Hindsight: 20/20

May 21, 2019

Looking back today on the trade that brought Rich Hill and Josh Reddick to the Dodgers for Frankie Montas, Grant Holmes and Jherel Cotton, I thought it was a good bet at the time, but if Friedman had it to do over, he wouldn’t. He wouldn’t, not because it was bad deal, but he wouldn’t because it did not win a Championship. Holmes may be toast and Jharel Cotton might…

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I Was Wrong About Alex Verdugo

May 20, 2019

Well, I think I was right that he had excellent bat-to-ball skills and that he had a cannon mounted on his shoulder. I may have been right in calling him “Tony Gwynn-esque.” I do believe that Alex is going to be a star. He may hit 20 HR some years and he could hit more, but this is a guy who will be a career .300 hitter. I truly believe…

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Anal About Analytics

May 17, 2019

Sometimes the people or players who help you get to a certain place or benchmark are not the people or players who can take you to the next level. I have witnessed this firsthand as US Water Systems has grown from 22 employees two years ago to almost 50 today. Some of the people who helped get me to certain places aren’t capable, or willing to go to the next…

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2019 is a Great Time to be a Dodger Fan

May 7, 2019

Even though he was 3-0, Striker Buehler has been in a funk this season, battling mechanical issues. It appears he is starting to figure it out, as we went 7 innings last night, struggling the last two, but still pitching a good game. I’d like to take credit for this but actually, it was Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com who wrote this about Walker Buehler: Buehler is 12-5 in his 30…

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Baseball’s Next .400 Hitter?

April 30, 2019

The Giants are a really bad team, but their World Series now is playing the Dodgers. I have a sneaking feeling that the Dodgers are going to have problems with them all year. It’s just one of those things… It’s easy to blame this one on Doc for taking out Maeda after 5, but Alexander didn’t cough up a hairball. Stripling did… an inning later. Well, stripling set the table…

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I’m Just Along For the Ride

April 28, 2019

Why do so few people post when the Dodgers win? With each win in a row, the posts go down inversely to how much the Dodgers win. I guess people love to bitch more than enjoy a win. (SIGH!). With regards to what I call the “Andrew Friedman Era,” let’s look at the Dodger’s team scoring average per game, year-over-year: 2015 – 4.10 Runs per game 2016 – 4.40 Runs…

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Bites and Bits

April 24, 2019

Mark uses “Rants and Raves” so I will use “Bites and Bits” to avoid any copyright infringement with Mark or Bits and Bites Snack Mix. Actually I have little to rant and rave about but have some small pieces of somewhat innocuous “stuff” that I will post. Some things that just popped into my head during the past few days or that I stumbled upon. Some of it might be…

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The Dodgers Need to Start Looking for a New Closer

April 22, 2019

The sky is not falling and the end is not near, but I think the Dodger Brass should have a new “End Game” and that end is to figure out who to close games instead of Kenley Jansen… and before we even get started, don’t say “Craig Kimbrel” because he could be a step down from Kenley. Kenley’s latest blown save and subsequent win is a microcosm of his last…

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RF Belongs to Verdugo

April 18, 2019

Lots of other blogs give you a game recap. There are billions of those blogs and they do a good job. I just try and give you another perspective, win or lose. When they win, they are’t this king of the world and when they lose, they are not the scum of the earth. I try and keep even keel and eliminate knee-jerk reactions. After sweeping the Reds, the Dodgers…

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The Dodgers Miss Yasmani Grandal

April 12, 2019

Well… at least the pitchers do! All that most Dodger fans remember about Yasmani Grandal were the passed balls.  He was regaled, reviled and ridiculed by many fans.  “Sure he hit a lot of home runs, but they were in streaks and he struck out too much even though he had a good on base percentage.  And on top of that he just disappeared in the playoffs last year”.  He…

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