John Price
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Kirby Yates to LAD
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Unholy Diver
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GIN ANTONIC
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I know nothing is certain in baseball but if the Dodgers don't win the WS this year it will be somewhat embarrassing.
5 Aces, stacked bullpen, 3 MVPs hitting in the lineup
5 Aces, stacked bullpen, 3 MVPs hitting in the lineup
Terry Yake
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- Aug 5, 2013
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the dodgers not coming close to breaking the 01 mariners single seasons wins record would be a disappointment
the WS should already be a given barring a ton of injuries
the WS should already be a given barring a ton of injuries
Voight
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Baseballs funny in that the Dodgers may very well get swept in the NLDS despite being the reigning champs and having oodles of talent.
Vamos Rafa
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The “all of this for an NLDS exit” talks don’t make sense right now for the defending champs but that was usually the narrative from the hay-ters. So “DoDgErS aRe rUiNiNg bAsEbaLl/BaSeBaLl nEeDs a SaLaRy CaP” would do for now
GIN ANTONIC
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It's crazy to get mad at a team for spending money and trying to win. Literally any team could have signed a bunch of the players that the Dodgers have signed this year, last year, and years leading up. They chose not to.
Sure, Ohtani, Yamamoto, Saski chose other teams and wanted to go to LA. Big f***ing deal. That happens. Someone else could have signed Scott, Yates, Teo, Conforto, Snell, etc.
There's like 5-6 teams that haven't signed a single player this off-season and you have guys like Bregman, Alonso, Flaherty, Scherzer are still on the board. Those dudes will make your team better. Go sign them. Go trade the Marlins some junk and get a bunch of good players that they don't want to pay soon.
Sure, Ohtani, Yamamoto, Saski chose other teams and wanted to go to LA. Big f***ing deal. That happens. Someone else could have signed Scott, Yates, Teo, Conforto, Snell, etc.
There's like 5-6 teams that haven't signed a single player this off-season and you have guys like Bregman, Alonso, Flaherty, Scherzer are still on the board. Those dudes will make your team better. Go sign them. Go trade the Marlins some junk and get a bunch of good players that they don't want to pay soon.
Voight
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This is why I dont get all the moaning. Snell for example was a free agent for months on end last year, nobody wanted him. For years the Dodgers despite being in a city many want to live in didn't sign anybody notable. Eventually they got new ownership who went out and hired one of the absolute best GMs in the sport (Friedman) and turned their team around. People forget that they also have na amazing scouting and development team which also attracts players.
Bob Nutting does not care for his team to be a contender, the Pirates are an ATM/asset for him. Likewise with the Marlins, Miami is like LA - a place people want to live but ownership prefers to spin their tires and not make any efforts to get better.
