Actually, I meant to say “Swing,” but the picture below is what I woke up to, so I wanted to think about Spring. I am glad I am headed to Camelback Ranch on Thursday. Here’s to warmer days. BTW, your comments will always be in moderation for the rest of the month. LADT has been getting a lot of spam, and the Askimet Spam Filter that I am using wants…
Frequently, I read and hear fans complaining that the Dodgers don’t have many homegrown position players. Well, duh… that’s what happens when you win your division every year and go to the playoffs as well. You draft at the bottom of each round. Here are four reasons why it is so difficult to draft at the bottom of each round: In summary, when you are as successful as the Dodgers…
Now, before you all lose your minds, let me say that I am rooting for Shohei Ohtani to return to the mound and be a successful pitcher… I just am skeptical that he will! Look no further than our own (formerly) Walker Buehler and remember what a struggle it was for him last year to come back from his second Tommy John Surgery. Yes, he saved the World Series, but…
In case no one told you… baseball is changing. Well, actually, it HAS changed. Most fans and insiders alike now understand that “Three Outcome Players” are no big deal. They understand that OPS is more important than BA. They understand that how we used to value players is not how we value them now. Some of us hate change, while others embrace it. Perhaps nothing has changed more than the…
If you think that Kike Hernandez is “just another poor hitting utility player” you may suffer from the same malady Kike did the first half of last season: LACK OF VISION. Kike hit .191 in the first half of 2024, and during that time, he had a conversation with Martin Maldonado. “He told me that he and a couple of his teammates needed glasses, and they didn’t really know through…
I am here to tell you the team that will win the Super Bowl tonight. Listen up! I guarantee the accuracy of this prediction 100%! OK, here it is: THE TEAM THAT SCORES THE MOST POINTS WILL WIN! Or.. I could have said THE TEAM WITH THE MVP WILL WIN! How the hell do I know who will win? I don’t dislike either team, so I do not have a…
There are some baseball projection services such as ZIPS and STEAMER, and I always say that I will never look at or consider them again because they are never right, but come the Dog Days before Spring Training, I end up looking ZIPS and here are some of their 2025 Projections: Hitters: I think the ones that are Highlighted are probably pretty accurate. Pitchers OK, I am stupider after reading…
Let’s start with what we know: What we think we know: What we don’t know: What do we know that we don’t Know? You can build a superteam on paper, but then you have to play the game. Time and again, it has been proven that buying the best team and having the best team on paper often does not mean anything. That’s why they play the game, and that’s…
Everyone is considering what might happen by “Thinking in the Box.” A few of you are thinking “Outside of the Box,” but you all need to be aware that there is no box. Before I do so, I would like to have a moment of silence for Faye Vincent. He was a great man. He lived in Vero Beach, and I loved to talk to him as he sat in…
A friend took this photo at Fanfest today. It is being held in the Parking Lot, but the Concessions are open inside, so when he went inside, he snapped that picture. They are making significant progress and ready to work on the field soon. It looked like a fun time, but we did get a few juicy tidbits: The Dodgers arguably have the best starting rotation and bullpen in baseball….