Los Angeles Dodgers at Miami Marlins Game Thread (August 19 - 22)

unless they changed the rotation everyone has cap going tomorrow. i would rather have him wednesday to avoid a potential 3 game slide

 

Yup, with a guy like that it's unfair for the hitter to be thinking few inches off the plae is a strike cause not only do they have to worry about the fastball out there, but they flail at sliders out there they thought were fastballs on the outside corner and instead are impossible to hit sliders.

 

Ah shit, you're right. Would be great to win tomorrow then

 

Fernandez is amazing though. What a talent. He really needs no help and if he gets it, well it's not fair.
I noticed that Puig and Hanley looked a lot like Ethier or Hamilton do when facing a tough lefty with the sliders/curves low and away. Just flailing at shit a foot off their bats. Really pathetic looking swings.

 

Capuano will be good. When I say he will be good, I'm only wrong 50% of the time.

 

Uribe now has a higher OPS than Ethier according to one of the commenters on MSTI

 

Ethier is really a joke. How it's not been a topic of discussion in the LA/Dodger media is surprising. I get he's been able to move all around the OF and has been able to stay on the field, but his actual production is pretty bad.

 

Yup and 37 points behind Adrian :O

 

It's not a topic because Puig doesn't hit cut off men

 

But man, I'm SO glad we didn't get josh Hamilton and not get greinke and/or get rid of an OF for him

 

LOL I tried that today but the radio was about a full pitch ahead of my TV signal. Fucking weird.

 

Adrian "the MVP" Gonzalez has been disappointing this season. imo. Just a shadow of his former self.

Hopefully he doesn't stay like this or get worse the rest of his contract.

 

As long as we make the playoffs and win once we get in, I could care less about individual stats.

 

Sucks that we cannot call in and ask about it. Because Vasseh would freak out.

 

Wow...for me anyway, that was a look at Baseball Past...so reminiscent of what we all went through in the beginning of the season. Scary, man, scary. Not only player mediocrity, but totally baffling moves by DBB and getting chastised by a team of scrubs. Honestly, they made us look like shit. Bad beginning to this series, and the overconfidence smack in the mouth is raising it's ugly head. Maybe this is the start of the losing streak Psycho says "we need".
Fernadez is good....I don't think he's GREAT yet by any means, and he falls in love with the breaking pitch way too much. I don't know if he shakes off other calls by the TOP catcher ERA Mathis or not, but throwing like 5 in a row is kinda a bit much.
We look listless and not too energized at all...kinda zombie like IMO. I guess any team can get tired...but everybody at once? Offense AND BP?
It's quite apparent, but Puig's emotions are really getting the best of him...he's a step away from Milton Bradley level, and one day he'll go overboard. His behavior like tonight's, not his periodic stupid, ill advised, sophmoric antics and play on the field, is what I find embarrassing as a Dodger fan by a Dodger player.
Acting like a juvenile delinquent in the dugout is just sad to watch. And that pitch was a strike actually; the ump sucked, but called that one right.
Worst than anything, when he comes up, I expect an out most of the time...I tingled with excitement a short time ago...now I wait for something ike his last AB...not only an out, but a silly, ridiculous and utterly predictable out.

 

I thought the whole Dodger offensive approach to this guy was pure bullshit. I guess Uribe knows what to do with him...he throws it, I hit it. yeah baby...and getting mowed down by their BP was very....uh...April/Mayish....

 

I'm back on norcos today. Losing doesn't hurt when yer on that shit!
Lets win tomorrow!

 

You have a "Giant" quote in your signature. That really disappoints me.

 

Fo sho.

 

Seems to me Capuano pitches every second game. So sick of seeing his name pencilled in.