My only complaint is Betts would have been my MVP.
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Iâm agnostic about moneyball and donât really care if teams use it or not. I do sympathize with a pitcher whoâs striking out batter after batter and gets pulled in the 6th inning because thatâs what the numbers say should happen. But heâs getting paid lots of money and if the team management thinks stats should rule, thatâs OK with me. Besides, as a Dodgers fan I was happy to see Snell leave the field. 
Sadly, because baseball has no salary cap, you either pony up the $ or youâre doomed to lose to those who do. This began with the Yankees, spread to the Red Sox, and now is accepted as the price of winning. It takes a lot of the magic out of MLB, but this time it worked for my team so I am enjoying it.
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Sad, true and funny all at once, Did anyone else notice that Betts & his wife looked maybe a bit⌠worried in the post game?
I thought that was a bit off⌠until I heard the news about Turnerâs positive.
Iâm glad they won, for all the good reasons. But the Turner positive curve ball (cough) was weird.
2020âŚ
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If he would chill I am down for my city (looking at buying a house in Pasadena or Claremont to split my time).
@LAUte and I are on the same side in Baseball (I think in all pro sports since as a child of LA I pull for Dodgers, Lakers and Rams). This may set up 2024 World Champ run:
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Thatâs not going to happen. The Rockies are going to sign him, sign exactly zero other players to support him, finish 80-82 in 4th place for 2 years, trade him for prospects and a cash payment to the other team in year 3 and he will finally go on to win a World Series in Seattle.
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This is so spot-on to how Monfort runs that team.
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Theyâd sell out every good weather home game for people to come see Ohtani and make big bank and sell lots of condos. Itâs perfect.
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The Sho Show will likely sign with a team with a track record of winning.
If the Yankees werenât so over the luxury tax cap, they might make a run at him. Same for the Saux.
Chicago, like the Angels has been too erratic a team to make a move signing there.
The RockiesâŚthough Coors Canaveral is a hitterâs park, itâs sucks to be a pitcher in a hitterâs park. You can add the Giants to that list, too.
The Braves have a park and a team that would be worth signing with, if they are interested.
Houston and Texas�??
SeattleâŚAsian American friendly place, but the ballpark is another hitterâs park.
Hate to say it, but even if he decides to leave money on the table to help the team, the Los Doyers are probably the best fit for him to achieve a ring.
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Maybe he can lift the curse.
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Ohtani is going to be 30, weâre not sure he can pitch again (although these elbow tendon surgeries are like a mark of heroism for todayâs pitchers), and heâs surly with the press. Iâm not sure heâs worth $600 million. But if the Dodgers want him, Iâll be ecstatic.
Donât forget about the singles bar in the outfield, that seems to be a real draw and profit center.
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Donât forget that, though not at the scale of the Giantâs park, Dodger stadium has historically been one of the best pitchers park around.
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Is that the Kershaw curse?
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Itâs beyond that. Clayton is simply the Dodger who is most vulnerable to the curse.
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