The Weird World of Baseball Stats

November 7, 2018

It is raining quite hard here today, so I am housebound and about to rant a bit.   I love baseball. I love the Dodgers. I am in love with minor league baseball. However, the game now frustrates me. Every little move on the field it seems is a pre-calculation (if that is a word), before something even happens. Dave Roberts is ready to come striding out briskly to take…

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And Now On To 2019

October 29, 2018

This is far and away the hardest post I have ever had to write.  I chose to include a picture of Clayton Kershaw because win or lose he is a Dodger legend, and he is my co-favorite Dodger (equal to Corey Seager).  One of my grandsons wears a Kershaw jersey, while the other wears a Seager jersey.  If this was in fact Kershaw’s last game as a Dodger it will…

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Boston Still Needs to Win One More

October 28, 2018

Did Alex Cora make a mistake by staying with ERod in the 6th? As a Dodger fan, I say absolutely not. A 3 run jack by Puig put the Dodgers up 4-0. And the Dodgers have not lost with a 4 run lead all year long. 54-0. But what will Boston fans say? Well now they could care less because of the lack of a bullpen by the Dodgers. And…

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Game 2 – Let’s Get Even

October 24, 2018

This is what I was thinking as Game 1 approached.   The game we have been waiting for since November 1, 2017 and the opportunity to wipe away all the anguish of a 30-year drought. I have had a busy day and have discovered I am not as nervous about this series as I was the one with the Brew Crew. I don’t think it is because I feel the…

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Pumpkin Nights or NLCS Game 6

October 20, 2018

Pumpkin Nights vs. Dodgers Baseball.  That was my choice last night.  Do I go with the family to see a festival of lights made from carved out pumpkins with various themes or do I stay home and watch Game 6?  Well today they have a mechanism that allows you to record television shows, so you can watch them later.  So, as you can see by the picture, I chose to…

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