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Interesting that they sent down Sheehan and not Wrobo. Presumably because they're protecting Sheehan's arm, which is fresh off of rehab?
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Please remind me, because I honestly don't recall. But I do remember that Holton and Tim Crews were very effective middle relief in '88.
I understand that Brian has fallen on hard times in his old age. Very sorry to hear it.
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Come on now. Brian Holton was one of the big reasons they won in '88. Fantastic middle relief. www.mlb.com/dodgers/stat...
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Well, Laker fans, if this is true it's your lucky day. You just hit the owner jackpot.
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So what is the rotation at this point?
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Do you know who is in the rotation now?
Yamamoto, Kershaw, May, and Casperius for sure. But four is not enough, especially if they're limiting Yama to 1x/week. So is Wrobleski in? Sauer? Are they having a bullpen game every week (bad idea). What is happening?
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Pete's beard has a Ted Cruz vibe. Oof. Shave it, Pete.
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The strategy this year vs last year seems to be to avoid surgery by being very cautious in managing elbow and shoulder pain. Lots of guys are on the IL again this year, but only one had surgery thus far.
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So then does Dryer become the long man out of the pen?
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Padres fans see it as a ball, Dodgers fans see it as a strike, but either way, it's too close to take with two strikes in that situation.
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There's a rumor that the Dodgers are seeking a left handed pinch hitter. If true, it may mean that they plan to cut Conforto if he doesn't improve, maybe by the All Star break. That puts Kim in the lineup, perhaps in a platoon with Kike. Hence the need for LH pinch hitter. Rushing is flailing.
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I voted for him.
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Speaking of former prospects: Miguel Vargas is on the All Star ballot, and it looks like he has turned things around, he's putting up major league average numbers.
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Sorry to hear it. Drew plays the game right. I'm a fan. Hope he sticks on some big league team.
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Oh my gosh, Orel is so pale. He does not look healthy. And he has sounded subdued on the broadcasts lately. Is he okay?
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Same.
Earlier this year, the OKC website was excited about him breaking the all time OKC record for home runs, and I thought...
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Wrobo was amazing in Spring Training. I thought he was going to emerge as a rising young star. Still hopeful.
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Uh oh. That's how we lost Eric Gagne.
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Stephen Nelson described Contreras as the heart of the Cardinals, but I was surprised by his demeanor. His body language and facial expressions are peevish, like a grammar school kid who's been told, No video games until you pick up the leaves in the front yard. It's like he's thinking, "This blows"
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That's a damn good pitching staff.
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NICE call. You nailed it.
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I always let the game get 20 minutes ahead so I can just skip over the commercials.
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Good news!
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IMO it was evident that Yarbrough could do this last year with the Dodgers, but they refused to put him in the rotation despite their many injuries. He had zero starts. I think the pendulum has swung too far to metrics. "Crafty" pitchers are used reluctantly, even though they may get good results.
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Oh that's really good.
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Normally I'd write off Kim's electric performance as just another hot rookie. Like Outman. A flash in the pan. But the Dodger coaches level-up careers all the time. Every year. So there's no telling how good he's finally going to be, for me anyway. He's brought speed and excitement. I'm loving it.
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Will Smith is the most overlooked/overshadowed Dodger, even more than Teo. He's getting better every year and is now a legit star, IMO. And that makes Dalton Rushing a very important guy, because the key to keeping Smith at this level is going to be rest.
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And in a couple of months he starts pitching again.
Unicorn.
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I wish someone would ask Freddie if the ankle injury is actually helping him hit better by keeping his weight back a bit, off his front foot? His hitting is extraordinary this year, feels like it's far better than years past (with the Dodgers). Not at all what you'd expect.
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Dodger Stadium has become a house of horrors for the Yankees. At this point they have to be feeling like
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He stubbed it on Wednesday, two days ago. It's still painful, swollen, and he can hardly put on a shoe. That may be a broken toe.
This team needs a witch doctor.
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Good interview. I always assumed the Heidi Watney was just a pretty face reading notes off a teleprompter. Oops. She knows baseball.
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This Dodgers front office just doesn't give up all of their best young players for one guy. Thank goodness.
Proposed on a day Carlos Santana started for Cleveland, 11? years after he was traded for the immortal Casey Blake.
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I watch most Dodger games and I've NEVER seen Bobby Miller lose his sh*t on the mound. Not even close. To the contrary, he's poker faced 100% of the time. If he's hiding emotional stuff then he's doing it better than every other pitcher on their staff.
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Joe Davis is my all-time favorite play by play announcer in any sport. And I've been a sports fan, and a Dodger fan, since 1970. I know that's blasphemy in LA, but I'll take Joe over anyone, ever.
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Most baseball players go through streaks and slumps, both hitters and pitchers. Sometimes most of a lineup is slumping, or most of a rotation, or a bullpen. And that gets ugly. But good players come out of it eventually, and that's what will happen here. This is an awesome team in a rough patch.
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Gonsolin, May, Kershaw, Yamamoto, Knack, and Call-up Dujour. That's a better than average group of starting pitchers.
Deeper, too.
I still have high hopes for Wrobleski, who was excellent in Spring, and Bobby Miller shoved in his last start, so there's good reason for optimism.
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Same. At the All-Star break or trading deadline.
On the other hand, there's going to be a couple of roster moves when Edman and Teo come back. Kim has been surprisingly productive and, more significantly, he's added the speed they want. I suspect they might just keep him and cut Taylor. Maybe.
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It seems that MLB, and the Dodgers in particular, have run up against "maximum" vs "optimum". Pitchers and coaches have learned how to get the MAX out of their arms - every pitch - but their arms break down. I wonder if they'll revert to an optimum, ala Gonsolin. That used to be called "pitching".
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No doubt, getting DFA'd is painful for the player. But getting DFA's by the terrible, horrible, lousy, no-good, White Sox has got to be:
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The LA Dodger low point, IMO, was the Darryl Strawberry & Eric Davis years, 1992-1993. 99 losses in '92. It was as BAD as it sounds. "Only" 86 losses in '93 but there was an ugly firecracker incident (below). That winter, Fred Claire traded away Pedro Martinez. www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
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Very nice. And it wasn't even close. He may be the next big Dodger SS.
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Hilarious. I love it when New Yorkers complain about the Dodgers' payroll.
2025 MLB team payrolls
New York Mets, $323,099,999.
Los Angeles Dodgers, $321,287,291.
New York Yankees, $293,488,972.
The money sure helps but the Dodgers win because...
bleacherreport.com/articles/101...