Strikeouts! I hate them. Always have and always will. They kill so many rallies and are nothing but empty at bats. Why do the hitters today strike out at such a high rate? I mean even Babe Ruth never struck out in a season more than 93 times in any season. In fact, the Bambino struck out 90 times or more just twice. The year he struck out 93 times, he batted .393! He walked 170 times that year. He led the league in runs, HR, RBIs, walks, Ks, OBP, Slg, OPS, and OPS+. Harry Heilmann won the batting title with a .403 average. Ol Harry struck out just 40 times that year. 
Duke Snider struck out over 100 times just twice. But in today’s game, guys reach that before the All-Star break. Joe DiMaggio struck out 369 times in his 13-year career, and never more than 39 times in any one season. Shohei Ohtani is averaging 32 strikeouts a month! His career high of 189 in 2021 would be almost exactly half as many as Jolting Joe had in his entire career. To me, and I am sure several others here, this shows a flawed philosophy to hitting. Dodger hitting coach, Robert Von Scoyoc pictured above.
Myself, and Badger, I know for sure, when we were being taught the game, making contact was the main thing. Striking out, wasting at bats, was not smiled upon. Chris Taylor had some seminal moments as a Dodger, including hitting 3 homers in the 21 LCS against Atlanta to help the Dodgers stave off elimination, if only for one more day. But, for a guy with his skill set, he struck out way too much. .250 hitters should be more concerned with contact than power. In 2018, Taylor hit .254, he had 17 homers, and he was very good defensively. But he struck out 178 times and led the NL in that stat. Unacceptable.
If I have a gripe with the batting coaches the Dodgers have, it is that lift the ball philosophy that drives me nuts. There is a reason that the Dodgers have not had a batting champion since Tommy Davis won two in a row in 62-63. Trea Turner’s 2021 title does not count since he split the year playing in DC for most of his games. This year, averages across the league are down. As of today, the only player in the National League batting .300 or better is Freddie Freeman at .302. Turner is at .298. Judge leads the majors with a .321 mark. Five other AL players are over .300.
Amazingly, to me at least, Ohtani does not lead the majors in strikeouts. That dubious distinction belongs to James Wood of the Nationals who has 177 Ks. Riley Greene of the Tigers is second with 168. Cal Raliegh of the Mariners who leads the majors with 50 bombs, has exactly the same number of Ks as Ohtani, 156. The Dodgers as a team have struck out 1122 times, with 5 players having 100 or more. They have less than half that total in walks, 490. 
Now are there players who have revived or made their career with RVS’s philosophy? Yes. One of the first was JD Martinez in 2013. He helped JD revamp his swing while he was about to sign as a free agent with the Tigers after three mediocre seasons with the Astros. It totally turned his career around. Von Scoyoc was just a hitting consultant to the Dodgers in 2016-17. But his advise to Justin Turner helped him hit a career high 27 homers that year. He also changed Chris Taylor’s hitting approach and Taylor would have a career year in 2017, hitting 21 homers, and batting .288. The huge difference in the two? Taylor still struck out a ton, 148 times that season. Turner struck out just 107 times in 2016 and has only exceeded 100 twice in his career. It definitely helped Turner in his career, but Taylor, other than that 2017 season, has never approached that level of play since. 
I have seen many fans call for the removal of RVS as the batting coach. Well, if you are going to do that, you may as well ask for them to fire Aaron Bates, photo above, who is the other hitting mentor. Then the question becomes, who is the new guy, or guys. I pulled up the list of coaches for each MLB team on baseball reference. I wanted to see how many of these guys I recognize as guys who played at the major league level.
Most of the teams also employ, as the Dodgers do, assistant hitting coaches. Some teams have at least two of those. 13 teams have former MLB players as their hitting coach. Less than half. Used to be that former stars were the batting coaches. LA had Reggie Smith as their hitting coach for years. Chili Davis did it as has Barry Bonds, Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio. The old way of doing things has definitely gone by the wayside. There are no legitimate batting stars who are coaching hitting in the majors, and the strikeout levels just keep on climbing. Maybe someday, contact hitters like Carew and Gwynn will be in vogue again. Right now, it seems like it is just let r rip and hope for the best.
MiLB GAME SUMMARY REPORTS
OKC Comets 7 – Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis) 5
Luken Baker connected on a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning to give the Oklahoma City Comets the lead on the way to a 7-5 win against the Memphis Redbirds.
You wanted Luken Baker you got em’! 😤
— Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) August 30, 2025
Baker gives the Comets the lead with this 2-out 2-RBI single in the eighth! pic.twitter.com/pGkspjWdNP
Memphis built a 2-0 lead in the back-and-forth game, scoring a run on a bases-loaded walk in the first inning and another on a RBI single by Blaze Jordan in the fifth inning.
After picking up their first hit of the night in the fifth inning, the Comets erupted for five runs in sixth inning. Austin Gauthier tied the score at 2-2 on a two-run triple. The go-ahead run scored for OKC when José Ramos reached on a fielding error for a 3-2 lead. Chuckie Robinson added a RBI single before Hyeseong Kim lined a RBI triple into left field for a 5-2 Comets lead.
The Redbirds responded with three runs in their next at-bat to knot the score at 5-5. The Comets drew two walks to open the bottom of the eighth inning and later with two outs, Ryan Ward was intentionally walked to load the bases for Baker who connected on the eventual game-winning hit for OKC.
Hyeseong Kim went 2-for-4 with a triple, walk, RBI and run scored as he continued his Major League Rehab Assignment with the Comets. Through eight games of his rehab assignment, Kim is 9-for-30 (.300) and picked up his first extra-base hit Friday.
Austin Gauthier extended his hitting streak to a season-best eight games, hitting a triple, scoring a run and finishing with two RBI. During his hitting streak, Gauthier is 13-for-27 (.481) with nine RBI.
The ⚡️ we needed!
— Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) August 30, 2025
Austin Gauthier ties it with this 2-RBI triple to the wall! pic.twitter.com/nSz56AVae9
Luken Baker picked up two RBI and two walks, going 1-for-3 with a run. He has hit safely in seven consecutive games (7×26) and in 14 of his first 15 games with the Comets (20×58).
Ryan Ward reached base three times with three walks and scored a run.
OKC was limited to five hits for their lowest hit total since Aug. 1 against Salt Lake in Oklahoma City. Two of the Comets’ hits Friday were triples that both came in the fifth inning. Comets batters struck out 16 times in the game to tie OKC’s season-high mark in a nine-inning game from April 27 in Salt Lake.
2️⃣ triples in 1️⃣ inning?!?! 🤯
— Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) August 30, 2025
Hyeseong Kim tacks on Comets run No. 5️⃣ in the inning! pic.twitter.com/HNS28KGHBP
Comets pitchers issued 14 walks in the game to set a club game record during the team’s Bricktown era. Friday was the fourth time this season the Comets issued 11 or more walks in a game and was the seventh time issuing 10 or more walks.
OKC batters struck out 16 times and OKC pitchers issued 14 walks, and they still won.
Tulsa Drillers 4 – Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston) 1
The Tulsa Drillers continued their postseason pursuit by earning their third win this week over the Corpus Christi Hooks. Leading the Drillers offensively on Friday night were Sean McLain and Chris Newell, as the duo combined to drive in all four of Tulsa’s runs in the game.
Starting pitcher Jackson Ferris also played a significant role in the win as he allowed only one run over 6.2 innings in what was a 4-1 victory for the Drillers.
Jackson Ferris had an interesting outing!
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) August 30, 2025
6.2IP | 2H | 1R | 8 Ks | 6BB
Just 1 run is great, the 6 walks aren't, but as hot as he's been lately, part of that has been working around "not perfect" sequences, which he did tonight.
Ferris lowered his ERA to 3.89, which is… pic.twitter.com/oT04nmLbiX
The result was crucial as it maintained the Drillers two-game lead over Wichita, who also won on Friday, for the final playoff spot from the Texas League’s North Division with only 14 games remaining in the regular season.
After two scoreless innings, the Drillers used two swings of the bat to take the lead in the bottom of the third. McLain began the inning by hitting a solo home run (4) to left field. With two outs, Newell added a two-run homer (19) to right field that put Tulsa up 3-0.
McLain drove in the Drillers fourth run in the sixth inning when his single to right field plated Kole Myers from second base.
Ferris, the Los Angeles Dodgers top pitching prospect, made his 22nd start of the season in the game, and the lefthander cruised through the first six innings before running into trouble in the seventh. He held the Hooks to one hit and kept them off the scoreboard through the first six frames until a double, a stolen base and a walk set up Will Bush’s RBI groundout in the top of the seventh to give Corpus Christi its only run.
The Drillers went with another lefty after Ferris’ departure. Jorge Benitez took the mound and closed out the game by recording the final seven outs for his first save of the season. Benitez permitted only one base runner and that came when he hit a batter in the ninth.
Griffin Lockwood-Powell singled in the second inning and has now hit safely in eight straight games.
Kyle Nevin, Sean McLain, and Kole Myers each had two hits.
Great Lakes Loons 8 – West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit) 1
Great Lakes Loons pitching dominated the night with 16 strikeouts of West Michigan Whitecaps batters, in an 8-1 Loons win.
Adam Serwinowski had a career outing, striking out 12 Whitecaps batters. The left-hander, after allowing two hits, struck out two to close the first inning. He had five multiple-strikeout innings, including the side in the seventh. The 21-year-old became the sixth Loons pitcher ever with a 12-strikeout game.
Adam Serwinowski…AGAIN!
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) August 30, 2025
Tonight's final line
7IP | 4H | 1R | 12Ks | 0BB
Season highs with 7 innings and 12 Ks, and he tied a record that can never be broken with 0 walks.
Serwinowski has a 1.64 ERA since he joined the Dodgers at the beginning of August, and his average… pic.twitter.com/UszztcC5yM
Jake Gelof had a three-RBI game, bringing him to 29 in the month. Gelof connected on his seventh home run of the month, a two-run shot in the fourth. A 341-foot shot to left made it 3-1 in the fourth. The 23-year-old doubled home a run in the second inning to start the scoring.
Jake Gelof launches it deep to retake the lead 💣 pic.twitter.com/WWnYRxQF6N
— Great Lakes Loons (@greatlakesloons) August 30, 2025
Logan Wagner reached three times, providing an RBI single in the fifth. Wagner earned the hit against rehabber Dylan Smith.
Great Lakes tallied four runs in the final two innings. Eduardo Quintero had an RBI sac fly in the seventh. Frank Rodriguez and Josue De Paula each had RBI hits in the eighth.
Loons’ relievers Ryan Brown and Joseilyn Gonzalez combined for four strikeouts.
Kendall George had 3 steals in the game, and now has 89 on the season.
With a Lake County loss tonight, Great Lakes is now a half-game back of a playoff spot with eight remaining.
- Jake Gelof – 2-3, 1 BB, 1 run, 3 RBI, double (22), HR (13)
- Logan Wagner – 2-4, 1 BB, 2 runs, 1 RBI, double (22)
- Josue De Paula – 1-3, 2 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI, SB (29)
Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego) 6 – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5
The Quakes weren’t able to hold a lead on Friday night, as the Storm rallied on three different occasions, scoring a 6-5 victory.
Two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh put Lake Elsinore ahead to stay, as they capitalized on five Rancho errors on Friday night, earning their second straight win over the Quakes and third in four games of the series.
Emil Morales had two hits and drove in a team-high three, as he helped the Quakes take three separate leads on Friday night.
A Landyn Vidourek RBI single in the 7th gave Rancho a 5-4 advantage.
That lead was short-lived, as the Storm took advantage of two walks from Will Maynard (0-2) and two of Rancho’s five errors in the seventh, taking the lead for good at 6-5.
2023 3rd round draft pick, Brady Smith, pitched arguably his best game of the year. Smith did not pitch professionally until this year. He has had a stellar August. In 3 starts, Smith has pitched 8.0 innings, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 hit, 7 BB, 10 K.
- Mairo Martinus – 2-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, double (15)
- Emil Morales – 2-3, 2 BB, 3 RBI, double (9)
- Ching-Hsien Ko – double (2)
A couple of congratulations to former LAD players who reached 10-year service in August 2025.
Disappointing loss with the offense not doing anything.
I agree on the strikouts, Bear. This game the latest example.
Emil Morales ! Is this kid the real deal? At only 18 years old he is dominating at RC .
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ton of talent
Hopefully he’s HIM!!
Well crap. Another clunker. Shutout by a pitcher with an ERA over 5. A two run homer by a guy hitting .234 was all they needed. Arizona with 14 strike outs, but the Dodgers with only 10. Yay!
Yes, I too dislike watching the team flail away with two strikes, often chasing. It’s true with an umpire like Phil Cuzzi one must swing at anything close but these guys often chase pitches they couldn’t hit with a 40” bat. (I read somewhere that Ruth swung a 36” 54 oz hickory bat. Imagine swinging that against a 100 mph fastball)
Will the Dodgers move from their hitting philosophies? I doubt it. But I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the struggling hitters seek help privately.
Hey. Won 4 of last 5
I believe the issue is more mental than physical with this team. After years of regular season dominance, this team just doesn’t have the mental fortitude to grind it out day after day. Call it complacency or boredom but they can’t consistently play up to their abilities. Can they flip the switch in October? We’ll see but I doubt it.
How soon we forget, they flipped the switch last year. Had to or they would have been eliminated by the Padres. And remember, game four of that series was a bullpen game. Credit the pitcher, Gallen, who has always given LA fits. They will be fine. Padres lost to a much worse Minnesota team. Enough with the negative waves.
Muncy, Kim, Edman, Kike. All with injuries. Kike and Kim played for weeks BEFORE admitting they were hurt. Betts-sick plus broken toe., Freddie-Too many injuries to count. Teo-not the same since groin injury. Rojas-hanging in there but constant hamstring issues. Smith-worn out. Conforto, Pages–OK no excuse for them. Only Consistent players all year Conforto and Rojas
Smith is not worn out. Smith was the most consistent player on the team until the last couple of weeks. He has played in just 105 of the teams 135 games, so don’t believe he is close to being worn out. He is having his first slump of the year. He will be fine.
Phew
I found myself agreeing with the post from Not Scott Andes on the last thread.
Nice guy/girl! I wana hear more from him/her!
The imposter that was praising Conforto’s contact rates??? Lolz
The last 4 games he’s the NL MVP!
Who Conforto?
Yes, but then I remembered Schwarber hit 4hr in 1 game this week, so cancel that!
Granted, Conforto had 4 hits in those 3 games vs. the Reds. For him, that’s huge
My thing with the hitting coaches is they really haven’t developed anybody since JT. The guys who carry the team are established vets from other teams. Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, Teo. They don’t seem to be able to help guys out of very long slumps. Pages gets his mentoring from Teo. I would be all for JD Martinez or someone like him as a hitting coach. Maybe Nomar. Listening to him talk about hitting is awesome.
If Nomar was in to it, he would be a great hitting coach. Contact hitter with power.
And always swing at first pitch
Bear, 100% agree with every word of your post.
I know analytics show over time, even with many strikeouts, the HR is the way to go. The HR, walk and strikeout lead to a boring game for the fans. The entertainment value sucks. I’d much rather see several hits strung together than a hit or two followed by a HR. And then no further scoring for several innings or none at all. Yeah, but they increase the odds of winning. That may be the case.
The Milwaukee Brewers are challenging that approach this season. I would be great to have the Dodgers face the Brewers in the LCS and see which approach would prevail.
Tough loss last night. Snell pitched well enough to give the team a chance to win. Three scratch hits isn’t going to cut it no matter who you’re playing.
Carry on.
Small market teams have to use a different strategy. For LA its not going to change any time soon. 10 straight great seasons. I guess if we don’t win WS every year fans will say we are falling short. And I agree give credit to Gallen and ump
Try 12 straight. Change might be good. But Milwaukee drafts different than the Dodgers do. They have always looked for high contact guys with speed. LA could take a page and add a couple of those types of players and it would make the Dodgers much more powerful.
Davalan, Vogel, George, Lindsey?
Let’s not bring Vogel into the discussion. Lindsey needs to stay healthy, but I do like him.
They could, but seems they don’t want to play that game
Philosophy’s change. They traded for Call and tried to land Kwan. I am pretty sure AF knows they can’t always play the power card with a ton of Ks. His teams in Tampa were not power laden. They just happen to have the money to do what they want.
I’m not sure there is a big push to change the slug philosophy of the Dodger organization. But I see benefits from a mixture of slug and contact throughout the line up. Mix in some contact guys with speed, bunting and contact skills to set the table for the power guys. And the power guys being better at learning a contact approach. How many more hits, including homers would Ohtani have if he learned to swing at strikes and his exit velocity with 2 strikes was 100 instead of 115?
I still can’t believe that it’s a wasted at bat when a bunt is laid down into a vacated side of the infield for a single in the right situation. Bellinger could have had 20 more hits a season with a simple, well timed,bunt.
Sure a homer would be lovely, but I see more bunts misplayed into doubles with miscues, poor throws, blown coverages than ever. Yet teams and many fans are convinced it’s a bad play.
Old college coaches like Pat Murphy see the value of making teams make plays and level the playing field, talent-wise, with contact, small ball, slug, good pitching and great defense. Speed and manufactured runs can avoid the empty innings that a plagues a team too reliant on slug. Like the Dodgers.
Most hitters have a very low percentage of homers per at bat. These are the guys that can use a pitch or two to try slug and than must be coached up on a contact approach.
With top shelf pitchers it is frequently better to opt into that approach earlier and make contact before getting deep into a count. If players are trying to go yard against a top rotation pitcher, they are likely hurting their club with unacceptable numbers of strikeouts. Like the Dodgers.
As velo, spin and pitching in general is improved with technology hitting approaches need to changes as well with a different and fresh approach for each hitter throughout a successful lineup. One size does NOT fit all.
I don’t see that differing philosophy throughout a lineup as a strength to the Dodgers hitting coaches. I’d be fine with RVS and Bates gone-bye-bye. They have had some stunning successes with a few players but I haven’t see it translate for hitting prospect who have come through the organization. We could all list AAAA players who didn’t reach their potential.
All the while I wonder how much impact RVS and Bates have on a lineup of veterans? An Edgar Martinez might be listened to but an RVS? Never been there, never done that. For the youngsters I don’t see great production with what’s apparently being taught throughout the Dodger organization even with the best hitters money can buy.
I agree Bear. I think AF is slowly trying to work in some bat-to-ball guys. You mentioned Call and Kwan. They also drafted Kendall George, certainly not a power guy and this year went for Davalan, another bat-to-ball guy. And then we have Kim. I think the tide is slowly turning to a more even mix.
However they had Kim taking big swings.
“They just happen to have the money to do what they want.”
Yep. And what they want is power. In the box and on the mound. Even with all the injuries and slumps the team is still 3rd in the league in scoring, 1 run from 2nd. And again, with a starting rotation and nearly a complete bullpen on the injured list they are 3rd in the league in strikeouts.
Power. This is a team of muscle cars.
The Dodgers didn’t lose last night because AZ put together a rally. A 2 run home run beat them. It was quick. It was sudden.
Power works but a team needs to be able to get a run producing hit wrisp. A K or pop-up with less than 2 outs and a runner on 3rd is ugly or beautiful depending on who you’re rooting for.
In need of a good mechanic right now
Another guy with a 5+ era tonight. What’s the over/under odds we get more than 3 hits tonight?
We’re a yo yo team so I’ll take the over tonight
line up for this evening’s game. Ohtani, Betts, Smith, Freeman, Teo, Pages, Call, Kike, Miggy Ro and Glasnow.
I tell u watching this team play opens my eyes to some of the most dumb…plays I have ever seen. And the umpires so far in this series are pathetic. Freeman must have been watching pages run the bases. U just can’t make this stuff up.
Glasnow pitching great!! Will the Dodgers ever score again? It probably will be Conforto coming off the bench for the game winner lol.
And then Kike doesn’t slide on a sac fly where he most likely would have been safe. Bad baseball, bad baseball.
Another dumb… base running play. Little leaguers know that u slide. Not his fault but does ohtani ever come through? Sorry, just so frustrating watching this clown. U just keep saying this can’t continue.
I meant to say clown show. The team not Ohtani. Just didn’t review the post.
Wow! Teo has just been just awful since his injury!
As good as he was last year he just as bad this year. Can’t hit the ball can’t catch the ball. U knew Glasnow would give up a homer at some point but they have totally melted down now.
Another 5+ era shuts us down again!
Freaking little league baseball. Fundamentals are lacking and some frustration is starting to show.
When Teo didn’t catch the fly ball to RF you could see Glasnow in slow-motion say something to the effect “fucking Teo.”
That dude can’t play defense to save his life and his fundamental acumen is lacking some serious game. Two men on in the 6th innings with no outs after Rodriguez walked the first two hitters of the inning. As Doc has preached, have a plan in the box, spoil pitches but do something good and what does Teo do? He Ks on a pitch out of the zone.
They’re playing like they don’t give a shit, no fire, no grit and certainly no fundamental play.
No excuses for that…NONE!
And then Glasnow doesn’t back up 3rd and it cost him a run
As a famous coach once said, “you are what your record says you are.” We’re 24-27 the last two months. At least we scored a run tonight!
Clunker squared.
This team has offensively sputtered since early June. And they look and play like they’re mentally/psychologically tired. It’s up to the star players at the top of this order to play like stars and lift this team out of their year-long funk. But it just hasn’t happened so far, and the injured players coming back can’t do it cause they’re not star-level players. Will anybody (can anybody) recognize the urgency they’re in, and do something to spark this team to a higher level before the playoffs begin.
Clubhouse hot box
Awesome series guys!
So glad Yates is back to his old self. Let’s just keep waiting on those injured players to return. They should all return by September 30! Lol
Bad games happen. This just happened to be one of them. We can’t change it. Getting upset will give you ulcers or cause a heart attack. When they play like this, they are unwatchable. Instead, I watched USC destroy Missouri State 73-13.
Bear, you are becoming an apologist
For a game these fellas have played their entire life, the fundamentals of baseball like sliding, backing up a throw from the OF, directing a baserunner from 3B to slide inside/outside or not at all is about as rote as it becomes.
Striking out or getting thrown out by a great throw from the catcher to 2B happens in a game, but failing to do the things that should be “mechanical repetition” without thought is inexcusable and all on the players.
Many of these guys are only here because they can hit, so it would fundamentals are unimportant to them. Evidently the Dodgers don’t stress it, so, this is what you get.
Playing down to the competition, 5-10 against teams with a sub .500 record. Rodriguez looked like a whole different pitcher than they saw earlier in the year. Just win the game tomorrow. Oh, sign Kiner Falefa.
I have to disagree. This is the part Roberts plays. Coaching is teaching base running, backing up bases, throwing to the right base. The players have no fear of making mistakes. Someone needs to be fined, fired, etc not just it happens. We don’t need Falefa or anybody else these guys just need to perform.
You don’t teach that stuff during the season and guys like Freeman, Kike and Pages should know that already. Falefa was claimed by the Jays so he is not an option. Max won’t be back until maybe the next homestand.
Red Sox are extending Aroldis Chapman. Stewart suffered a setback and just now began throwing again. Rosters can expand tomorrow. Dodgers will be traveling to Pittsburgh.
Spot on, Bear. I can only recall striking out one time in my 3 years of Little League ball. And that was because the umpire- my Uncle- clearly needed LASIK surgery or something. That ball practically hit the ground….but yes, it do FoT over home plate so I guess he couldn’t judge the depth. Obviously not bent over enough.
As for our boys….do they give partial refunds for the poor fans having to spend all that money and time on pure dog Pooh ? What a way to spend your weekend- Friday and Saturday- after a hard work week. The inconsistency of this team is driving me crazy. Just when you think they are turning the corner with guys returning from injury, then this garbage happens. I feel bad for Glasnow and Snell. Every time they pitch, they get no support. Ohtani may be hitting home runs every so often, but his strikeouts are pathetic. Mookie is mediocre, Will and Freddie have struggled more than not, and I’m pretty sure Teo must still have a lingering injury that he is having to deal with.
oh well, we did win it all last year….maybe we just don’t want it as much this year as other teams do. Who knows?
Anyhow, my NY football Giants actually look decent this year, so I hope they entertain more when LA doesn’t.
cheers,
TM
Strikeouts suck. This team is a hot mess.
Did not strike out much yesterday—still didn’t help
Per Buster only Buhler signed by the phillies
Minor league deal. He is reporting to AAA.
Some disappointments this year for sure, but Rojas certainly hasn’t been one of them. What a valuable all around bench player.
Snell wasn’t bad Friday. Glasnow was better yesterday.
Yamamoto was fantastic today. Let’s close this out now and go back up 2 games.
And that’s what an ace does!
And that’s what a crappy closer does
And that’s what a bullpen doesn’t.
How long are the Dodgers going to continuously use Scott and Yates? They suck.
Scott has 3 more years. Yates won’t make the post season roster. Kopech coming back this week. Scott has pitched only a couple of times since he returned from the IL,
Well, Scott reliever Scott is signed for another three years at $18MM per. yip frinkin’ ee.
Yates will be gone at the end of the season, if not before. No need for him to be on the playoff roster.
Wow! UNBELIEVABLE!
Scott now falls into the F category of AF off season signings along with Yates, Sasaki, Conforto and Kike. Teo barely escaping with a D. Along with a zero at the deadline!
A solid F Cassidy because of another 3 yrs at $18M per year.
100%. Enough of the BS post IL comments that he worked on a new pitch and found his lane to replicate last seasons performance.
Looks the very same pitcher to me…very hittable without swing and miss stuff.
Season saving! That would have been a BUTAL loss!
Will is so clutch!
Clutch indeed.
Will Smith. Now there’s a value signing! Slump? He was just waiting for the right moment. When I saw he was pinch hitting I said “end this thing Will” as I was walking to the kitchen. OK. No problem. Thank you.
Earlier I was complaining about the starters not going deep into games. First, Snell. Then Glasnow(finally). And, today, Yamamoto. Yet the joy was limited because of the offense shutdown and poor fundamental baseball. Today Will saved the day and series for the Dodgers.
To get that kind of stuff from the starters and have little to show for it would be very frustrating.
I have to hand it to Roberts for starting to call out plays and players for shit efforts to the media. He has to know there is a chance his job could be jeopardy if the team doesn’t go deep in the playoffs.
On to Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and the home for Colorado with an opportunity to get a nice winning streak going and put some distance from the Padres.
Carry on.
That’s what I thought when we played the Angels
We have had a lot of trouble trying to beat Pittsburgh in the past couple of years. Skeenes will pitch n we will be underdogs. The Orioles have been scoring a ton of runs lately. Those 2 series will be very tough I think. The way we are playing no one is easy.
They have to find a way to win those games. Skenes is tough, most MLB pitchers are, but none of them are invincible. Anyone can be beaten.
Thanks Will. Nothing to it. Just sit back, enjoy the weather, pinch hit and go yard on the second pitch to win the game.
nicely done.
yates and Scott both can go where elephants go to die, while Henriquez and Treinen move up the food chain. I see Sheehan and even Kerch being better match up and piggy back pieces for match ups.
I like Doc’s message to Teo. Get your ass going. I only wonder why the same tough-love approach hasn’t been used with Conforto, all friggin year.
that win was badly needed.
So Tanner Scott picks up where he left off… with a blown save. His 8th of the season.
And this was after a poor outing by Kirby Yates. Oof.
Will these big off-season investments make the post-season roster?
Scott is supposed to be the team’s top lefty reliever. He’s supposed to be one of the best in the game. But Vesia, Banda and Dreyer have all pitched better. Wrobleski is a lefty too.
From the right side, rookie Ben Caparius has outpitched Yates. Edgardo Henriquez is opening eyes. Treinen seems to be OK, and we should soon see what Kopech can do. My guess is that Emmet Sheehan will shift to the pen with the starting roles reserved for Snell, Yamamoto, Shohei, Glasnow and Kershaw. (Actually, one of those guys could move to the pen too.)
Looks from here like AF over-paid during the winter–for Scott, Yates, Conforto–to avoid he high prices in mid-season.
Hopefully, Scott and Yates will get better. The Dodgers’ pitching is very deep. It would be sorta funny and sorta not if the wrong guys wind up on postseason roster, because of the size of their paycheck.
Nice to have Will Smith come through in the pinch with the walk-off HR.
Perhaps nobody was more relieved than Tanner Scott, whose blown save didn’t result in a defeat.
Another heart stopper. Thank you, Will Smith, for saving us from an embarrassing loss. Scott’s first bad outing since his return. So, I give him a pass. Treinen is nails and should be the closer going forward. Kiner-Falefa claimed by the Jays, Civale claimed by the Cubs and Walker Buehler signed to a minor league deal by the Phillies.
I won’t give Scott a pass because I won’t ignore the many bad outings he’s already had this season.
So what? I heard the same stuff about every closer who has had a bad stretch in their careers. Jansen was still pitching for the Dodgers five years after everyone said he was done and washed up. Today was his third outing since being activated after spending more than a month on the IL. His first two were very good, now he has a bad one and he is a bum? He will be just fine. Treinen looked crappy his first few times out. Scott gets a pass.
I don’t think he’s a “bum,” but I also don’t think he’ll be “just fine.” Nonetheless, I admire you going against the grain on what everyone here thinks of Scott.
The guy is making 18 million for the next three years. Somewhere along the line, pride has to kick in. You have to feel you are earning your salary. And sorry, I don’t really like to criticize guys who are paid to do something I can’t and do it well most of the time. I am better at some things than they might be, but they are professionals. I expect them to care about their craft and everything I see shows me that he gives a damn that he is not pitching like he feels he should all the time. I wouldn’t expect most of them to be able to just go sit in with any country band like I can. That’s where my talent lies.
Sorry Bear, but he is terrible. At least this year. Maybe next year he won’t be as bad.
Scott, you know as well as I do that players can pivot on a dime. One little tweak or a clutch hit, like Smith’s homer, can break a player out of a slump. Scott has too much talent to stay that bad.
I am very happy about the win! Yamamoto pitched one of his best games as a Dodger. Will Smith with a clutch hit!!
I feel bad for AF and Dodgers fans. He tried to get ahead of the deadline n sign the best. I remember opposing fans and teams so mad when he signed Scott and Yates. Scott looked unhittable vs. the Dodgers. Looking at the offseason I agree with Cassidy.
Teo has had a terrible year only Conforto has been worse but in the last 65 games it is debatable.
yates n Scott terrible with Yates the worst
kim when healthy has been average
kopech (not offseason)absolutely nothing so far
edman another terrible signing so far this year
stewart same Stewart so far (hurt) ineffective
call I thought he didn’t strike out. Has to b LA
kike terrible so far
snell very little contribution if any so far
probably missed someone but the additions have been mostly unwatchable.
still time for Snell, Edman, kopech, Teo
I don’t think u can win a championship with Teo and Conforto in the outfield. Betts has been vgood at ss but a mediocre hitter. Ohtani a slugger undisciplined at the plate who struggles with men on base n clutch situations. We need a healthy hot Muncy n Edman.
Who wants to take the over on conforto at end of season? He’s at .190 now.
They have stuck with him this long; it is not about the money. They feel his hard-hit rate will play out come playoff time.
How can a guy hit .190 n be in the lineup all year for a division leading team? Ironically, on a team full injury prone guys Conforto has been healthy all year.
name one guy on the Dodger team that has overachieved this year in the everyday lineup. Smith n pages mb. The underachievers are everyone else. That’s why I think it possible that the whole team could still get hot mb red hot for a month and a half. Too much talent they have to get hot don’t they?
Bum, just cut the friggin guy loose. Why is this so hard? Are the Dodgers iout of $?
By the way, my man Miggy Ro just keeps helping the club with his leadership, glove and bat. For a guy who supposedly is old and can’t carry the mail regularly, he seems pretty damned valuable to me.
Good player
He’s got a higher average and a higher OPS than Mookie. I’m glad he’s there.