DODGERS NEWS/RUMORS/AROUND MLB Thread

Put yourself in a long-time vet's shoes, it's gotta be deflating to know that no matter how much the team hits (when it actually does), the bullpen is ripe to give any lead away. Especially knowing how important the bullpen is in October. That's gotta sap whatever energy and enthusiasm a veteran team can muster up nearing the end of a long season and DBB's shown that he's lame and incapable of rallying troops. The psyche and spirit of the team has gotta be bad off. On top of that, quite a few of them already know they're done with LAD after this season. The other shoe really needs to drop this off-season.

 

David Wright homers in his 1st AB. Nite nite, Uribe.

 

Watching this again to give us some good mojo!!:thumbsup:

 

I think he can do this shit in the playoffs tbh. I hope the team gets their heads out of their ass and goes on a run and Kershaw gets a chance to shut up all the people who say he can't pitch in the post-season. Hopefully the team can string together some wins against the Reds and then the Cubs. Sept. 1st can't come soon enough!!

 

Actually, from what I've seen and the glaring weakness of the BP and the SR after the Dynamic Duo, I don't see us in the WS, probably a real struggle for the post. With 39 games left, (we are barely a .500 team for months), we win maybe 85/86 games. Not enough in the end IMO.
The slumps of Gonzalez, Turner, and no HK, and zero from Grandal, forget about Joc, one/two singles is a big day from Puig, SVS with almost nothing, CC an auto out...and on and on...unless a huge turn-around occurs, the Giants would really have to suck not to push us out. And there is Bochy. And there is Mattingly... that's worth a coupla' games at least...and not in our favor.
I hope I'm wrong; maybe the call-ups make the difference and get us in...I hope. maybe some young enthusiasm does it for us.
They may have peaked a little early, but if they can maintain the offense, and with a cleverly put together, FO savvy starting rotation (big difference when it actually knows pitching), I see the Mets going all the way.
Most importantly, besides the talent, they have heart. Wanna win.
They look "eye of the tiger" and all that shit. We can bend over either by no hits/runs or by BP atrocity, let us know which you prefer. We aim to please.
Puig standing there with his hand on his hip, looking like a male prostitute, is what we are now, I guess. At the plate after a goddamn legit strikeout.
We have "eye of the newt". Drugged...comatose...not involved. Under a fucking spell...doldrums personality.

 

dog damn BZ who pissed in your Wheaties?



not saying that you're wrong mind you, I'm just not in the mood to see all the negatives lined up in one damned post

 

I guess the same guy who pissed in yours, bro.
IDK, pretending that it isn't so doesn't work anymore for me. "There's a turnaround comin'...we'll be fine", etc./whatever BS. I've done it basically 26 times in a row...after all the hope and glory, to see it taking shape again, is just so disheartening.
Been through the optimist/pessimist wars, Cap'n...and although the glass half full crowd sees themselves as superior, all the cockeyed optimism mustered for over a quarter century hasn't meant jack shit.
Not a bloody thing. In fact, it becomes an insult to a fan's intelligence after so long.
If my lament makes it worse for you, then I'll keep it to myself then.

 

Cespedes ballin outta control. In the words of Hubie Brown - " It's murda "

 

Hanley Ramirez To Play First Base For Red Sox In 2016
By Steve Adams [August 25, 2015 at 6:28pm CDT]
Hanley Ramirez‘s days as a left fielder — or even an infielder who plays on the left side of the diamond — look to be coming to a close, as he told the Boston media today that he will transition to first base for the 2016 season (via the Boston Herald’s Michael Silverman, on Twitter). Ramirez, in fact, said he may play there a bit before the end of the current season. He worked out at the position today and said he’s looking forward to the transition.

While position changes aren’t exactly the normal sort of thing we cover at MLBTR, Ramirez’s new defensive home will have a significant impact on the Red Sox’ roster construction. For one thing, it allows the team to move forward with a future outfield alignment of Jackie Bradley, Mookie Betts and Rusney Castillo. It also lessens the likelihood of the Sox searching for a first baseman this winter, which many had previously believed to be one of the team’s greatest needs behind improving the pitching staff (both in the rotation and in the bullpen).

The move does seem to further diminish the chances that the Red Sox will receive some positive value out of Allen Craig, whom the team acquired in the July 2014 trade that sentJohn Lackey to the Cardinals. Craig was outrighted off the 40-man roster earlier this season and went unclaimed due to his recent struggles and relatively sizable contract. Since heading to Pawtucket, he’s shown strong on-base skills but little in the way of power, slashing .272/.369/.341 with three homers. Boston still owes him $21MM through the end of the 2017 season.

Also impacted by the switch will be rookie first baseman Travis Shaw, who is currently hitting .329/.376/.600 with six homers in 93 plate appearances. Those numbers don’t line up with the 25-year-old’s minor league track record, but his excellent numbers to date did seem to have him in line to be a candidate for regular duty at first base next season in the absence of a move to solidify first base. Shaw played quite a bit of third base in the minors this season, so he could still be a 25-man roster candidate next Spring in a bench capacity at the very least.

Boston will hope that moving Ramirez from the outfield to first base restores some of the lost production in his bat. The 31-year-old is hitting just .254/.296/.435 on the season, and that overall line conceals how great his struggles have been for much of the year. Ramirez got off to a blistering start, batting .293/.341/.659 with 10 homers in the month of April. Since that time, he’s batted a paltry .244/.284/.376 with nine homers in 82 games. Additionally, he’s been arguably baseball’s worst defender. No qualified fielder at any position has posted a mark worse than Ramirez’s -19 Defensive Runs Saved, and his -16.7 Ultimate Zone Rating is also the worst in baseball (narrowly edging out teammate Pablo Sandoval‘s -16.1).

One can still imagine, of course, scenarios in which new Boston president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski attempts to unload the remaining $68.25MM on Ramirez’s four-year, $88MM contract this winter. Although in order to do so, he’d almost certainly have to take on another undesirable contract, as there figure to be few takers for a player that’s been below replacement level in 2015 and is owed $22.75MM annually through the

 

3-0 Cubs lead the Giants in the 3rd

 

That Schwarber kid is pretty good

 

I hope he has a late night Del Taco in LA and misses the series hahaha Dude is a beast!

 

I really don't think their is a such thing as a "championship caliber team" their is a "playoff caliber team." Beyond that who knows...

 

Haha What a circus

 

Bryce Harper showing his good sportsmanship yet again

http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2015/08/26/mlbtv_sdnwas_410487783_1800K.mp4

 

Yeah, instead that being the last out of the inning, the Nats went on to hit a game sealing Grand Slam. Murphy should have had the Padres play under protest.

 

Well, I don't know if an article that essentially agrees with almost everything said by many here is a good thing, really...I mean, it gives creedence to whatever BB insight causes the posts to be made, and I guess there's some validity if you have been posting similar stuff when a professional, who gets paid, pretty much is writing the same thing.
But more importantly.., because "being right" is all some people have, sadly-it's not important...what does it actually mean for the LAD ?
Not anything to good I'm afraid. It's only one man's opinion (or maybe two, or five thousand or so), but apparently, the Dodger skipper and a few other things about the team are making more and more people scratch their heads.
Yup.

 

Good article wish it was its own thread