The Game Has Changed and Not For the Better

November 18, 2021

Earlier in the week I had a dialogue with MT and Bluto regarding the lack of confidence I have in RVS as a competent MLB Team Batting Coach.  I have no doubts that his methodology can and does work for some, but each batter is different and needs a different approach.  At least that is the way it used to be.  I concede that the LAD method of hitting is…

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Meet Me In St. Louis

February 3, 2021

The St. Louis Cardinals have always been an iconic organization in MLB and arguably the most successful NL via winning more WS than any other NL team, trailing only the NYY.  The Cardinals have won 11 WS in 19 appearances. They also hold the ire of Dodger fans as St. Louis  has beaten the LAD in four postseason series (1985 NLCS, 2004, NLDS, 2013 NLCS, and 2014 NLDS) against a…

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Lost Arts – The Bunt and the Stolen Base.

September 16, 2020

Watching the game on Sunday against the Astros, I saw Chris Taylor lay down a bunt that went for a hit. And it took me back to a time when the bunt was an offensive weapon to be reckoned with. Over the last several years, especially with the Dodgers, the only time you saw a bunt was when the pitcher came up and attempted to move the runner over. Maeda,…

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How Do YOU Judge Trades?

March 31, 2017

Well the Freeway Series has started and this gives FAZ one more chance to scout and decide if they want to pull the trigger on a Caleb Ferguson/Mitchell Hanson trade for Mike Trout.   Sure it is silly and extreme, but it is only slightly more silly than some of the Cole Hamels trade proposals I read.   It’s easy to sit back and look at results and say that was a…

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