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Eddies, dripping branches, current, glossy, darting shapes, water striders, leaf-dappled, twisting flow, drag, silt, reeds, bowed willows, shadows, sparkling, mirror, bent grasses, carve, clash, boulders, ripples, carry, twigs, debris, gliding birds, minnows, fish, smooth stones, slime, weeds, ducklings, drifting, lazy, tepid, mud, churning flow, winding, clover, et al. These are all descriptions of Rivers. After last night, I have just one thing to say about River: WOW! River is prone…

Why are Dodger Fans so Critical? I think I play the “long game” but even I have called for the heads of CT3, Outman, Kike, Lux, Roberts and others at times. In most cases, it was stupid (except for Biggio). As fans, we forget or don’t understand in the first place just how hard this game is to play. This is, and always has been, a “game of adjustments,” but…

If you listen to the lyrics in the song ‘Sedona” by Houndmouth who recently surpassed the Jackson Five as the #1 record-selling group from Indiana, you will hear: Hey little HollywoodYou’re gone but you’re not forgotYou got the cash but your credit’s no goodYou flipped the script, you shot the plot The Dodgers flipped the switch and flipped the script at the All-Star Break as they are playing inspired baseball…

We keep hearing rumors that the Dodgers are engaged in talks with the White Sox for a package of Garrett Crochet, Luis Robert, Jr., and Michael Kopech. While all of those players would l;ook nice in Dodger Blue and while I believe the Dodgers would be interested in all three, let me remind you that the Dodgers usually play their cards close to the vest. Things are quiet and then…

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…

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…