The short answer for some is a resounding NO! Thankfully, they are in the minority! One of you, sent me a comment from another site the other day. When I read it I immediately knew who wrote it. Of course, he is a FAZ-basher and he ended with “How long has it been since the Dodgers were in the World Series? You do know that every other team in the NL…
But, just who is that man? Currently, I do not think it is Andre Ethier (he may never be back), Adrian Gonzalez (another two weeks?), Logan Forsythe (at least a week away), Willie Calhoun (not ready), Scott Van Slyke (seriously?), O’Koyea Dickson (sliding badly after great start), Brett Eibner (no), Trayce Thompson (needs another few weeks) or Alex Verdugo (Verdugo is holding his own at AAA, but with absolutely no…
It’s taken over five weeks for this team to start hitting on all cylinders, but it’s finally starting to happen. Yasmani Grandal is indeed waking up and that helps dramatically. Shoot, Chase Utley got a pinch-hit double last night. The team still stranded a lot of runners which is troubling. The Dodgers are 8th in MLB in team Batting Average and 7th in runs scored. Surprisingly, they are 18th in…
It’s not “Does Chris Taylor deserve to start over Chase Utley?” That’s not even a question. The real question is “Does Logan Forsythe have a starting job when he comes back?” Chris Taylor is an animal. I have always said that FAZ likes to trade for guys before they become THOSE GUYS! They might have done just that with both Toles and Taylor! I really, really liked last night’s lineup,…
I would like to take a different approach for this post. Sometimes we need a little levity. Bumsrap has been a strong fan/advocate for Joc Pederson, and Mark has been a huge fan/advocate for Yasmani Grandal. I am not the biggest fan of either (other than being a fan because they are Dodgers), but I am a big Alex Wood fan. I was also an unapologetic fan of Zach Lee….
Someone asked yesterday if I questioned some of the trades or methods of FAZ (Andrew Friedman and company) and I must admit that from the get go, I have been on the same page as they have. I knew they were not going to sign any big name free agents to long term deals. It just did not make sense and it has never made sense. I have been totally…
Today could be the day that Adrian Gonzalez goes on the DL and Cody Bellinger takes his place permanently! Evidently, A-Gon’s back issue is worse than his elbow. Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com answered questions, mostly about the injury situations of Forsythe, Ethier, Kazmir and Gonzalez, where he says this about A-Gon: Gonzalez said he’s not fighting a first visit to the DL, but he also doesn’t believe 10 days will…
I usually wait until the next day before starting a new post, but I think Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi need to consider this RIGHT ABOUT NOW! It can’t wait and I know they read this blog. I know it because they call me “That Dumbass Timmons!” Andrew Toles should be the starting CF. Game over! End of story. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Someone said he…
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I thought I would post scientific evidence of what led to Adrian Gonzalez and Yasmani Grandal hitting 3rd and 4th. Any questions? Actually, what else can you do but throw darts? The lineup is less important than the players in it. I would like to see Toles in everyday. Let him play. Of course, Bellinger has to be in it as well….
So far this season, Adrian Gonzalez is hitting .250 with Zero home runs and 9 RBI. His OB% is .337 but his OPS is .653. This is likely the main reason the Dodgers hitting is not up to where it should be, because as Vin Scully said “Adrian Gonzalez is the Dodgers’ Butter and Egg Man.” Right about now, the butter is melted and the eggs are scrambled. Other players are…