In a game which saw Brandon McCarthy drop his ERA to 2.87 and the Dodgers score 12 runs, Brock Stewart quietly showed why he could be a very valuable piece in the Dodger bullpen. The bullpen is his role… at least this year. I think he can be a starter in the future, but his exceptional control (1.4 walks per 9 innings in 2016), and arsenal of pitches makes him…
On Saturday, Yasiel Puig hit two homeruns and so on Sunday Dave Roberts moved Yasiel to #5 and he promptly went 0-5. Look, I have accepted two things that I think are very important: Yasiel Puig is a great, extraordinary talent; and Yasiel Puig is a knucklehead. It’s my opinion that you just let him play and not over-think where he hits. Keep him at #8 and leave him there….
Complaints have been registered that the Dodgers have too many starters. That’s like saying you have too much sushi, too much money or too much beer. It simply does not compute. I don’t think that is even possible. The Dodgers used something like fifteen starters last year so it was assumed by many they would do about the same thing this year. That also doesn’t seem likely. I suppose it…
There’s this little race here in Indy today that I am going to, so you won’t hear much from me. By the way, even if you don’t like racing, it should be on your “bucket list.” It has to be one of the Ten Wonders of the World. I am not a big race fan – can’t tell you who is in the points lead or any of that, but on…
Last night, many Dodger fans saw a pitcher who they felt was ineffective and not in control of the game. Of course, they were right. Rich Hill walked more than Lebron James in the NBA Finals. They felt he should be moved out of the rotation, to the minors, hung in effigy, DFA’ed or moved to the bullpen. Last night, I saw Rich Hill have excellent movement, but he did…
In theory, the Ten-Day Disabled List should be a wonderful thing for pitchers, but initial results are not so good. It appears that after being off for ten days a starter just is not quite in-sync. Ryu was obviously out of sorts (maybe he is injured) and McCarthy also looked like he needed another start before coming off the DL. So, in reality, while it might be a tool to…
Ryu gets tattooed and now there is a problem with the starting pitching? I do not consider Ryu anything more than a #7 on this team. I have no idea whether Ryu would have pitched better with regular rest or extended. Maybe his curve just does not work in Colorado. I have no delusions that Ryu will be anywhere close to the pitcher he was before his shoulder problems. …
I usually wait until the next day before starting a new post, but I think Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi need to consider this RIGHT ABOUT NOW! It can’t wait and I know they read this blog. I know it because they call me “That Dumbass Timmons!” Andrew Toles should be the starting CF. Game over! End of story. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Someone said he…
Which doesn’t mean it is not valuable. It’s just not worth the price. I can relate. I drive a 2013 Ford F-150 XLT Supercab. I could have bought the Platinum Series but it was $22,000 more and I thought that was overvalued, so I just drive the standard model. Well it does have the twin-turbo 375 HP engine, so there is that. But, it doesn’t have butt warmers and leather…
Those junkyard dogs were nowhere to be found yesterday! The Dodgers front office under Andrew Friedman has been linked to numerous players over the time he has been in charge. Cole Hamels, David Price, Aroldis Chapman, Ryan Braun and others have all allegedly been the subject of trade talks with FAZ, but no one pulled the trigger, although Chapman almost happened. If we are to believe the Fish Hacks, Ryan Braun…