Kirsten Watson@kirsten_watson #Dodgers Dave Roberts said Mookie Betts will not be in either exhibition game as he still is recovering from being under the weather. He will go through a workout today, and they will reevaluate him on the off day to see if he will be available for Opening Day in Tokyo vs. Cubs 1:03 AM · Mar 15, 2025 · 155.8K Views .
didn't make it through the civid fiasco unfortunately but yeah that place was special still a dream to eat around Tokyo
Fabian Ardaya@FabianArdaya Mookie Betts won’t be playing in the Tokyo Series, Dave Roberts said. The team is contemplating getting him back to Los Angeles early to continue recovering from his illness. 7:31 PM · Mar 16, 2025 · 36.8K Views .
sure sounds like something worse than food poisoning or a flu fuck can't believe he's going all that way and bowing out on the big stage for nothing
Can't fault them for sitting him from these two games - sounds like a no-brainer. It's like the NFL team that can play the guy who's missed the last three weeks, but because the following week is a bye, they sit him one more game and he gets extra time to fully recover. Would rather see Mookie at 100% in ten days for the home opener.
should have never let him get on the plane in the first place but i’m guessing the conversation went something like this… Roberts: “Hey Mook, I did a lot of thinking and I think it would be best if you didn’t travel with the team to Japan. As manager, I have to decide what’s best for the team. You’re sick so it’s best if you stayed home and rested. So that’s my call, and my decision is final.” Mookie: “Nah, fuck dat… I’m going!” Roberts: “Okay Mookie, you know what’s best. I’ll get your luggage.” .
Mookie is smart. He knows he's smarter than Scarecrow - which I realize is a low bar of praise. He knows if he says 'I'm playing/I'm NOT playing' - it is so. He's more important than Roberts. The front office knows it. My cat knows it. He got sick somewhere in SoCal & probably hoped it was a 24 hr thing. But I've had food poisoning & it's the worst. It's also 24-30 hrs of misery - not 5-7 days and 15 pounds. So whatever he had/has ... it's a bunch worse than a bad oyster.
15 pounds when Mookie had MAYBE 10 pounds of body fat ... that's ominous. Me? 15 pounds wouldn't even register.
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