Of course, that is a generalization that is not always true, but it is true enough of the time that I am concerned. Last night, the Dodgers scored 11 runs on 20 hits. Betts and Smith had 4 hits each, while Ohtani and Pages had 3 each. Muncy and Lux had two each. It was quite an offensive explosion, but I question why. Why is it frequently feast or famine?…
As we speak, Mookie Betts is listed as the Dodger’s starting shortstop, but against tough LHP he slides over to 2B, as Gavin Lux is deemed a liability against lefties and Miguel Rojas plays SS. Miguel still plays SS at a very high level and he does hit LHP better than RHP as a rule. This year, he is OPS’ing .818 against LHP and 1.000 against RHP, but obviously, that…
It’s March 2nd and the Dodgers head to Korea on the 14th or the 15th, so it is getting late… very early. Miguel Vargas fate is sealed as he looks totally lost and is headed for OKC. Like Gavin Lux, his problems appear to be all in his head. There are only eleven more games (not counting split squad games) until Spring Training is over… essentially. The Dodgers will be…
I am not going to belabor this point, but I am going to address it since it is a real thing: In the past, I have let too many bad actors and passive-aggressive commenters into this blog. No names will be mentioned, but I think we all know who they are/were. Passive-aggressive commenters are like cancer – it spreads! Passive-aggressive behavior is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of…
Is that even possible? It’s never been done. Seven players on one team with at least thirty home runs? That’s not possible… is it? The Dodgers had four players with 30 HR once, but the 2019 Twins and the 2023 Braves are the only clubs in history to have five players reach the 30-homer mark. The Dodgers could obliterate it this year as they have seven (count ’em 7) players…
As Dodgers fans, we are not used to losing. Julio Urias failed to pitch like the Ace he was, which he did most of the month. Max Muncy and Dave Roberts got booted! If you are going to lose, you might as well go out in a blaze of glory! This was just one game. Move along… nothing to see here, folks. It’s time for a bullpen game, folks. Caleb…
QUESTION: “Bellinger’s hitting is “Suspicious” How in the hell does he re-become a 300+ hitter after being soooo friggen terrible? The first memory of being a Dodger Fan is sitting in a barber shop in Van Nuys getting a Butch and on the TV Maury Wills stole his 82nd base. I’m sure there are a few examples of players getting dumped by the Dodgers and becoming MVP material including a…