By now, we all know that Vin Scully, the greatest baseball broadcaster of all-time, experienced the loss of his wife, Sandi. The photo of the couple below was taken a couple of years ago: Sandra Hunt was married to Vin Scully for 48 years and at the age of 76, she was a beautiful, elegant woman, even as ALS ravaged her body. This is according to TMZ: Vin and Sandi…
CT3 – The Dodgers Could do a Whole Lot Worse
I was listening to MLB Radio, as I am prone to do when taking a short trip. Indianapolis is a city that has a major highway (Interstate 70) dissect it East and West in the center of the city. Meridian Street dissects the city North and South and I-465 circles around the city (Indy is called the “Circle City”). One can easily drive around the loop in an hour, making…
Trickle Down Impact of San Diego Moves
Somebody made a point as to what the Padres transactions did for the psyche for the other teams. The Padres have now joined the Dodgers, Braves, probably Mets, and maybe the Nationals (with their pitching and Soto/Robles/Turner) to separate from the rest of the NL. Some team from the NL Central will get to the playoffs, because, well one of the teams has to. It is a rule. Because of…
Wishing or Reality: Your Choice!
The Dodgers are the class of MLB and favorites to win the World Series again in 2021… but San Diego has pulled closer. However, to think that the Dodgers will just blow by the Luxury Tas Threshold is both naive and delusional. There is not much room… They can sign Turner for $18 Million and two years, but Hendriks? Ha! Trading for Arenado? No way! Suarez? I doubt it!
How Age Changed How I Look At Baseball
I just started thinking about this the other day. And it is so true. As a kid, you are in awe of the players. The speed of the game and how it seems like they make the plays so easily. The first time in a major league ballpark is magical. The first time you come through the tunnel as I did at the Coliseum and see the colors and have…
The Case for Standing Pat
Sign DJ LeMahieu? That would cost the Dodgers a draft pick. Remember when, after losing Mark Teixeira to free agency and the Yankees, the Angels were awarded the 25th pick of the draft as compensation. And who did they use that pick on? None other than Mike Trout. Or look at it another way: Signing Mark Teixeira cost the Yankees Mike Trout.
Sign Free Agents or Trade
There is always the debate as to whether prospects are meant to be held onto so as to build from within, or should they be used as prospect capital to acquire existing MLB stars. Of course, these trades need to be made at the peak of the prospect trade value in order to maximize the return. The Dodgers have had a perennial top 10 farm club since AF signed on…
Andrew Friedman’s Ten Commandments
The key thing that Andrew Friedman will not do is Panic! It’s time for countermoves but it’s not time to panic. Maybe “countermoves” is not the right term. Maybe the moves that Freidman will likely make would have been the same moves he makes anyway. I have no way of knowing. I am sure that David Price will be back and that makes the Dodgers better.
2021 Hot Stove League ???
Editorial Comment – This post was written prior to the Blake Snell acquisition by the Padres. The longer this offseason goes without much movement, the more likely AF is going to get involved. The number of teams that want to jettison payroll is growing and is undoubtedly going to pique the interest of teams like LAD. While it will stress out fans who continually want to see something happen to…
Collecting All Things Dodgers
It starts when you are young. For some, it is your first program, for others baseball cards, and some an autograph. Mine started with cards. I got my first pack when I was 7. 1955 Topps. I was living in Minnesota with my mom and we moved back to California that fall. I went to an Angels game with my uncle. And the next day I got a pack of…