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PilotMan · 12-11-2020, 08:39 PM

Boy that took a long time to get to. Just got playing other stuff. Without further ado, it's the break.

1993 All Star Break and mid season review

Let me start as a fan by saying that the only even semi-interesting thing that has been good for a Dodgers fan this year has been the All Star Future's game. LA had 4 of 9 starters on the NL roster. Raul Rodarte, Bobby Abreu, Scott Rolen and Richard Hildalgo were all featured with Rolen and Hidalgo both getting two hits each, while Rodarte struck out 4 times.

No LA players were selected for the All Star game. Kind of sad, but we deserve it. Of course, former Dodger, Ken Caminti is blasting the ball in NY for the Mets, made the All Star team and is starting at third after posting a slash line of .352/.388/.547 with 12 HRs. He would have been a huge part of our offense. Certainly would be better than his replacement Steve Buschele.

So let's take a look where LA is at this point in the year. For a team that was expected to finish at least somewhat close to .500, this isn't it. Last place in the West, 31-55, and 24.5 games behind the West leading Houston Astros. Even the expansion Rockies are ahead of us by 4 games.

The biggest issue with LA has been the offense. Currently last in the NL in every single offensive category. Every. Single. One. Except steals, and we lead in that. Imagine if we had some guys who could actually get on base! Rickey Henderson leads all with 28, followed by Denny Hocking and Darren Lewis with 21 each. Poor Fred McGriff has had to steal so much he's already got a career high 8 halfway through the season (he's only been caught once; loving those double steals!)

Where the hitting is, there is no way the pitching can do anything. The team is 8th in runs against, and the starters are 5th in the NL with a 3.69. Meanwhile, the bullpen is god awful, 12th with a 5.51 ERA. The defense is helping out well enough, FIP is 10th, and def efficiency and Zone Ratings are 5th.

Of the guys who are hitting (we use that term loosely around here), it's the currently injured Rickey Henderson leading the way. That's not a shocker, he was having a pretty decent season so far. He's slashing .280/.399/.383 with a 111 OPS+ and all his steals. His power is way under last season though, as he only has 4 on the year (he's been double digits the last 3). Next up is The Crime Dog, Fred McGriff. What a terrible start for a player with such high hopes. Slashing .252/.332/.420 with a team high 14 HR's and an OPS+ of 100 his career OPS+ is 149. He's well on pace for the worst season of his career. There's young prospect Carl Everett (.272/.322/.404; 93); Denny Hocking (.260/.321/.366; 83) and Darren Lewis (.266/.303/.348; 74) and it goes down hill from there. We won't even talk about how bad Daryl Boston, Steve Buschele or Lee Stevens are doing. This team sucks.

The pitching staff has been not awful, until you get to the bullpen, and then it depends on what day. With so little run support it's hard to imagine anyone doing anything good, but shock of shocks, that Rene Arocha leads the team with a 9-9 record; 125 IP, a 3.74 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 118 ERA+. Next guy up is high prospect Pat Rapp (3-11; 3.55, 114 IP, 1.35 WHIP and 124 ERA+). Peter Chapin (2-4; 3.39, 98.1; 1.26 and 130) is having the best year of his career despite his 2.3 RS/G. Rapp leads with 13 QS, and Arocha and Chapin are tied with 12 each. Andy Pettitte is getting 3.4 RS/G to lead the team, while poor Don Robinson is only getting 2.0.

The Bullpen. Good grief, it's bad. Losing closer Bob Patterson didn't hurt that bad. Patterson has blown 4 saves, and even though he's been better lately, his 6.86 ERA isn't charming anyone. Of the bullpen, it's been Tom Bolton getting the most work. He's pitched in 27 games, 36 innings, has a 6.00 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP and .248 avg. We'll bypass most of the pen. These guys are struggling. But there has been one bright and shining spot and that is the development of Sergio Del Rosario. Del Rosario has even gotten a couple starts out of the pen, but he's been the most reliable and dominant. Known for having some control issues he has only 5 walks against his 35 K's. His 3.64 ERA is best in the pen and so is his 0.98 WHIP. It's unknown if he's going to be the next starter, or closer. His problem is, and always will be his reliability. He's missed a month this year already with back and arm issues.

That brings us to injuries, and it sure feels like LA has dealt with more than our fair share. Rickey should be back in a couple weeks, and so should back end bullpen guy, Jose Cleto. Old guy Bobby Castillo will be back too, but not sure we're missing him that much.

It's going to be a long second half in LA. This team isn't going to make any waves, and I don't expect any major moves one way or the other. We need to see the guys we have start to do something like hit! I think there is more talent here, and they are just underperforming. It's the curse of LA.

Juan Gonzalez (KC) beat out Reds slugger Jose Canseco to win the HR Derby.

The All Star game was even held in LA. What a disgrace. The NL All Stars came from behind 4-0 to take home a 7-5 win. David Justice hit a double and a HR. The AL saddled Rod Beck with the loss and all seven runs.

Looking at the overall picture in ML baseball here's what we see.

The NL West is a two team race between the Astros and Braves who are 4.5 back. No other team is above .500.

The NL East is lead by the Mets and Phillies who are tied for the lead. The Pirates in 3rd are 10 games back.

In the AL West it tighter. The White Sox lead by 3.5 over the Twins, 4.5 over the Rangers, and even the last place Royals are only 11 back.

The AL East features the best team in baseball. It's the New York Yankees. Their 61-26 record and 14.5 game lead over the Orioles (?!) should keep them the AL East Champs this year. Carlos Baerga is hitting .411 at the break. John Olerun is hitting .395 and as a team they are hitting .295. They are a modern day baseball team. One other interesting thing is the bullpen in NY. It's all old guys who have been there and done that. Rodger McDowell (32), Jeff Reardon (37), Lee Smith (35), Randy Myers (30), Jeff Montgomery (31), and Storm Davis (31).

The Dodgers are tied with the Expos for the worst record in baseball. I am so ready to turn the page.

12-11-2020, 08:39 PM	#237
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Boy that took a long time to get to. Just got playing other stuff. Without further ado, it's the break. 1993 All Star Break and mid season review Let me start as a fan by saying that the only even semi-interesting thing that has been good for a Dodgers fan this year has been the All Star Future's game. LA had 4 of 9 starters on the NL roster. Raul Rodarte, Bobby Abreu, Scott Rolen and Richard Hildalgo were all featured with Rolen and Hidalgo both getting two hits each, while Rodarte struck out 4 times. No LA players were selected for the All Star game. Kind of sad, but we deserve it. Of course, former Dodger, Ken Caminti is blasting the ball in NY for the Mets, made the All Star team and is starting at third after posting a slash line of .352/.388/.547 with 12 HRs. He would have been a huge part of our offense. Certainly would be better than his replacement Steve Buschele. So let's take a look where LA is at this point in the year. For a team that was expected to finish at least somewhat close to .500, this isn't it. Last place in the West, 31-55, and 24.5 games behind the West leading Houston Astros. Even the expansion Rockies are ahead of us by 4 games. The biggest issue with LA has been the offense. Currently last in the NL in every single offensive category. Every. Single. One. Except steals, and we lead in that. Imagine if we had some guys who could actually get on base! Rickey Henderson leads all with 28, followed by Denny Hocking and Darren Lewis with 21 each. Poor Fred McGriff has had to steal so much he's already got a career high 8 halfway through the season (he's only been caught once; loving those double steals!) Where the hitting is, there is no way the pitching can do anything. The team is 8th in runs against, and the starters are 5th in the NL with a 3.69. Meanwhile, the bullpen is god awful, 12th with a 5.51 ERA. The defense is helping out well enough, FIP is 10th, and def efficiency and Zone Ratings are 5th. Of the guys who are hitting (we use that term loosely around here), it's the currently injured Rickey Henderson leading the way. That's not a shocker, he was having a pretty decent season so far. He's slashing .280/.399/.383 with a 111 OPS+ and all his steals. His power is way under last season though, as he only has 4 on the year (he's been double digits the last 3). Next up is The Crime Dog, Fred McGriff. What a terrible start for a player with such high hopes. Slashing .252/.332/.420 with a team high 14 HR's and an OPS+ of 100 his career OPS+ is 149. He's well on pace for the worst season of his career. There's young prospect Carl Everett (.272/.322/.404; 93); Denny Hocking (.260/.321/.366; 83) and Darren Lewis (.266/.303/.348; 74) and it goes down hill from there. We won't even talk about how bad Daryl Boston, Steve Buschele or Lee Stevens are doing. This team sucks. The pitching staff has been not awful, until you get to the bullpen, and then it depends on what day. With so little run support it's hard to imagine anyone doing anything good, but shock of shocks, that Rene Arocha leads the team with a 9-9 record; 125 IP, a 3.74 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 118 ERA+. Next guy up is high prospect Pat Rapp (3-11; 3.55, 114 IP, 1.35 WHIP and 124 ERA+). Peter Chapin (2-4; 3.39, 98.1; 1.26 and 130) is having the best year of his career despite his 2.3 RS/G. Rapp leads with 13 QS, and Arocha and Chapin are tied with 12 each. Andy Pettitte is getting 3.4 RS/G to lead the team, while poor Don Robinson is only getting 2.0. The Bullpen. Good grief, it's bad. Losing closer Bob Patterson didn't hurt that bad. Patterson has blown 4 saves, and even though he's been better lately, his 6.86 ERA isn't charming anyone. Of the bullpen, it's been Tom Bolton getting the most work. He's pitched in 27 games, 36 innings, has a 6.00 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP and .248 avg. We'll bypass most of the pen. These guys are struggling. But there has been one bright and shining spot and that is the development of Sergio Del Rosario. Del Rosario has even gotten a couple starts out of the pen, but he's been the most reliable and dominant. Known for having some control issues he has only 5 walks against his 35 K's. His 3.64 ERA is best in the pen and so is his 0.98 WHIP. It's unknown if he's going to be the next starter, or closer. His problem is, and always will be his reliability. He's missed a month this year already with back and arm issues. That brings us to injuries, and it sure feels like LA has dealt with more than our fair share. Rickey should be back in a couple weeks, and so should back end bullpen guy, Jose Cleto. Old guy Bobby Castillo will be back too, but not sure we're missing him that much. It's going to be a long second half in LA. This team isn't going to make any waves, and I don't expect any major moves one way or the other. We need to see the guys we have start to do something like hit! I think there is more talent here, and they are just underperforming. It's the curse of LA. Juan Gonzalez (KC) beat out Reds slugger Jose Canseco to win the HR Derby. The All Star game was even held in LA. What a disgrace. The NL All Stars came from behind 4-0 to take home a 7-5 win. David Justice hit a double and a HR. The AL saddled Rod Beck with the loss and all seven runs. Looking at the overall picture in ML baseball here's what we see. The NL West is a two team race between the Astros and Braves who are 4.5 back. No other team is above .500. The NL East is lead by the Mets and Phillies who are tied for the lead. The Pirates in 3rd are 10 games back. In the AL West it tighter. The White Sox lead by 3.5 over the Twins, 4.5 over the Rangers, and even the last place Royals are only 11 back. The AL East features the best team in baseball. It's the New York Yankees. Their 61-26 record and 14.5 game lead over the Orioles (?!) should keep them the AL East Champs this year. Carlos Baerga is hitting .411 at the break. John Olerun is hitting .395 and as a team they are hitting .295. They are a modern day baseball team. One other interesting thing is the bullpen in NY. It's all old guys who have been there and done that. Rodger McDowell (32), Jeff Reardon (37), Lee Smith (35), Randy Myers (30), Jeff Montgomery (31), and Storm Davis (31). The Dodgers are tied with the Expos for the worst record in baseball. I am so ready to turn the page. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam Last edited by PilotMan : 12-11-2020 at 08:41 PM.