***Official*** MLB 2025 Thread

[Dan Druff]

Health is actually the story of the Dodgers this postseason.

Zero position players on the DL.

A bunch of pitchers are there, but no major starting pitchers are. Everyone got healthy and shook off the rust in time for the postseason. Snell made only 11 regular season starts, but will be remembered for his incredible domination in the postseason. Glasnow made 18 starts, mostly in the second half, and has made two solid postseason starts. Ohtani pitched just 47 regular season innings, and just put forth this gem, plus an okay first start. Roki was out most of the year, and is now playing closer.

It's no longer Yoshi Yamamoto and the seven dwarves.

They have such deep starting pitching right now that Kershaw is watching from the bench, save for a little trash time against the Phillies (where he got bombed, sadly).

Will the Dodgers give Clayton a better sendoff in the World Series, or are they afraid to mess around? He didn't throw one pitch against the Brewers.

I think Roberts is waiting for a blowout (on either side) to put him in, hoping he goes 1 clean inning.

Kershaw pitched this year because he wanted to finally be on the active roster of a full season World Series winning team. Well, he is on the active roster, but in name only. I'd like to see him get a shot to finish off his career on a happy note, even if it's not in a critical role.

[Sanlmar]

That ship has already sailed Druff. Time for acceptance and asterisks

It can only get worse

Every 10 year old will pretend they are Ohtani. Kershaw will too

[Sanlmar]

It was always gonna be Ohtani vs Cal.

[Dan Druff]

Dodgers accidentally (or maybe not so accidentally) load managed themselves into postseason success.

[Sanlmar]

Our decade plus journey with the Dodgers is almost concluded. As a parting gift I will offer you an alternative to your Facebook group.

LA Times Dodger podcast. Los Angeles Times Dodger beat writer Jack Harris and columnists Dylan Hernandez and Bill Plaschke. Dylan seems to have some kind of insight into the Japanese culture surrounding the Dodgers. This is useful. He appears to be Latin but who knows.

They often disagree and rarely engage in Dodger ball washing. It is literally the only tolerable thing in LA baseball media.

The pod has been coming out nightly during the playoffs.

Plashke has Parkinson’s. You can only imagine what a delightful prick he was in his prime.

[Dan Druff]

Our decade plus journey with the Dodgers is almost concluded. As a parting gift I will offer you an alternative to your Facebook group.

LA Times Dodger podcast. Los Angeles Times Dodger beat writer Jack Harris and columnists Dylan Hernandez and Bill Plaschke

They often disagree and rarely engage in Dodger ball washing. It is literally the only tolerable thing in LA baseball media.

The pod has been coming out nightly during the playoffs.

Plashke has Parkinson’s. You can only imagine what a delightful prick he was in his prime.

I have read all of them for years.

Yes, all of them are willing to be critical of the Dodgers, which is a good thing.

Hernandez and Plaschke are intolerable when writing about political/social issues when such things intersect with baseball. Liberal media and all that. I try to forget about those dreadful articles and enjoy their apolitical baseball work.

[lol wow]

what you never saw around the horn plaschke was a great prick also are sal and todd about to kiss over baseball this is getting hot

[Sanlmar]

what you never saw around the horn plaschke was a great prick also are sal and todd about to kiss over baseball this is getting hot

How about that. Around the Horn. Cathode ray tube sports programming

Me and Druff? Two different color skies. Maybe a peck on the forehead but that’s it.

[lol wow]

ur going in hes gonna have his eyes closed its gonna be not exactly erotic but tinge of electricity in the air

[Sanlmar]

[Dan Druff]

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This is a real photo. The L flag was to mock the Cubs, who flew a W flag at Wrigley after every win. When the Brewers eliminated their rival from 90 miles away, they held up the flag in mockery during the team photo.

This made much of the city of Chicago instant Dodgers fans.

Fittingly, the Brewers have had nothing but Ls ever since -- 4 of them -- and they're going home.

[Dan Druff]

Good view of the out-of-Dodger-stadium HR.

6th longest HR in stadium history, and 7th ever hit out of the stadium.

[Dan Druff]

Here's a weird 360 degree video of the NL pennant celebration:

[Sanlmar]

tick tick tick

World Series winner

9:00pm Dodgers -185

10:00pm Dodgers -210


I know cause I’ve been adding Dodgers to many of my picks today. That therapy ain’t gonna pay for itself

[Dan Druff]

And... we will wait one more day to find out who plays the Dodgers.

[Sanlmar]

And... we will wait one more day to find out who plays the Dodgers.

The stones on this kid Yesavage.

[Sanlmar]

That psychopath Max Scherzer might be coming for the Dodgers. Worlds might collide with Kershaw and Scherzer

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[Tellafriend]

who do we like tomorrow ? i swear i saw sm -123 when lines first came out, but then looked again and it was js -121.


simp, your silence has been deafening....

[Dan Druff]

who do we like tomorrow ? i swear i saw sm -123 when lines first came out, but then looked again and it was js -121.


simp, your silence has been deafening....

No idea on this one. I think it really could go either way. Pretty evenly matched series thus far.