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Padres-Dodgers Game 1 Summary:

                                                     Landon Knack vs Michael King.  Knack had a clean first inning getting the Padres in order. Ohtani led off the Dodgers first with a screaming double down the line. Betts then hit a grounder to Bogaerts that he threw way over Solano’s head for an error. Betts went to second and Ohtani scored. Freeman lined out to Solano. Teo singled to left and Mookie went to third. Muncy hit a short fly to left for the second out. With Smith up and a 1-2 count, Teo and Mookie attempted the delayed double steal, but Betts was thrown out diving back to second. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. 

                                                   Knack got Machado on a pop out, and then Merrill singled to left. Bogaerts struck out and then Cronenworth hit a 2-run homer into the right field stands. Solano flied out to Edman. Smith singled leading off the second. Edman grounded out to second, and Smith advanced on the play. Lux struck out for the second out. Rojas was then hit by a pitch. Ohtani then walked. The bases were loaded with 2 outs. Betts then struck out on a pitch that was a good foot off of the plate. 

                                                  Knack set the Padres down 1-2-3 in the third. Freddie flew out to open the bottom of the third and then Teo walked. Muncy hit a line drive to second, and Teo was doubled up. In the 4th, Knack allowed a leadoff double to Profar. Machado struck out and Merrill lined out to deep center, and Profar went to third. Bogaerts singled him home. Knack committed a balk and Bogaerts went to second. Cronenworth then doubled him home. 4-1 SD.  He made a wild pitch and Cronenworth went to third. Solano walked and then stole second. Knack struck Higashioka out. 

                                           King got the Dodgers 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 4th. Graterol came in to pitch the 5th. He got the Padres 1-2-3. King did the same to the Dodgers in the bottom of the inning. Hudson took the mound for LA in the 6th. He got Machado to ground out and he struck out Merrill. Bogaerts then got an infield single on a ball hit to Muncy. Cronenworth then hit a grounder to Rojas, and he forced Bogaerts out at second.

                                           In the bottom of the sixth, Adrian Morejon took over for King. Freeman grounded out and Teo struck out. Muncy singled to center for the Dodgers first hit since the second inning. Smith then walked bringing up Edman. Padres changed pitchers bringing in Jeremy Estrada. Edman flied out to Profar. With that out, LA was 1-7 with RISP. They left 6 runners on base. The rookie, Edgardo Henriquez came in to pitch the 7th making his MLB debut. He got his first MLB K, getting Solano on 4 pitches. Higashioka singled to center. He got Arraez to pop out to Freeman. Higashioka then stole second as strike two was made to Tatis.  The kid then struck Tatis out. 

                                           Tanner Scott came in to pitch the seventh and Kike hit for Lux. Kike singled to left. Rojas then hit into a double play. Dodgers not getting clutch hits so far in this game. Shohei then struck out. Honeywell came in to pitch the top of the 8th inning. Profar, Machado and Merrill due up. Honeywell got Profar to ground out to Freeman. Machado then doubled to left. Merrill grounded out to Freeman and Machado went to third. Bogaerts flied out to center to end the inning. Jason Adam came into pitch the bottom of the 8th for the Padres. 

                                           First batter up, Mookie Betts. Mookie lined out to Profar in left. Profar made his second great catch of the game, the first one was on Ohtani. Freeman then flied out on the first pitch he saw. Teo then doubled with 2 strikes on him. On a 3-1 pitch, Muncy flied out to left field. 1-8 with RISP. Honeywell stayed in the game to pitch the 9th. Cronenworth lined out to Edman who made a great sliding catch. Solano also flied out to Edman. Higashioka grounded out to Muncy to end the top of the 9th, and the Padres brought in their closer, Suarez for the bottom of the 9th.

                                        Smith, Edman, and Kike due up for LA in the 9th. The Dodger pen pitched well, pitching 5 scoreless innings. Smith singled for his second hit of the game. Edman then singled and Smith went to third. Kike singled to center scoring Smith. Rojas hit into a triple play to end the game. Unbelievable. So, the Dodgers lead is down to 2 games. So, the Dodgers magic number stays at 4. Flaherty against Cease tomorrow. The next two games are must win games in my mind. 

                                          The Dodgers have lost the division once since 2013. That was 2021. But in 2018, they ended up tied with the Rockies and had to play game 163 because then, there was no tiebreaker. Now, with 5 games left, they are in serious danger of losing it again since the Padres have the tiebreaker. Looking back on this game, the Dodgers were awful with RISP. The were 2-10 with RISP. They left 7 men on base, they scored their first run on an error. The next two games they really need to play clean baseball. We also found out today, that Kershaw and Gonsolin will not pitch until the playoffs. 

Born June 14th, 1948, in Los Angeles California. AKA The Bear

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Dodgerfan

What a way to lose game 1,triple play.a few line drives at somebody no breaks all n all good game.we need to take the next 2 games on order to get some respect.

Badger

Padres 9-1.

They’re the hot team.

Wayne

Yes they’re hot, and they had some luck last night with that highly-unlikely triple-play to win the game.

But it’s not just their last 10 games, they’ve been “hot” going all the way back to the all-star break in late July. They’re simply playing at a high level because they’re good, ..maybe real good.

Badger

They’ve built a team that believes it can beat the Dodgers. But it’s the Dodgers that have a Magic Number. And they are at home with an opportunity to clinch.

It is time to take control. Can they do it?

Wayne

At least the Dodgers showed they can do damage to the Friars vaunted bullpen. But Freddie’s and Mookie’s bats failed to show up at the party, ..and that’s gotta change pronto these next 2 games.

Last edited 10 days ago by Wayne
rodgerdodger

One team was playing loose, laughing, and poised. The other looked like it was getting a root canal. Three years running in late Sept and October. Base running blunders, balks, bad managing, wild pitches. They were the better team.

Last edited 10 days ago by rodgerdodger
OhioDodger

Yep. All the pressure is on the Dodgers and it is showing.

norcaldodgerfan

FF and Mookie 0-8….no bueno. Now is the time to step up and be clutch.

SandyAmoros

Unlikely imo clutch doesnt seem to run in their blood check out Mookies post season numbers at baseball reference

OhioDodger

There ain’t a whole lot of clutch on this current Dodger team.

Make Mine Blue

FF and Mookie were 1 for 11 in last years playoffs, the one hit was an infield oops I got a hit type thing. Those guys are magicians, pulling another disappearing act. Abbra-kadabbar, now you see me – now you don’t.

Last edited 9 days ago by Make Mine Blue
Bobby

I ran the scenarios in my head after Edman’s base it.

It should’ve been a bunt the entire time, as that most most likely ensures only 1 out is made and Ohtani comes up as the tying run. If they pitch to him? Great!

If they walk Ohtani and pitch to Betts with bases loaded? Great.

If we let Rojas hit, the worst he could do is hit into a double play, right? Wrong.

I never imagined a triple play, in any scenario.

Badger

It was like the baseball gods were saying “in your face Blue”.

It is time to cowboy up and storm to the finish. Will they do it?

Bobby

This is why we got Flaherty. Go prove you’re the Game 1 guy.

Badger

Though Knack was ineffective, giving up 4 (9 ERA) the bullpen held them to that 4.

This Dodger team HAS to score and score big. It just can’t go down in history as Ohtani and the Pop Ups. Betts, Freeman, Smith, Hernandez and Muncy have to do what they are paid to do. Asking a 35 year old Rojas to be the hero (yes, he should have bunted) will not carry this team to a championship. Hitters gotta hit!

Cassidy

Only two more losses to the Padres to get the wild card, which most teams find is the best way to get to the WS. Certainly winning the division hasn’t worked out too well for us.

rodgerdodger

IMO the only way this team advances in the playoffs is with a division win. If they are a wild card I see a repeat of 22 and 23.

Wayne

It doesn’t matter which “route” the Dodgers take to the playoffs. Their bad starting pitching, and Doc’s management puts this team at a noticeable disadvantage under ANY circumstances in the playoffs.

Last edited 10 days ago by Wayne
rodgerdodger

The way I see it the match ups are better if they win the division.

Badger

Win. Always.

rodgerdodger

There is zero chance they don’t walk Ohtani.

#1 – It’s Ohtani.

#2 – It sets up a game ending double play.

#3 – Betts is not Ohtani. No one is.

This is why batting Ohtani first is stupid. Perfect scenario to defend it. You bunt Miggy. 2nd and 3rd, one out and Betts up. YOU ARE NOT WALKING BETTS TO GET TO OHTANI. In fact, Betts is getting better pitches to hit with Ohtani behind him. A base hit scores two. A sac fly you are within one. Maybe he walks.

Do they walk Ohtani regardless of what Betts does? Probably. That’s why Freeman bats third.

Case in point, Mookie sees better pitches when protected by Ohtani every at bat. They will never pitch around him. We see Ohtani get walked regularly and all of the pressure is on Mookie. It’s dumb. No other team in MLB leads Ohtani off with this lineup. It hurts the team IMO.

Bluto

Silly.

rodgerdodger

What is silly?

OhioDodger

Why is it silly. Because it is not your opinion/idea? He has a valid argument.

rodgerdodger

I look at it this way. Ya know, facts…….

He played 5 years in Japan, right? He never led off. (correct me if I am wrong. I could not find a game where he led off)

He played for the Angels for 6 years, right? Never led off.

He now leads off for The Dodgers. Why? Because they are using an Atari 5200 to set the lineups.

Ohio, what team with this lineup in MLB would lead off Ohtani in your opinion? Anyone? I’m just not seeing it.

OhioDodger

I can’t think of a team that would lead off with Ohtani. Most teams would bat him 2nd or 3rd.

Old Bear 48

He batted leadoff for the Angels 63 times in his 6 years there. 32 games in 2022 were the most he did it in one season. But, according to his splits, he is best when he hits 2nd. It is the only slot in the lineup where his OPS is over 1.000. His BA there is just 4 points higher than when he hits first, his OPS as a leadoff hitter is .989. Before he became the Dodgers primary leadoff hitter, that BA in the leadoff spot was 10 points lower. As a Dodger in 85 games as the leadoff hitter, his line is .291/.381/.671 OPS.1.051. But leading off games, his BA is .263/.341/.592. His OPS as the first hitter in a game is .933. In the 2-hole his BA is .314, but his OPS is 985 in 65 games. But with RISP he is only a .259 hitter. OPS is 847.

rodgerdodger

Ok thanks. 10 times a year over 6 years. Guessing that didn’t go well or they would have made it permanent.

I know Trout was there. So there was some protection. But I just don’t understand why Mookie is the one gets protection on this team. Never will. Mookie is a true lead off hitter.

Bluto

No, he/she doesn’t.

one edge case does not an argument make. Go through every possibility. Zero outs, one out, two outs, various runners on base. Many more times than not, you want Ohtani guaranteed an AB. By far.

rodgerdodger

LOL that is your OPINION Bluto. We have ours. You have yours. That’s why blogs were invented. The debates.

It is up to others to judge them. Not the commenter. That sure would be convenient if it were realistic.

Bluto

That’s not an opinion. That’s fact! Run through all the permutations, or you can find the metrics all over the place.

Last edited 10 days ago by Bluto
OhioDodger

Ohtani would get as many AB’s batting 2nd as he would batting 1st.

Bluto

False! Obviously false.

Every game where the lead off hitter makes the final out proves this wrong.

Now, specifically last night’s game:

there are these possible scenarios in play:
scenario A: bases loaded, no outs. Obviously you want the lead off hitter being Ohtani here.
B, C, D: two outs, runner on any base. Obviously you want Ohtani up because he’s guaranteed the AB.
E, F one out, first and second or first and third (I can’t look up probabilities, in car) This is the iffiest. But given how Ohtani doesn’t hit into DPs as much as Betts, you want him up.
G one out, second and third. Here you have probably a 50/50 because of the intentional walk possibility. But I think THINK there was a lefty in the pen, in which case the bat isn’t taken out of Ohtanis hand.

again, very little opinion here

Dave

I didn’t know Roberts said definitively Gonsolin wouldn’t pitch until the playoffs. There is a need for a starter on Thursday. I would get him into that game, would you?

Old Bear 48

Buehler is starting Thursday’s game. Last night it was reported on the broadcast that Gonsolin had thrown another bullpen, and he was going to face hitters on Saturday in Denver.

Dave

So they are moving Buehler up a day. Then that leaves Friday open unless they move Yoki up a day which is doubtfull. If Gonsolin threw a bullpen.he could easily.start.on Friday. I’m not saying they will do that, but I would, wouldn’t you?

Bluto

Dave Roberts said the Dodgers will not change their pitching plan in Colorado if they leave LA tomorrow still not having clinched the division. Friday will be a bullpen game. Saturday will be Yamamoto regardless of standings. He won’t be moved up to Friday (4 days rest)

Dave

I was asking what you would do, I can read the news.

OhioDodger

Tough loss. Dodgers could not catch a break. They all went the Puds way. Mookie and Freddie need to show up. Might be time to sit Lux. He is ice cold.

Sam Oyed

When Rojas came up to bat, Joe Davis said the Dodgers were guaranteed to have Ohtani come up to bat. My first thought was “unless there’s a triple play “.

I take full responsibility for what happened next and promise to stop thinking going forward.

Duke Not Snider

Damn you, Sam…
Freakish ending… but also kind of a great, dramatic addition to this rivalry. Just when it looked like the Dodgers were mounting a comeback… Oof.
I do think the Padres have eclipsed the Giants as the Dodgers’ chief rival in the 21st century. Which team do we fans fear more, the Giants or the Pads?
Let’s not overlook Edgardo Henriquez’s debut. He’s a big talent and he could be ready for primetime.
Warmed my heart to see Bill Plunkett talk about young Francisco Rodriguez’s stunning debut for the Angels’ Cinderalla WS champs. Maybe Henriquez is that kind of talent.

rodgerdodger

I have a number of issues with Dave Roberts in this game. And the only reason I am bringing it up is because it looked very much like playoff Dave. Which is a Dave I am not fond of.

Why in the H are you doing your double steal crap and stranding two runners in the first with Will Smith at the plate who reached base 4 times last night? Like seriously? What in the H are you doing? That was a disaster and we will never know if it ultimately cost us the game.

Is Miggy bunting or not? You give up a strike. Then take the bunt off? Why are you mind screwing your batter in the biggest plate appearance of the game?

BUNT HIM! Who did not know Miggy was going to minimally hit into a double play? I saw that coming from a million miles away. Load the bases for Mookie after Ohtani walks. Why do we know this and the LA Dodgers manager does not? You screwed your 1-2 MVP hitters our of at bats!

I have no faith in this guy in the playoffs. He absolutely hurt the Dodgers last night.

Last edited 10 days ago by rodgerdodger
Therealten

Well said

Bluto

Not sure about “no faith” but you gotta worry about Roberts.

rodgerdodger

I guess you can word it many ways. The Dodgers are losing in the playoffs consistently and he is the common denominator. The things he did last night IMO cost them the game. We will never be able to prove that. But there is no excuse for a manager to do the things he did last night in that game. It’s very concerning.

Bluto

I agree with your final two sentences completely.

💯

the opening could be argued, however, as every team loses consistently in the playoffs. Every team. Only one team every year doesn’t lose. And just making the playoffs so consistently is a testament to all in charge.

rodgerdodger

Every team is 3 and 10 in their last 13 playoff games?

Just saying. No disrespect intended. Did they also average 2 runs a game over that period?

Something just isn’t right with this team late in the season.

Bluto

Agreed on this.

dodgerram

Hey Bear, what you say now ?
Dodgers called up Henriquez after all. And the kid showed he got the stuff.

Typical Roberts managed clutch game. Going for the double steal was simply dumb.
And then not having Rojas bunt in the 9th.
Have Rojas bunt and what is the worst can happen ? He strikes out or the runner is out at thrid. Still it brings up Ohtani with either 2nd and 3rd or 1st and 2nd. If they walk him we have Mookie and FF next up. I take my chances with those scenarios every day and twice in a playoff like game like today.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rodgerdodger

He looks like the 2025 closer to me. We need one badly.

dodgerram

We have one.Kopech.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!

rodgerdodger

Either way that is a great 8th/9th combo. I would argue that 104 mph is better than 101 if the control is there. But I am splitting hairs.

Kopech has one year remaining on his contract. Henriquez is the future.

dodgerram

Dodgers got a guy in A ball who is throwing even harder than Henriquez.
Yean. Keep an eye on him next season. Henriquez made the move up all the way from low A ball to the bigs this season. Amazing.

rodgerdodger

That is a crazy situation right there. Like, that NEVER happens. Incredible.

Badger

I have been defending Roberts for years. This morning I have to ask…. “WTF?!”

Two very odd decisions in a playoff atmosphere. Is this how it is going to look going forward?

This team needs to stand up and start kicking ass. The Championship run has begun.

Last edited 10 days ago by Badger
Old Bear 48

You nailed that one Ram, kudos. When I am wrong, I admit it. Never saw this coming. But the kid was electric. Mookie and Freddie were 0-8 last night. Too much swinging at pitches you cannot drive.

dodgerram

First Henriquez, now make it two and bring up Rushing too.
This team needs a killer bullpen AND offense in the playoffs. Smith will catch almost all postseason games anyway. No need for Barnes on the roster. Give the spot to Rushing.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bobby

In before Bear says: “no way Rushing comes up”.

dodgerram

Yeah, he said that about Henriquez too. 😀 

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!

Old Bear 48

Hey, I was wrong. But Rushing is not being called up period. He hasn’t caught enough the last couple of months, he has been learning a new position.

dodgerram

He does not have to catch much, Smith will catch every game with all the days off. Just need him as the emergency catcher and a big bat off the bench.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!

dodgerram

Well, that is what you said about Henriquez too (or something similar).
Calling up Rushing would make sense and he has proven he can hit in AA and now AAA. Henriquez has made it up from low A ball so calling up Rushing would be a smaller surprise.
And he would fill a need.
We will see what the Dodgers do in the coming days. The Henriquez call up came out of nowhere too yesterday.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dodgerram

Game ending triple play around the horn happened in The Odd couple too. 😀 

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Phil Jones

No homers. No win.

OhioDodger

Seems to be the Dodgers prevailing motif.

Scott Andes

A lot of people talk about how much they want the Dodgers and Dave Roberts to do more small ball, and bunt and steal, or hit and run more lol, but it seems that anything that the Dodgers and Roberts try and do always ends up being a cluster f*ck or a total disaster.

The chances of a game ending triple-play being turned are in the 1% range. Look, the Dodgers are really bad at this small ball stuff. They can’t execute it. It’s not their game and whenever they try to force it, the results are always dismal. Ohtani is the only guy that can steal bases anyways, the rest of the position players are station to station. I’m ok with this. I think Dave tends to panic in these types of situations and succumbs to pressure and then overthinks. The Dodgers are better when they do what they do best which is Slug…(obviously) and work counts and draw walks. They were able to work up King’s pitch count enough where he was removed after 5. They had a rally going in the 9th. Stop trying to turn into the 88 Dodgers. It’s not happening with this club. Asking for anything else is like asking Friedman to have a regarding henry moment with baseball lineups.

The game was really lost in the early innings, which it normally is with this year’s Dodgers. King gave up one unearned run on 5 hits across 5 innings. Landon Knack allowed four earned runs in four innings. 2 runs in the second, another 2 runs in the fourth. The Dodgers are constantly playing from behind early because the starting rotation is so pathetic. The Dodgers starting pitching is absolute garbage. It’s caca, doo doo, poo poo, excrement, dung. I don’t know how many more descriptions I can type to describe crap. You get it though if you’ve been watching Dodger baseball in 2024 (and 2023, 2022, most of 2021…)

In comparison, the Padres look like a championship caliber club. They went from a .500 team at the all-star break and turned things around in a mere few weeks. Friedman needs to take notes on this, because with smart moves, with smart baseball people you can do this and rebuild a club on the fly. They didnt need to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to do it. This is a club that lost their best starting pitcher (Snell) and their closer (Hader) to free agency and traded Juan Soto, and this team could be arguably better than the 2022 team that knocked out the Dodgers. They are more well rounded this year. One of the guys they picked up in the Soto trade (along with a decent backup catcher) was Michael King. He’s been one of the better pitchers in the NL over the last 4 or 5 months. Dylan Cease was the guy the Dodgers probably should have picked up (when it comes to starting pitchers they always trade for the weaker or weakest pitcher on the market).

The Padres have a very strong pitching staff. They don’t give up runs early in games. They have lock down relievers, and give hitters different looks. Their lineup doesnt have a weak spot, 1-9. They have strong fielding. They hit well, they pitch well, and they field their position well. And they are hungry.

They haven’t won anything yet, but they look to be a much better club than the Dodgers this year, and with that strong pitching staff (gee who could have thought that strong pitching, especially starting pitching can win titles….) are a legitamate championship contender.

The Dodgers on the other hand are preparing to embarass themselves again tonight, with Dave Roberts loading his excuse cannon. Have fun guys.

Last edited 10 days ago by Scott Andes
dodgerram

To slug you got to get your sluggers up. Rojas is one of the better bunters on this roster.
Even if he only hits into a double play it is a killer.
No, even without hindsight you should bunt in that situation.

The even worse managerial decision was this delayed steal in the first.Rally and momentum killer right there.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scott Andes

Or it could be the pathetic starting pitching that gives up 4 earned runs in the first 4 innings.

rodgerdodger

Not for a team that has averaged 6 runs for 10 days.

Knack did what he needed to do.

The bullpen did what they needed to do.

The batters did not. But they sure as hell didn’t get help from the dugout.

Last edited 10 days ago by rodgerdodger
SandyAmoros

Well said I know Roberts is loved by some on this site I still think he is a bonehead.

OhioDodger

I don’t think Doc is all that loved by many on this site. That is why they are here and not on the AF, Doc can do no wrong site.

Dodgerrick

The Dodgers’ starters have posted a 6.20 earned-run average this month, the worst in the league. Their relievers have pitched 95 innings this month, the most of any NL bullpen — and five more than their starters.

Dodgerrick

Knack is 2-1, 1.75 and has allowed 2 HR in 25 IP against sub .500 teams. He is 1-4, 5.03 and allowed 11 HR in 39 IP in games against winning teams. He can’t be trusted in the post-season. But they may not have any other choices

Old Bear 48

There are a lot of reasons the Dodgers find themselves in the position they are in right now. And it is easy for fans to want to place blame on someone. The major factor is all of the injuries sustained by the pitching staff. Except for Yamamoto, who just returned from being out for almost 3 months and Miller, who was sent to AAA a bunch of times, there is not one single starting pitcher from the opening day roster who is healthy. Stone, Glasnow, down for the year, Paxton traded. It is a patchwork pitching staff. Their best month was again, August when they went 19-8. But this month, when they need to be playing their best baseball, they are 11-10. Their longest winning streak was 7 games from May 1-8. They have had 1 6-game streak and 2 of 5 games. The bullpen has been over worked because the starting staff can barely go 5 innings. The offense has been boom or bust. Last night was a typical bust type of game. Clutch hitting was non-existent. Then the 9th inning rally was cut short by the most improbable play. Now, to his credit, Miguel Rojas explained what happened to clutch points, which I read today on Microsoft news. He said the bunt was on for the first pitch. It was taken off, but he made the decision to swing because he thought he could get a hard grounder through the infield. He took full responsibility for that. Now, I have never really called for the Dodgers to look to getting some new leadership. But some might be right. It might be the time for a new voice and direction, and if so, it would most likely occur in the dugout. I have to believe Freidman is all but untouchable at this point. Ownership has full confidence in the guy. But Dave Roberts and his staff, except maybe Ebel, have to be feeling the heat. If they flame out and lose the division, especially since they seemingly had a comfortable lead, it could spell the end of Roberts reign.

Scott Andes

Untouchable? Isn’t it Friedman’s job to build a competitive pitching staff and starting rotation? Seems as if the other contending teams don’t have as much of an issue with it as the Dodgers seem too.

How many more seasons can we see the same thing over and over and over again?

OhioDodger

Well, if we flame out early again, some changes will need to be made. I am hoping these Dodgers can show some fire and win the division and make a deep playoff run. I will reserve judgement on AF and Doc until the season is over.

Therealten

Agreed

Badger

Scott, I’ve been meaning to ask, you any relation to Mark?

Scott Andes

We’re not supposed to talk about him over here, but no I am not. Why would you think that?

Badger

Sorry. Not Mark Timmons. Mark Andes.

Scott Andes

Yeah, he’s my Dad, why do you ask?

Jeff Dominique

Mark Andes, the bass player for Canned Heat and Spirit?

Scott Andes

Actually Jeff, him and his father Keith are cousins of my Dad, Second cousins I think. They grew up on the east coast. I think Mark or was it Keith was in the band Heart, or Yes. I can’t remember, but my Dad talked about them every once in a while. I heard “You know your second cousin played bass in heart, and his Dad was an actor” or something like that. Of course I was way too concerned with the Dodgers making the playoffs, so I never cared.

Last edited 9 days ago by Scott Andes
Jeff Dominique

Still very cool.

Badger

If it’s him, we were in 6th grade together.

Scott Andes

Oh that’s cool Badger. Shoot me an email, and we’ll see if he remembers you (assuming you’ve got the right guy)

Badger

Canoga Park Elementary. His dad was Keith. Also in that class was Curly Howard’s daughter Jane. Guess that Mark would be your cousin.

Scott Andes

yeah the other Mark is our cousin. The two families mingled sometimes, but I think they went to different high schools.

Bluto

Why do you think there are not a ton of candidates?

what’s the criteria you use for evaluating?

Old Bear 48

The criteria would be do they want someone with experience running a team like Freidman had when he was hired, or do they find a GM who they think is bright enough to do the job. Depends on what they might be looking for. But successful GM’s and front office guys have to be available first. The top guys are happy where they are.

Bluto

Is that why they chose Roberts or wanted to hire Kapler?

dodgerram

I think AF and Gomez are fine and they should be. For now.
What they should take a hard look at it is the handling of pitchers , the medical and training staffs.

Different thing with DR IMHO. More and more it looks like this team needs a different voice in the clubhouse, a better in game manager.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scott Andes

So basically is what you’re saying is that Friedman and Gomes both have no accountability and have jobs until the end of time and should never have their feet held to the fire when they consistently fail to live up to expectations.

You’re making excuses.

“How was he to know his two biggest acquisitions would go down to injury? “

Easy, both pitchers especially Glasnow have long and established histories of injuries.

Glasnow has never pitched more than 120 innings in a season. Yamamoto only pitches once per week when he was in NPB.

“who could have known”?…..Ummm many people. The La Times called it.

Tyler Glasnow done? Dodgers’ annual meltdown begins now – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

I’m fine with Friedman and Gomes sticking around, but they have to have a total rethink on how to build a pitching staff, speciallfy the starting rotation. Start with innings and health and work your way from there. Better yet, talk to Stan Kasten on how the Braves built their hall of fame rotation in the 90’s.

Old Bear 48

Not making excuses at all. And yes, they are accountable. But honestly, do you see Guggenheim firing them? Yamamoto has no injury history. Dude is 25 years old. Glasnow is another story. Kasten is the team’s CEO, I am pretty sure they talk a lot. And this isn’t the 90’s. They do things much differently now and have ever since the stat geeks took over.

Jeff Dominique

On the surface, you may be right. But it is not always that way. If the Braves followed that line of thought about not acquiring pitchers with injuries, they would never have traded for Chris Sale. Multiple injuries. And yet, Sale is going to win the NL CY award. I do not know why Glasnow came down with a sore elbow. Could it have been the the 5 games he was pitching great and the offense could not score…at all…zero. You hope for some non stress situations. I am not sure Glasnow had many (if any) of those.

Yamamoto did pitch once a week in Japan, but also did so most of 2024. He did not have any history of injuries in Japan. In fact he was being lauded for his training regimen keeping him injury free. Could it be the way the Dodgers and their coaches want the pitchers to pitch? Maybe the Dodgers should have planned on a 6-man rotation. With Ohtani and Yamamoto in the rotation in 2025, they are going to need a 6-man rotation.

Next year Corbin Burnes will be available, and he does not have a history of injury. Is he worth $250MM? Max Fried, multiple injuries. Walker Buehler, 2 TJ surgeries. Jack Flaherty, multiple arm injuries, Shane Bieber, TJ surgery. John Means, 2-time TJ surgery. Alex Cobb, countless trips to the IL including hip surgery and TJ surgery. Nathan Eovaldi has a vesting option of $20MM (earned), and two TJ surgeries. Do the Dodgers take a chance with Nathan?

What other free agents do the Dodgers take a chance on? A lot of pitchers have opt outs, and most will not. But some will. Robbie Ray (multiple injuries). Jordan Montgomery has a $22.5MM vesting option (earned), but also has had TJ surgery. He may opt out because he knows he can make more than $22.5MM with multi year. Boras is no longer his agent. But he is more likely to sign back east. Blake Snell has had a plethora of injuries including at least three adductor strains and a groin strain.

Can’t count on their farm system because that is chock-full of arm injuries. Gonsolin, May, Frasso, Sheehan, Ryan, Hurt, Miller, Pepiot, Buehler, Bruns. At least Edgardo Henriquez has been permanently moved to bullpen after his TJ surgery. Carlos Duran probably not far behind after his TJ surgery. We can only hope Jackson Ferris stays injury free. But that is unlikely in the LAD system.

In theory, I do not disagree with you. But there are very few SP without arm injuries that will be available. There are no more Randy Johnson’s, Nolan Ryan’s, or Roger Clemens’ who throw hard and can into their 40’s. I still like Yamamoto. And I would look to re-sign Flaherty. I still believe in Glasnow. We know Ohtani is a unicorn, so I am not betting against him even with 2 TJ surgeries. Kershaw has a player option, and I would expect him to check in with AF/BG before he decides to exercise his option. AF/BG should make sure that they plan on CK in the 2025 rotation, and he opts in. $5MM is not an issue to keep a HOF player. I would expect that Texas would pay Kershaw more than his $5MM option if Clayton opts out. Or maybe he retires.

Scott Andes

I read somewhere that Yamamoto only pitched once per week in Japan, but maybe I was wrong.

Do you think pitch sequencing could have something to do with this. I’ve noticed the pitchers try and nibble and work corners way too much. Not as much challenging hitters which leads to a lot of 3-ball counts, which increases their pitch count.

Also conditioning and coddling the pitchers might play a part too. If they are not conditioned to pitching more than 4 or 5 innings in the minors, than how are they supposed to do it in the majors?

Jeff Dominique

You were not wrong. Yamamoto did pitch only once a week in Japan. But for most of the 2024 season he pitched with 5 days rest (6-man rotation). He had 10 games with 5 days rest, 3 games with 6 days rest, 1 game with 7 days rest, and 1 game with 8 days rest. No games with only 4 days rest.

OTOH, Stone had three games with 4 days rest, Glasnow with one game on 4 days rest. The schedule made it that most pitchers pitched with 5 days rest for most of the season.

I made the same comment about Julio Urías pre 2020. I concluded (correctly or incorrectly) that these pitchers can pitch to edges in MiLB and they will get chase. But MLB hitters will not chase as much as MiLB hitters. At the MLB level, many of these edge pitches creep over the plate and get punished. When they try to pitch more away or in, the hitters can just spit on it. Yes tooooooooo many 3-ball counts. I like the Brusdar Graterol approach. Pitch to soft contact.

I do not disagree on the lack of going deep in MiLB. River Ryan was asked to go longer in MLB than they did in MiLB. Ryan’s first game in 2024 was 2.0 IP on June 3. The deepest he got in June was 3.2 IP. The most he pitched in July in MiLB was 5.0. His first two games at MLB was 5.2 IP. Never pitched more than 5.0 innings in his career prior to his MLB debut.

Because injuries to the pitchers in MiLB are very rarely disclosed, we do not know what injuries have occurred. When I get to the MiLB autopsy I will look at pitchers pitch loads.

Phil Jones

Jeff – I think River Ryan had a ceiling in any MiLB start of like 78 pitches in a game. He threw 92 pitches on July 28th and broke down after 4 MLB starts. In the minors in 2023, Ryan had 104 total innings in 26 games. That’s 4 innings per start.
As I’ve mentioned, I think there needs to be as serious look at if innings management and low workloads really prepares our minor league pitchers to be starters in MLB.
More on this after the season.

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Therealten

There are a lot of pitching injuries. The Dodgers are at the front of that. I would argue that Preller and SanDiego have outmaneuvered the Dodgers this year with their acquisitions. They pick up Arraez early. That was a huge deal. Cease to the padres. Healthy and productive all year. T. Scott at the deadline. King who was a reliever, healthy and productive all year. Profar “Mr. Irrelevant “ for 1 million plus incentives one of the best years of anyone. Donnie “barrels” a tremendous bench add. The 21 year old converted to cf probably rookie of the year. Bullpen pieces Estrada etc

Does anyone really believe Cease and King would have been healthy all year for the Dodgers? What do they do to these pitchers? I could go on and on but Preller should be the up for awards. Picking up schildt as manager was huge just ask the Cardinals. I have zero confidence if it comes down to a managerial decision.

Badger

The bunt was on for the first pitch? No. The bunt is on for the first two strikes.

Do they even practice this situation? Or is it slug, slug and only slug. The bottom of the order has to able to do this so the top of the order can do what they do.

Scott, this team was put together with everything it needed to succeed. The players need to come through. All I can say at this exact point in time is – it ain’t over yet.

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Badger

Yeah. I’m just saying in my opinion the bunt is on until there are two strikes. The strategy is get both runners in scoring position for the top of the order. Seemed like an obvious decision to me. The third baseman was about even with bag. Imagine his surprise, and delight, Miggy didn’t make him crash the bunt, which I’m quite sure he was expecting to do.

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Jeff Dominique

Then again if you are Pete Crow-Armstong, you bunt with 2 strikes and get it down, and with his speed,, almost beats it out.

Phil Jones

For my money, the playoffs started last night. I have nothing to add to the conversation about Doc. I just don’t get it. He sat around a couple of games ago and had no intention of interfering with the outcome with any management moves. He just rolled out the baseballs. Then last night he pulls a double-steal out of his ass for no reason with Smith up. I can’t remember when we’ve run that play. And the Padres defensed it perfectly.
And it’s an automatic to bunt your 9 guy to move the runners for the top of the order. Even folks who distain giving up outs should recognize this is the time to bunt. The even more odd question is Why would the bunt be on for strike one and then it’s taken off?
I swear the count was 0 and 1 and not 2 strikes, as someone said. But it doesn’t matter. Bunt the ball.
Doc finds a way to poop the bed consistently in the “playoff”.  
But in the big picture is if we don’t slug, we lose. And there was no slug. 1 earned run won’t cut it and I don’t care if it’s Koufax pitching.
You know what’s a shame for me and baseball, now days? I’ve become such a cynic about the pitchers we bring up. When I see 22 yr old, like Henriquez who moved thru 5 levels this season and throws an easy 100, instead of celebrating the kids debut, the first thing that pops into my head is, when will this one have Tommy John?

Badger

“But in the big picture is if we don’t slug, we lose”

Exactly. And it’s worked quite well for the 162 game regular season the last several years.

Yesterday the pitching staff held the hot Padre lineup to 4 runs. And we lost. Why? It wasn’t because Doc did a couple of odd moves, though that surely didn’t help. We lost because the sluggers didn’t slug.

I’ve said it a dozen or more times the last few months, this team is built to score runs and score runs is what they must do. 2 runs just isn’t going to get it.

dodgerram

Against top pitching the slug,slug,slug until you drop just does not work.And it is especially bad strategy when your starting pitching is in shambles.
How many more times have we live threw this ?
You got to take the runs whenever you can. Yesterday was THE perfect example.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bluto

Could I ask you to share how you came to this conclusion:

Against top pitching the slug,slug,slug until you drop just does not work

he’s it seems to me that against top pitching it would be harder to string together hits rhan it would to hit HR

Make Mine Blue

Definitely seeing a pattern in Mookie and Freeman’s game playoffs and in playoff-like games. I don’t like it and it better change real quick or Dodger players will be packing up for vacation time.

Bobby

Personally, I’ll reserve my opinions on acquiring Glasnow (instead of the other rumored guys, Cease and Burnes) until 2024 season is over. Let’s hope that ‘s 5 weeks away and not 1 week away!

Like Badger said above, I usually don’t blame Dave Roberts as I believe players, especially stars, need to show up in October, and far too otten, our stars don’t show up.

However, last night, knowing we’re down 2, and knowing there’s 2 on and zero out, and knowing Ohtani Betts Freeman are due up after Rojas, I have Rojas bunt until he can’t bunt no more.

Letting him swing was a risk, and we paid the biggest, most unrealistic price of all, a triple play which occurs less than 5 times per year. But it happened to us, in a playoff type game. The manager needs to be blamed for not thinking ahead. I haven’t heard his excuse or explanation on that yet, but I’d love to know why call off the bunt after 1 attempt.

Phil Jones

Bobby, Doc was quoted in The Athletic about calling off the bunt after strike one with Rojas, saying “So you can’t bunt because you’re bunting into an out,” Roberts explained, with the Padres lined up for a “wheel play.”

“The game tells you what to do. And in that situation, everyone is playing in, the shortstop is in the six hole. There’s just a lot of holes out there. That’s just kind of the way you play baseball.” More Doc babble.
That’s how he manages baseball. All the reasons “why not” instead of “why”.
So if you want to prevent Doc from ever sacrificing a runner to third, you just need to “show” a wheel play and Doc will call off the sacrifice.
What a lame and negative attitude. Instead how about practicing and executing sac bunts during the year so you’re confident and not scared to trust a decent bunter, like Rojas, to do what’s necessary to improve your chances to win. A decent bunt to third base side, with a good jump by the runner at 2nd, (after all “the SS is in the 6 hole”) will beat that wheel play. Doc is convinced it won’t. Have a little confidence in your guys.

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OhioDodger

Well, we all know Doc isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer. Should have had Rojas bunting until he got it down or struck out. Either way we would have been better off. In that situation he is not bunting for a hit anyway. Just to sacrifice himself to get the runners over.

dodgerram

100 percent spot on. And if you want to slug until you drop you better get your sluggers up to the plate and do not leave it up to your slap hitting ss.
All DR had to do is make sure Ohtani, Betts and FF get their shot .
The bunt was the way to go in that specific game situation.
At worst Ohtani comes up with 1st and 2nd.

The way their closer had gone in his previous games and in the inning I could have even understood it if DR had Rojoas ordered to take every pitch and not swing at all. Suarez was all over the place with his pitches.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dodgerram

And it shows that DR does not understand the reasoning behind laying down a bunt in that situation. The idea is exactly that: You bunt into an out to advance the runners into scoring positions down 3 runs and your sluggers coming up.
One of them is playing in God mode these days.

For me that statement by DR alone would make me fire him at the end of the season. It sums up for me why he is a horrible in game manager.

Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OhioDodger

Yep. One of the dumbest and lamest things Doc has said. And that says alot as he says a lot of stupid stuff.

Jeff Dominique

I am not disagreeing with you. But it may not be Doc’s position. It may very well be the nerds and their many algorithms that seem to dictate today’s strategy.

Jeff Dominique

As I wrote earlier, it is looking more like déjà vu all over again. Specifically, 2022 NLDS and their inability to hit WRISP. It is not Gavin Lux, Chris Taylor, Andy Pages, Kevin Kiermaier, or Kiké Hernández who are failing to come through with RISP. It is Mookie, Freddie, Max, and until recently Ohtani. In this game, Mookie, Freddie, and Max had the opportunity to turn this game around, and not only could not get hits WRISP, they had nonproductive outs.

Mookie Betts –

  • 1st inning – Runner on 2nd with no outs. Ground ball to SS that was thrown into the SD dugout. Runner scored on error and Mookie to 2nd. Would have been no advance without throwing error.
  • 2nd inning – Bases loaded with 2 outs. Strikeout.

Freddie –

  • 1st inning – Runner on 2nd with no outs. Soft line drive to 1B (65.7 MPH). No advance.

Max –

  • 1st inning runners on 1st and 3rd with one out. Short fly out (F7 – 225 feet). No advance. 

That changed in the 9th, when Kiké got a run scoring single, and put the Dodgers in a clear opportunity to walk off a much needed win. Unfortunately Miggy Ro hit a 97+MPH ground ball right on the 3rd base bag, right where Machado was playing, and it turned into a triple play. I am not going to blame Miggy Ro who hit the ball hard, something none of those above did (including Kiké’s single).

IMO, it is the approach. It is one thing to slug HRs against Colorado and Miami pitching, and another against SD or Philadelphia pitching. Against Colorado, LAD scored 15 runs, with 11 coming from 8 HRs (5 solo). They were 5-21 WRISP against Colorado pitching. Not all that encouraging for teams with good pitching.

With the lack of starting pitching, this team is going to need to manufacture runs whenever they can. At the very least, that means hitting behind the runner to move a runner up. Maybe a little run and hit. Maybe bunting with runners on 1st and 2nd, nobody out, and Ohtani coming up. So they walk him. Teams have walked Ohtani twice this year to get to Mookie, and twice he has come through. .If Mookie does not hit into a DP, they get one more shot with Freddie.

Against Miami, Muncy got two 2-run scoring doubles into LC field with a more controlled swing. Last night, he was swinging to hit the ball into oblivion. No strikes, go ahead and look to slug. 2 strikes, take something off the swing, even look to give yourself up to move the runner up. I cannot count the number of ground balls to 2B by Freddie this year, except last night when that would have worked.

It also requires the manager to look at the game, and make a decision that puts the team in the best position to win. Last night that was bunting the team’s best bunter in the 9th. I can count the number of times we have heard the game broadcasters tell us how much Miggy is practicing his bunting because he may be needed to do that in crucial situations. And yet, when he had the opportunity…Don’t leave it to the player to decide if he should bunt; manage the game.

I also agree that the Dodgers look tight. Again, very similar to 2022 and 2023 NLDS. Why??? And I agree that San Diego is not afraid of the Dodgers, and look as if they believe they can beat them any time.

There was some discussion last week on whether the Dodgers will be favored in the playoff series. Sorry Bluto, not silly, but I see no way the Dodgers are favored over the Padres or Phillies. I do not bet, but if I did, I am not betting on the Dodgers in either of those two playoffs (if they occur). There is a good chance that they will have to beat NYM in a Wild Card.

One final point. With runners on 1st and 3rd, I have watched teams run the runner on 1st and the LAD catchers not throw through. For at least the third time in the last few weeks, in the same situation, I have watched the LAD runner on 1st try to get into a rundown between 1st and 2nd presumably to score the runner on 3rd, and every time it miserably failed. It is a Little League play, and there are no Little League teams on the field. If you are going to run…RUN.

Let’s see what LAD can do against Dylan Cease tonight. We can predict 1-2 HRs against Jack Flaherty.

Bluto

Not sure why I am mentioned, I think the Phillies are probably gonna be favored over the Dodgers, but…

https://www.espn.com/mlb/odds

norcaldodgerfan

I think you’re mentioned because I posted last week that the Dodgers would most likely not be favored to win a head-to-head match-up against the Phillies, Padres and perhaps the Brewers in the post season. You responded something to the effect we had the best record in the NL and would be the prohibitive favorites (paraphrased).

I believe Andres and Therealten both agreed with the current make-up of the Dodgers SP that they wouldn’t be favored. I want to win the WS as much as anyone and will root for them until the last our of the post season games are played, but I’m also watching the games with my eyes and not just my heart. This team does not match-up well against the Padres and Phillies.

Bluto

Ah. I thought (and I could be wrong, often am) that the point I responded to was that the Dodgers wouldn’t be the favorite in any first round series.

thank you for the clarification/ response

Jeff Dominique

Not San DIego??

When it was brought up last week, I thought you wrote that it was silly that the Dodgers would not be favored in all of their playoffs. If you did not say that, my bad.

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Bluto

Just seeing this. Part of the response above.

I don’t set the lines, but Dodgers right now are the favorite for tonight’s game, and for winning the WS surprisingly enough.

Scott Andes

I agree with you on everything you said here. But asking the Dodgers to do this is like asking a chicken to give you milk. They are not built for that kind of play and the once in a blue moon times they attempt, it turns into a disaster. They’re not the 88 Dodgers. It’s not going to work under this administration/coaching staff.

I think this game was lost in the early innings. How many times this year have we seen the Dodger “starter” (I use that word in quotations because they dont actually have starting pitchers) give up 3, 4, or 5 runs within the first 3-4 innings and immediately put the team into a hole that the offense can’t climb out of. Last night it was the same. 4 runs in 4 innnigs and they are down 4-1, to one of the better staffs in the game.

If they had any kind of starting pitching, it’s not 4-1, and they’re not down by three early. they just need to do better with starting pitching. With that said, I do think they need to go back to working more counts in their favor like they used to do.

And you know, some kind of starting pitching usually helps.

Singing the Blue

Scott, somewhere up above Jeff D put together a list of potential free agent starter acquisitions for this coming winter and then listed all the injuries that each of them have had.

So, how about you give Andrew some help here and provide your own list of guys he can go after so that we can save his job for him.

I believe you also mentioned the Braves HOF rotation from the 90’s. They were absolutely great………………but how many World Series did they win?

Scott Andes

Corbin Burnes is one that comes to mind immediately, and he’s been relatively healthy his entire career so far. If anything, think Zack Greinke types. History of health, athletic body, reliable.

Bluto

Z. Hope on the AFL roster at a tender age of 19!

Jeff Dominique

Dodger participants for the 2024 Arizona Fall League. Zyhir Hope, OF; Jake Gelof, 3B; Alex Makerewich, RHP; Kelvin Ramirez, RHP, Jerming Rosario, RHP; Eriq Swan, RHP. 

I do not understand the Gelof, Makerewich or Ramirez additions. Why not Wyatt Crowell, Maddux Bruns, Payton Martin, or Carlos Duran for pitchers, or Eduardo Quintero, Joendry Vargas, Alex Freeland, Jesus Galiz for position players who all have more upside than Gelof, Makarewich or Ramirez. Maybe it is time to push Bruns and Duran to the pen.

Bluto

Wish there was a way to find out or ask.

there has been some discussion and reporting about AFL rosters changing along with the strategy behind sending players there.

Singing the Blue

Yes, it would be nice to get some explanation as to the current strategy for picking the participants.

Rosario is Rule 5 eligible this winter (and was last winter as well, but was recovering from injury). I wonder if including him means they still have high hopes for him, are using that period to make further determination about his future, or are showcasing him for a trade?

Jeff Dominique

Any of those scenarios is plausible. I do think Rosario could stick with a team full season as a reliever. Similar to what Pittsburgh did with Jose Hernandez in 2022 Rule 5 draft. I will have a Rule 5 draft primer after the season.

Jeff Dominique

With the recent demotion of CJ Abrams by Washington due to off field issues (all night casinos), he no longer can be considered an untouchable. Washington does not have a veteran base to keep these issues in check. Do the Dodgers make a run for Abrams knowing they have the veteran base to keep him in line? Abrams is not going to tell Ohtani, Betts, Friedman that he would rather go to all night casinos rather than properly prepare for the next game. He will cost a lot because he is not arbitration eligible until 2026, and will not become a FA until 2029. Just a thought. I am sure AF will check in, but he is going to want to win that trade.

Bluto

Definitely would qualify as an undervalued asset! Jeff passan was on with Tony Kornheiser today, and Pass mentioned that a lot of people are inquiring about Abrams

Make Mine Blue

Do you think that Abrams was a first timer to the all night partying scene. He has probably partied like a rock star often and come out and played fine (see Micky Mantle). A guy that puts party first and everything else second doesn’t give a shit about what the Superstar/Vets on the team say or do. If they gave an F in the first place they wouldn’t be out partying all night, thus pass on obtaining this night creature, Young and Dumb.

Jeff Dominique

I do think younger players need veteran mentors in the clubhouse. Younsters need leadership. Washington has none. It may not work, but he is talented enough to take a chance on. Young and dumb, but many do grow up. If it does not work, move him or DFA him. Miggy Ro would not let him get away with it without letting him know. There will not be a big financial cost to him. Twice cut for the same reason, and his future is cooked. I think he learns with veteran leadership, and with AF telling him there will be no 2nd chances. When you draft as late as LAD does, and a young talent like Abrams comes available, don’t you take a chance? IMO the potential reward is worth the minimal risk.

Badger

I would think the Dodgers would kick the tires on this deal.

Bluto

I would hope so as well. Draft pick slot and pick $$ and Int’l $$$ aren’t improving in the near future.

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Old Bear 48

Cole Irvin got DFAd again, this time by the Twins. Bo Bichette is going to have surgery on his finger.

Old Bear 48

Tigers winning in the 9th. Twins tied in the 6th. If Minnesota loses, Detroit has a 3-game lead on them for the final AL wild card.

Old Bear 48

SI said that they would not count the Dodgers out of the Juan Soto sweepstakes this winter. He most likely would stay in NY, but if he doesn’t LA might be where he goes.

Badger

He could take Teoscar’s spot. I kinda doubt it though.

Flaherty doesn’t look right.

Bobby

45 pitches thru 2? Sounds about normal for us

Therealten

32 pitches 2nd inning
cease had about then throws about 5 in the second

Therealten

8 might not be good enough.

Badger

Looks like it’s going to be another bullpen game.

Bluto

I dunno, I think Flaherty is turning in a good show.

Cease up to 80 pitches at least through 4.

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Scott Andes

3 earned runs through 5? And a monster home run to Tatis? I dont trust him at all. He’s not that good. The pitching is horrendous.

Dodgerfan

Profar RISP 327 maybe the Dodgers should target him this off season.

Badger

Anybody seen Mookie Betts?

Dodgerfan

Mookie first ball swing with men on second and third and pops up 3outs. The dodgers are getting away from there game .Mookie should have worked the count.

Therealten

Same ole Betts and freeman in playoff mode. Hard to hit with both hands around your neck.

Bluto

Freeman’s Playoff Mode includes a .914 OPS.

https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/freddie-freeman-career-postseason-ops

Therealten

Hit .100 last year. Did most damage with the Braves vs. dodgers

Bluto

True, and an extremely tiny sample size.

Dodgerfan

Check the bowling alley’s

Bluto

Interesting and uplifting that Roberts went to Edman and Pages instead of Chris Taylor and his appalling 59 OPS+

Dodgerfan

For anybody still watching the game. what could the dodgers get for Betts and Freeman

Bluto

Was there really a purpose to that post?

Trying to be funny?

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Dodgerfan

Just being funny maybe I’ll just go to bed 🛌

Therealten

This umpire has given the pads the advantage balls n strikes. Of course Vesia can’t throw strikes. He wouldn’t give flaherty the strike on tatis before he grooved one. There were several others. Ohtani for one. Phillips just now.

Therealten

Let me give Freddie props for 2 hits so far. I have to try to trash them to use a little reverse psychology. But Cassidy does it best. He must have fallen asleep.

Therealten

Dodgers win!!!!
go for the title tomorrow!!!!
No matter what the pads can’t tie in LA!!!
bullpen getting it done!!!!

John

Roberts managed a great game. The bullpen was outstanding again. Clutch hitting. Great win

John

Last 10 games in the National League the Dodgers are tied for second in best record.7 wins and 3 losses. Proud of the Dodgers

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