Dodgers are the best team in the NL again.
Not by the wide margin of last year, but still the best.
Beating the AL team in the World Series might be an uphill battle, but I'll worry about that when it comes up.
Dodgers are the best team in the NL again.
Not by the wide margin of last year, but still the best.
Beating the AL team in the World Series might be an uphill battle, but I'll worry about that when it comes up.
he's also batting 3 something.Unlike the dodgers the cubs(and their fans) have heart.Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Cubs lineup is so sad that Albert Almora is hitting 5th. What does he have, like 2 home runs or something?
Better hope your pitching holds up, or you will be praying for the one-game wildcard playoff to go okay, as the Brewers take the division.
did you just say the cubs line up is bad? Now you're just trolling cus no chance you actually believe that.
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Dodgers lineup is better, especially with Dozier there now, which essentially makes the team able to fade an injury because so many players can play multiple positions.he's also batting 3 something.Unlike the dodgers the cubs(and their fans) have heart.
did you just say the cubs line up is bad? Now you're just trolling cus no chance you actually believe that.
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Honestly I look at that Cubs lineup and am totally unimpressed. I think they only have as many runs scored as they do because they play in a hitters park.
LOL JA Happ diagnosed with hand, foot, mouth disease...
holy shit you cant make this stuff up...
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...-mouth-disease
line up was good enough to win a world series. Can you say the same about the dodgers line up?Dodgers lineup is better, especially with Dozier there now, which essentially makes the team able to fade an injury because so many players can play multiple positions.
Honestly I look at that Cubs lineup and am totally unimpressed. I think they only have as many runs scored as they do because they play in a hitters park.
Cubs line up is very good our starting pitching has been beyond atrocious but despite that they still have the best record in the nl.
I'm not so sure about this? While on paper it appears great but on the field they are not . To me buying a NL West crown is pathetic. I'll always admire teams who earn it through good trades and cultivation through there farm system .
The last Phillies world series victory was purchased with the like of buying Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt to pair with Cole Hamels
The Phillies have a top five farm system and are building a dynasty through that. One reason why the Dodgers have Machado because Philly wasn't going to rent him for two months . Good Luck holding onto Manny when the Phil's come knocking with a huge offer.
It's all or bust for the Dodgers this year . The Phillies will be good for the next 6-8 years .
Dodgers aren’t even leading the wildcard race. It’s just a dot on the chart but it’s true.
Buehler really looked great last night against the Brewers in the 1-0 Dodgers loss.
So I’d like to pose a serious question:
Who would you pitch on the day of the wildcard if it were played today. Buehler or Kershaw? You have been granted immunity from me on this.
All the fun and mystery is in the NL. Battles must be fought to answer questions. It’s starting to get good after a pretty boring 2/3 of a season.
All the questions have been answered in the AL for now.
The Dodgers can't hit. Bellinger is in a massive slump, fat ass Muncy is falling apart, and Kemp is cooling off. Gonna be a fun race to see who wins the West.
I got a big payday coming if the impossible happens:. Oakland winning the AL West.
For my money (which is the $100 MLB pkg) the Athletics just bring more entertainment than any other team
Double steal tonight - 2nd and safe at home.
All those crazy comebacks.
Dodgers lineup is better, especially with Dozier there now, which essentially makes the team able to fade an injury because so many players can play multiple positions.
Honestly I look at that Cubs lineup and am totally unimpressed. I think they only have as many runs scored as they do because they play in a hitters park.
Dozier improved the Dodgers ....lol.
Wrigley is not a hitters park . Dodger stadium is more of a hitters park. Wrigley is only a hitters park when the wind is blowing out .. which it rarely does . Cubs have had a better offense on the road. Good try though
McGwire and Canseco's best combined year was 80 homeruns. This Ramirez/Lindor tandem seem likely to topple that, projecting at 90 atm. There is no real historical context for two guys under 6' and 5'10 putting up anything like this. I'd be skeptical if they didn't look exactly the same. I'd still be skeptical looking the same if not for playing for my beloved team. I just continue to giggle every time I see all 5'9 and 170lbs of Ramirez above Judge/Stanton.
The Tampa Bay Rays now have zero starting pitchers.
Seriously.
The closest thing they have to a starter is Tyler Glasnow, but he has worked as a reliever throughout all of 2018, and will also be used as a 2-3 inning "starter" initially.
I wonder how long the Rays will try to continue with this absurd model.
Dodgers have enough offensive talent now that they don't have to panic if Muncy and Kemp don't keep up their improbable 2018 campaigns.
Turner is coming back this weekend, and they still have Taylor, Puig, Bellinger, and Grandal in the lineup. Oh, and two guys named Machado and Bellinger they just acquired.
Muncy and Kemp saved them when injuries and slow starts were otherwise decimating their offense, but now the need for unlikely heroes is no longer as great.
Well, maybe last night there was a need for offense, but I'm not worried about their hitting.
The Rockies are pretty hot lately, though, so they actually are starting to scare me a bit. They broke down at the end of last year after holding on for a long time in a similar 3-way race.
longer than you probably think...it wouldn't surprise me if they continue this into '19 as they continue their "rebuild"...nothing sucks up a revenue sharing check than expensive starting pitching...that's why im stunned they traded archer even for meadows and glasnow...they had him under control for the next few years at under 10 per which is just huge excess value for a guy like him...
Ehhh, the Rays season was kinda punted from the get go once Honeywell and de Leon went under the knife. Snell becoming a stud is a plus. They knew this season is over for them so might as well sell what they could and who cares after. They have starters, theyre just not using them in that way.longer than you probably think...it wouldn't surprise me if they continue this into '19 as they continue their "rebuild"...nothing sucks up a revenue sharing check than expensive starting pitching...that's why im stunned they traded archer even for meadows and glasnow...they had him under control for the next few years at under 10 per which is just huge excess value for a guy like him...
Tampa's front office continues to be great. they can't ever to a full "rebuild", cause they have no money to spend when the time is right. They gotta make these marginal deals, like the Archer trade, and hope to get lucky. Houston and the cubs both got to their apex by having $$$$ and spending when need be, after "trusting the process".
Also, FWIW. Archer kinda sucks anyway. #3 starter.
I believe you meant to say Dozier (not Bellinger), Dozier was just acquired for Forsyth and a couple of minor league guysDodgers have enough offensive talent now that they don't have to panic if Muncy and Kemp don't keep up their improbable 2018 campaigns.
Turner is coming back this weekend, and they still have Taylor, Puig, Bellinger, and Grandal in the lineup. Oh, and two guys named Machado and Bellinger they just acquired.
Muncy and Kemp saved them when injuries and slow starts were otherwise decimating their offense, but now the need for unlikely heroes is no longer as great.
Well, maybe last night there was a need for offense, but I'm not worried about their hitting.
The Rockies are pretty hot lately, though, so they actually are starting to scare me a bit. They broke down at the end of last year after holding on for a long time in a similar 3-way race.
(long before there was a PFA i had my Grenade & Crossbones avatar at DD)
granted they're never gonna have the money that Houston had (but somehow they're gonna dump that new stadium onto the public, LOL), but they have to do pretty decent with revenue sharing...not enough to lock and load a lotta talent that isn't home grown, but I guess you can't consider it a "rebuilding" process if you can't go out and get a verlander/cole/etc...Ehhh, the Rays season was kinda punted from the get go once Honeywell and de Leon went under the knife. Snell becoming a stud is a plus. They knew this season is over for them so might as well sell what they could and who cares after. They have starters, theyre just not using them in that way.
Tampa's front office continues to be great. they can't ever to a full "rebuild", cause they have no money to spend when the time is right. They gotta make these marginal deals, like the Archer trade, and hope to get lucky. Houston and the cubs both got to their apex by having $$$$ and spending when need be, after "trusting the process".
Also, FWIW. Archer kinda sucks anyway. #3 starter.
im higher on archer than you...here's his fangraphs advanced stats...I think he's a #2 starter...maybe that FIP/SIERA says more #3, don't have that shit categorized but he does have around 30% K% upside (and I get that strikeouts are up all across the league)...this year has definitely not been pretty, he's sitting at around 25% which definitely won't cut it for a guy who pitches like he does...interesting he's down a full MPH on his fastball to just under 95, when he was fairly consistently just under 96 for the last 6 years...will be interesting to see what happens in Pittsburgh...tampa is a good park for pitching if memory serves and I think Pittsburgh is as well (I think it suppresses righty power pretty well)...
And they're still gonna finish the season above .500Ehhh, the Rays season was kinda punted from the get go once Honeywell and de Leon went under the knife. Snell becoming a stud is a plus. They knew this season is over for them so might as well sell what they could and who cares after. They have starters, theyre just not using them in that way.
Tampa's front office continues to be great. they can't ever to a full "rebuild", cause they have no money to spend when the time is right. They gotta make these marginal deals, like the Archer trade, and hope to get lucky. Houston and the cubs both got to their apex by having $$$$ and spending when need be, after "trusting the process".
Also, FWIW. Archer kinda sucks anyway. #3 starter.
Machado has looked really bad since he came back to Dodger Stradium for his first series.
Lots of really weak tappers and comebackers. Has choked in the clutch a number of times.
I'm wondering if he's feeling pressure in LA which he didn't feel on a bad Baltimore team, especially given how much he's already been promoted to the sizable Latino Dodgers fan base.
Very small sample size so far, and he's faced some good teams/pitchers in these recent home games, but he's looked really unimpressive during this homestand.
In other Dodgers news, Andre Ethier retired. He played only for the Dodgers, from 2006-2017. Wasn't drafted by them, but his entire Major League career was with them. He signed a large, ill-conceived contract which just expired in 2017. He swore he wasn't retiring, and was going to be 36 in 2018, but no team was interested in him. He barely played in 2016 and 2017 due to injury.
The Dodgers honored him at a ceremony during yesterday's game: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...ngeles-dodgers
The initial acquiring of Ethier, then an Oakland minor leaguer, was a good move for Ned Colletti. He only gave up clubhouse nightmare Milton Bradley and some no-name player who ended up going nowhere. Ethier had a number of good years with the Dodgers, but Colletti gave him a horrible 5-year, $85m extension from 2013-2017, which clearly was an overpayment and far too long of a contract for a player of Etheir's stature. Indeed, Ethier spent about half of those 5 years being injured or ineffective.
Ethier's effort was also questioned at times. A good looking guy who was a favorite of female Dodgers fans, he sometimes seemed more into his pretty boy image than playing baseball. He was once photographed getting off the plane to St. Louis for the 2013 NLCS wearing some kind of bright-colored, weird-looking outfit, which indicated to some fans that he had become overly fashion-conscious and found his looks to be more important than concentrating on the upcoming NLCS series. Indeed, Ethier performed poorly during that series, going 3-for-20 with no extra base hits.
While not an elite talent, I think Ethier got lazy and too Hollywood after signing that big contract, and seemed to focus more on his looks and celebrity than putting in the grind that is Major League Baseball. While he didn't have a baseball ego (he didn't bitch about being relegated to the bench when not playing well), that was also indicative that baseball was no longer the primary thing on his mind during those last five years.
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