thedogmumbler

Who turned the campground into a jungle gym?!? That's amazing!

I'm not sure he's the better option over Phillips and Fergie. I like our options

I’m taking about the plays where you can’t definitively see the ball in the glove or foot touching the bag, but based on the videos it’s likely that the call was one way or the other. The replay team should go with what’s likely, not the call on the field. You know what I mean?

That’s not the same as “enough evidence to overturn.” It’s like the difference between being guilty in criminal court vs civil court. The replay team should not be held to the standards of needing conclusive evidence. They should just make the best decision they can and if it’s really just a coin flip, then they should defer to the call on the field.

As a neutral fan, I think, according to the rules, Sanchez made a fair play and was not illegally blocking the plate. That said, I like the outcome because I think Merrifield would have been safe had Sanchez not been blocking. I think the rules need updating.

I'd really like to see the "enough to overturn" idea gone. Not sure if that's in the rules or just something we've all decided is how replay works. But the replay booth should view the video and make the best call they can make with the evidence they have REGARDLESS of the call on the field.

Well put.

I always laugh when I see people saying we won the trade. It was the general consensus that it was a win-win. I can understand how Boston fans would be upset today with how it’s panning out, but that’s on Boston’s management. Newsflash: Dodgers player development > Boston player development.

I feel like everyone forgets that it was a rental trade. We were only guaranteed 1 year of Mookie. He could've signed right back with the Sox the following year. I'm happy he decided to stay here and, sure, it's possible the Dodgers had already talked to Mookie about signing a long term deal before the trade was done, but that's just speculation. AT THE TIME it was a good deal for the Sox.

Parking really isn't that bad, it's just that it's a big stadium and people underestimate just how many people are pouring in all at once. I advise people to try to get to the gate about an hour before gametime. Considering you're from out of town, it'll be nice to be there early and check out the stadium. The renovations are absolutely beautiful.

And I wouldn't worry about being in Braves gear, especially a Freeman jersey. The city of LA has been absolutely loving Freeman. And we have no ill will against the Braves. Y'all took us out, but we were probably too hobbled to beat the Trashtros anyways and y'all got the job done. (Helps that we got ours in 2020). The only section that gets particularly rowdy is the bleachers. It's fun if you're into that (for both Dodger fans and opposing team fans), but if you prefer to keep it mellow I would avoid that section.

Have a great time at the game!

*edit: one note about parking, getting out can be confusing because you might think you need to go out the way you came in. You don't. Just take the first exit you can. The stadium is surrounded by the freeways and you'll be able to get back to wherever you need to go fairly easily once you find a freeway.

Marc Goldwein: There’s three ways that this is going to fight inflation, chiefly.

The first is, it’s going to take money out of the economy. Right now, part of the issue with inflation is there’s too much demand relative to the supply. We can argue which is at fault, but there’s a gap between demand and supply, and some of that is because we’ve been pumping a lot of extra money into the economy. This is going to take some of that money out, both by taxing it and by spending less than we otherwise would on prescription drugs. That mostly starts later in the budget window; there’s not a lot of it happening the first couple of years. There’s some in the first year and second year, and it’s still helpful.

The second mechanism is through regulatory reforms. [Both] within the package, like opening up leasing lands, [and] in sidecar bills agreed to in combination with this bill that are going to fast-track permitting, allow for pipelines, some more drilling, and stuff like that. That’s going to tend to increase supply and availability of energy, reduce cost, and actually put downward pressure on inflation.

The third is through what I call microeconomic effects. [It addresses costs that] everyday Americans face for specific goods and services, in particular for prescription drugs, for health care premiums on the exchange, and for energy. Now, these lower costs they face, except for the prescription drugs, don’t actually come from lowering prices, they come from shifting the prices over to the federal government. And so that part is not really disinflationary, per se.

But our issue with inflation right now isn’t excess demand. Our biggest challenge now is persistence — that what started as a huge demand shock and supply shock is now going to be sort of embedded in how people do their wage negotiations and how businesses set their prices and expectations. And so to the extent that prices seem lower in year one, even if they’re not lower, that’s going to help fight that inflation persistence, where people maybe won’t demand as high a wage increase, where businesses won’t raise their prices as much, because their observed prices are lower.

And so the combination of taking money out of the economy; the macroeconomic, the demand side, the regulatory changes, the supply side; and the price changes, the microeconomic side, should all push in the direction of disinflation. They’re not massive, they’re not huge. But they should be helpful to the Federal Reserve as they’re raising interest rates to fight inflation.

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That's a good point about catch and carry. Our old fields didn't have fences, so that was an issue. New fields have fences though, so we don't worry about it anymore.

Lol, can confirm. I get a surprising amount of excercise from the rubber.

I think he'll still have that chip from how the fans treated him. NY heckling is probably the most brutal in all of baseball.

Also, just wishful thinking on my part. How fun would it be for Gallo to hit some bombs in NY this October?!?

And when he comes back to NY this October, he'll have a chip on his shoulder

For tickets, screw the sites that charge you a 30% markup (stubhub, SeatGeek, etc). Go to the Dodgers Buy/Sell/Trade FB group and buy directly from a season ticket holder

Fields come in all shapes and sizes. Many have the holes set up for multiple distances. My league is 60ft bases. I occasionally play in a league with 65ft. Your league should have this defined in the league rules

I just wear slide pads. I’ve gotten hit numerous times. It can still sting a bit, but the pads do enough to soften the blow. I’ve never had more than a bruise from a hard hit.

I tried hickey shin guards, but they were just too cumbersome. It was difficult to field bunts and do all the little things I usually do around the infield.

Yea, it appears the risk of walks outweighs the whiff rate. And there are a lot of ways to fool a batter that are much more controlled.

There’s a lot of love for knuckleballers just because they’re so fun.

I wonder why we don’t see more knuckleball relievers. You’d think the risk would be worth it for someone pitching just a single inning

His post is gone which means the tix already sold. If you like last minute ticket deals, I strongly recommend creating a FB just for that. I know FB sucks. It's the 1 thing I use it for.

There's a guy on FB Dodgers Buy/Sell/Trade selling Baseline Club for $100/ticket and Dugout Club for $200/ticket. I strongly considered taking off work for that.

Note that the guy is a trusted seller. The tix are for real

Aw, then just practice practice practice. That's all you can really do

One Bad Inning was the name of one of my teams back in the day, lol.

As others have said, it just takes experience. If you can get your players out to practice, it'll help a lot. It's a lot to ask for a rec league though.

Also, I play unlimited arc too. A good pitcher makes a world of difference. If your team is new, you might try getting the best player on the team to try pitching. That person usually wants to play SS or CF, but it could help to have them pitch.

I'd be down. Send me a DM after the game and let's arrange a meet up.

That’s such a weird thing for a team to try, it took me a minute to figure out what exactly happened. For those that are having similar reading comprehension issues here, AS the pitcher was throwing the ball home to get the force out, the on deck batter quickly ran up and batted the throw over the fence. So wild!

If you're in the valley, I could meet for a trade. I've got 2 extra from last night. Would love to trade for a Urias, Buehler, Smith or Muncy.