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two weeks pass...
stever20:
Why are the Dodgers so mediocre against the bad teams? vs Mets, Marlins, Reds, Giants, and Padres they are 25-25. Vs everyone else they are 53-42.
Jeff Sullivan:
The Dodgers as a team rank 7th in baseball in winning percentage against teams that are .500 or better. They rank 17th in winning percentage against teams under .500
But then the Cardinals rank 3rd and 18th, respectively
So, for one thing, the Dodgers aren't alone in doing this. And for another, this is going to be a boring response, but I don't think there's anything to read into. The Dodgers have just been maddeningly inconsistent, and it's easiest to notice when they lose games they ought to win
The Dodgers might be 25-25 against those five teams you named, but they've also outscored those teams 228-180
Fold in some luck and better clutch performance and you wouldn't think anything of it
Except for the Reds part. That one just looks bad
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I had to look up the details to jog my memory, but I remembered a year where the Dodgers (playing a nothing game) blew out the Giants in the final game of the season, costing them a playoff spot, and one of the Giants, extremely upset, vowed revenge. Looks like it was '93, which would make sense: that was the year the Giants lost the last pre-wild-card race to the Braves, with both teams winning 100+. The Dodgers won the game 12-1.
Today would have been a good time for payback, but they're getting blown out even worse.
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 September 2018 21:24 (five years ago) link
three months pass...
Does anyone here watch Terrace House? Kenta Maeda was a guest panelist on today's episode and he said that ALL of the Dodgers upper management and many of the players are huge fans. He was pretty funny, it was nice to see him enjoying the off-season.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 04:43 (five years ago) link