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LonzoLegend2
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Yessssss no mo' Hatchblow!!!!
Still interested to see Agon back against Detroit on the weekend....can DH him a couple games and bring him up to speed slowly....against lefties now have Segedin who can give the regulars a breather (Joc!). |
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rwongega
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DuncanIdaho
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| rwongega wrote: | | sickside323 wrote: | | DuncanIdaho wrote: | Hatcher sent to A's for 500k in international slot money   |
Will this be the first transaction with the A's that rwongega will approve of? |
Nope. Should've gotten 800k. |
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MAJIC
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Joc is hitting at the 8 spot tonight, Wild horse batting 6th.
Maybe a last ditch by Doc before Joc rides the pine.
Taylor can slide to CF and we can platoon Segedin/Kike or even see if Ethier has any old magic left in his swing.
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MAJIC
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | Dodgers have also moved Puig up to 6th in tonight's batting order. They've dropped Joc to 8th, with Forsythe hitting 7th. |
Looks like I'm a little late to the party...
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LonzoLegend2
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Updated OVERALL STANDINGS through today... FIFTY games above .500!! 
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Hou 11.5 GB
Wash 12.5 GB
Bos 16.5 GB
AZ/Col/Cle18.5 GB |
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DuncanIdaho
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| 50 over .500 is just plain insanity. Enjoy it while it lasts. |
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LonzoLegend2
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Golden State Warriors of baseball!
Tomorrow going for yet another sweep with Yu's home debut! |
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rwongega
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LonzoLegend2
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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(bleep) strike out on Turner cost Cody a chance for his 35th bomb in Grand Salami fashion....guess the ump wanted to get back to his hotel for some rest.  |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| Joc's been stinking it up. I'll take the W though |
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| rwongega wrote: | | DuncanIdaho wrote: | | 50 over .500 is just plain insanity. Enjoy it while it lasts. |
As the 2001 Mariners, 2015 Warriors, and 18-1 Cheatriots would say, it doesn't matter unless you win the last game of the season. |
Can't worry about any of that right now. Playoffs are two months away.
For now, I'm enjoying the hell out of this team. |
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LAkers 4 Life
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Dodgers will probably have to tinker with the fifth spot in the lineup and give Bellinger some protection. I think the fifth spot has been a black hole at an average of around .200 regardless of the hitter.
As for the Hatcher trade, I wonder if they got the international slot for a possible Otani offer. Unfortunately they're gonna need a lot more slots to give him the kind of offer he can get elsewhere. |
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| LAkers 4 Life wrote: | Dodgers will probably have to tinker with the fifth spot in the lineup and give Bellinger some protection. I think the fifth spot has been a black hole at an average of around .200 regardless of the hitter.
As for the Hatcher trade, I wonder if they got the international slot for a possible Otani offer. Unfortunately they're gonna need a lot more slots to give him the kind of offer he can get elsewhere. |
If I'm not mistaken, the offers for Otani, under the new collective bargaining agreement concerning players from Japan, are basically capped now. I don't think he can make more than $7MM annually, or something like that. Before, it was just whomever posted the highest bid got the player. But now, basically every team can get him. It's going to come down to where he wants to go.
This is what I could find:
The new rule gives teams a $5 million budget to spend on international free agents every year. That rule, however, doesn’t apply if the player is 25 or older. Because of that, Otani, who is 22, would be limited to a contract around $10 million if he comes over before 2019, when he would be 25. Teams are eligible to trade for international cap salary, which is how Otani could receive around $10 million. |
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srm90
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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That might have been Puig's best at-bat all year. Incredible.
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| Where's all those folks that wanted to get rid of Puig? Your serving of crow awaits. What a great at bat to win the game. |
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MAJIC
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Our little Wild Horse is all growns up Got-dammit!!!!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| (bleep) YouTube stream went to (bleep) so I missed the latest comeback....Dodgers are The Walking Dead....no matter what u do they keep rising from the ashes to swarm u!!! |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Holy (bleep)...I went to do laundry and haphazardly paid attention to the game. They did it again eh?
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:09 am Post subject: |
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| rwongega wrote: | | DuncanIdaho wrote: | | 50 over .500 is just plain insanity. Enjoy it while it lasts. |
As the 2001 Mariners, 2015 Warriors, and 18-1 Cheatriots would say, it doesn't matter unless you win the last game of the season. |
It certainly doesn't mean as much if you don't cap it off with the title, but in my opinion baseball is a bit different in that the regular season really does matter and has a lot of historical significance.
If the Dodgers keep up this incredible pace (major league leading 10th walkoff win last night with another 9th inning comeback) what they have done and continue to do this season will still be historic, even if they (god forbid) didn't win the title.
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| Didn't catch the ending last night, I had assumed they lost since it was 4-2 in the 9th inning and Darvish didn't have a good game, but wow I check on the news this morning they came back and won again...amazing. |
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| sickside323 wrote: | | ChickenStu wrote: | | Dodgers have also moved Puig up to 6th in tonight's batting order. They've dropped Joc to 8th, with Forsythe hitting 7th. |
Any other player and I would have been questioning why the hell Roberts hadn't moved him up in the lineup yet. With Puig, I'm actually worried about him moving up. I think 6 is a good spot for him, though. |
Statistically, Puig has actually done best higher in the order in his career.
Not that I'm advocating breaking up the Seager-Turner-Bellinger block. Just sayin'. He's outgrown the 8th spot.
The only reason he wasn't moved up sooner is superstition - i.e. the team's unprecedented success - and I'm OK with that. But ideally, in this particular group, he makes the most sense to protect Bellinger in the 5th position. Sliding him up gradually is fine by me. |
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MickMgl
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| LonzoLegend2 wrote: | Updated OVERALL STANDINGS through today... FIFTY games above .500!!
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Hou 11.5 GB
Wash 12.5 GB
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Somebody should do a running standings update of a "division" that includes these '17 Dodgers, the '01 Mariners, the '98 Yankees, and a couple of other teams from the past. I saw one somewhere in which the Dodgers are currently 3 GB the Yankees, with the Mariners sandwiched in between in 2nd place. |
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| MickMgl wrote: | | sickside323 wrote: | | ChickenStu wrote: | | Dodgers have also moved Puig up to 6th in tonight's batting order. They've dropped Joc to 8th, with Forsythe hitting 7th. |
Any other player and I would have been questioning why the hell Roberts hadn't moved him up in the lineup yet. With Puig, I'm actually worried about him moving up. I think 6 is a good spot for him, though. |
Statistically, Puig has actually done best higher in the order in his career.
Not that I'm advocating breaking up the Seager-Turner-Bellinger block. Just sayin'. He's outgrown the 8th spot.
The only reason he wasn't moved up sooner is superstition - i.e. the team's unprecedented success - and I'm OK with that. But ideally, in this particular group, he makes the most sense to protect Bellinger in the 5th position. Sliding him up gradually is fine by me. |
That's why, at least for now, you don't move him. That success is telling in that it reflects the balance of the order. From the time that Chris Taylor steps into the box, to the time Yasiel bats, we are working the opposing pitchers over mercilessly. I think that in part is why we've had so many late comebacks.
We've got quality top to bottom. One other factor to consider is that I think Puig has not only matured, but he's also relaxed. That early career tension and edginess has been replaced by a steady, I'm still one talented MF, kind of vibe.
It's probably a combination of a more stable domestic life, and a great mentors in Roberts & the rest. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| Personally, if the Dodgers wrap up home field advantage early it's okay to step on the brakes and bypass any chance at 117 wins, this team has suffered enough injuries, play the kids the final week. |
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