GAME THREAD ROCKIES/DODGERS (with Poll)

Discussion in 'Los Angeles DODGERS' started by irish, Sep 19, 2019.

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Things Irish will do this weekend...

  1. he will admit he misses photoshopping around Puig's crotch

    36.4%
  2. he will call everyone racist at least once

    63.6%
  3. he will hate-rant on Kenley

    54.5%
  4. he will realize Corey Seager loosely rhymes with Cleveland Steamer

    36.4%
  5. he will hate-rant on Dave Roberts

    54.5%
  6. he will ask his wife for a g'damn sandwich before each game

    45.5%
  7. he will receive zero sandwiches

    72.7%
  8. he will nominate NZ's only post for POTY

    90.9%
  9. NZ's post just said "Fkags."

    63.6%
  10. he will turn this poll into a work of homo-erotic fiction

    90.9%
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  1. rube

    rube DSP Legend Staff Member Administrator

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    Not the point of where he plays. The point is that when you start moving him around from one position to another it bothers him offensively.
    Last time he took a nose dive was when they moved him to the OF initially. He would hit well early when playing only 1B but later to accommodate another player he started moving between 1B and the OF.
    That 'noise' of moving around is what I am talking about.
    Some players are utility types who have no issue moving around.
    Bellinger is a pedigree star who has been bred for to be great at any position and hit like a superstar as long as you let him stay at one spot for a full season.

    What im saying is that if you dial back the nerd genius just a tad and let him be a RF or CF or 1B and not dick him around that it would make Bellinger a better player.
     
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    You really think it's Andy making multiple position moves on Bellinger within a game or series ? I realize the big V for versatility is the policy and Dodger way and all that shit, but that's Robots, imo.
    That falls on Davey, and if it is truly diluting his quality of play, it's on his block head then.
    Everybody making up reasons why this different player is coming in or going out, RP pitching to one batter, etc., trying to rationalize his managing style and make it palatable. Nobody really knows wtf he's doing.
    I'd like to believe he's a mad genius and we just don't get it, it's all so complex for us to comprehend.
    But, I just don't think so.
    Even Cody rolls his eyes at some of his moves...
     
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    idc what your job is if you are performing at your peak I don't fuck w one thing you do
    if the moves are necessary for the team or business you make them
    but there is really no need to move a star performing at the highest level to another position just because you can
    a little stability goes a long way ime
     
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    Tell Cody to have a decent postseason and get back to us.
     
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  5. rube

    rube DSP Legend Staff Member Administrator

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    you like his dairy free soy boy milkshake dont you
     
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    rube DSP Legend Staff Member Administrator

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    we provide an important service
     
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    it's cuz he's pretty
    And white
    And a rookie too.
     
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    Where the O-Dog at?
     
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  10. Fall Winslow

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    He's up for it in his young career.



    Hopefully, over the long haul it turns out better than our last best player..
     
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    Guess I don't get the correlation to him doing well in the post, and being switched to multiple positions.
    If he does well, then Robots won't play defensive chess with him ?
    and I'm not even saying this is definitely the problem with him, just responded to Rube's theory. Could be right, though.
    Or could be he was overachieving early and simply cooled down, as Irish wrote.
    I posted he would finish as a .290 ish BA guy over a month ago.
     
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  12. rube

    rube DSP Legend Staff Member Administrator

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    There is a pattern set already where he plays well offensively early on as long as he gets to play 1 position.
    As soon as Dave starts moving him around to cover other players weaknesses he starts hitting .250
     
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    Idk, if you look at his splits, he has a gradual decline over the months without a super sharp decrease. His OPS has dropped every month by a little. He was already declining in OPS every month prior to August, which is when they started playing him a bit at 1B/CF

    Also, his OPS is still very good. He had an unreal start and now is playing very good instead of Barry bonds status. Idk. I don’t think he should be babied where he can only play one position, especially since his gradual decline was occurring prior to even moving him off the one position, so there’s no guarantee he becomes April Cody if he stays in RF
     
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    This info is all valid and interesting, but to expect the kid to maintain a .340 BA is sheer folly.
    Ted Williams has come and gone, and even juiced balls and DH dilution to the game will not produce another like him.
     
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    true, but if we actually tried letting him play one position it would be the first time so there's really no data to disprove it either
     
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    This is a good point that I hadn't considered. Maybe we need someone with a little fire in their belly...
     
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    Making sense of some of the org's moves..as in Joc continuing to hit lead off during his major slump..maybe because they envisioned him getting hot around OCT, as he's done so often in the past, and they want to show their belief in him? And yep, Belli goes a bit cold in August ( .918 OPS).." fuggit, stick him in CF to strengthen the D up the middle for the post run, and we can make up for the offense elsewhere ". Swinging at that pitch on the back foot again..guess that can make an org think defense 1st. Doubt they feel he'll stop swinging at it if he's playing on the corners. But it also doesn't seem like Belli minds the switch. Sounds like Belli's embraced it..unlike a former best position player of ours, Kemp who pouted and moaned about having to move off CF for sake of the team..

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praised Bellinger for putting an emphasis on defense, via Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times:

    “When I think of a leader, it’s a person who is unselfish,” Roberts said. “When you’re really putting a priority on defense, that shows leadership.”
     
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    Definitely willing to try something different. Think Kersh had plenty of fire in his belly, but was the fire more powerful than the butterflies? Rather have Buehler completely confident in himself up there, whether he fails or not. Nothing wrong with a confident leader if that's what his aim is. If not, it's definitely what they hope he is because I don't know how they could have any confidence in Kersh/Ryu
     
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    If he hits like Barry Bonds he can play exclusively 1B or even in LF if he wants.

    In fact young Bonds and Bellinger have a lot of similarities I hadn't considered.
     
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    They are both black and have giant heads ?
     
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