“I try not think about what might’ve been. ‘Cuz that was then, and we have taken different roads. We can’t go back again, there’s no use givin’ in. And there’s no way to know what might’ve been” – Little Texas
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As the dust settles from what felt like a month-long saga that ends with the Dodgers trading for Mookie Betts and David Price, we can maybe, finally, take stock of what has happened in the world of Dodger baseball.
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Sometimes, good things do come to those who wait.
On Thursday morning, the Dodgers signed infielder Max Muncy to a 3 year, $26 million extension. The deal also includes an option for a fourth year at $13 million or a $1.5 million buyout.
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In keeping with the theme this winter, it’s been another long weekend of innuendo and teasing that a Dodgers trade that would acquire Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox. Many reports say a deal is ‘imminent’ and will happen today or tomorrow.
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I‘m a broke record. A broke record. You got my heart -heart skip skip skipping a beat, when the needle‘s through, I hit hit repeat – Eric Church
This off-season has indeed seemed like a broken record, a recycling of rumors new and old regarding the Dodgers, and if and whom they might make a trade for.
All of the baseball world is in a quiet holding pattern in the days leading up to pitchers and catchers reporting. Sure, there’s an odd signing or trade here or there, but overall, it’s all been pretty uneventful.
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I’ll get over you, I know I will. You left a hole in my heart. But I won’t shed a tear for you, ‘cuz I’m the King of Wishful Thinking – Go West
For today’s column, I am hearkening back to the first year of writing for Think Blue Planning Committee, when I would relate the days column to a song lyric. King of Wishful Thinking has been rattling around in my head, so let’s go with it.
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Besides the Dodgers pitching staff, anther place on their roster the Dodgers have a plethora of players is the outfield.
It is an inherent want of talking heads to rank players against each other. Just like with the Top Players of the Decade, MLB Network is currently doing Top 10 Players right now, unveiling the top 10 athletes at any one position.
It is something that will forever be the bane of the Dodgers’ 2017 World Series run. The Houston Astros cheated in their endeavor to win the World Series, which of course proved successful for them. Today, Commissioner Rob Manfred handed down punishment to the organization.
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