively oriented league before that.

-The command (and walk numbers) have not been the same as they were last year.

-He’s still just 23 and a conversion arm who reached the majors at 22… really solid spin numbers too. If starting proves to be too much of a challenge long term, he’s still a very solid relief option, and one who could be used for multiple innings.

Post-Deadline, the Astros got the buzz. They’re the new trendy pick and deservedly so picking up two quality arms to shore up their only weakness on an already great team. All the while we failed to get that lock down late innings guy. Lucky we have some options and we’ll see where the cards fall when it’s all said and done. I’m glad they wound up with Greinke instead of someone that’s had better luck against us.

I’m wondering how much Gonsolin’s performance at Coors had to do with our lack of deadline activity. Probably not as much as I would like to think since AF is more pragmatic than I am. However, he was a lock down reliever in college and pitched out of the pen initially after he was drafted. He could be our late inning acquisition. He could be our K-Rod.

Now that we aren’t platooning several positions and have more every day players that hit both arms, left and right, we will be more consistent on both sides of the ball. Less Kike and CT3 starting and more of them off the bench is a good thing.

Today is officially MAY DAY! I’m beyond excited to see his debut. I’m trying to temper my expectations. I mostly just want be memorized by all that hair! Another K-Rod? 4th Starter? Can I dream?

In the Athletic, Molly Knight writes an article called Here comes Dustin May, the rookie that just might save the Dodgers’ season

In part, she says:

“We focused on the top four or five guys and, after that, we weren’t just gonna bring a guy in just to bring a guy in,” Friedman said.

In other words, the Dodgers weren’t going to trade for Shane Greene, Mark Melancon and Chris Martin like the Braves did, or Sam Dyson and Sergio Romo like the Twins did, or Hunter Strickland, Roenis Elías and Daniel Hudson like the Nationals did. And that might be because they believe their own minor leaguers, Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin, are better than all of them.

https://theathletic.com/1112746/2019/08/02/here-comes-dustin-may-the-rookie-that-just-might-save-the-dodgers-season/

I don’t study all of the payrolls, but I assume that what made Boston #1 in payroll were the acquisitions which got them the championship last year. And the Cubs won the title three years ago. Having the highest payroll is not going to get you a run of titles, and it might cost you down the line in terms of flexibility, but no team wins titles every year in baseball, and sometimes a major pickup will get you over the top. Boston has had a bit of boom or bust, and they have made some foolish acquisitions, but they have made some great ones, and they do have the four titles in 15 years.. You can’t buy a title in terms of having no minor league system, and just paying for free agents, but you need some of the latter as well, and you need to make a big and even risky acquisition sometimes. “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood leads on to fortune.. Omitted, all the voyage of their days is bound in shallows and in miseries.” Even though the ambitious and opportunistic Cassius said it, it still has a powerful ring to it.

None of that means that the Dodgers will not finally win the title this year. And all of us Dodgers fans hope for that. I believe that some franchises are more concerned with winning titles than our ownership; but the trade deadline is over, and we will go forward with what we have, which is obviously quite a bit.

Great write up Mark, you have been through the ringer and came out on top my friend. I love reading this blog and sometimes put in my 2 cents. This site is the first thing I look at in the morning because I am consumed with Dodger Baseball. I have a slightly different take on hanging on to the prospects vs getting the missing piece. I understand that the Pirates were not going to trade Vasquez unless they were blown away with a great deal. I also understand that the trading deadline was changed this year to make it more difficult to get the missing piece due to less teams moving players for prospects. I also understand that we are in one of the largest markets that can afford to sign free agents on occasions. If Lux was the only piece that broke the deal then I understand why the Dodgers didn’t make that deal but I don’t understand why backup plans were not in place. If May and or Gosselin doesn’t do things they have never done before, it will cost us another chance at winning it all. Do we want to be competitive every year or do we want to win a World Series? If we traded away a few top prospects, couldn’t we have signed a few free agents to make up for the loss? D. Cole comes to mind if he’s available after this season. Anyway, I know I will be blasted for my take in here but I don’t think my disappointment of coming up short at the trading deadline is in the minority either. AF and all of us hope that May is ready for the task. Stay tuned

M.T. – Your success can be best summed up by the song “The Long and Winding Road”… You are truly Steve Jobs-esque who also started out in his garage…

IMO the Stros are now the pick to snatch the Ring.. Greinke, Verlander, Cole and Miley is one hellatious starting group with Osuna with the mop up chores..

ALERT… HOLD IT… You’re gonna get their with health, a little luck and who’s the hottest come October, so lets play em all…

Finally got to see the brawl and as I said early in his career, Puig has the IQ of a fencepost… The pitcher (could be a forward on my team) who charged the opponents dugout is certifiably mad… He did get a solid shot on the run though..

In case anyone hasn’t noticed, no infield errors in the last 3 games.

Espn is reporting that the Joc at 1B experiment is officially over. Belli will play 1B when Muncy is at 2B. Seems like this will make room for Joc in LF with Verdugo taking over RF when Belli is at 1B. It doesn’t mean Belli will be at 1B permanently.

White has done pretty well there, but he doesn’t seem to have much of a bat. That could change with a little help from his friends, Van Scoyoc & Co. But they are going to have send some people down when the hobbled ones return. Don’t think anyone is going to take David Freese from 1B. And, would anyone touch Beaty at this point in the season. The guy is clutch, clutch, clutch, along with another rookie named Smith. Players are stepping up. Now we can really talk about our depth without any doubts. Tonight, may May make Manny miserable.

Belli moving back to first against righties. The JOC at first base experiment is over! Verdugo to right. Let’s see if our defense picks up! Belli will be back n right against lefties. This will produce our best lineup both offensively and defensively!

I’m on board with our new LOOGY and giving others including May or Gosselin (or both) the chance to solidify our bullpen. Let the auditions begin. Time and the divisional lead are on our side.

I apologize if someone already posted the following article somewhere in the recent hundreds of posts. I think it makes sense what AF did and did not do at the trade deadline, and this article speaks to that.

https://lasportshub.com/2019/07/31/los-angeles-dodgers-love-adam-kolarek/

Wow that was a moment! We are all passionate about the Dodgers and have differing opinions about them but we needn’t get personal and nasty and I’ve been quilty of that as well. Big thx to you Mark, AC, DC and 2Dem for all your hard work and insight and for providing a forum for all us idiots to rant and rave! And Mark I love the headlines! Keep being outrageous! This is our year!

Sorry for taking it too far MT! I have trouble seeing the line I often cross. Thanks for doing this blog. I mostly think you’re awesome.