Do Deep Teams Have an Advantage in a Short Season

May 7, 2020

Much has been said and written about the Dodgers depth and how that makes them a very dangerous team.  I do not think that there is a question (at least not for me), that the premier builder of the 40 man roster is Andrew Friedman.  During his tenure, over the last five years in a 162 game season, the Dodgers have 485 wins, more than any other team in MLB. …

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A Look Forward… From Backwards

March 19, 2020

In March 2013 I decided to play Nostradamus regarding the Dodgers and made predictions as to what would happen to a number of Dodger players in eight years. So here we are, seven seasons later, and I can now see how far off I was with my predictions.  Surprised?  Not really.  I always seem to view the Blue with optimism.  Here is the post below.  I’ll interject with italics to…

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What a Week…

January 30, 2020

Since my wife and I started US Systems in our garage 18 years ago, we have never both been able to be gone for more than 4 or 5 days due to the demands of it. However, in the past two years, we have hired 5 vice-presidents in Sales, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, and Operations from the corporate world. This is the first time we have been able to be gone…

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It’s Time To Go Bold

November 7, 2019

Many loyal Dodger fans believe the Dodgers ownership group is cheap and not interested in winning, and only interested in counting profits.  Never mind that the Dodgers have spent more on player personnel contracts over the last five years than any other team.  They have also spent lavishly on player development and re-focusing on their MiLB programs.  I think we can all agree that the contract costs were not all…

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11 WINS TO GO!!!

September 30, 2019

Most often when I attempt to communicate the concept of time with my younger grandchildren, I talk in terms of “sleeps.”   “Three more sleeps and I’ll be there, or 2 more sleeps and I go home.”    We’re at that stage of the season, where we can communicate similarly about the Dodgers.   11 more wins, and we enjoy the parade!! Last year, we were flat out overmatched by the Red Sox. …

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Player Development -Part 2 (The Technological Advances)

September 16, 2019

I have seen many technological changes in my lifetime.  As a youth, my telephone was on the kitchen wall and was part of a party line.   I couldn’t have imagined back then that a day was coming when I would carry my phone with me everywhere I went, including my car, and that I would not only be able to take pictures with my phone, I would also be able…

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Random Thoughts

July 27, 2019

1. Dodgerpatch indicated that I was taking the criticism of Austin Barnes too personally.  Not true.  I would never take criticism alone personally.  What I take personally is the name calling.  A week ago I stated that Barnes had option(s) remaining and that he should be considered to be optioned to OKC, and bring up Will Smith to get better acclimated to the pitchers.  When the name calling started, I…

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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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Is Help on the Way?

May 2, 2019

It has been suggested that the Dodgers need bullpen help and I am all for it. It has also been suggested that the AJ Pollock signing was a bad deal and it has been chanted that getting rid of Puig, Kemp and Wood was dumb. Others have suggested that the solution is to sign big name free agents and pitchers next off season. Evidently, no one has been paying attention…

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Meet Niko Hulsizer

April 17, 2019

Up until April 15 Niko Hulsizer was a name with which many, or most Dodgers fans were not familiar. He was selected by the Dodgers in the 18th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft as a junior out of Morehead State University in Morehead Kentucky. He has now burst upon the scene with his three-home run game against the South Bend Cubs on Monday evening. For some his outburst…

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