The Future Without Lux

May 1, 2025

I was tied up at the Craft Beer Conference all day yesterday. The 2025 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from April 28 to May 1, 2025. This is the premier gathering for beverage alcohol producers in the US, featuring educational seminars, exhibitors, and the awards ceremony for the World Beer Cup. We sponsored a night of music, food, and beer at Half Liter BBQ. US Water Systems is the premier provider…

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Cruise Control

April 30, 2025

Last night’s game should not count as the Dodgers played the Little Sister of the Poor. The Marlins are an embarrassment to baseball, and Sandy Alcántara is a shell of himself. Matt Sauer acquitted himself nicely (he’s a great story) and Kike kept his ERA at 0.00. Remember when most of you wanted to Turn the Pages? Not only is he hitting, but he is evolving into a nice centerfielder….

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Reality at it’s Best… or Worst!

April 28, 2025

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, you probably realize that the Dodgers have a lot of pitchers with arm issues, and that this is something that plagues every team. They are trying to figure it out, but a lot of it was already in place before they were drafted, and then there is the desire to throw harder with even more spin. Now we hear that Roki Sasaki is…

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You Might Just Get It!

April 27, 2025

Remember when Dodger fans were pining for David Bednar? He was the flavor of the month in 2023 when he had 39 saves and an ERA of 2.00. Since then, he has an ERA over 5.00 – 5.77 in 2024 and 5.40 so far this year. Be careful what you wish for. Remember when just about every Dodger fan wanted Devin Williams… and in fact, he was almost traded to…

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What? Me Worry?

April 25, 2025

So over the past few days, I have heard that Max Muncy is toast, the Dodgers should trade for Nolan Arenado, Luis Robert, Jr., Cedric Mullins, Walker Buehler, Julio Rodriguez, and that Dave Roberts is making lots of managing blunders. In other words – this Dodger team is so screwed! Yawn. We hear this every year. We heard it last year, and look how it ended. Dave Roberts is bringing…

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Never Forget!

April 20, 2025

Kirby Yates is a closer for second-tier teams. Do not put him in that situation again. That’s all I have to say about it! ^#@$&!

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The Oldest Team in MLB

April 19, 2025

That would be the Dodgers. They are going to have to get younger and I am sure the Dodger brass is thinking just that… however, it likely won’t be this year. Andy Pages has a runway that is at least a month longer. Max Muncy’s runway is longer. Kike, CT3, Barnsie, and MiggyRo are not going anywhere… unless they are injured. Alex Freeland, Dalton Rushing, et al, will likely have…

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Don’t Trust Batting Average

April 18, 2025

Yesterday, I was reading a comment that a certain player’s batting averages were down, as if that was bad. Well, it’s not whether a batting average is good or not; it’s whether other statistics can explain the BA. I never use BA alone as a stat or indicator of anything. For example, Dalton Rushing is hitting .308 but has an OPS of .845. Hyeseong Kim is OPSing .854, while hitting…

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OK, I Give Up!

April 17, 2025

Bobby Miller is maddening! Yet, I can’t hate him. You see, I could hit triple digits when I was young, and no one even offered me a deal because my pitches were flat and straight! Bobby Miller is in the show, but he looks horrible. I will not belabor this with a lot of thinking or even circular thinking. Bobby Miller needs a fresh start. So does James Outman. Just…

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