If there ever was any doubt, Chris Taylor erased it yesterday by doing the kind of thing that legends do: Hitting a Grand Slam in the 9th inning, with your team down two runs, to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat! Of course, it was a team effort to come back from a four run deficit – Puig had two hits, but almost everyone (except Grandal) contributed. Chris Taylor…
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…
Well, here the Dodgers are, back in first place with about 10 players on the DL! As one national commentator said “The Dodgers have two rosters of players – they are that deep.” The FAZ-bashers continue to show their utter lack of comprehension as they try to nitpick roster moves (Olivera, Kemp, Schebler, Peraza, Cotton, Montas, Gordon, et al). My simple advice to them is “Never miss a good opportunity…
“Kike Hernandez is a huge waste of a roster spot.” “FAZ has no idea how to build a roster.” “I have no idea why they would sign Chase Utley – he’s finished.” “DFA Hatcher and Baez.” “Chris Taylor is organizational depth. That’s all.” “Rich Hill has never been anything reliable.” “Brandon McCarthy is a waste of a roster space.” “Alex Wood? He’s horrible! “ “Julio Urias is over-rated.” “The league…
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…
If I say, “Greetings, Earthlings!” does that imply you I am alien or that does that mean I am merely greeting my fellow earthling? But, I digress! I have been slammed this week and it is not getting any better, but there is this from the Dodgers: DODGERS REINSTATE LOGAN FORSYTHE LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today reinstated infielder Logan Forsythe from the 10-day disabled list and optioned right-handed pitcher Josh Ravin…
Julio Urias has been horrendous in his last two starts after being pretty good in his first three starts. He has pitched 23.1 innings this year and currently has a 5.40 ERA. The competition has hit 12 HR off of young Julio. No, that’s a lie! He has only given up one HR! So, is that how it works – three good starts and two bad starts and you get sent…
It’s fun to sit around and play GM at times. We can make trades without compunction for Matt Kemp, Marcel Ozuna and about any other player on the planet. In reality, almost none of those trades ever happen. I probably suggest more trades than anyone and I cannot remember a single one that was ever made. I guarantee you that Farhan Zaidi and Andrew Friedman have been working the phones…
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…