Dodgers Dugout: Things we miss about Dodger Stadium
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and it’s time for some random thoughts.
—How bad is the NL West? The Dodgers basically played .500 ball for a couple of weeks and increased their lead in the division.
—Just like you shouldn’t get too down (this team won’t win the World Series!) when they get swept by the Reds or lose two of three to the Pirates, you shouldn’t get too up (this team will win the World Series!) when they win two of three from the Yankees. If the ice-cold hitting Dodgers show up in the postseason, they won’t win the World Series. If the hot-hitting Dodgers do, they could win it all. We won’t know anything until October.
— If history teaches us anything, it’s that Andrew Friedman won’t sit still at the trade deadline. With that, and with injured players (such as Clayton Kershaw) coming back at some point, the team on the field in the postseason will look a bit different than the current one.
—In the meantime, enjoy the ride to October. Enjoy winning two of three from the Yankees. This is supposed to be fun, isn’t it?
—People I don’t understand: Those who get tickets right behind home plate and then spend most of the game on their phone. Why do that? I think about the kid sitting in the top deck who would get the thrill of a lifetime if they were able to sit there, instead it is wasted on some doofus who doesn’t even care.
