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The Bill Shelley Memorial Farm Thread

grabarkewitz — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:07:51 -0500

Good morning all, as camp opens it is only right that we honor probably the finest authourity on the Dodgers' farm system and players therein. Bill left us recently and this little monument is just a small thank you for all the hard work he did in building up our kids.

2012 Draft

grabarkewitz — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:54:41 -0500

There have already been some mock drafts, even though the draft is some five plus months away. The names of five tool outfielder Nick Williams, lefty Brian Johnson and third baseman Richie Shaffer have been speculated as first round picks for the Dodgers. Matter of fact in one mock, four former Dodger picks are listed in the first round in Stephen Piscotty, Johnson, Shaffer and Kevin Gausman. Just another example that Logan White does know talent, Frank was just too busted to sign them.

The Music Thread: Because Baseball Sucks

Matthew — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:02:08 -0400

This is something I've been wanting to do for a while and the current music discussion on S&M finally cinched it.

The thread is pretty self-explanatory: a thread devoted to music. It's a bit off topic, yes, but given that, like the Dodgers, the music industry is another business that is dying, losing money every day, and going to crap by the minute, there are some relative parallels. We seem to have quite a bit of music-heads here, myself included, being my profession and obsession. So go at it; talk about the stuff you've listened to, look forward to, bands, artists, the industry, anything you want within the scope of music.

Go!

Dodgers 2012 Over/Under

SamAdams — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:44:33 -0500

Enter
your best guess, over or under,
for the Dodger output for the 2012 regular season. I've made some wild guesses for 2012, and you predict whether my number is over or under the
final season count. Any game that counts in the regular season (e.g., a
one-game playoff to decide a post season berth) will be included. No
prizes, just for fun.

Number of Days After Feb. 1 that sale of team is complete—85

Days After Sale is Complete Before Ned Colletti
is relieved of GM duties--30

Regular Season Wins--84

Matt Kemp Home Runs--32

Clayton Kershaw WHIP--1.05

James Loney BA--.285

Chad Billingsley ERA--3.90

Number of Games Before Caupano or Harang Land on the DL--60

Juan Uribe OPS+--77

Dee Gordon SB's--38

Dodger Stadium Paid Attendance--3,100,001

Andre Ethier OPS--.840

Kenley Jansen Saves—15

Javy Guerra Saves—15

Don Mattingly Ejections—2

Ted Lilly HR’s Allowed—25

Days on 25-man roster for Nathan Eovaldi--95

Want to play Fantasy Baseball? Post Here!

Vinsandlosses — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:16:44 -0500

Opening day is less than 2 months away!

Rather than scrambling to get a fantasy game going the day before the opener, I think we should get some of this out of the way in the next few weeks. First things first. I am happy to start the league unless someone objects or would really like to run it themselves. The league, without question, will be a custom league this year and I would like to crowdsource some information/preferences before we get started.

If you think you want to play, please comment on the following.

- Number of Teams (Let's make sure everyone who wants to join the league gets to participate).

- League Host. I'd like to stick with ESPN as we did with football, but if more people want Yahoo or CBS we could use them instead.

- Draft Date. Everyone should be able to draft live. Planning this out well in advance, we should be able to make this a fun experience.

- Keeper or Single Year. We could have a keeper league if everyone is on board with the idea, which means that each owner gets to keep a handful of his or her players from year to year.

- Types of statistics. Most leagues use traditional stats (HR, RBI, SB, AVG, Wins, Saves, Ks) but we could use Advanced stats (SLG, OBP, etc..) or some combo of the two. For what it is worth, I prefer a mix.

So, please comment below. I had a ton of fun playing Fantasy Football in the BBWC this year and think baseball could top that. In your responses please tell me what you do like, what you don't like, and suggest the best options for you (ESPN/Yahoo, Saturday draft, Sunday draft, etc..)

Thanks

The 2011-2012 Off-Season Hot Stove Thread

bigblaster — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:21:27 -0400

The Dodgers' 2011 season has come to an end. Certainly bittersweet. Now, time to decompress, watch the 8 left battle it out, and start talking about what's next for 2012. Have at and have a good winter!

Spam & Mullets: The Return of the BAM???

bigblaster — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:43:30 -0400

As I noted in "BAM Almighty", that thread had gotten so large that, at least for the time being, the new digs couldn't handle opening it. So, I am starting it over with this one. Why "The Return of the BAM???" Because, given that we no longer have whisper function, the post count per page might be more consistant, meaning that the BAM might be back!

For those not aware of that particular time-waster, some of the original S&Mers, most notably Foxxy, Azul and Oscar, would try to be the first to post on each new page and, if successful, would post "BAM!" It then became a combination of individual accolades ('zul became the undisputed King of BAMs) and a grudge match between the ladies (the "Cooties") and the guys (or "Icky Boyz") The grudge was generally felt by the Cooties as the Ickys pretty much cleaned their clocks in BAMs over time.

Anyway, no multiple postings to get to the bottom. Rude photos to declare your BAM supremacy are not only allowed, they are damned near de rigueur.

If it turns out nobody is interested in any of this silliness anymore (after all, our best and most prolific bammers have blown us off) or it turns out the new digs don't allow bamming to work, kindly disregard all of the above.

The All Things McAsshat/FOX/Selig Thread

petro — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:45:26 -0400

no link, just saw it on tv

The Official 2011 NFL/NCAAF Thread (I Will Destroy You In Fantasy Football)

Matthew — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:39:52 -0400

It's that time of year, folks. Football season is here. With college football beginning today, along with the NFL on Thursday, no better time than to discuss your football. And what better place than on this thread?

So, discuss all football to your heart's content.

GO TROJANS!!

Edit 2:

Because Yahoo! is being a pain in the ass with their draft times and scoring, Vinsandlosses has graciously started an ESPN league that won't give us these issues. Here is the information:

Go here:

http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/tools/join?leagueId=1046151

Register for an ESPN account, if you don't have one.

Password is: dodgers.

The draft is for tomorrow at 7 P.M., PST. So get in now.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

I look forward to kicking your butt, this year.

Merry Christmas!!!!

saeldway — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:32:44 -0500

May all of you have a Merry Christmas and great health to you and your family!!!

It's Here?! Potentially the BBWC Fantasy Basketball Thread

Vinsandlosses — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:02:30 -0500

If you didn't pick it up from the title, I'd like to play fantasy bball this season and think a BBWC league would be great. I started a league (known as the BBWC Fantasy Basketball League) over at ESPN. If you are currently a member of the BBWC football league, you will use your same login info to play in the basketball league.

First, the administrative stuff.

Everything below can be changed before the draft!

The league currently has 10 teams (nine empty slots). I would have no problem bringing that number up to 12 if people are interested, but I think it's more likely that less than 10 will be interested. If you are interested in owning a team this season, please do one of the following.

-Post any email address you can use below

-Email me at goldman.casey@gmail.com

-If you want to keep all of your email addresses private (I totally understand), make a new one and tell me.

This is slightly different than the system for joining the Football League. The cause? I wanted to be League Manager so I could alter pre-season stuff while we are deciding on a draft date, number of teams, etc... Once the season begins, I will not use my LM powers for anything unless every single owner wants something done. I am no David Stern.

...more coming in the next post.

The Official NBA 2011-2012 Season Thread!

Matthew — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:45:14 -0400

I know that it's primarily baseball here, as it should be, but we've had an NFL thread in the past and, seeing as most of us are Lakers fans, and they're actually good again, why not?

GO LAKERS!!

Spring Training

PhillieBlue — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:57:27 -0500

I know it's early, but BB and I are thinking about going to Arizona for a week during Spring Training. Since we know nothing about the area, we're relying on anyone whose been there for advice on best places to stay, eat, sit at the ballpark, etc. We debated driving vs. flying, but Southwest has a Wanna Get Away fare that's $49 each way to Phoenix during the time we want to go.

Any and all suggestions would be welcome. Thanks, and maybe we'll see some of you there.

Happy Birthday Vin Scully!

GenericFan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:03:06 -0500

I can't believe nobody has mentioned it yet, but Vin turns 84 years young today.

Happy birthday to the greatest sports announcer of all time.

Long Lost Posters That are Missed

kennerbuggy — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:04:05 -0500

When we started getting all nostalgic on the Nicknames thread a lot of poster names I associate very possitive thoughts about were mentioned.

Perhaps if we whisper their names we can get some to reappear?!? (Perhaps some are already here using a new nick?)

Here's the start of my list;

DutchInTO

Bluemamma

ScottLass

STFU

Zwilnick (where have YOU gone!)

MVP

GenericFan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:30:03 -0500

Kemp was hugely screwed.

Braun had a great year, and his numbers are similar to Kemp's, but Kemp was *clearly* a more valuable component to the Dodgers' offense than Braun was to his.

Their AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS are all comparable, and while Kemp stole 40 bases, Braun stole 33 at a higher percentage. Based on the percentages, it's a dead heat that doesn't justify either guy winning 20 first place votes. Superficially, however, Kemp should win "The Voters Still Stuck In The Dark Ages" vote by leading pretty handily in the glamour stats: HR, RBI, RUN and SB.

Looking behind the numbers is where it gets interesting, and clearly shows Kemp's dominance. Braun's ballpark was much more friendly to offense than Kemp's, which is why Kemp led the league in OPS+ (adjusted for ballpark) at 171, and he also lead the league in Wins-Above-Replacement at 10.0. Kemp plays a premium defensive position, while Braun does not, and he won a gold glove there (debating the validity of his gold glove can be another thread).

Particularly telling, however, is the fact that the Dodgers league-average offense would have been downright atrocious without Kemp. The Brewers offense was top-5 in the league, and likely still at least league average without Braun. Kemp accounted for 33% of his team's HR output and he had a hand in scoring or knocking in 37% of his team's runs. Braun and Fielder were both around 30%.

Braun's only advanatage is the fact that his team won more games which has everything to do with the other 24 players on Milwaukee's roster, and zero to do with Braun's actual value as a hitter.

Sad, really.

CY YOUNG!

PhillieBlue — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:03:45 -0500

Way to go to Clayton Kershaw, winner of this year's NL Cy Young. Well deserved.

The Idiocy Gene

hunteralan — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:04:47 -0400

Who better to leadoff a new installment of The Idiocy Gene than the greatest Idiot any village ever turned out . . . :confused:

In answer to the question: Why are the Yankees so up and down this season?

Our favorite baseball expert from BoSPiN, Joe Morgan, answers thusly:

Unfortunately, everything seems to be riding on A-Rod. When he's up they're up, when he's in a lull, they are.

A-Rod’s numbers in April were .355 BA, .415 OBP, .882 SLG% (!!!!), 1.297 OPS, 14 HR, 27 runs, 34 RBI’s . . . Pretty darn awesome! So the Yankee’s must’ve been ‘up’ in April since A-Rod was ‘up’, right? Oh, no, they were only 9-14 in the month. Huh . . . Something seems wrong with Joe’s analysis. Let’s look further.

A-Rod’s numbers in May were ‘in a lull’ at .235 BA, .361 OBP, .422 SLG%, .783 OPS, and only 5 HR and 11 RBI . . . So the Yankee’s must’ve slipped even further. No . . . they actually had a better record in May than in April. But according to the top analyst on BoSPiN the Yankee’s should have ‘lulled’ in May just like A-Rod. Something tells me the Yankees don’t listen to Joe any more than anyone else . . .

But surely during the Yankees only winning streak longer than three games all year (their 9-game winning streak in June), A-Rod was hot, right? YEAH, he was! A-Rod hit almost .500 during the teams’ streak with 5 HR and 21 RBI’s! Joe got one right! Weehoo!

But what a bummer it must’ve been for A-Rod when the Yankees immediately followed that 9-game winning streak with another ‘lull’ by losing 7 of their next 10 games. By Joe-logic, A-Rod hit another ‘lull’ during those 10 games as well . . . To the tune of an almost .500 BA, 5 doubles, 3 HR and a measly 9 RBI. Poor guy couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat . . . :sad:

So, A-Rod = Absolutely awesome for 2/3 of the year so far in 2007 . . . By Joe-logic that means the Yankees = Absolutely awesome for 2/3 of the year so far in 2007. And the team is 36-38. Something’s amiss here, Joe . . . It seems there is no correlation at all between A-Rod’s performance and the Yankees record so far this year.

So, you got any other ideas why the Yankees are so up and down, Joe?

The biggest mistake they made was getting rid of Sheffield.

Really. Getting rid of SOD, huh? Not trading Randy Johnson to Arizona for Pez? Not failing to outbid their biggest rivals for Daisuke Matsuzaka, and then ‘failing’ by actually winning the rights to Kei Igawa who stinks like 10-A-C roadkill? Not failing to do much at all to a woeful pitching staff until they decided to pay Roger Clemens like a kazillion dollars per breath in mid June?

Even though the Yankees have scored the 3rd most runs in baseball this year, but have a patchwork pitching staff and a far overworked bullpen due to starters continued failures, the biggest mistake the team made was giving up an excess hitter with an attitude only Terrell Owens could appreciate? :shocked:

Maybe it’s me . . . But I think that’s wrong, Joe. Could you explain why you think this way? Maybe I’m just not seeing it because I’m not close to the game like you are, Joe.

He's [SOD] been the leader on that team offensively the three years that he was there, except the year A-Rod was the MVP. He and A-Rod carried the team. Matsui and Jeter were contributors, but those two carried the team.

Oh, okay, I got it now. SOD was so other-worldly fantastic offensively during his three years in NY that the team couldn’t hope to replace such production in the lineup. Let’s take a look at some numbers to support that cogent analysis, shall we?

2004
SOD - .927 OPS….36 HR….121 RBI…..117 runs
Matsui – .912 OPS..31 HR….108 RBI…..109 runs
A-Rod - .888 OPS..36 HR…..106 RBI…..112 runs
Jeter - .823 OPS…..23 HR……78 RBI…..111 runs

SOD was good, but the best? Maybe. Carried the team? No way, no how. SOD was no more a leader offensively on that team than Matsui, A-Rod, Jeter, or even Bernie Williams (who’s numbers were almost equal to Jeter’s across the board). Not looking good Joe . . .

2005
SOD - .891 OPS…….31 HR….123 RBI….104 runs
A-Rod – 1.031 OPS…48 HR….130 RBI….124 runs
Giambi - .975 OPS…..32 HR…..87 RBI……74 runs
Jeter - .839 OPS……...19 HR….70 RBI…..122 runs
Matsui - .863 OPS……23 HR...116 RBI…..108 runs

This was A-Rod’s MVP year Joe eluded to. So at least he ‘except-ed’ this year as a year SOD was the ‘leader’ of the team offensively. Joe failed to mention though that SOD wasn’t even the 2nd best (Giambi) on the team offensively. And considering Jeter’s year and Matsui almost equaling SOD across the board, the argument could be made that SOD was no more than 4th or 5th best on the team offensively.

But again, Joe conceded this point . . . kinda.

2006
SOD - .806 OPS……6 HR…..25 RBI……22 runs
A-Rod - .914 OPS…35 HR…121 RBI…..113 runs
Jeter - .900 OPS……14 HR….97 RBI…..118 runs
Matsui - .887 OPS…..8 HR….29 RBI……32 runs
Giambi - .971 OPS…37 HR…113 RBI…..92 runs

Now this is hardly even fair to debate, but hey . . . Joe brought it up.

SOD was injured for most of 5 months in 2006. I would have assumed Joe would have known this, but . . . well, he is Joe Morgan. And he did say that SOD’s been the leader on the team offensively in every year he was a Yankee except A-Rod’s 2005 MVP year. So how exactly did SOD lead the team offensively for 5 months while on the DL? I’m not sure really, you’d have to ask Joe that one.

However, I am sure A-Rod was a far better leader for the offense in 2006. And Jason Giambi was even better than A-Rod. Jeter was probably the best leader of them all for most of the year. Jorge Posada and his 23 HR, 93 RBI, and .867 OPS did a far better job of carrying the team than SOD. Heck, Matsui was more valuable in his limited action. Bobby Abreu was far more valuable to the team and he only played in 1/3 of the Yankee’s games. And Cano . . . And Damon . . . By my count, SOD was no better than the 9th best leader offensively for the Yankee’s in 2006.

So it seems to me, in not even one year he was a Yankee was the SOD the ‘leader of the offense’. And no way, no how did he ever carry the team.

But surely, now that he’s infecting the Tigger clubhouse, the Yankees are showing signs of decline offensively, right?

Now they just have A-Rod.

Just A-Rod, Joe? Then who is Jorge Posada been hitting over .340 for then? And was that Derek Jeter in a D-Ray uniform hitting .340? Hideki Matsui can’t be on pace for over 100 RBI’s for the 4th time in five years, can he? Not for the Yankee’s evidently. All they have is A-Rod.

But I'm shocked when I did their game against the Mets three weeks ago and they had won 11 of 12 and looked like they were on a roll. Now they're back to where they started from.

Three weeks ago, Joe? Three weeks ago the Yankee’s were in Chicago for a 4-game series with the White Sox. Then they had a 3-game weekend series with Pittsburgh and a 3-game series with D-Backs two weeks ago. And then . . . Oh there it is, Joe! Just a week and a half ago the Mets crossed town to take on the A-Rod’s . . . But I can understand, Joe, with alllll those games you watch how it can seem like 3 weeks ago . . .

But, really Joe, why so shocked? Had the Yankee’s addressed their weaknesses? Had they solidified a rotation that had seen the likes of Carl Pavano, Kei Igawa, Chase Wright, Jeff Karstens, Tyler Clippard, Matt DeSalvo, and Darrell Rasner start a full 40% of the teams’ games? Had Farnsworth, Villone, and/or Luis Vizcaino lowered their ERA’s under 5.00? Or their WHIP’s under 1.60? Had any of the starters begun pitching longer than 5 or 6 innings to rest a woefully overworked and underachieving bullpen?

No. Nothing that mindbending. The Yankees simply had a hot streak. Like just about every major league team does at some point during a 162 game season. Listen Joe, the Yankees suck because their pitching sucks. Everyone outside of Bristol knows that. Forget about A-Rod. Forget about Jeter, Posada, or any of the others . . . Oh, yeah, you’ve got that part down already . . . Forget about SOD. The Yankees will continue to suck until their pitching ceases to suck. It’s that simple.

I just don't get how you can not see this, Joe. You cover the Yankees even when you're doing a Rangers/Mariners game. You slip in the Bronx Boys into discussions at every turn. I bet you even know how to spell Yankee. Yet you couldn't see the most obvious flaw the team has if it fell on you like an anvil. The Yankees suck because they let the SOD go and now all they have in NY is A-Rod and a bunch of stiffs . . . :confused:

Keep up the good work Joe.

Dominican Winter Updates 2011-12

gilmiguel55 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:52:46 -0400

To be a baseball fan and having been born in the Dominican there is always baseball, the Dominican winter league starts in mid Oct and the World Series ends in late oct, so there is always baseball for me to watch, follow, etc. This year i've had the pleasure of seeing Jerry Sands and Justin Sellers playing for the team that i root for "Tigres del Licey".

Sands: So far i've seen a very young kid (perhaps i am getting old) trying to hit every single ball out of the ballpark, Estadio Quisqueya was designed for baseball to be played during summer and wil very large dimensions, it is a pitchers park 335-385-411 with a very high wall, the fact that it was designed to play during summer and the league is a "winter" league makes the wind always be against the hitters, it is very difficult to hit it out of the park, Sands has hit the ball very far quite often (HR in every other park) but not enough for "Estadio Quisqueya". He did hit one of the longest HR I've witnessed.

The 2011 MLB Playoffs Thread

Matthew — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:56:43 -0400

So, here's the place to discuss all things playoffs.

Right now, TB up on Texas 8-0.

R.I.P. Al Davis

arbfuldodger — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:50:32 -0400

Just reported on twitter by Chris Moretensen that he has passed, Last 20 years of his life, the way he ran his football team wasn't the best but for a long time before that they were one of the best.

Who Stays, Who Goes, Who is 50/50

grabarkewitz — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:51:25 -0400

Simple exercise, who do we think should be kept, sent away and the guys who are punching up their resumes.

Keepers

Kemp

Kershaw

Guerra

Jansen

Meep

Ellis

Lilly (we really can't get rid of him, his contract is a killer)

Lindblom

Elbert

Eovaldi

Sands

Uribe (like Lilly, lousy contract)

50/50

Ethier (not the most popular guy in the clubhouse and is less likely to be cost effective)

Billz

MacDougal (he might be the veteran Ned is talking about)

Fed Ex (likely to start 2012 in the minors)

Sellers (will need big ST to keep roster spot)

Carroll (could be spendy for a back up)

Rivera (same as Carroll)

Kuroda (might stay, might retire)

Kuo (same as Kuroda)

Gwynn

Oeltjen

Mitchell (depends on if we resign Carroll)

Hawksworth (fell off of the cliff and is arbitration eligible)

Guerrier (I think we can move him)

Gone

Loney

Velez

Garland

Padilla

Barajas

Blake

Miles

McCourt

Troncoso

Have at it, kids.

2011 BBWC MLB Predictions

BluePastorKyle — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:26:55 -0400

It's tradition! Time for the annual BBWC MLB predictions. Normally we get a dozen or so to participate, but it'd be great if we could get twice that this year. It doesn't take too long, especially if you cut and paste, then edit the template I have in this post.
Here is how the point system will work:

All-Star Break bonus points: 5 points per division leader and WC front-runner (ties count).
Division Winner: 10 points
Wild Card: 10 points (note: the idea is to pick the 4 playoff teams from each league, so points are still awarded if the predictor gets the WC and division winner flip-flopped)
Division team rankings (getting all teams in order): 10 points
Championship reps: 10 points each
WS rep: 20 points
WS winner: 40 points

A perfect season yields 300 points.

Deadline to participate is 5 PM (PST) Thursday.

An easy way to participate is to cut and paste the following into your reply, rearrange the teams as you see fit (don't forget to indicate your wildcard prediction), post any comments you'd like, and you're done.

Good luck everyone!

AL EAST
Red Sox
Rays
Yankees
Blue Jays
Orioles

AL East Comments:

AL CENTRAL
ChiSox
Tigers
Twins
Royals
Indians

AL Central Comments:

AL WEST
Rangers
Mariners
Halos
A’s

AL West Comments:

Championship Series:
AL WS Rep:

NL EAST
Phils
Braves
Fish
Mets
Nats

NL East Comments:

NL CENTRAL
Cards
Cubs
Brewers
Reds
Astros
Bucs

NL Central Comments:

NL WEST
Dodgers
Rox
Snakes
Gnats
Pads

NL West Comments:

Championship Series:
AL WS Rep:

WS Winner:

The 2011 Mojo Standings

Matthew — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:05:06 -0400

Nothing particularly significant with this thread, but I thought it'd be fun to keep track of who has the best mojo during the 2011 season. Here's the standings through today...

Standings Through 9-5-11:

1. Matthew - 11-7 - .611
2. Doppelgangbang - 9-6* - .600
3. grabarkewitz = 14-11 - .560
4. jwerthfan - 1-1* - .500
5. Vinsandlosses - 14-15*(x2) - .483
6. SamAdams - 9-11 - .450
7. BluePastorKyle - 7-10 - .412
8. ocmike24 - 1-2 - .333
8. UCSB07 - 1-2 - .333
10. saeldway - 0-4 - .000
10. AllDayLA42 = 0-3 - .000

* = penalized extra loss for messing with the mojo.
Note: no game thread started on 6-3-11, 6-25-11, 7-17-11, 9-5-11

Dodgers vs Ned's Wet Dream ClaY vs. 2013 TJ Candidate

saeldway — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:28:29 -0400

Obviously no lineups yet. I'm putting this up super-early because I'm as irresponsible at remembering to put these things up as Ned is GM'ing.

BBWC is Awesome: A "thank you" thread

Vinsandlosses — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:34:38 -0400

Jansen just recorded the final out of the Dodgers' season on a wild final day of the 162 schedule. I was turned onto the BBWC just over a year ago and, I must admit, have enjoyed discussing baseball and talking Dodgers with everyone here since. With a season as trying as this one, I wanted to thank the people who started this site, the people who host it and keep it functional, those who have kept it going, and those who dig up so much useful information for fans, like me, to read. I thoroughly enjoy using the BBWC and realize this did not just pop up out of thin air.

Thank you.

And just wait 'til next year...