Dodger

I have certainly followed the careers of Will Smith and Dalton Rushing, beginning with their time in college at Louisville. So, I decided to dig in and do a comparison of Dalton Rushing and Will Smith. Of course, they both went to college at Louisville, so let’s look at that: Will Smith at Louisville – 503 PA 9 HR 50 K 48 BB .292 BA .392 OB% .810 OPS Dalton…

When the Dodgers traded for and signed Mookie Betts to a contract extension through 2022 before the 2020 season, I lamented that this contract would age poorly. Well, Mookie is signed for Seven (count ’em, 7) more seasons, and 2025 was the worst season of Mookie’s career! However, I am not as doom-and-gloomy as I was in 2020. Here’s why: Yes, last season was the worst of Mookie’s career. He…

I was gone most of the day… yesterday. I am GC’ing my wife’s restaurant and event center (yes, these are two separate businesses https://www.facebook.com/letseat.lolastable/), and I left the house at 7:30 AM and got back at 9:30 PM last night. And… here I thought I was retired! Today is just as busy. I met with the marketing director for my book at Noon by Zoom. But, back to Dodger baseball….

On December 10th, the Rule 5 Draft will be held. The simplest way to explain the Rule 5 draft is that it’s a way for teams to add players who are buried on other teams’ rosters, providing them with a more straightforward path to the major leagues. It originated in 1903, when baseball was “organized,” though a previous version dated back to the 1890s. At the time, every team in…

A few fans have been promoting Donovan of the Cardinals as a fit for the Dodgers. I did not see it… until now! I have concluded that he is a poor man’s Bo Bichette. He hit .287 last year, and his career average is .282, so he’s a good hitter with a career OPS of .775. He would slot nicely at 2B and in the bottom third of the lineup….

A few days ago, The LA Times talked about the Dodgers’ “burgeoning crop of outfield prospects.” They went on to list them as: “Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, Eduardo Quintero and James Tibbs III — who are on track to break into the big leagues by 2027, if not the end of next season.” — Jack Harris – The LA Times In typical LAT fashion, they left out the Prospect…

Traditionally, for over twenty (20) years, I have posted the photo below on Thanksgiving, so I am doing it again: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. This year, only two of our five kids and four of our seven grandkids can make it, but this was last years feast: The Turkey was on the other counter.