Here is Arte saying Arte things. I gather he intends to have the Angels make the postseason in 2025. He used that word competitive again. It looks like this is just a more elaborate write up of the speech we linked about last week.
The Dodgers won their first NLCS game against the Mets. The Guardians versus Yankees game 1 is this afternoon at 4:30 P.M. California time.
Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone will probably miss all of 2025 due to his recent shoulder surgery. For Julian Aguiar of the Reds, it’s Tommy John surgery keeping him off the mound next year.
Here is a ranking of the teams in the Arizona Fall League.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
Personally, Joe Davis blows because he is so obviously a Dodgers homer; he’s as overrated as Joe Buck was. And John Smoltz is about as bad as it gets: total, constant worthless verborrhea. No insight at all and dumb as all get-out. I can’t believe how bad this dipshit is.
OTOH, Brian Anderson and Jeff Francoeur called the ALCS: really good. Anderson is underrated. He knows the game, is witty, and knows how to work TV.
This is how you play a bullpen game Padres! You had it right there at the palm of your hand, at your home stadium!
WOW WOW WOW latrines lose!!!
go Cleveland! Scary 1st but still 0-0
Unless Arte sells the team to LIV, then we can’t really compete.
It’s a best of 5 series now!!
Mets win!!!!
Oh boy, Dodgers headed towards a loss.
Domestic violence victims are going to flood the greater LA area hospital ERs tonight.
It’s to D@mn early to say go Dodgers, for me because I can’t stand the Mets, though not as bad as the Braves, Asstros or Yankees.
I will definitely go on the record with a “Go
IndiansGuardians!”Well, hey, some days you eat the bear and some dayz the bear eatz you 😮
Dodgers fans are terrible people.
huge double play
why stop at ’26 when we know that this team will be even deeper in ’27. then deeper in ’28. Max depth in ’29? Nope. ’30. only to be superseded by the depth of ’31.
’32’s gonna surpass any of the great Yankee teams of the 1920s & 30’s
My sharona getting hit hard today.
6-0 Mets!!
1-0 Mets. I have such mixed feelings on this. Go Cleveland, is all I can say
You have made the morally correct choice. God bless you.
signed a one yr last year with the cats for $14M
when will it all end?
😡 😥
I agree, I believe it has been awhile since Cleveland has won world series. They are my sentimental favorite. Can’t say I know too much about the current team though
You all know I hate the Evil Blue Empire of the Latrine as much as any of you. My credentials are well supported over the years. At this point, I must confess I am actually wanting The Blue to win it all. The only reason is I don’t want Shohei to bear the label Greatest Player Without A Ring. Regretfully, that is probably going to be Trouty’s legacy. The perpetrator of the single greatest game in baseball history deserves a World Series win.
I’m kinda there myself. I hate the Dodgers and always have. But I do respect Ohtani immensely and he deserves to win a Championship regardless if he left the Angels for that purpose. If I was that talented and in the prime of my career I think I would have done the same. You can dislike the Dodgers and still root for Ohtani.
All of that said, Go Cleveland!!
The graphic on Ohtani’s RISP average that they displayed during last night’s game was incredible. I can’t locate it online but it was something like 17 for his last 22 and then he got another hit.
Funny. Shohei told me he’s never heard of you and doesn’t give a shit if you have another happy moment for the rest of your life.
that’s what he said about Ippei.
No. I don’t give a shit who plays for the Toilets. I wondered who I could possibly root for in 2017, as both teams are abhorrent. Turned out, besides all of the heartache that the Roid Suck have brought to me as a fan, I rooted for the Turds to lose.
I believe that in 2017, I was rooting for the Giant Meteor.
Arte: “I expect the team to be competitive in 2025″ [Paraphrased]
Inigo Montoya: “I don’t think that word means what you think it means.”
I was going to say he just cut and pasted last year’s comments. I figured one day he would forget to change the date.
But this comment is a masterpiece.
Translation:
Be a sucker and buy season tickets.
https://i.imgur.com/8GJIJcP_d.webp?maxwidth=520&shape=thumb&fidelity=high
Losing 2 out of 3 games per series with one of them being close.
Thanks for nothing Padres!
At this point in the playoffs, I’m at a bit of a loss on who to root for. I really wanted to see the Padres win that crucial fifth game, but it wasn’t in the cards. I’ve been hearing that the Dodgers believed Yamamoto was tipping his pitches in the game where he gave up five runs. And, of course, with all their resources, they seemed to have fixed that issue, which just highlights how the Dodgers continue to be a dominant force despite only winning it all in the shortened COVID season. It’s wild how the big money teams can afford to make some bad signings and still minimize the damage.
But I’ll admit, while I’ve growing tired of Dodgers fans. The Ron Burgundy “F you, San Diego” clips are hilarious, but that’s about the only bright spot. As for the playoff picture, I could see myself backing either Cleveland or the Mets. Still, the looming possibility of another Yankees-Dodgers matchup makes my heart sink. Growing up, I hated the Yankees, and the heartbreak of the Dodgers’ losses in ’77 and ’78 still stings. Hard to believe but true. Sure, it might be satisfying to watch the Dodgers avenge those losses, but the idea of enduring the noise from Dodgers fans just feels unbearable right now.
While I respect the class that guys like Ohtani, Betts, and Freeman bring to the game, it’s not enough to overcome the constant noise from their fans. I just can’t get fully behind Cleveland or the Mets either, beyond wanting to see the Yankees fail.
But here’s the beauty of baseball: your team finds you. Last night, it was the Mets. Today? Any team that faces off against the Yankees. And that’s why we love the game—it’s unpredictable, emotional, and always manages to bring you back to where your heart belongs, even when you’re not sure who that might be.
The Padres gave the Dodgers a wake up call, they look much different against the Mets. Despite the severity of my dislike of the Dodgers, I don’t think the three other teams can beat them in a seven game series.
So my baseball season is officially over and I’m ready for College Basketball.
That’s what it looks like to me also, a year of listening to Doyer Fans or worse, since the Doyers like to implode in the post season, the MFY’s winning it all.
If the Dodgers do lose in a seven-game series, Roberts will just complain again about how many games there were.
I haven’t lived in SoCal for three decades and increasingly find myself pulling for the Dodgers in these series despite my dislike of their media coverage and fans while I was growing up. Ohtani, Freemen (Go Vanguards!), Betts, Dave Roberts and several others are class acts that any team would love to have.
If the uniforms were changed we wouldn’t most of us love to have their team and organizational approach?
Now the Yankees on the other hand can burn to ground for all I care. Their fans invading SoCal and the arrogance they brought to the Big A are still burned into my memories.
Oops Freeman
Ha ha! The spice must flow.
Tried watching part two last week on a plane and only got halfway through. Left me wondering if it’s worth watching the rest.
Freemen is also incorrect, it’s “Fremen”.
And it’s autumn, so the PUMPKIN spice must flow.
In my 50 years as a baseball fan, I don’t think I’ve seen an organization run as well as the Dodgers have been for the past 14 years. The closest comparison I can think of is the Braves of the 90s, who were consistently dominant yet, like the Dodgers, only managed to win a single World Series during that stretch. If the Wild Card expansions hadn’t come into play, I believe the Dodgers could’ve realistically won 4-6 championships in this era.
One of the main reasons I’ve always hated the Yankees is that they had more money to spend than anyone else, and I’m starting to feel the same way about the Dodgers. The difference now is that the Dodgers have actually eclipsed the Yankees in terms of spending power and, annoyingly, they spend it wisely. You can’t help but respect how smart they’ve been in building their team, even if it stings as a rival fan.
Meanwhile, my beloved Angels seem to be stuck signing the likes of Rendon and other players who looked great on billboards but haven’t lived up to their contracts on the field. The contrast between the two franchises couldn’t be more frustrating.
All good points. It is frustrating when your team lacks the flexibility to make a bad decision. The Dodgers and the Yankees have both made some poor trades and FA signings but can spend their way out or utilize prospect capital to get things corrected.
I do see the Dodgers consistently chasing high character players.
We do have the freedom to overcome bad signings, just not $40M ones like Rendon, who aren’t just not as good as they used to be, but they’re not even replacement level. And our owner, for better or worse, runs his club like a business and not a toy or for prestige. With a team that was competing for the World Series annually, Arte could overcome the Redon contract but that requires risks that investment that are not in Arte’s plan..
Run well? BS! You guys kill me. On the position player side, the only difference between the Dodgers, Yankees etc. and everyone else is money. Need a player, just go out and sign the best one available. When that one burns out, just buy another one. Pitching is a little harder because they burn out faster! But the same approach applies. Name another business where this approach works long term.
For better or worse, this is exactly what tech companies like Google and Microsoft do and have been doing for years.
Winning the WS is very very tough. Even for great teams like the 90s Braves.
Cards, Yanks, Houston – all are equal if not better
Dodgers? Top of line is Ohtani-Betts-Freeman-Tesocar_Flaherty – best team money can buy!
Houston for sure. And they continue to do it with different players except for Altuve and Bregman. And they don’t spend like the Yankees and Dodgers.
Right. It’s like Jerry Seinfeld said. You are rooting for laundry.
Reggie Jackson going yard thrice was pretty good in 1977
It is to their credit, that players like Jackson and Mantle continued to perform when the regular season ended.
I know but I was young, and it hurt my feelings. I didn’t cry though. It’s baseball.
Yamamoto… “And, of course, with all their resources, they seemed to have fixed that issue”
Coaches? Film? That’s something we should have
I don’t think Dad wants us to have nice things.
The simple choice as always – Go American League – has been complicated
– Miss UCD started dating Grimace
Despite it all Mike Trout is still the guy that you don’t want to miss any of his at bats!!
We have seen more of him opening baseball cards than playing baseball over the last 5 years. Why do you expect that to change as his body ages and continues to break down?
He was running the bases like crazy last year and guess what happened. Hopefully he has a better understanding of his physical limitations next year and prioritizes staying injury free. I’d be happy with a full season of 25+ HR and 250 average at this point.
😂😂😂😂 good luck w that. We will be lucky to get 60 games a year with him in the lineup.
So many games off greatly reduce wear and tear on the body-Just sayin’….
Unicorn 🦄 poo
At this point, to be competitive, we need eight Mike Trouts just to make the wild card, and I’m not sure that would do it since he can’t pitch.
You never know what MNT might be working on…an out pitch!!
An out-of-the-lineup pitch.
hey-ohhh
2019 was his last great season.
5 yrs ago dude……everybody back at the old place wanted me tared and feathered for being against it.. If we could move on, then we should!!!!!