Let me dispel a rumor: Curtis Granderson will be on the playoff roster. Bet on it! I don’t care if he hits .000 the rest of the way. He will be on it. The playoffs start new season and Grandy will be there. That’s why the Dodgers traded for him in the first place. Also, I think he will be ready! Here’s what I see in my crystal ball: Starting…
I have been really busy this week and have not had time to post, so this evening I had some time, and I sat down and was going to ridicule the fact that Dave Roberts did not put Austin Barnes in the lineup. I started it and then the Dodgers scored 6 runs in the first two innings. Here it was: Of Course, You want the Best Hitter in Baseball…
After losing 50 games in a row, Clayton Kershaw was called in to stop the bleeding and he did! He also got a walk, a hit and scored a run and made a great base-running play, with an aggressive slide, which you really don’t want him doing. The trainers immediately came out, but he seemed OK. I guess his warrior mentality won’t let him do anything less. Roberts took him…
Do you remember when Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi started hoarding a bunch of “health challenged” starting pitchers? Everyone was beside themselves and complained ad nauseum about how these guys were “going to break down“, “you can’t count on them” and then “they don’t pitch deep enough into games?” The Dodger starters are still the number one staff in baseball. That worked out pretty good, didn’t it? In fact, I…
When the Dodgers started out 12-14, I was not worried. I felt they were a 92-98 win team. Then they won about 80 games in a row and had 91 wins earlier than almost any other team in the history of baseball. I felt Cody Bellinger was ready this year, but really did not expect to see him as soon as he was called up. He was a huge part…
A team that went 92-41 up through September 1st and then suddenly loses 9 games in a row can’t happen unless it is done deliberately. I have been considering this for a few days and I really believe that FAZ and Doc really want this team to peak at the end of the season. They knew the team was good, but they had no idea that they would run off…
Change #1 Of these four players, only one can be in the lineup at a time: Kike Hernandez Logan Forsythe Joc Pederson Curtis Granderson They are rally killers. Write those words down. Live by them! Change #2 Justin Turner moves to the #2 spot in the batting order. Corey Seager moves to the #3 spot. Yes, I know they want to split up the lefties, but Cody and Corey don’t…
He is no longer batting Curtis Granderson #2. Corey Seager is back, so… Granderson is at leadoff. Be careful what you wish for. Granderson LF Seager SS Turner 3B Bellinger 1B Puig RF Pederson CF Barnes C Forsythe 2B Darvish P Oh, Taylor is sitting…
I just don’t feel that need. This losing streak has gotten to the point of where it is almost comical. Yes, it is probably from that lack of adrenaline like Watford opined, but at least 50% of it is 80% mental (as Yogi used to say). The psychological side of baseball is just as important as the mechanical side. I have no direct information about that, but knowing how progressive…
Remember when practically every Dodger fan (me included) wanted to get rid of Chase Utley? Chase had hit .122 in April, but followed that up with a .314 BA in May. In June, he was .203 followed by a .278 July. In August he hit .239 and he is at .125 in 8 September AB’s. Chase Utley has played a big role in this team’s success and I dare say,…