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2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:31 pm
by EastCoastCat
Will miss Seager and Scherzer but no way were the Dodgers going down a 10/$325m & 3/$125m path.

T. Turner will go back to SS which is his natural position. As for starters hopefully Dustin May comes back strong. What they do with Bauer is still up in the air.

In the pen Jansen, Knebel and Kelly are FA’s so they just signed Hudson to come back to LA to help mitigate. Treinen can replace Jansen if he bolts.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:01 am
by EastCoastCat
Excellent move by the Dodgers to re-sign Taylor.

Need to shore up starting pitching as Kershaw is considering joining Seager in Texas which looks to spend like a billion dollars this offseason.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:10 pm
by EastCoastCat
Bellinger re-signed. Good move by the Dodgers.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:12 pm
by Chicat
How can you sign guys without a CBA in place?

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:18 pm
by EastCoastCat
Chicat wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:12 pm How can you sign guys without a CBA in place?
You get it in before the deadline and it counts.

Doesn’t mean there will be a season, but if they can agree to one he’s a Dodger.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 6:06 pm
by EastCoastCat
Kershaw resigns for 1 year.

Interested to see if they go after Freeman.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:23 am
by EastCoastCat
Jansen signed by the Braves after 12 years.

Dodger bullpen will be a question mark. Hopefully, that loaded starting lineup outscores teams.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:28 pm
by EastCoastCat
Dodgers trade Pollock for closer Kimbrel who in his first outing gave up 4 hits, 4 runs in 0.1 innings.

Not a fan.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 5:33 am
by EastCoastCat
Nice win at that wretched Coors field to start the season.

Kimbrel gets the save but after giving up a run.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:12 pm
by UAEebs86
Gotta love those pitch counts :roll:


Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:24 pm
by EastCoastCat
I hate pitch counts as much as I do putting the runner on 2nd in extra innings.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:26 pm
by Merkin
WTF, really. I know I am old school, but let him finish.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:55 pm
by Chicat
With how valuable he is to the team, and how short Spring Training was, I can see why they took him out.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 4:12 am
by EastCoastCat
And he's not a spring chicken anymore too. I wasn't happy with it but understand that Roberts needs him healthy in this year's Dodger rotation.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:42 am
by Merkin
Game has changed a lot since it's glory days
Last time a pitcher had more than 3 complete games was in 2016, with 5.

Catfish Hunter had 30 in 1975.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:13 am
by Chicat
Is Reggie saying that Dave Roberts never played baseball? Because that’s just incorrect.

Also, there’s a reason why Reggie has never been on a coaching staff outside of being like a spring training special advisor.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:17 am
by EastCoastCat
Chicat wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:13 am Is Reggie saying that Dave Roberts never played baseball? Because that’s just incorrect.

Also, there’s a reason why Reggie has never been on a coaching staff outside of being like a spring training special advisor.
I have met Reggie. He is a certifiable head case so I don't listen to anything he says.

And yes there is a reason why the Yankees don't want him to coach.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:45 pm
by UAEebs86

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:52 pm
by MrBug708
Works out well for the Dodgers. I just don't see it sticking

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 12:25 pm
by EastCoastCat
Although Kershaw’s velocity is not the same he’s about to go 4-0 With a 1.80 ERA and 0.73 WHIP.

Them are Cy Young numbers.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:59 am
by EastCoastCat
Team is struggling and now Buehler is out 6-8 weeks.

This is not the time for the bats to go silent.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:58 am
by Chicat
He’ll come back just in time for the Padres annual collapse.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:36 am
by EastCoastCat
Chicat wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:58 am He’ll come back just in time for the Padres annual collapse.
I’m still hoping for that Dodgers-Yankees WS. But it’s not looking like this year.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:04 am
by EastCoastCat
Set up reliever Hudson just went down for probably the season with an ACL. Also Heaney, a lefty starter brought in because of Buehler's injury, was placed on the 15 day IL.

Walking wounded. Did the Yankee's training staff move to LA? :P

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:02 am
by EastCoastCat
Scored 5 early runs and held on for the victory last night.
Big double play turned by Lux was the pivotal play and it was reliever by committee that sealed it.
And there was rain at the end?

Kershaw vs. Darvish tonight should be awesome.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:22 pm
by UAEebs86
Padres win Game 3.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 10:02 pm
by MrBug708
Dodgers on the struggle bus right now. 0-19 with RISP

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:18 am
by EastCoastCat
Well, we will see what this team is made of against Musgrove tonight.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:28 am
by MrBug708
Tough loss, bats definitely did not come to play.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 4:18 am
by EastCoastCat
Pathetic after winning that many regular season games.

Yeah, the silent bats hurt but I was also worried about Robert’s bullpen approach to finish games.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:46 am
by MrBug708
The Vesia move was the only questionable move. Dude wasnt ready to come in and it showed. Just walked Cronenworth and keep the R/R matchup

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:56 am
by EastCoastCat
Bug, I’m also not a fan of pulling Anderson when he only gave up 2 hits in 5 innings and your season is on the line.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:03 pm
by azgreg

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:34 pm
by MrBug708
Good to see the Dodgers participating in market correction.

Jess Mendoza

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:45 am
by TheCatInTheHat
I am NOT a fan of most sports announcing. My usual move is to set the sound at about 10, so you can hear big roars by the crowd, but the annnouncers' non-stop inanities are just faint buzzing in the background. But when they're good, they're good. It just struck me how well Jessica Mendoza hits the right tone. Some people wouldn't accept a female former softball player as a MLB color commentator. But watching the Dodger broadcast last night, it's hard to see who could do it better. Pleasant voice, pleasant and enthusiastic persona, and spot-on comments. She's obviously just a very knowledgeable long-time MLB fan. Pairing her with the excellent Joe Davis certainly doesn't hurt; two pros who enjoy each other's company and work well together. Crazy that the Dodgers also have Orel Hershiser, who is at least equally exceptional. Maybe Vin Scully's gone off to be with Sandy, but the Dodgers have a very deep bench.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:38 pm
by EastCoastCat
Dodger announcers have always been top class - although Rick Monday sort of grates me and for any old timers Jerry Doggett was comical at times.

The thing I appreciate most about Dodger announcers in general, especially Vinny, was they weren't homers like the Yankees John Sterling or others I've heard.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:07 am
by TheCatInTheHat
Yeah, Monday has kind of a superior know-it-all attitude to go along with the monotone voice. It's not like you're going to be able to go into the finer points of mechanics or all of the unpublished "rules of baseball" as a quick-in/quick-out radio color guy. I don't think most people care about that stuff anyway; he just wants to show off his great knowledge. Charley Steiner's okay. He's obviously no Scully, but he's solid and seems to have a fairly jovial approach. I think he takes a nap when Monday goes on one of his rants.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:24 am
by TheCatInTheHat
The Steiner napping thing reminded me of a funny bit. When I was a kid, we lived outside Chicago, where Jack Brickhouse did the Cubs and Bulls on WGN. "The Brick" was known to party a little. Maybe it was more the time difference than that, but one night I was watching a Bulls game at the Lakers. Just him with a microphone courtside. He droned on, then stopped talking, and you could just hear the PA announcer and crowd noise in the background. And then the snoring started. Chainsaw in the redwoods. I swear it went on for five minutes before he got woken up.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:03 pm
by TheCatInTheHat
Just back from what may go down as "The Scherzer Suspension Game." Dodgers lost, although it was a beautiful day at the ballpark. But, screw all that. My question: If the Dodgers are going to copy the Giants with garlic fries, why do they suck so much? I hate the Giants as much as the next guy, but at their park, you can smell them everywhere, and they're a wonderful fresh hot buttery sloppy mess. They prepare them for you. At the Dodgers, you get to pay for a souvenir plastic helmet bowl, but it's crappy lukewarm frozen/microwaved/heat=lamped fries with a very sparing amount of garlic. I don't even care about the price, but either do it right, or don't do it.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:37 am
by EastCoastCat
TheCat - talking about food at a Dodger game without mentioning DodgerDogs is a complete fail.

Although even those are no longer as good as the old days when the dog was like 12 inches long (no jokes please) and had that wonderful smoked taste.

“Farmer John. Eastern most in quality, Western most in flavor.”

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:05 am
by TheCatInTheHat
I am remiss, and OF COURSE I had a DodgerDog. Nicely grilled, and you CAN get the oversized foot-long Deluxe (or whatever they call it) for another couple of bucks. The only issue there is missing onions with just little sealed condiment packs, which I believe is true now most places, like Hi Corbett, etc. May be a post-COVID thing, or to avoid one of those gross TikTok "challenges" where children spit (or worse) on unsealed food in supermarkets or elsewhere. 2023.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:45 pm
by EastCoastCat
I miss DodgerDogs and a Tommy's double chili and cheese after the game...

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:39 pm
by TheCatInTheHat
Oh, man. Now you did it to me with Tommy's chiliburgers. Haven't had one of those in a while. There are like 20 of them, but none near where I live. I think the last time, I was living in Tucson and doing business and staying near Universal. On the way to a Dodger night game, I dove off the 101, went through the drive=thru, got back on, and made that tight connection to the NB 110 to get to the game. This is while balancing the messy thing on my lap and eating it (without spilling!) For once, the slow-moving traffic was a good thing.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:43 pm
by Alieberman
Hope Dodger fans in Chicago are enjoying themselves some Chicago Dogs today.

Cubs 13
Dodgers 0

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:40 pm
by TheCatInTheHat
I'm sure there are some there. I saw a few games in that funky little stadium. Actually preferred the old Comisky, believe it or not. Bad outing by Urias, and the Cubbie pitcher saw his no-hit bid blown in the 8th. Hopefully Dustin May does better, but it'll be in 47 degree weather with some rain likely. Meanwhile Dodger hitting has been bad so far this year. Smith, Freeman, Outman, and Betts are the only ones hitting, but Smith's still out with the concussion from the Giants, and Betts just got back from paternity leave. They'll eventually make some moves, but too much wishful thinking...it should have been sooner.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:49 am
by EastCoastCat
TheCatInTheHat wrote: Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:39 pm Oh, man. Now you did it to me with Tommy's chiliburgers. Haven't had one of those in a while. There are like 20 of them, but none near where I live. I think the last time, I was living in Tucson and doing business and staying near Universal. On the way to a Dodger night game, I dove off the 101, went through the drive=thru, got back on, and made that tight connection to the NB 110 to get to the game. This is while balancing the messy thing on my lap and eating it (without spilling!) For once, the slow-moving traffic was a good thing.
The original one on Rampart was copied many times over.

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:54 am
by EastCoastCat
Alieberman wrote: Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:43 pm Hope Dodger fans in Chicago are enjoying themselves some Chicago Dogs today.

Cubs 13
Dodgers 0
Dodgers are playing like “dog” shit. The hitting has been anemic and the pitching atrocious. It might be a very long year.

Oh and nice to see Bellinger learned how to hit again. 🙄

Re: 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 10:19 pm
by Merkin
So what happened here? Can't believe any California entity would bend to Marco Rubio,

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 4:13 pm
by TheCatInTheHat
They're not the first, and won't be the last, organization to be caught in the middle of the culture wars. Damned if you don't (the boycott mentioned above) and after the reinstatement of the drag nuns, damned if you do (after yesterday's 13-4 Nationals loss at Dodger Stadium, Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams called for a boycott of the Dodgers on the other side of the issue...not that he's petty.) All I know is the Dodgers lead the majors in attendance annually and bested the Cardinals by about 600K last year, so good luck with a boycott. If people don't want to go to games in their communities when the Dodgers come to town, I'm fine with that. Meanwhile, I've got tickets for the series this coming weekend with the Yankees, so people can judge the effectiveness of a boycott by looking at the attendance numbers for that. (Gotta get there early, especially with Frank McCourt still running the parking lots.)

Re: 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted: Wed May 31, 2023 5:57 am
by EastCoastCat
Just like we have upper and lower boards there is a proper place for everything.

Dodgers were stupid to go down this slippery slope. Now they've announced they will have a Christian night. What's next Jewish night? Muslim night?

Stick to sports and stay out of politics, religion, etc...