Kershaw started today’s game and Bauer picked up after him. The two of them went the full nine innings and gave up 11 hits and seven runs.
The game was notable only in that it occasioned Bellinger’s first start of Spring Training, a test of his surgically-repaired shoulder.
Oh by the way, Seager had hit 5 HRs in his last six games before going 1 for 3 today.
Seager over his last 100 or so ABs (post season plus ST) is at an 80 dinger pace over 162 games.
Not a prediction.
Why not?
AGon’s back on the field! https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2021-03-30/adrian-gonzalez-mexico-olympics-dodgers-mariachis
When I see Max Stassi in the Angles’ lineup, I can’t help thinking of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_iLOp6IhM
In-depth story about the Dodgers’ plans to stay on top in the NYT.
So, are we doing that thing of predicting wins? Think 110 is doable, but don’t think that they will be pressed enough by the Friars, so may coast to 104. (In 2019 they were on a 116 pace as late as August 25).
So, you’re a pessimist.
The usually dour and cynical Plaschke goes to the other extreme, or has he become a self-parodist? https://twitter.com/BillPlaschke/status/1376566749974261761?s=20
Arguably, Kershaw has hit better at Coors than he’s pitched. https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1375894403215069185?s=20
With pitchers limited to two pickoff attempts, how many bases would Maury have stolen in 1962? Enough that the Dodgers would’ve won the NL pennant easily, I would guess.
That would then allow a runner to take as big a lead as he desires after two pickoff attempts, but the catcher could could still make a snap throw to the bag. Nonetheless, even Carl Sawatski would steal plenty of bases. Sawatski, a 5-10, 210-pound catcher, had two stolen bases in an 11-year, 633-game career that ended in 1963 and only five triples. However, he was never caught stealing.
By the time the catcher made his snap throw, Maury would be standing on second base.
Dodgers starting pitching — something to worry about or simply a minor aberration?
Let’s not panic just yet…
I wasn’t panicking. I was posing a question.
The regular season is approaching. https://twitter.com/BaseballBrit/status/1376164763881725958?s=20
Well put!
All games are free on MLBTV this weekend, with no blackouts.
Players continue to show signs of social consciousness and willingness to take action, this time about the All Star Game in Atlanta this summer:
with less than a week to go until Opening Day, the MLB Players Association appears open to discussing whether or not the event should be relocated in response to recent legislative developments in the state.
This would be a great opportunity to relocate to Dodger Stadium, with special emphasis on Georgia-born Jackie Robinson.
That would be appropriate and cool.
I hope Joc’s contract includes a bonus for spring training MVP
The Dodgers have four of the top twenty players in baseball, according to CBS Sports. None of them are named Kershaw, who falls outside that range.
Who’s gonna start the fight? https://twitter.com/MichaelBaumann/status/1374741131771138050?s=20
Pantone 294 (@Pantone294) Tweeted:
.@alexuur’s favorite memory was @mookiebetts’ home run in the 2020 World Series and in return, he wanted to show some love to Boston. #ThankYouBoston
This billboard can be found at 60–62 Brookline Ave Boston, MA 02215 RIGHT NEXT to Fenway Park. https://t.co/WQSygsAxbn https://twitter.com/Pantone294/status/1374047927228792834?s=20
Jon reviews Dodger drafts. https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1374083641060421632?s=20
I’m no longer an NBA fan, but I loved Baylor at Seattle U and then as a Laker. He wasn’t tall by current standards, but he sure could jump and hang. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1374069829083217926?s=20
One of the best.
He and West were an incredible pair whom I watched countless times while I was growing up in L.A., but the Lakers never had a center capable of dealing with Russell. But what team did?
Seemed like Lakers could be the better team for 44 minutes of the game but the 4 minutes Boston owned was full of fast breaks that would produce several 10 to 0 runs.
Agreed. It was a nearly annual disappointment.
The Lakers did win a championship with Wilt.
Yes, but only after Russell had retired. His last season was 1968-1969. The first Lakers’ title was in the 1971-1972 season, with Wilt. And it came against the Knicks, not the Celtics. They wouldn’t beat Boston in the Finals until the 1984-1985 season after losing to them seven times, including once as the Minneapolis Lakers in 1958-1959. Overall, the Lakers and Boston have played 12 times for the title with the Celtics winning nine of those matchups.
Duke Snider and Elgin Baylor are still my all time co-favorites.
My idol growing up. All 5’6” of me as a young teen tried to mimic the way he played.
Not the savviest career move, I would think. https://twitter.com/CubsZone/status/1373285104798302209?s=20
No. Beyond dumb.
He will be a star on the federal prison team.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/08b021fb2e9998192b5f004231b649c556282171c96d71c33135c17addef8aae.jpg There are some béisbol fans working down the block this morning.
FYI, I’ve concluded this is just too mucked-up a year to even try to play the NCAA bracket game, so I’m not going to run the group unless you all push me into it.
I’ve long thought that ostensible educational institutions should not serve as farm teams for professional handegg and the NBA (which has also become boring).
I entered a contest and my bracket is doing poorly. I can’t recall a college basketball season during which I paid less attention. I probably should have saved my money.
SI’s Tom Verducci on baseball’s pace -of-play problem. He cites Game Six of last year’s WS as an example.
Bellinger says he felt good today, and Kershaw is still happy to start Opening Day for the Dodgers.
A Seager Pederson led spring training team would be powerful.
Quique’s been pretty powerful for the Sawx, too.
So Link, you are saying we shouldn’t sound the panic alarm for Dodger pitching based off a Spring Training game? (Very solid advice!)
My level of excitement is muted this year. It will be an amazing team but after getting to the top of the mountain last year, it feels nice to be relaxed and less manic about the Dodgers than I have been for the last… several decades?
Still – Go Dodgers.
I also feel less manic because of what the team accomplished last year. But given that it was such a short regular season, and the fact that the team I have rooted for since 1955 won the World Series last year, I am more excited about this season than I have been in decades. I get my second COVID-19 shot on March 31. So, if I am too fatigued or otherwise not feeling well the next day, I guess I will have to curl up on the couch and watch some or all of the four Opening Day games that ESPN will broadcast, including the Dodgers’ afternoon opener at Colorado.
The Dodgers play in Oakland April 5-6-7 but, although fully vaccinated, I will refrain from in-person attendance at any games this season.