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  1. THINKBLUE

    THINKBLUE DSP Gigolo

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    Max Muncy and Joc Pederson make me so happy. I go on their fangraphs pages at least once a day just to get some good vibes going.
     
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    Kike would go deep on this night, in those pants.
     
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    i know its not a popular thought but this bp is going to come around
    no way these guys are that bad
     
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    extra tight for gay night
     
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    Floro the deploro.
    BP blues...
     
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    Believe it now...or believe it later...THEY ARE.
     
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    I don't know.
    Best case scenario for this Bullpen as currently constructed is still an ERA well over 4.
    I don't have any statistics to back this up, but it looks to me like Floro can't even command a four-seam fastball anymore
     
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    Ownership has to go for the kill and go outside the organization to add two Elite relievers. The change is not occurring from within. We cannot waste what the rest of this team is doing. What Joc, Max, JT, Verdugo, and especially Bellinger are doing. We are designed to win 100 games and lose the World Series in 5 at best.
     
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    Kenley has looked much better. I will give some him credit.

    Good game.
     
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    homo?
     
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    They did it a year ago. Still doesn't mean they don't need some new blood.
     
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    Need to sign Kimbrel. Not making a significant effort should be viewed as inexcusable by the fanbase as Kimbrel is said to be willing to accept a 1 year deal and getting someone like that without ANY prospect capital should put him at the top of our wishlist. Brad Hand should be next. With the Indians struggling, getting a dominant lefty to pair with those two would give this club a legit shot at a WS title.
     
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    Totally agree
    We are on a 109-win pace and still don't realistically have a shot, imo.
    Sounds crazy (it is), but that's the "super team" nature of the league right now.
    You cannot beat another 100+ win team if you have a glaring weakness like a 4.7 ERA bullpen.

    Side note:
    I really hope Buehler settles in with more consistency, Ryu stays healthy, and the organization is willing to let the best starters get the big games/innings in the post.
    If that means Kershaw starts a game 3 or 4, so be it.
    Love the K:BB ratio and WHIP of Clayton, but the XBH and HRs are killer.
    On top of his previous failures...

    Hell, I will find any reason to worry until we actually win it!
     
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    Bumgarner has five losses. The same as Hill, Ryu, Maeda, Buehler, and Kershaw... combined!

    That's the kind of stat that makes me feel warm and fuzzy.
     
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    Dodgers only have 16 losses and a number of them are probably credited to the bullpen, so there arent many losses to go around.
     
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    Listened to Dodger Talk for the first time in a while (I like to torture myself) and a caller asked about Kimbrel.
    Vassegh's response was, "he wants to be a closer. That's what his agent has said. I don't see it happening."
    While I love to crap on Vasseghay, he isn't exactly wrong. Pretty factual, actually.
    Kenley and Kimbrel are both egotistical bkitches and have an antiquated mindset on relief "roles".
    Something or someone would have to give.
    Any scenario where this could work?
    @ColoradoKidWitGame
     
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    The only possible way it works is by alternating closer appearances, given both their personalities. But that really doesn't solve the overall problem, as the one who would be closing wouldn't be available on the night that he isn't. For setup or something.
    If kowtowing to them is inevitable, I don't see how signing Kimbrel is really so beneficial, since both of them would most likely grouse behind such a situation. Prelude to ineptness?
    Imo, what we need is a dependable 7th inning guy, using Baez as set up man.
    If Joe Kelly was even partially usable, we would be almost OK in the bp, but he's useless. I think he should be cut loose, and the FO eats a hero shit sandwich and watches him get signed by another team, where he will be, as dictated by the common Dodger fate, probably pretty good.
    But what does it matter if he flat out sucks with us?
    " Can't polish a turd" comes to mind...but they'll go a loooong way and wait for this POS.
    Because 25 million.
     
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    Those egos are a big part of the reason those guys have had the success they've had.

    I'd give Kimbrel one year, nothing more.
     
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    Although, the biggest reason that Kenley's had the success that he's had is because the Dodger organization didn't just cut him or ship his ass back to the Netherlands after he failed as a catcher. Between LAD giving him a second life and developing him as a reliever, and the big ass contract they eventually gave him..Kenley better get off the bullshit and do what's best for the team. Enough defending this guy.
     
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    So it had nothing to do with him working his ass off to make that position?
     
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