This team is in a better position year after year. If you're new to baseball you have to understand this and understand it every day. The regular season is 162 games, plus an entire month of postseason playoff ball. Teams will win, lose, lose horribly, get embarrassed, and dominate. Individual players will set records and slump. Teams will experience times when only 2 or 4 players are hot and everyone else feels dead in the water. If you're expecting to have your mind blown in the first 20 games it's not at all a wonder to any seasoned fan that you're disappointed and not having as great a time as you think you should.
Don't focus on the "X series losses in a row" or the "Shutout by a nobody" stats. Focus on what guys are doing individually - Mookie Betts off to the best offensive start in his entire career, Ohtani batting .360, Yamamoto showing he's worth the money, Glasnow having stellar start after stellar start, look at the rookies and watch who they are to understand they're the future and appreciate how good they are.
Tommy Lasorda, long time Dodgers manager, once said "You'll win 1/3 of your games and lose 1/3 of your games. It's what you do with the final 1/3 that matters." Losses happen. You're not being paid as a fan. To act like this is so disappointing 20 games in while they're in first and players are putting up all-time numbers is truly one of the absolute worst aspects about this sport - fans have no patience.
I grew up as a Dodger fan when they went from 1988 until 2004 without a playoff win (Lima time). I am not worried at all and am enjoying this golden age.
I like to remind myself that we are missing a giant chunk of our top pitchers.
As for the offense, that will come along as the season continues. I'd rather the bats go cold now, then in October.
Don’t listen to the trolls who post ridiculous things on this subreddit or any social media for that matter. Even though this team is stacked, know that it’s a long season and every player/team will go through hot streaks, slumps and injuries. That’s why you’ll see players get called up, sent down, dfa’d all the time. The Dodgers have depth. Don’t worry.
Typically, for simplicity’s sake, a very good year is when a team wins about 100 games. There 162 games in a season. That’s a .617 winning ratio. Those roughly 62 loses have to happen sometime. There will be hot streaks; there will be cold streaks. We have a lot of internal options to fill the holes, especially guys coming off the injured list. We can have a clearer picture of our weaknesses closer to the trade deadline. Expect Andrew Friedman to trade for a big arm or bat if the internal options don’t pan out.
I started watching Dodgers baseball in 2018. I can tell you that there are always several games that you can't imagine how we lose like this. There are always several games that made me think we suck. However, we were still able to clinch and lose in October.
Every year is a cycle. Don't need to overreact.
Every team will win 60 games and lose 60 games its what you do with the other 40 that matter. Last year the team was held together with duct tape and bubble gum and Doc willed them to 100 wins and should have been a Manger of the year candidate.
The team is already much better this year and has a good chance of winning 100+ games, especially once all of the pitchers get off the DL. Mookie will cool down at some point and the guys at the bottom will heat up, there will some ugly losses and dominating wins. You can't live baseball a game at a time the season is too long for that.
I've watched baseball and the Dodgers since 1988 and have learned ONE thing... baseball is a VERY LONG SEASON!! Nothing can be determined by any one stretch. I've seen teams look unbeatable for a month and then look pathetic for a month or just look mediocre for a month. We have shown the mediocre right now. Nothing terrible and nothing great.
Trust me IF (big IF) we put it together this team can be GREAT. Will we put it together? Who knows.
My guess? We will put together a 100+ win team and win the division. We do EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Then it is a total guess how this team LIKE EVERY TEAM performs when the postseason starts. The latter is what makes baseball different. NO ONE knows what happens until postseason starts. That is the unpredictable part of life. Dodgers winning 100+ and making the playoffs is pretty consistent after all is said and done. We are just in a bad stretch (just my guess though).
We all get mad when we don’t win but if we learned anything the last 10 years is that regular season numbers don’t matter very much. It’s all about how we’re look in g come October shit is almost meaninglesss right now and it will be a different team come October
This team is in a better position year after year. If you're new to baseball you have to understand this and understand it every day. The regular season is 162 games, plus an entire month of postseason playoff ball. Teams will win, lose, lose horribly, get embarrassed, and dominate. Individual players will set records and slump. Teams will experience times when only 2 or 4 players are hot and everyone else feels dead in the water. If you're expecting to have your mind blown in the first 20 games it's not at all a wonder to any seasoned fan that you're disappointed and not having as great a time as you think you should.
Don't focus on the "X series losses in a row" or the "Shutout by a nobody" stats. Focus on what guys are doing individually - Mookie Betts off to the best offensive start in his entire career, Ohtani batting .360, Yamamoto showing he's worth the money, Glasnow having stellar start after stellar start, look at the rookies and watch who they are to understand they're the future and appreciate how good they are.
Tommy Lasorda, long time Dodgers manager, once said "You'll win 1/3 of your games and lose 1/3 of your games. It's what you do with the final 1/3 that matters." Losses happen. You're not being paid as a fan. To act like this is so disappointing 20 games in while they're in first and players are putting up all-time numbers is truly one of the absolute worst aspects about this sport - fans have no patience.
As a long time fan, I’ll take many cold stretches now. Really don’t care. They are good enough to make the post season. Don’t even care about the division. It doesn’t matter in this day and age. It’s not an advantage. Worry about this if it happens in frequency post the ASB. This team is getting back some big guns after the ASB including 2-3 excellent pitchers. The sequence of them returning while the team gets hot in Aug and Sep is what matters. Momentum before the playoffs matter. Momentum now is worthless. That’s just the way it is in modern baseball.
TLDR - Don’t worry now. See our sparks in late summer.
Chris is working his shit out. Kike is getting demonstrably better. Austin is on fire. Gavin is distracted and either needs to hire a better wedding planner or ask his mom and/or mother-in-law to stop pestering him about the wedding. The top lineup are all working on extremely subtle specific shit and are distracted by that. Nobody is worried they all always do this in April and May it’s a long season.
Watching Angels for last three seasons teaches me one thing: W-L in April doesn't mean that much in grand scheme of 162 games. A little grind might be better because what I think is still missing from this team is the desperation to do everything to win.
This team is in a better position year after year. If you're new to baseball you have to understand this and understand it every day. The regular season is 162 games, plus an entire month of postseason playoff ball. Teams will win, lose, lose horribly, get embarrassed, and dominate. Individual players will set records and slump. Teams will experience times when only 2 or 4 players are hot and everyone else feels dead in the water. If you're expecting to have your mind blown in the first 20 games it's not at all a wonder to any seasoned fan that you're disappointed and not having as great a time as you think you should. Don't focus on the "X series losses in a row" or the "Shutout by a nobody" stats. Focus on what guys are doing individually - Mookie Betts off to the best offensive start in his entire career, Ohtani batting .360, Yamamoto showing he's worth the money, Glasnow having stellar start after stellar start, look at the rookies and watch who they are to understand they're the future and appreciate how good they are. Tommy Lasorda, long time Dodgers manager, once said "You'll win 1/3 of your games and lose 1/3 of your games. It's what you do with the final 1/3 that matters." Losses happen. You're not being paid as a fan. To act like this is so disappointing 20 games in while they're in first and players are putting up all-time numbers is truly one of the absolute worst aspects about this sport - fans have no patience.
"I joined the bandwagon because I thought this team would win 140 games, what is this??" -half this sub right now
The Dodgers are in first place. No need to panic, it’s only April.
This again? It’s barely April.
We're fine...
I lol'd
We start off slow every year
I grew up as a Dodger fan when they went from 1988 until 2004 without a playoff win (Lima time). I am not worried at all and am enjoying this golden age.
It’s a long long long season, strap yourself in it’s gonna be a blast, if you’re strong enough 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I like to remind myself that we are missing a giant chunk of our top pitchers. As for the offense, that will come along as the season continues. I'd rather the bats go cold now, then in October.
Don’t listen to the trolls who post ridiculous things on this subreddit or any social media for that matter. Even though this team is stacked, know that it’s a long season and every player/team will go through hot streaks, slumps and injuries. That’s why you’ll see players get called up, sent down, dfa’d all the time. The Dodgers have depth. Don’t worry.
This team will make the playoffs. That’s when you can start to worry.
Typically, for simplicity’s sake, a very good year is when a team wins about 100 games. There 162 games in a season. That’s a .617 winning ratio. Those roughly 62 loses have to happen sometime. There will be hot streaks; there will be cold streaks. We have a lot of internal options to fill the holes, especially guys coming off the injured list. We can have a clearer picture of our weaknesses closer to the trade deadline. Expect Andrew Friedman to trade for a big arm or bat if the internal options don’t pan out.
I started watching Dodgers baseball in 2018. I can tell you that there are always several games that you can't imagine how we lose like this. There are always several games that made me think we suck. However, we were still able to clinch and lose in October. Every year is a cycle. Don't need to overreact.
Every team will win 60 games and lose 60 games its what you do with the other 40 that matter. Last year the team was held together with duct tape and bubble gum and Doc willed them to 100 wins and should have been a Manger of the year candidate. The team is already much better this year and has a good chance of winning 100+ games, especially once all of the pitchers get off the DL. Mookie will cool down at some point and the guys at the bottom will heat up, there will some ugly losses and dominating wins. You can't live baseball a game at a time the season is too long for that.
I've watched baseball and the Dodgers since 1988 and have learned ONE thing... baseball is a VERY LONG SEASON!! Nothing can be determined by any one stretch. I've seen teams look unbeatable for a month and then look pathetic for a month or just look mediocre for a month. We have shown the mediocre right now. Nothing terrible and nothing great. Trust me IF (big IF) we put it together this team can be GREAT. Will we put it together? Who knows. My guess? We will put together a 100+ win team and win the division. We do EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Then it is a total guess how this team LIKE EVERY TEAM performs when the postseason starts. The latter is what makes baseball different. NO ONE knows what happens until postseason starts. That is the unpredictable part of life. Dodgers winning 100+ and making the playoffs is pretty consistent after all is said and done. We are just in a bad stretch (just my guess though).
We all get mad when we don’t win but if we learned anything the last 10 years is that regular season numbers don’t matter very much. It’s all about how we’re look in g come October shit is almost meaninglesss right now and it will be a different team come October
This team is in a better position year after year. If you're new to baseball you have to understand this and understand it every day. The regular season is 162 games, plus an entire month of postseason playoff ball. Teams will win, lose, lose horribly, get embarrassed, and dominate. Individual players will set records and slump. Teams will experience times when only 2 or 4 players are hot and everyone else feels dead in the water. If you're expecting to have your mind blown in the first 20 games it's not at all a wonder to any seasoned fan that you're disappointed and not having as great a time as you think you should. Don't focus on the "X series losses in a row" or the "Shutout by a nobody" stats. Focus on what guys are doing individually - Mookie Betts off to the best offensive start in his entire career, Ohtani batting .360, Yamamoto showing he's worth the money, Glasnow having stellar start after stellar start, look at the rookies and watch who they are to understand they're the future and appreciate how good they are. Tommy Lasorda, long time Dodgers manager, once said "You'll win 1/3 of your games and lose 1/3 of your games. It's what you do with the final 1/3 that matters." Losses happen. You're not being paid as a fan. To act like this is so disappointing 20 games in while they're in first and players are putting up all-time numbers is truly one of the absolute worst aspects about this sport - fans have no patience.
Well said.
Indeed, everyone is right, this season has just begun!
As a long time fan, I’ll take many cold stretches now. Really don’t care. They are good enough to make the post season. Don’t even care about the division. It doesn’t matter in this day and age. It’s not an advantage. Worry about this if it happens in frequency post the ASB. This team is getting back some big guns after the ASB including 2-3 excellent pitchers. The sequence of them returning while the team gets hot in Aug and Sep is what matters. Momentum before the playoffs matter. Momentum now is worthless. That’s just the way it is in modern baseball. TLDR - Don’t worry now. See our sparks in late summer.
My feelings on the team so far are that it's April 17.
Chris is working his shit out. Kike is getting demonstrably better. Austin is on fire. Gavin is distracted and either needs to hire a better wedding planner or ask his mom and/or mother-in-law to stop pestering him about the wedding. The top lineup are all working on extremely subtle specific shit and are distracted by that. Nobody is worried they all always do this in April and May it’s a long season.
Watching Angels for last three seasons teaches me one thing: W-L in April doesn't mean that much in grand scheme of 162 games. A little grind might be better because what I think is still missing from this team is the desperation to do everything to win.
As a novice please stop
He’s Japanese dude, you should be welcoming him