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“ When the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change… you change!” It’s that time. I’ve done this for 20+ years, and it is time to move on. I want to thank all the loyal readers, and it was in the thousands. I’m sorry, but it’s time for another phase of my…
The Tommy Pham rumor is gaining teeth. Tommy admitted that he wanted to come to LA last season, but it never worked out. It didn’t work out because the Dodgers were not committed to playing Mookie Betts full-time at 2B. They are now! Jason Heyward is the only right fielder they…
As I have talked about the Dodger Rookies, especially James Outman, it became apparent that whenever I said anything that was perceived to be negative about James Outman, I was attacked like I was a Wannabee by the Queen Bees in Mean Girls. I thought this was really strange…
Two days ago, the Dodgers acquired three players for 6′ 8″ LHP Bryan Hudson. More about those players in a minute. But first, Bryan Hudson was signed by the Cubs for $1.1 million in 2015 as the 82nd overall pick in the draft. He flamed out as a starter because he had no dominant…
You asked for it, so you got it! Yesterday, the subject of Minor League Splits was brought up, and the fact of the matter is that they are hard to find and sometimes incomplete. You can find them at www.Baseball-Reference.com under the player. The problem is that the stats are…
Chris Sale is a classic example of the “ Best Trades You Make Are the Ones You Don’t! ” Now, don’t get me wrong – It’s possible that Chris Sale may have a fine season for the Braves, but if I were forced to bet on that, I would bet that he would not! Chris will soon be 35 and…
Let’s talk about BABIP, which is just another statistic. It is not meant to be an “ end-all, be-all ” analytic. It does, however, give a person a degree of insight into a players’ soul (if you will). Here’s what the MLB Glossary says about BABIP: Batting Average on Balls in Play…
I hope that 2024 brings the Dodgers a World Series. However, If I had to take the field or the Dodgers and had to put up $100,000.00 of my own money, I would take the field because it is a crapshoot (to some degree). Maybe “crapshoot” is not exactly the right word, but it’s…
It’s easy to be a fan. It takes no effort, really. You just root for your team, and if your team is winning… well, you are a fan… and you are happy. To some fans, if the team is not winning, they are no longer willing to be a fan. We call them “fair weather fans.” I have been an…
The next big thing for the LA Dodgers occurs on Thursday, February 16, 2024. That’s when the pitchers and catchers report. The position players report by Monday, February 20, 2024. If the Dodgers have a big signing or trade between now and then, I will be surprised… but not…
Well, I am not surrounded, but there are too many idiots, and I am weeding them out. I do not know what their motivation is. I don’t know what the thrill is for them to engage in the Sport of Disagreeing with Mark Timmons, but all I know is that I control them and I don’t want…
I think it was in 1965 or 1966 that I figured out Ran Fairly was not very good against LHP. I was only 12 years old, but every time a LHP went against the Dodgers, I knew that Ron Fairly (who may have been my favorite Dodger at one time) would not do well. To the best of my…
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