What type of baseball are we to expect in 2020? I’m not talking about the Major Leagues in general, I’m talking specifics. The “baseball” as in the “ball” used in the majors this year. With historic offensive numbers in 2019, it was fairly certain that the 2019 ball had changed. Pitchers complained about it. Hitters loved it and the commissioner admitted that there was a bit of an issue: “Our…
Criminals generally never show remorse. There’s something about being a psychopath or sociopath that evidently alters your Remorse DNA Gene as the criminals in Houston continue to demonstrate. Well, they were caught, so they had to admit (very reluctantly and in a back-handed fashion) that they cheated, but get this… It didn’t have any effect on anything! Not only are they cheaters and liars, but they also think that everyone…
I do not remember in my lifetime a Dodger team being this good. I do not remember in my lifetime a Dodger team with so much potential. I do not remember a Dodger team so deep. I do not remember a Dodger farm system so talented. I also do not remember a team that has so many roster spots to be determined. Let me elaborate. With the additions of David…
With the addition of Mookie Betts and the maturation of other YOUNG players, I think it may be time to bring back that moniker. The name “Big Blue Wrecking Crew” has been utilized any number of times throughout Los Angeles Dodger history, even on a LP Album featuring Steve Yeager, Rick Monday Jay Johnstone, and Jerry Reuss. But, it has generally been applied to the group of Dodgers who bashed…
A Word from Mark Timmons: Dodger Fans need a break from all the scandals, charlatans and cheating. Evan Blade is the man with a plan. Enjoy! In 1976, upon hearing that the Japanese Pacific League Saitama Seibu Lions had hired Leo Durocher to manage their ball club, the reserved Vin Scully who rarely said anything negative about anyone said it best. “It took the U.S. 35 years to get revenge…
My grandkids enjoy playing “Where’s Waldo” That is until they don’t. You see, while you think it would be easy finding a nerdy-looking bespeckled man, dressed in a bold red and white striped shirt, wearing a red and white beany, the artist has made a career out of crafting immense visual puzzles, complete with mammoth oceans of people, spiraling buildings, and mythical beasts that make spotting the elusive Waldo an…
Anyone who has not been living under a rock knows about the Redsox – Dodger Trade Debacle. The Red Sox traded David Price and Mookie Betts to the Dodgers and paid half of Price’s salary, while the Dodgers sent Kenta Maeda to the Twins and the Twins were to send flamethrower Brusdar Graterol back to the Red Sox. In a separate move, the Dodgers will send Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling…
Jim Bowden of THE ATHLETIC said this about the Dodgers trade for Mookie Betts and David Price: “The Dodgers made one of the most lopsided trades for a superstar player in baseball history. They gave up only two players from their major-league roster and zero prospects from their farm system to land one of the top five position players in the game in Mookie Betts along with veteran starter David…
I have no clue what the deal is, but allegedly Alex Verdugo is headed to the Red Sox. I am not excited… or unexcited either. More to come! Bumsrap will be upset because Joc Pederson is gone. This is a blockbuster!
A while back Daniel asked if there was a limit to the number of players and minor league affiliates an MLB team can have. There are limits at each level but other ways to store players. Minor league rosters according to MiLB. AAA -25 active players AA – 25 active players A+ – 25 active players (35 players under control on roster) A – 25 active players (35 players under…