95 thoughts on “Game 75, 2024

  1. Checking in late and, I hate to have to say it, but I think Ferris is washed up.

    On the bright side, Gnats and Fryers have both lost.

  2. For all the discussion about the pros and cons about Dave Roberts, let’s put the pinch hitting switch from CT3 to JHey in the plus column.

  3. Ump didn’t hear Will ask for time so Will stepped out and took a strike down the middle.

  4. Let’s do the Rockies thing from last night and score like 5 runs in this inning.

  5. As a little kid in Brooklyn, I was always a fan of the Dodgers, as were my parents before me, but I thought so much of Willie that I had a pair of sunglasses that had written on them”Say Hey,” which he called people because he had trouble remembering everyone’s names. I think he was the greatest player ever and I loved rooting for him wholeheartedly in the All-Star games.

    • Yep Scoop. Even as a young Dodger fan growing up, I was a fan of Willie and Mickey Mantle. They were the baseball cards you kept. Wish I still had them.

  6. Buehler still struggling to locate his off speed stuff. Leaving pitches in the middle of the plate.

  7. I was worried the Rockies would have momentum after their ninth inning frenzy of hits with two outs.

  8. Freddie Freeman drew five walks yesterday. During the 1996 season, Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox set the MLB record for fewest walks in a full season (at least 150 games played) with 10. He had 528 plate appearances in exactly 150 games, striking out 27 times.

    • Doesn't sound like Ozzie would be a good leadoff hitter. I don't remember where he hit in a lithe lineup. Only 10 walks seems hard to do.

  9. Dodgers (45-29)
    Rockies (25-47)

    SP Walker Buehler R
    1-4 4.64 ERA
    SP Austin Gomber L
    1-4 4.26 ERA

    Lineup:
    DH S. Ohtani L
    C Will Smith R
    1B F. Freeman L
    RF T. Hernandez R
    CF Andy Pages R
    SS Miguel Rojas R
    3B E. Hernandez R
    LF M. Vargas R
    2B Chris Taylor R

  10. Right now we are without Betts, Muncy, Yamamoto, Kershaw, Graterol, Sheehan, May, Gonsolin, Grove, Kelly and Brasier, all of whom would/could have been big factors down the stretch and some of whom still will. If it wasn't for what he did, Urias would be part of the rotation. And there there is/was Bauer. Thankfully, Miller returns on Wednesday, although I wish that his return wasn't in Denver, but that's the way it goes. On the other hand, we have gotten great, good and in some cases surprising help from Glasnow, Paxton, Stone, Teo, Grove (now on the IL) and Banda. Taylor has been a washout and Kiké hasn't provided much help. Buehler could be rounding into form.

  11. The Dodgers will enter play on Tuesday with an 8.5-game lead in the NL West, their largest of the season.