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PilotMan · 11-09-2017, 09:31 AM

September Recap

Hey, here we are again. The end of September, in the thick of the playoff race and on the verge of another NL West title. I really didn't think we'd be here and when Rickey went down the hopes pretty much left the building. However, LA put up a record 16-11 record in the month and this is the 3^rd straight month with a winning record, and 5 games above .500. The record on the year is 94-65.

The offense kept it's run going. LA is the best hitting team in the NL, and 2^nd or 3^rd in every other category. Tom Byers. Yep, Tom Byers might be the reason. The old, rookie came up from AAA and got his first career hit and then some. He batted .393/.471/.590 in 19 starts in September. He worked 9 walks and only struck out 3 times. Being a hard out carried this team, when Rickey went down with back problems. It was a great surprise. LA got more good stuff out of more than just Byers though. Fred Lynn was an animal, hitting .325/.429/.723 with 10 HR's for the month. Inky hit 7 and won NL rookie of the month for the second month in a row. The only person who really didn't hit in September was Scioscia. Coming off the injury, he hit .222/.269/.302 and couldn't seem to get anyone out behind the plate. Even Surhoff hit .340. It was a great hitting month.

LA's pitching was up and down. Kelly Downs continued his ascension in the rotation, going 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. John Denny also went 4-1, posted a 2.19 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The bullpen finally got good work from Don Robinson (4S, 1.93 ERA), Pena (2S, 0.75 ERA) did most of the heavy lifting, throwing over 21 innings between them. There were some bad performances too. Tanana, despite going 2-0 had a 5.14 ERA, and the 3 rookies DelRosario (14.29), Cunningham (12.46) and Montalvo (54.00) did not make anyone think fondly on the future.

There are 5 games left. Houston is hanging on, but even if we win, LA will have the worst record of any of the division winners. There are 3 teams in the AL West that will finish with better records then the Dodgers. The Mets have (almost completely) locked up homefield in the NL. We finish with a game against the Giants and then 3 against the Padres. The Astros have 1 against the Braves, then they go home to finish against the Reds. I like our chances. We really need the Reds to take at least 1 from Houston and then we need to grab at least 1 or 2 of our next 4 and we'll do it.

The team is keeping a close eye on Rickey. He's starting some light training and he's eligible to come off the DL. The team isn't saying much, but he might be available for the NLCS, or he might not. It's about 50/50.

11-09-2017, 09:31 AM	#133
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	September Recap Hey, here we are again. The end of September, in the thick of the playoff race and on the verge of another NL West title. I really didn't think we'd be here and when Rickey went down the hopes pretty much left the building. However, LA put up a record 16-11 record in the month and this is the 3^rd straight month with a winning record, and 5 games above .500. The record on the year is 94-65. The offense kept it's run going. LA is the best hitting team in the NL, and 2^nd or 3^rd in every other category. Tom Byers. Yep, Tom Byers might be the reason. The old, rookie came up from AAA and got his first career hit and then some. He batted .393/.471/.590 in 19 starts in September. He worked 9 walks and only struck out 3 times. Being a hard out carried this team, when Rickey went down with back problems. It was a great surprise. LA got more good stuff out of more than just Byers though. Fred Lynn was an animal, hitting .325/.429/.723 with 10 HR's for the month. Inky hit 7 and won NL rookie of the month for the second month in a row. The only person who really didn't hit in September was Scioscia. Coming off the injury, he hit .222/.269/.302 and couldn't seem to get anyone out behind the plate. Even Surhoff hit .340. It was a great hitting month. LA's pitching was up and down. Kelly Downs continued his ascension in the rotation, going 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. John Denny also went 4-1, posted a 2.19 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The bullpen finally got good work from Don Robinson (4S, 1.93 ERA), Pena (2S, 0.75 ERA) did most of the heavy lifting, throwing over 21 innings between them. There were some bad performances too. Tanana, despite going 2-0 had a 5.14 ERA, and the 3 rookies DelRosario (14.29), Cunningham (12.46) and Montalvo (54.00) did not make anyone think fondly on the future. There are 5 games left. Houston is hanging on, but even if we win, LA will have the worst record of any of the division winners. There are 3 teams in the AL West that will finish with better records then the Dodgers. The Mets have (almost completely) locked up homefield in the NL. We finish with a game against the Giants and then 3 against the Padres. The Astros have 1 against the Braves, then they go home to finish against the Reds. I like our chances. We really need the Reds to take at least 1 from Houston and then we need to grab at least 1 or 2 of our next 4 and we'll do it. The team is keeping a close eye on Rickey. He's starting some light training and he's eligible to come off the DL. The team isn't saying much, but he might be available for the NLCS, or he might not. It's about 50/50. __________________ 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