Category Archives: Bob Moffitt

Small Ball: Just Like That Old Platonic Friend You Won’t Date

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Just like Edna Crampus, the sacrifice bunt has always been there for the Dodgers. The Dodgers have ignored it in favor of the hot girl, the home run. Just like Edna, the bunt listens to their problems. It tells them that they’re good enough to deserve something better than the last girl who just walked out of their lives. But the Dodgers refuse to recognize that the solution to their despair has been – and I quote Taylor Swift – “been here the whole time.”

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Will The NLCS Really Be Decided By One Game?

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In 2024, the bullpen was so bad going into the playoffs it didn’t seem possible that they could win. The bullpen carried the team through every series. In 2025, the starters were a mess ending the year. The starters carried the day. This year, Los Angeles hit into an insane number of double plays (128), which cost them dearly in their regular-season series against Milwaukee, Atlanta, and San Diego. Their inability to drive in runs cost them. But, this team has a tremendous record of recognizing weakness and addressing it in the postseason.

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A Record For BS

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Advertisements You have to hand it to the Washington Nationals. As of September 4, the all-time record for blown-saves in a season was 37, set by the horrifically bad 2014 Chicago White Sox. But, when the Nationals saw they had 35 blown saves with three weeks to go in the season, they didn’t shirk their responsibility. They didn’t shy away

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The Indefensible Lollipop

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We can’t have lollipops on the field. Baseball has always been known as the dental-care sport. That’s why players have always been given copious amounts of chewing tobacco so that plaque doesn’t build up on players’ teeth during a game. That’s one reason why DJ LeMahieu always had a dip in under Boone’s watch.
You see, that’s smart.

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