Last place in NL West

Is it just me or does this Dodger team look a bit lackadaisical so far this year?

I haven’t seen too many games, but the ones I have were about as exciting and team enthusiastic as watching paint dry.

It’s almost as if they think they are as good on paper as they are on the field, which I think we can all agree hasn’t been the case thus far.

And Daisybot hasn’t shown anything more than his standard “meh” face whether they’re up or down by ten runs.

The pitching has been very middle of the road with the pen already blowing a number of games.

The high powered offense of the “big three” has had its moments, but cannot seem to sustain that momentum more than a game or two.

Losses this early in the year to subpar teams like the Baby Bears, Stains and Nats may not seem to matter to some.

But when it gets to crunch time and LA is in a battle for the division or a wild card (God forbid!), those early season winnable losses will be a factor.

I have tix to all three games here in Cincy late next month and I sure as hell hope they play better here this year than last.

They were up big time in both the opener and middle game and ended up losing both. It took Kershaw on Sunday to even salvage the one series win.

And I don’t think Kersh is going to be available for this late May matchup.

C’mon, LA - start playing like “every game is YOUR World Series”.

Otherwise, it’s going to be another October of excuses from the two boobs and HUGE disappointment from the fans and owners who spent that billion.

GO DODGERS!!!

Very true. But LA’s lineup from five or six down has been a COMPLETE ZERO dating back to most, if not ALL of last years.

There has to be some adjustment there and soon, or the Dodgers are going to find themselves looking up to more than the Stains.

Taylor has gone to complete shit since he got that nice hefty overpaid contract. Rojas, Kiké, Outdoorman, Lutz - all HUGE disappointments thus far.

Heyward on the IL, but not really expecting much more from him than Maxine other than perhaps another forty or fifty points on his BA.

And what can we say about Munster that hasn’t already been said?

He’ll K a LOT, especially with RISP, hit a lot of meaningless solo HR’s and will occasionally win LA a game with his bat, while losing or costing them a few with his glove and arm.

Oh still has MUCH to prove he is worth the $700 mil he will eventually receive.

And the gambling distractions he brought with him are certainly a factor, even with his innocence.

LA has been touted as a dynasty favoured to win it all for pretty much the last decade.

It’s time they start playing like one and fulfilling that legacy.

GO DODGERS!!!

I’d 100% agree that winning two more in the next four years would definitely put LA in the “dynasty” position or conversation.

But it remains to be seen if they can pull that off and even with the teams Walter has assembled and paid more money for than any franchise in the history of the league, there are still two HUGE factors that can and will influence those titles.

Namely Roberts and Friedman. I know, I know - they cannot control players slumping at the wrong time or injuries or other factors of the game.

But their sole reliance on analytics has proven ineffective despite having arguably the best team on paper in MLB most of the last decade.

There is absolutely ZERO fire in Daisy’s game or attitude and even though Lasorda is considered by many as overrated for only winning two titles, at least we all knew he bled blue and cared more about this team than probably anything else other than pasta.

He had and showed emotion day in and day out. And let’s face it - it was harder to win a title back then than now. There were fewer teams and better players who LA was competing against.

They were in a division fight with the Reds more years than I can remember.

And while LA had Cey, Russell, Lopes and Garvey, the Reds countered with Rose, Concepcion, Morgan and Perez.

I still bleed blue with the best of them, but I just don’t see them winning another title as long as the Puppetmaster and his protégé are pulling the strings.

I was never a fan of the hire and nine years has not changed that.

Look at a guy like Bochy. Took the Stains to their only WS, won three in SF and turned around and got Texas their first title in franchise history.

He obviously has a good deal more time on the job than Roberts, but he’s also learned what does and doesn’t work to win titles.

Daisy is said to be a well liked “players” manager, but you know what they say about nice guys and where they finish.

Free agency and the money even mediocre players make these days has turned most of them into elitist prima donnas who care more about their bank accounts than the game itself.

Guys like Sparky Anderson, Lou Pinella, Whitey Herzog (RIP) - they’d be considered dinosaurs these days.

But they certainly know how and when to motivate and get the best out of their players at the right times.

It’s a shame the way the game has changed over the last few decades.

But like everything else, it’s all about that mighty dollar that has and will continue to turn it into something we may not even recognize.

GO DODGERS!!!

Billy Sheehan underwent surgery and is done for the year. Another pitcher expected to contribute this year is toast.

Shitty Reds do a number to LA, as expected. Avoided shut out, but still lost to a very bad team.

Couldn’t get De La Cruz out and he ran on them ALL night. Took a perfect throw from Barnes to finally gun him down at second.

Guessing he’ll take four out of five steals every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

LA better find a way to keep him off the bases or they very easily could go 1 - 6 against the Reds in the next two weeks instead of the other way around.

GO DODGERS!!!

Same reason they ALWAYS do - shitty doctors and diagnoses.

Remember when they tried to fix Billingsley with plaetlets for over a year? And then ended up doing the surgery he should have had? Dude had SO much potential and never was the same.

Seems like I remember them waiting for surgery on both Buehler and May and probably even Kershaw more than once.

And Train Wreck. Worst physician staff in the league.

GO DODGERS!!!

When is Kelly due back, to bean him?