Yesterday, Bill Plunkett of the OC Register talked to Andrew Friedman, and this is what he said about the Dodgers trade Deadline Prospects: “For us, I don’t think our mentality is different than it’s been in previous years in that we feel we have a really good team and to the extent that we can add really good players we’re going to be aggressive to do so. What appears to…
Depending upon which fan you are or which fans you talk to, the Dodgers need to trade for a stud starting pitcher… maybe two or three. Why? Well, because of the following: Now, don’t get me wrong, I do not think all of the above pitchers will flop. I think Glasnow will be a horse and Yamamoto and Kershaw will return and be good or even great. I also think…
I have been taking a little break at the break. I did not even watch the All-Star Game last night. All of the trade speculation by Dodger Fans is just mental gymnastics… daydreaming. Tarik Skubal? Yeah, might as well throw in Aaron Judge and Juan Soto… because the odds of getting either of them are the same as getting Skubal: Slim and None! Other trades may or may not happen,…
Sometimes, I just step back and let everyone “wallow in their swill.” I think, like pigs, some of you love it. For the past three years, I have heard, “Yes, the Dodgers are a great team in the regular season, but they aren’t built and can’t win in the playoffs.” So, that has been the problem for the past three years: The Dodgers are arguably the best team in the…
You all think that yesterday’s debacle was the worst Dodger “Blowing a Lead Game Ever,” but it wasn’t even close! I remembered a column that Jon Weisman (now the Dodgers VP of Communications) wrote in his previous life as a blogger on “Dodger Thoughts.” In part, here’s what he wrote: “On August 21, 1990, I went to a baseball game with a friend. And I stayed for about seven innings,…
One Win – Not a Big Deal! The Dodgers went against Tarik Skubal, who is absolutely filthy and did manage to get two runs off of him, but they got two more off the bullpen and finally won a game. It’s only one game, but it was nice to change the teams’ fortunes. Miguel Vargas is slumping, and so is James Outman. The difference is that Vargas strikes out at…
So, the Dodgers were swept by the Phillies, proving (according to some) that the Dodgers are a bunch of chokers and losers and will never win anything. I would say that if you believe that, you are probably jumping to the wrong conclusion. I can’t help you! It seems that most Dodger fans can look at this in one of two ways: So, it seems that many fans will gravitate…
Most of you have bitched and bitched and bitched the past three years, as the Dodgers have not won enough (or sometimes at all) in October. You have said that it only counts how they play in October. OK, I’ll buy that! But then you go and lose your freaking minds when they lose some games in June and July. Here’some Dodger fan losing his mind: Hello, I detect a…
Baseball America released their Top 30 Prospects for each team, and since this is a Los Angeles Dodger site, we are going to list the Dodgers prospects: FASTEST RISER: Alex Freeland is climbing up the list very rapidly. Could he be ready in 2025? I would not bet against it. Ok, he’s not going to be a superstar, but could he be the SS the Dodgers need? MOST LIKELY TO…
I would not expect Miguel Vargas to debut at 3B in Philly due to the hostile environment, but one never knows. I hear Miggy V is taking balls at 3B at a furious pace and that Dino Ebel and others are working with him. Of course, the Dodgers are not going to trade for a 3B at this time. Maybe it will change at the deadline, but Vargas could fill…