In the last three combined post-seasons, the Dodgers played ten games and won three… TOTAL. This year, the Dodgers have played two games and lost one while winning one. So far, they are better in the post-season this year than the last three combined. Yes, it’s a small sample. The playoffs always are. That’s why anything can happen. Dylan Cease had pitched like an Ace for the Padres and threw…
I went to bed in the 5th inning. I got up at 5:30 AM and had to take my wife to the airport, so I was tired anyway. I spared myself the pain! In some games, everyone hits, or no one hits. I felt it. I did not feel it in the first game. They lost, and the score is irrelevant. In fact, I would rather they lose 10-2 than…
All week, ad nauseum, we have heard that the Dodgers’ starting pitching was too thin, and many Dodger fans were worrying about the bullpen too, and Mookie, and Freddie, and Max, and the real ignorant ones were worried about Doc making the wrong move. For all I know, they were also worried that the Earth would tilt two additional degrees on its axis and send us all hurtling into space….
I think that in an hour or two, the rosters will be out. I think it will be Pages over Keirmaier, and if you think otherwise, you aren’t paying attention. I also think Henriquez will make the cut. The Dodgers will carry 13 pitchers. No question. They need as many bullpen arms as possible! This will be the staff the Dodgers carry: Anthony Banda, Ryan Brasier, Walker Buehler, Jack Flaherty,…
The late Padres owner Peter Seidler proclaimed the Dodgers as, “That dragon up the freeway we’re trying to slay.” They have tried, and they have landed a few blows, but this “Fire-Breathing Dodger Blue Flame Breathing Dragon” is going to go “scorched earth” on the Clowns, er Padres! Starting on Saturday, the Padres will play the Dodgers a “best of five” series. The first two games are in LA, the…
It has to happen. John (on this blog) pointed it out. Pete Rose was banned for life from baseball because of gambling. It is alleged by some that Bart Giamatti had a side deal with Pete that he would let him back in within a year, but a few weeks later, Bart died. Faye Vincent, who took over after Giamatti’s death, was a literal person who would have none of…
Seven more wins, and the Dodgers win the NL Title. Then, with Eleven Total Post-Season Wins, they will win it all. The World Series! The only question is: Will the Baseball Gods allow it? See, that’s what it all boils down to. The Dodgers outspent everyone in the past offseason, and the Baseball Gods punished them for it by making sure that they had the most pitchers with their arms…
Reggie Jackson had the moniker of “Mr. October,” probably due to some really big World Series at-bats, especially one or two against the Los Angeles Dodgers. But I won’t go there! All in all, Reggie Jackson was in 17 playoff series and hit .278 with a .358 OB% to go with a .885 OPS. He also hit 18 home runs. Kike Hernandez has also played in 17 playoff series and…
Hopefully, Mookie will make an impact in the playoffs but he has been a non-factor in this series as he took the collar again last night. Shohei Ohtani, whom many fans have actually (delusionally) ragged on, showed up, stepped up and shut the Padres up! There are actually morons who believe Mookie should hit leadoff, even though Freddie Freeman is not a fan of having a runner distract him. What…
Today’s post is short and sweet. I have a lot going on, so I will make it brief: The Dodgers were bounced from the playoffs last year because two of their former MVPs forgot how to hit. They choked. I can’t sugarcoat it. That’s what happened. In one round of the playoffs last year, Mookie was 0-12 (.000). In 2022 when the Padres bounced them from the playoffs, Mookie was…