My quick answer is NO! The Dodgers are going to make the playoffs barring a horrific collapse. These next three games with Colorado are the Rockies’ World Series, so watch out. I talked with a friend of mine who is a big baseball fan (not the Dodgers), and we came up with some engaging scenarios. He thinks that the Dodgers are “sandbagging.” Here’s what he means by that: We all…
The Big Dodger in the Sky is Pissed!
A few fans disagreed with my suggestion that DEI could be a contributing factor to the Dodgers’ woes. A few called it ridiculous. One said I was having withdrawal symptoms from my meds (which I have been off of for eight days). One moron accused me of thinking I know everything for simply suggesting that DEI could be at play. I do take exception to that idiot, but I realize…
Is DEI Causing the Dodgers to DIE?
Insofar as I can tell, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the only team that actively promotes its DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) approach. To me, as a fan, this is simply an attempt at virtue signaling. Virtue signaling occurs when a person publicly expresses specific moral values, opinions, or attitudes—often about social or political issues—to demonstrate to others that they are a “good” or “morally virtuous” person, rather than out…
What About Kendall George?
I refuse to talk about last night’s game. I have some thoughts, but this isn’t the right time. I have plenty to say, but this isn’t the time to say it. Hope still springs eternal… until it doesn’t. I have not reached that point… Some Dodger fans have had their attention grabbed by Kendall George and his 101 stolen bases. By the way, he has been caught 24 times. If…
Major Announcement: Dodgers Joining New League
Mark Timmons, longtime blogger about Dodger Baseball and totally unauthorized spokesman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, states that, beginning immediately, the Los Angeles Dodgers will compete in the newly formed “Little Sisters of the Poor Slowpitch Softball League” where they are expected to dominate some second-tier teams. Included in this softball league will be the Texas School for the Blind and Little Sisters of the Poor Nursing Home, who are…
Get Off the Bus to Crazytown!
Every year, the Dodgers go through tough stretches, and many fans lose their minds and spew forth vomit about the Dodgers. It happens like this every year. Then I come back and try to explain that baseball is a game of streaks and adjustments to which some dumbasses always reply, “Well, you just love Friedman.” Well, maybe you should, too. The Dodgers have been the best team in baseball over…
Outfield Re-Alignment
Andy Pages can play a fairly credible centerfield. Unfortunately, Teoscar Hernandez and Michael Conforto can’t play their respective positions a lick. As soon as Tommy Edman is back, he needs to go to CF. Teoscar needs to go to LF (with Call as his caddy), Pages goes to RF, and CONFORTO GOES TO SIBERIA! It’s after September 1st. CUT CONFORTO! There were five or six balls hit to the outfield,…
Things are better than some of us think
I keep hearing that the Los Angeles Dodgers are very undisciplined hitters. They’re swinging wildly at everything the pitcher throws up there. Otani, Pages, Teoscar, and others. It sounds like the Dodgers are the worst team in baseball. Would it surprise you that the Dodgers are second in runs scored? They are only eight runs behind the New York Yankees. The Dodgers are second in OPS. INTERESTINGLY, THEY ARE SECOND…
Why do the Dodgers Continue to Hang on to Michael Conforto after Cutting Players in the Past who were Doing Better than him?
I decided to pose that question to ChatGPT, and here was its surprising answer: Good question — it does look odd on the surface when the Dodgers have historically been quick to cut bait on veterans (A.J. Pollock, Hanser Alberto, even Joc Pederson a few years back) while sticking with Michael Conforto despite his inconsistency. But there are a few reasons that explain why Conforto is still around while guys…