The Dodgers do not need Mookie Betts! Let me start by saying that. However, the NL West will not be a cakewalk. Colorado will likely be better than last year. The Padres and the D-Bags are also better. The Dodgers, most likely, will not run away with the NL West. However, the Dodger’s depth on the offensive and pitching side will prevail. That said, I would really, really love to…
Disclaimer: I am not saying that the LA Dodgers have the best pitching in MLB. However, the possibility exists that they COULD. They certainly have the quantity… the quality is in question by some. At the age of 28, he won the CY Young and the MVP with a 24-5 record and a 2.40 ERA. Over the next few years, here was his ERA: Age 29 – 2.64 ERA Age…
See what I did there? Nevermind! The Mookie Betts rumors are so rampant that MLB may have to build another building to house all the rumors… there, I did it again. But seriously folks, what should we believe about the Mookie Betts rumors? Well, believe this: Mookie Betts is one of the top 10 players in baseball. He’s way on the right side of 30. He’s a good guy. In…
Since my wife and I started US Systems in our garage 18 years ago, we have never both been able to be gone for more than 4 or 5 days due to the demands of it. However, in the past two years, we have hired 5 vice-presidents in Sales, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, and Operations from the corporate world. This is the first time we have been able to be gone…
The Dodgers 2019 draft was perhaps an unusual one in that they targeted college relief pitchers. I don’t think the plan is to transform them into starters but more so to continue their present path. Relief pitching is the fastest way to MLB unless one is a budding superstar and relief pitchers most certainly are in demand. Why not develop your own and in due course have a stable of…
NOTE FROM MARK TIMMONS: Evan Bladh wrote this several days ago, but asked that I hold it out of respect to Kobe Bryant and his family. Now, life goes on, even though we are all deeply saddened. Maybe LeBron and the Lakers will use his memory to fuel another title run. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming. Does anyone remember DodgerBlues.com? It was a website, now defunct, that poked…
We don’t talk politics or religion at LA Dodger Talk and it is extremely rare that we talk about… much less even feature, something other than Dodger Baseball, but today is one of those days (sadly). For those of us who are old enough, we will always remember where we were when people like JFK, Princess Diana, and Kobe Bryant died. I was in Waikiki heading to the Airport when…
It’s not a subject that fans often pay any particular time or attention to, but starting next Monday (Feb. 3) arbitration hearings will begin for those arbitration-eligible players, who were unable to negotiate a contract with their team prior to the date to exchange salary figures. The last time the Dodgers went to arbitration was in 2007 with Joe Beimel. The last time the Dodgers went to arbitration with a…
Now that the Bobby Thompson home run has surfaced again, perhaps I can tease you one more time with a reference to that fateful hit in an article I wrote four years ago. I trace my birth as a Dodger fan back to the 1952 season. Vin Scully and Duke Snider were the midwives in bringing me into the world of “Dodger Blue.” Vin’s voice captivated me one evening in…
One of the many definitions of an “iconoclast” is someone who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions. Some people think inside the box. Others think outside the box. I prefer to think there is no box. I am an iconoclast. I readily admit it and even embrace it. While the entire Dodger Fandom was attacking Andrew Freidman (pick a day… any day), I was embracing his tactics. I still…