Do you really understand what the Dodgers have in Cody Bellinger? When I tell you… you are going to say that it is too soon to say that. You are going to say that the league will adjust. You will say it is too small a sampling. OK… I know what you will say. But, I am going to say it anyway! Cody Bellinger is a once in a generation talent!…
Someone asked yesterday if I questioned some of the trades or methods of FAZ (Andrew Friedman and company) and I must admit that from the get go, I have been on the same page as they have. I knew they were not going to sign any big name free agents to long term deals. It just did not make sense and it has never made sense. I have been totally…
Today could be the day that Adrian Gonzalez goes on the DL and Cody Bellinger takes his place permanently! Evidently, A-Gon’s back issue is worse than his elbow. Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com answered questions, mostly about the injury situations of Forsythe, Ethier, Kazmir and Gonzalez, where he says this about A-Gon: Gonzalez said he’s not fighting a first visit to the DL, but he also doesn’t believe 10 days will…
We all know what it is – doing the same thing and thinking you will get different results. The Dodgers bullpen did not lose the game last night. The Dodgers lack of hitting is what doomed them. When you score only 4 runs in 11 innings against a pitcher who has an ERA of over 6.00, you should volunteer to go to the minor leagues. Yasiel Puig is the best…
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…
Hyun-Jin Ryu looked much better last night as he pitched much differently than the power pitcher he used to be. The curve and changeup are his “go to” pitches with the fastball in the 89-90 MPH range and an occasional 91-92 MPH just for effect. He can be effective when pitching like this, but there is little margin for error. The way I see it, he is our Number 5….
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…
Clayton Kershaw pitched a reasonably good game last night to stop the Dodgers losing streak as he is prone to do, but there is one aspect of his game that he needs to fix before it becomes a big problem. Oftentimes, a person’s greatest strength is also their greatest weakness and I believe that is true in Clayton Kershaw’s case as well. Clayton’s greatest strength is his intensity and focus…
I think that 79% of the the Dodger’s inability to hit LH pitching is 80% mental! Last year, the Dodgers never dropped below .500 until May 6, so we are ahead of schedule this year. I am encouraged by Ryu’s performance. The stats don’t look good, but he went 6 innings last night with 97 pitches – not bad for a guy who has missed two years. I think 91…
… which is one of my favorite movies along with The Shawshank Redemption…. but I digress. Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming: Is Starting Pitching Really Overvalued? I’ll answer that question with one word: HELL YES! When Jim Bowden penned a blog on ESPN Insider this week about starting pitching being overvalued, it has created a firestorm among Dodger fans that is extremely polarizing. In particular, a quote by…