LA Dodgers

Snakebit!

April 28, 2021
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If you all want to lose your minds… have at it! I will not participate in the insanity! This is simply a prolonged slump and everything the Dodgers do right about now is wrong! It has not happened for a couple of years, but it’s baseball where anything can (and will) happen. They somehow managed to score 5 runs on just 4 hits. Buehler struck out 10 and only walked one but gave up 5 runs. Go figure! They’re 2-7 in their last nine games and are 9-8 on the season against teams that aren’t the last-place Rockies.

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Some Sage Advice: Don’t Panic!

April 27, 2021
55 comments

This is my 20th year in blogging. I registered LA DodgerTalk.com in January 2006, so this has been a “thing” for 15 years! There has been a theme EVERY YEAR with Dodger fans since I started and that is that when things start to get rough… and things do inevitably get rough at times, many simply take leave of their senses. After a torrid start, the Dodgers are 4-6 in…

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Come on Man!

April 26, 2021
58 comments

Right now, the Padres look better, but of course that can change. The Padres have the better bullpen. The Padres seem very good defensively. The Dodger defense looks shaky, very shaky. The Padres’ defense is top of the class, the Dodgers’ defense, not so much.  The bullpen will not hold up over 162 games. Roberts will wear out the rest of the bullpen. Dave Roberts just does what he is…

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Series Split

April 25, 2021
76 comments

The Dodger offense finally woke up (at least a little bit), after taking six games off. Now, all the Dodgers have to do is win today and they still will still not have lost a series this season. That may be easier said than done however because Joe Musgrove has been the Padres best pitcher this season. He is 2-2 because of poor run support but in his 26 IP,…

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Several Dodgers Arrested After Friday Night’s Game

April 24, 2021
62 comments

Immediately after last night’s game, the FBI, in concert with the LAPD and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department executed arrest warrants upon the following Dodgers under various charges: Corey Seager – Impersonating a hitter Edwin Rios – Jumping out of a boat and not hitting water AJ Pollock – Engaging in conduct detrimental to the Dodgers Mookie Betts – Impersonating a team leader Justin Turner – Failure to lead and…

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…and the Beat Goes on!

April 23, 2021
54 comments

Since last Friday, when the Dodgers beat the Padres 11-6, they have played five more games and scored one less run than they did in Friday’s game. When you average two runs a game, you are certain to have a sub .500 record and the Dodgers are 2-3 in those games. It’s a testament to their pitching that they have won any of those games. They won one game 2-0…

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Reflections From the Dodger vs. Mariner Series

April 22, 2021
35 comments

I had the great pleasure of spending my birthday in Seattle with my sons, Eric and Joel, and my 7-year-old grandson Arie.  We spent my birthday and the following day attending the Dodgers vs Mariners games.  Seattle blessed us with two breathtakingly beautiful days of sunshine.  Having snow-capped Mt. Ranier in the background as the city’s crown jewel adds to the splendor.  Having that environment was nice, but watching Dodgers…

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Cy Urias

April 21, 2021
52 comments

For as long as Julio Urias has been in the Dodger system, there seem to have been rumors of trading him away. I railed against it! I was OK with losing De Leon, Oakes, Sborz, Montas, Holmes, and Cotton, but I felt that Julio Urias had something special. After all, he had at least four pitches and could control them very well. His curve was knee-buckling and his upper 90’s…

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It’s Time for Dodger Baseball

April 20, 2021
39 comments

Last night, Noisy was quiet, Raley was hitless in two AB’s and Rios continues to look lost. With just four hits in twenty-nine (29) at-bats, Rios is in danger of being optioned. There’s no room for underperformers. That is just one of the cold, hard facts. The Dodgers will still give him some time, but Edwin is going to have to earn it, just like Zach McKinstry has earned it. Zach just continues to do the little things well. He is 4th on the team in AB’s, so one would have to conclude that his is now a “regular starter.” He is actually hitting .381 against LH pitching so there’s no platoon here.

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MLB Needs to Move the All-Star Game Back to Atlanta

April 19, 2021
109 comments

This is not about politics. It is about the 2021 MLB All-Star Game which should absolutely be returned to Atlanta, where they planned to honor Hank Aaron in his “adopted hometown” of Atlanta. I know many of you want me to ignore what MLB did to Atlanta in moving the All-Star Game, but MLB is the one who made that racist decision. How is it a racist decision? It is…

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